FAVOURITES
Resources
A growing collection of resources for students and interns
A short listing of resources for anyone learning about architecture whether they be prospective students wanting to learn more about the profession or Intern Architects studying to pass their exams.
EXAMINATION PREPARATION
A short listing of resources recommended by the Young Architects and Interns Forum (Committee)
RAIC HANDBOOK OF PRACTICE
ESSENTIAL READINg
This publication is available free of charge to OAA Members. Members must be logged in to access the PDF.
Building Construction Illustrated
Francis DK Ching
Detailed information about building construction by the master. Currently available free of charge on Google Books.
ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS
A short listing of student resources recommended by the Young Architects and Interns Forum (Committee)
101 Things I learned in Architecture School
matthew frederick
This is a book that students of architecture will want to keep in the studio and in their backpacks. It is also a book they may want to keep out of view of their professors, for it expresses in clear and simple language things that tend to be murky and abstruse in the classroom.…
The Crit: A Student's Guide
C. Doidge, R. Sara, R. Parnell
The architectural crit, review or jury is a cornerstone of architectural education around the world. The defence of ideas, drawings, and models in an open format before staff and peers is intended to be a foreground for healthy creative debate.
The Ontario Association Of Architects has put together Tips and best practices to help recently graduated and new architects to identify employment opportunities and land jobs. Please see downloads below
RESOURCES & ORGANIZATIONS
Immigrant Programs and Service Organizations
Province of Ontario: Gateway to Diversity: http://www.equalopportunity.on.ca/eng_g/apt/reguont.html
The Maytree Foundation: http://ftpd.maytree.com/
The Ontario Network for International Professionals Online: www.onip.ca
Centre for Foreign Trained Professionals and Tradespeople: www.cftpt.org
Skills for Change: www.skillsforchange.org
COSTI Immigrant Services: www.costi.org
PROMPT www.promptinfo.ca
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