A design portfolio is a collection of a student’s strongest works submitted in the studio showing his/her personal style, technical skills, ideas and creative approaches to the exercises given in the studio. The goal of a successful portfolio is to tell a visual narrative of a student’s passions, explorations and abilities, presented as professionally as possible. At the same time, the works in the portfolio is expected to be clear, easy to view, and represent the best possible way.
Portfolios usually are reviewed on the following qualitative measures: aesthetic awareness, composition, drawing, design, colour perception, spatial perception, quality of presentation, technique and originality.
A student can submit a maximum of 20 pages of their creative work including cover page. Some slides/pages may be details or alternate views of a single work.
Pages will be of A4 size (landscape or Portrait).
The cover page can be designed and must contain the following information:
Do not write the studio facilitators’ name in the cover page.
All project/ assignment should contain the following information
A student can choose any readable and legible font style and size when printed in original size and layout (A4 size). Regular font styles like Arial, Calibri, Times New Roman, Cambria are useful.
The followings can be used as guide:
All measured drawings (Plan, elevations, sections etc.) should have photographic scale.
All other drawings (conceptual sketches, three-dimensional views etc.) should be reproduced in a manner that is readable and legible.
Assignments created with traditional media (e.g. pencil drawings/sketches, acrylic or oil paintings, sculpture) should be scanned or photographed and included in the digital submission.
Poor photographs or scans reflect badly upon the quality of work and may impact a reviewer’s perception of the portfolio. For images and rendering
Insert page number in all pages except the cover page.
If header and footers are used preferably they should be designed as an integral part of the page layout.
Write acknowledgment at the last page with
The final submission (maximum 20 pages) should be saved as one file in pdf format not exceeding 10 Mb.
The student is responsible for arranging the viewing sequence and is urged not to rely on default alphabetical file names or page numbers.
Works done in group projects must mention the authors and the responsibilities. Portfolios of the same group members must be different in format, narrative and works highlighted.
Name of the file must contain ID, first & last name, semester, course number year, course number_ portfolio
(e.g. 171080XX_ Name Name_Fall 2017_ARC 101_Portfolio.pdf).
Students of the courses ARC 302, 401, 402, 501 and 502 should submit additional drawings.
Only faculty members will have access to those files. The drawings may be used to produce portfolio of the department with permission of the student and proper acknowledgement.
Required additional drawings:
The total file size with all additional drawings cannot exceed 30 Mb. If needed, drawings can be saved as 2 files for using different software, but the total file size of both cannot exceed 30 Mb.
Name of the file must contain ID, first & last name, semester, course number year, course number_ drawing. If there are two files use 1 or 2 at the end.
(e.g. 171080XX_ Name Name_Fall 2017_ARC 302_Drawing.pdf or 171080XX_ Name Name_Fall 2017_ARC 302_Drawing 1.pdf).
Portfolio and drawing file/s will be submitted by logging in on BRAC University Institutional Repository. The system will be open for submission from April 21, 2018 to May 8, 2018.
Like all academic endeavours, portfolios are subject to the university’s standard plagiarism and copyright policies.
The portfolios submitted online will be available to ‘view only’ among the current students of the department. Saving images from those portfolios is prohibited and will be considered as plagiarism.
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Maximum page number |
20 pages
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File format |
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Maximum file size of the portfolio |
10 Mb
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Name of the file of the portfolio |
171080XX_ Name Name_Fall 2017_ARC 101_Portfolio.pdf
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Maximum file size with drawings |
30 Mb
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Name of the file with drawings |
171080XX_ Name Name_Fall 2017_ARC 302_Drawing.pdf 171080XX_ Name Name_Fall 2017_ARC 302_Drawing 1.pdf
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Format of drawings |
Photoshop post-processed renders or perspectives (compiled as a .pdf file) CAD drawing files (also saved in a .pdf format with permission to edit). |
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ARC 501: Urban node, Mixed-use building, Comprehensive planning
ARC 401: Multi-modal transportation hub, Community integration
ARC 302: Museum, Creativity, Innovation, Development, Inclusiveness
ARC 202: Elementary school, Filling station, Circulation, Multiple units
ARC 201: Ergonomics, Composite furniture, Mobile house, Space planning,
ARC 102: Three-dimensional composition, Geometry, Natural objects, Desk organizer
ARC 101: Two-dimensional composition, Design principles, Low relief, Abstraction