ATTN: ARKI THESIS STUDENTS - these tips may help smile emoticon

Mike's THESIS TIPS - version 2

Before:
1.Choose a site with COMPLETE DATA, then propose the BEST USE for the site.
2.Do a FACILITY CHECK for a 1 kilometer, 5 kilometer and 10 kilometer radius aro
und your site. Should a major facility be missing, you could consider that as yo
ur thesis project.
3.Make FRIENDS with the lower years
they will be useful when you need additional
help in your thesis presentation.
Book:
4.Compile all the LAWS and CODES affecting your project.
5.Complie all the STANDARDS related to your project.
6.Determine the KEY PARAMETER of your project and FOCUS your solution on it.
7.Review EXISTING BUILDINGS similar to your project
why reinvent the wheel?
8.Make UNIVERSAL DESIGN and SUSTAINABILITY part of the design objectives.
Boards:
9.Principle of AXIS and FOCAL POINTS in site plans, floor plans and elevations.
10.Have a REASON for EVERYTHING on your boards. If you don't know why it is ther
e, remove it or invent a reason for it.
11.Design for an AWESOME project. If it does not excite, redesign.
Battlefield:
12.DELIVERY is the clincher in the thesis deliberation. Start with an ice breake
r, then state, illustrate and summarize your objectives, and end with bang.
13.Explain your concepts and drawings from MACRO to MICRO
the big picture first
before the details
14.You are the one who knows your theis best, so have CONFIDENCE it helps during
deliberation
15.Thesis is your showcase of what you have learned in architecture school
its a
ll about ATTITUDE
prepared by:
Ar. Miguel Guerrero, FUAP, APEC Architect, ASEAN Architect, AssocAIA, GreenAP