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Architecture Practice

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📺YouTube(2)

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Black Spectacles

The go-to YouTube channel for US architects preparing for the ARE licensing exam — Revit tutorials, SketchUp walkthroughs, and professional development content.

intermediate🇬🇧
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30X40 Design Workshop

Practising Maine architect Eric Reinholdt covers the full residential design process — site analysis to construction documentation — with methodical clarity. Includes the most honest 'How to Become an Architect' overview on YouTube.

intermediate🇬🇧

📚Books(4)

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Building Codes Illustrated by Francis D.K. Ching (6th edition, Wiley)

The visual guide to the International Building Code (IBC) — Ching's illustration style applied to fire safety, structural loads, occupancy requirements, and accessibility. The most accessible way to understand building regulations.

intermediate🇬🇧
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Architect's Legal Handbook (10th edition, Routledge)

Covers the legal dimensions of practice in England, Wales, and Scotland — contracts, liability, planning, and professional obligations. Essential for any architect practising in the UK.

advanced🇬🇧
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The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice (15th edition, AIA/Wiley)

The comprehensive US reference for architectural professional practice — contracts, project management, business development, and ethics. The AIA's definitive guide for practitioners.

advanced🇬🇧
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The Metric Handbook: Planning and Design Data (7th edition, Routledge)

The essential UK reference for dimensional standards across every building type — the practitioner's go-to for the spatial requirements that underpin all architectural design.

intermediate🇬🇧

🌐Websites(2)

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RIBA Plan of Work 2020

Defines the eight stages of an architectural project (Strategic Definition through to Use) — the framework every UK architect works within. Understanding it is not optional; it is the language the profession speaks.

intermediate🇬🇧
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Designing Buildings Wiki

A comprehensive encyclopaedia of the built environment — definitions of terms, procurement routes, building regulations, contract structures, and professional roles. The reference to check when you encounter any unfamiliar term in architectural practice.

beginner🇬🇧

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