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Architecture School 101
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items Entering architecture school? Here are the tools you might wanna have to make sure you survive your first year
At the top of our list, is obviously, a drafting table. And trust me when I say it: choose glass over wood/acrylic drafting tables!!! This one in particular is really nice as well because it's adjustable + comes with compartments and drawers for your...
Glass Drafting Table Art Desk
For our classes, we sometimes had to use A3 or A4 size papers. Regardless, I often found myself needing smaller triangles for smaller-scale drawings or minute details, so a 12in set could still be useful to have.
SMALL Drawing Triangles in 30-60-90 and 45-45-90 - Pacific Arc Scholastic Triangle Set
You are eventually going to need a steel ruler, and you're gonna thank me for telling you this now. It's really useful for measuring, but most especially for making scale models and cutting with an x-acto knife or cutter. Make sure not to scratch you...
Xowrte Etched Scale Stainless Steel Ruler, 24 in
Again, I'm just giving a smaller option because there will or there might be cases where it's going to be more efficient than the larger ones.
SMALL T-Square Ruler
I definitely recommend getting the set in one go, it will all come in handy for your floor plans. If you have the budget, you can even go for the technical pens, although these work perfectly well already in my opinion. Make sure to consult your prof...
Sakura Pigma Micron Fine Pens Set, Fine, Assorted Sizes, Black Ink, 10 Count
This one is a really good starter set, you might just want to get a bigger cutting math as you will be making larger scale models eventually. If you take good care of it, this can last you until your final year of architecture school!
Exacto Knife Set, 2 Pcs Craft Knife with 40 Pcs Blades for Scrapbooking
For most universities, 36in might be the standard/recommended size, but you may also opt for the 24in. I also highly recommend getting this one in particular because it is made of acrylic over wood, which allows you to see underneath your t-square. I...
Pacific Arc 36in T Square Acrylic Graduated
You can buy pencils per piece in local art stores, but you can also get a set with the graphite scales you are most likely going to need in architecture school. I had a project once where we had to basically use all of the pencils to make a greyscale...
Faber-Castell 9000 – Set of 12 Graphite Pencils
I don't know why I always thought scaling my works would be a daunting task, it's actually not bad at all… just NEVER leave your scale ruler at home! Make sure you get one of these, PLS. You're going to use it until you finish architecture school, tr...
Staedtler Student Grade Engineering Scale, 12in