Lesley Naa Norle Lokko is a Visiting Professor at the Department of Architecture at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Summary
The portfolio is the single most important part of every architectural student's education. This book proides a complete guide to preparing, compiling and presenting this crucial element of the architecture course. the experienced author team gives practical advice for the creation of the portfolio covering issues of size, storage, layout and order. They go on to guide the student through the various forms a portfolio can take: the Electronic Portfolio, the Academic Portfolio and the Professional Portfolio suggesting different approaches and different media to use in order to create the strongest portfolio possible. The team also presents the best examples from international student portfolios to show the reader their recommendations in practice. The book has a companion website where full colour representations of the best examples of portfolio work can be accessed.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Why is the Portfolio Essential in Architectural Education?
The Handbook; Getting Started: What is a Portfolio?
Digital vs 'Traditional' Portfolios
Buying the Right Portfolio - What are the choices?
Portfolios for different occasions
Size Matters; Preparing the Portfolio: Selecting
Storing and Recording You Work
Layout and Labelling
Scanning
Reducing and Reproducing Your Work
Ways of Sending Your Work
Presentation: Text
Image and Order
Graphics in the Portfolio
Narrative Structure of the Portfolio (Photo-Essay)
The Electronic Portfolio: How to scan
store and layout images
Acrobat Reader
PDF files - what are they
how do they work?
Sending portfolios from overseas via the Internet
Putting Your Portfolio on the Web
Academic Portfolio: the Portfolio in the Academy
Your CV and References
Balancing Visual and textual projects
Academic Cultures; Professional Portfolio: The Portfolio in the Workplace
Your CV and References
Documenting Built Work
Construction Drawings
Job Markets; Portfolios for International Students: Format
International Cultures
Regional differences; Portfolio Examples.
