The First Portfolio Manual for Architecture and Design Students
by Professor Barabara Carr, SIAD and David Michael Lieb, RA, NCARB ISBN: 0-9776451-9-3 Copyright 2013 by LIEBSTUDIOS: education all rights reserved
Whether you believe you are ready or not to start a portfolio…begin now! Everyone who wants to work in architecture, industrial design, interior design and graphic disciplines, copy writing, public relations, TV video production or in any communication field must have a visual presentation of their work. This manual represents decades that professor Barbara Carr instructed students of architecture and design, as well as my own, on the fine art of developing the first professional portfolio. This manual contains the best of Barbara’s original draft “book” along with necessary updates to reflect changing technology and competitive markets in all design fields.
Available as a free PDF download to students.
PCAT 1.1 (Person- Centered Assessment Tool)
PCAT 1.1 Person-Centered Assessment Tool, is an evidence-based research tool used to evaluate the performance of buildings and spaces under the umbrella of Person-Centered and Universal Design areas of research.
The PCAT 1.1 challenges the user of the tool to investigate their own abilities, preferences and predispositions towards design within the context of environmental mapping and imprinting. The PCAT is designed to broaden design understanding, critical skills to identify components of buildings that support or do not support the intended function and to maximize human experience. The PCAT is not intended to be a quick fix to design knowledge or to replace the rigor of design education, rather the intent is for the PCAT to be another tool for the student or design professional or even building owner to learn about design morphology, tectonics, formal principles of place making, sustainability principles, historic precedents and environmental psychology. The PCAT tools have been tested and evolved with the assistance of students of design and design professionals.
The PCAT 1.1 is available as a free download PDF template. Sharing the document is encouraged and feedback to LIEBSTUDIOS education appreciated.