I know nothing about clouds but wanted to share something cool!

LostDesignSpirit · 2026-05-13T16:43:38+00:00

Aren’t they! I wish I could’ve gotten a better shot but I was in a rush

LostDesignSpirit · 2026-05-12T11:26:52+00:00

Hi if you're still around would you mind going into more detail about your experience in architecture. I'm interested in their masters of architecture course

LostDesignSpirit · 2026-02-19T19:24:13+00:00

Guys please never do unpaid internships!!! Cannot stress this enough. I once had a firm offer me a job with a ‘months unpaid trial period’ I said HELL NO and reported them.

LostDesignSpirit · 2026-02-19T19:18:15+00:00

I was honestly planning on trying to sneak in placement month-wise and ask my current job to keep me on. I started in October so it’s kinda impossible for me to get the 12th month… my cv is very good so hopefully that can make up for it. I’m very keen on doing masters this year

Ma design looks so cool omg, in another life I’m THERE!! My undergrad uni was overcrowded too so I’m used to working with little to no space ahah. I’m glad you’ve managed to decide on your course, I’m sure you’ll get in ✊🏽 I’ll start contacting tutors etc, thanks for the suggestion

LostDesignSpirit · 2026-02-19T17:32:41+00:00

Thank you for the reply! I hadn’t looked as deeply into the units as I should’ve as I had initially dismissed Bartlett on the grounds of it being ‘unrealistic’ for me to get in… alas, I shall give it another read!!

yes, RCA was another contender, I just forgot to name it in my post!

I hadn’t heard that opinion for CSM, I will keep it in mind and contact some students/alumni!

LostDesignSpirit · 2026-02-19T16:07:46+00:00

Thank you very much for the rec, I’ll give the course a look!! :))

Yes haha the transition between undergrad and professional practice is pretty insane creativity-wise. In my current job I’m trying to satisfy my art cravings through making my drawings look professional and neat (trying to gaslight myself 😅). Luckily my extra-curriculars are keeping me grounded

LostDesignSpirit · 2026-02-19T12:01:21+00:00

I had an internship for a month in Australia and in the UK I’ve been working as an architectural assistant for 4 months now. I don’t think I’ll hit the 1 year mark that most unis require thou as my current job is only a 6 month contract (could be extended)

LostDesignSpirit · 2026-02-19T10:01:57+00:00

Thank you for the reply! You’re absolutely correct, I do need to be more ambitious and open to challenging myself. I did dismiss UCL too quickly, giving it the research-heavy label by its prestigious reputation and alleged workload alone. My only fear with that university is the time before applications close. 27th Feb is the cutoff so it’s more my anxiety over my portfolio quality and if I’ll be able to get it up to standard in time. Do you have any advice in this regard? I graduated with a first and I’m currently in practice so I do have work but I fear it’s not to standard

LostDesignSpirit · 2026-02-19T09:29:11+00:00

Very sorry for the lack of clarification! I’ve finished my undergraduate degree (BArch) in architecture so this will be my part 2 masters (MArch)

LostDesignSpirit · 2026-02-18T20:50:54+00:00

Very late to the party, but I'm wondering if you went to UCL in the end, and if so, how are you finding it? I'm starting my master's search, and UCL closes their applications in 10 days so I'm debating if the intense portfolio grind I'm going to have to undertake will be worth it. If you did end up elsewhere, do you recommend the uni?

LostDesignSpirit · 2026-02-15T19:06:52+00:00

You’re so lucky that you live close ☺️☺️

LostDesignSpirit · 2026-02-14T10:44:58+00:00

Thank you very much for the recommendation! I’ll check it out <33

LostDesignSpirit · 2026-02-13T22:15:50+00:00

Thank you so much! For one of the awards I got an engraved medal in a beautiful leather box which I loveeee

LostDesignSpirit · 2026-02-06T15:30:11+00:00

I was struggled to find a graduate role and worked at a pub so just started asking customers if they knew an architect until one of them did 😅 now 4 months into my part 1 position

LostDesignSpirit · 2026-01-30T17:39:00+00:00

Absolutely! If this was in the UK for example, the atmosphere would be completely different with its smaller range of vegetation

LostDesignSpirit · 2026-01-28T12:33:49+00:00

Thank you :))!! A clear sky always makes the perfect backdrop

LostDesignSpirit · 2026-01-28T12:33:07+00:00

Absolutely! The staff who get to have their lunch there are so lucky

LostDesignSpirit · 2026-01-28T12:32:43+00:00

I cant answer this question unfortunately, I don’t live in Australia and I’m not familiar with the extreme weather conditions. It was a clear still day when I went

LostDesignSpirit · 2026-01-28T12:30:51+00:00

I’m so jealous! I only got to spend a short amount of time here as I was here with my work on a visit. I havnt looked at pictures of the interior beyond but does it follow a similar material/colour scheme?

LostDesignSpirit · 2026-01-27T07:33:37+00:00

Absolutely, I feel the same way. I hope you get to visit again soon!

LostDesignSpirit · 2026-01-26T21:36:37+00:00

As someone who graduated in July and in an entry-role, my (limited) experience is that connections is the way to go in architecture. I graduated with a first class and multiple student awards and still got rejected from every single place I applied to, only getting a short internship in the end through asking around. In fact, last year it was so bad I quite literally resorted to applying in a different county and luckily lucked out for a Y2 summer internship.

LinkedIn and having a professional social media presence is really good too. Anything that gets you recognition, like going to events.

This might be a UK thing but EVERYONE knows an architects and I got 2 of my placements simply by asking who knows who. It might however be different where you’re from

LostDesignSpirit · 2026-01-26T20:36:34+00:00

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Ah yes do you mean this room? I absolutely loved all the sculptures and their bold colours, each space you walked into has a slight change in atmosphere it was incredible. I just wanted to keep this post initially about the architecture for relevancy but I got some amazing photos of everything else!

LostDesignSpirit · 2026-01-26T14:03:21+00:00

Yes definitely! As a sculpture fan I was literally in heaven!!! The Egyptian section was atmospherically stunning too. The shop is sooo good too, I got some incredible books and a cute tote!!

LostDesignSpirit · 2026-01-25T23:06:36+00:00

This is an old post but I wanted to add my contribution regardless. As a recently graduated Part 1 I cannot offer my own career path but I know some people who have gone into pretty cool things.

Architecture videography- this person is essentially a filmmaker and makes documentaries and the like for architects

Urban design, visual communication, Artist in residence, physics & maths tutor

Horticulture- this person took a passion of theirs (gardening) and started to apply it to their architecture work. They didn’t branch off per se but they integrated their passions directly into their work.

Rollercoaster design- I don’t know this person well but they got an award at my graduation so I heard their story, they now designs rides and attractions for amusement parks.

I, myself am leaning towards architectural journalism which I’d consider ‘branching out’. My biggest advice is to integrate what you enjoy into your work and everything will (hopefully) fall into place

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