Hi everyone its Radz, a lady architect from the Philippines.
I just recently passed the June 2019 Architects Licensure Examination
and I wanted to share what I can and what I learned to help guide you in your architecture journey.
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So, one of the questions is,
Do we really need to learn the...
Visual Dictionary of Architecture by DK Ching
Okay guys, I know that this is just a photocopy, but...
This is actually owned by my dad and then,
he (my dad) also used this reviewing (for the exam).
Others mentioned that reviewing this book has helped them in reviewing for the exam,
Actually...
That is true.
This is a perfect material that you can use in reviewing (for the architect licensure exam)
It has very understandable terms and illustrations .
So I would be giving some tips on how you can maximize studying this book.
Well, actually we don't have rules on how one should review
however, this would be some of the suggestions on how I did it.
However, I am not sure if this would work for you
as you may have your own technique in reviewing or tackling this book
This book could sometimes be found at Recto,
I have friends who bought it there.
And also sometimes I have seen it here
at the Architects' Review Group, I have seen it being posted there.
It may cost around 900 pesos if I am not mistaken,
Yeah, this book really is very useful.
Even though you might not be able to finish reading this book, but
Number one, I suggest that you prioritize what you would be reading
And then,
What I did is like this,
You see at this front page,
actually it's like a post-it pad.
So I place it here at the front page
I place it here and wrote what topics would I be reading
and then,
I made a schedule and created parts for it
example
From Brick, Building and Ceiling,
that would be Day 1 that I would be reading it,
so in that reading I need to get it done.
You need to be following a schedule guys, so this is how I was able to do it
Okay, let's get right into how I did this. Okay
While I was reviewing this guys, the first step that I always do is
using a pencil.
I learned this from my brother because say he is a Med Tech student.
Then what I did is,
I pre-read by using the pencil first.
You would read it first,
you would be underlining
or encircling the important term
then you can underline the important context or definition about that term
Then what I would do is to use two contrasting highlighters
Actually what I used in highlighting this book is
Yellow and orange.
Then I would use the highlighter because it serves like a second reading
Third tip.
Also research the image in Google
Example like,
if you have encountered a term like
Waffle slab, or
something about Masonry...
Of course you would not only be depending on the illustration from the book itself.
It has illustrations of course, but it does not mean that you could depend on it solely.
But, you also need to be researching about it at google
so that you can see if where is it applied or used
if you have never once encountered it yet.
In your (Architectural) Diversified Experience
It really is a good tip to be researching about it, guys.
You don't have to be too hard on yourself
if you are not able to finish this book
But, as much as possible,
It is nice to read it like a "hobby reading",
as a tip from one of my Architect friends, Ar. Jao
Yes, kuya Jao was the one who taught me that tip
He told me to read this like a hobby or reading from a magazine
So it was a very good tip
This is a highly recommended book for Architects
Ok, so this is one of those topics that I have read and covered,
These are what I have given importance
I'm listing them here below for you see
It is up to you if you would be adding or reducing what to read
This is what I did.
I also suggest that you should read this book early on
like early on in your review
As what they said, you will not be losing anything
Read it, finish it, go.
You would not have any regrets.
After going through this book I have learned a lot
So others would even put Post-its at the side of the book, I have seen some do that.
Actually that is a good tip, but I was not able to do that.
I don't know why I was not able to do that.
But it would be very useful because you can easily see what are the topics
I wish I could have done that actually.
But I did not have the time to go to the bookstore and buy those post-it notes
And plus I was actually saving money during those times.
So yeah I just settled for this.
And just manually finding the term
It can be a bit difficult, but I was able to still do it anyway.
As I said, there are no rules on how to review the review materials that you have,
Like this book here, there aren't any rules at all.
It's up to you how to understand it and how to like digest those reading materials
that would be of help to you
And the most important thing that I have learned
Is the tip from kuya Jao
Do this as a hobby reading
Don't stress yourself
Because you might not be able to absorb it well
Not too much topic
Like what I do as much as possible is to limit it to three topics for a day
Because, you might over process the information
Though sometimes I would get surprised that I have already read that topic
but how come I was not able to remember reading it
It's okay. You don't have to be hard on yourself again
As I said, we are just a person, but we will become an Architect soon.
Others might not have even reviewed this, but they still were able to pass.
However, I really suggest that this is one of the foundations on becoming an Architect.
Aside from getting that experience ofcourse,
it would still be better if you could be gaining additional knowledge through reading
and learning by yourself.
If I would be an architecture student again,
I wish that I have read this book then.
Because I had this book in my shelf for those five years
unfortunately I did not even bother opening this
I might have only read a page and then nothing followed.
So I took it for granted and I regretted that
I should have given it more importance during my college years and
I have only learned to appreciate this book when I was reviewing.
As in I truly have appreciated it a lot.
So yeah, don't take the front page for granted, and the
Wait, there is this page here...
See, this part here
Don't ever forget to read that
and also this guys do not take it for granted my gosh.
Because sometimes you can find the quotes here from famous architects
Yep, it's here.
So there.
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