Andrew

Private Tutoring with Award-winning Architect with 10 years Academic and over 6 years international professional experience.

Born in 1984, Lancashire, Great Britain, I studied architecture at Lincoln School of Architecture during which I was nominated for the RIBA Bronze Medal and won the architectural design category of the Northern Design Competition 2008. I continued my studies at both the University of Westminster and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Graduating in 2010 I was awarded the dean’s prize for highest grade at diploma and my graduate thesis project was subsequently nominated for the RIBA Silver Medal and published in Building Design’s Class of 2010, identifying me as one of the top six architectural graduates in the United Kingdom.

Since 2005, I have gained over eight years professional industry experience working internationally within twelve different cities across six continents, from collaborating directly alongside sole practitioners to working in offices with over 300 staff.
During this time gaining diverse architectural experience working on multiple building typologies across all sectors of work from conceptual inception through to built completion. In spring 2014 I qualified as an Architect at the Architectural Association in London and am currently practicing and teaching architecture throughout the United Kingdom.

Availability: Evenings and weekends.

Willing to travel: 50 miles

Experience: I`m extremely passionate about architectural education. I was educated myself at numerous world-class institutions, gaining three first class degrees and winning a number of awards for my own academic projects. I have private tutoring and guest critic experience both here in the UK and overseas. Since graduating my Masters in 2010 and becoming a chartered Architect in 2014 I have retained a connection to academia through my pedagogical practice and through attending postgraduate summer schools and masterclasses around the world (Bartlett UCL, AA, RMIT, Berlage TU Delft, FSA, Harvard, MIT, ETH).

I have a deep-rooted passion for teaching and learning, conveying of the complex role of the architect within contemporary society and inspiring the development of an original, provocative or independent mindset. I strongly believe in the importance of travel so aspiring architects have direct experience with architecture, cities and urbanism, building up a response to the world by finding out how buildings are made for other cultures and societies.

My purpose as a mentor is really to make you feel confident in your ideas and empowered with the requisite skills that you no longer feel the need to seek out help and assistance. I typically advise students through the design projects, assisting them to achieve their full potential and attain the best possible grades. I also place focus on the emergence and formation of you as a designer, the ethos, branding, graphic identity (resume and portfolio) and professional image, in preparation for the competitive work industry.

In addition, I have knowledge and experience of practically all architectural computer software (Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino 3D, SketchUp Pro, Microstation, Vectorworks, Vray), I have advanced skills of model making and digital fabrication. I have experience working in professional model shops in Manchester and Vancouver and the digital fabrication labs at TU Delft and the Architectural Association in London.