Must-have architecture tools

What are the little things that you need to have under control as an architect?

Tracing paper – 

This comes in handy all the time, so it’s worth stocking up on a few rolls that you can have lying around in every corner of your office.

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A good quality camera – 

A complete essential. Every job you do should be well documented with photographs, for your own records, your clients and for future marketing materials.
You pour a lot of effort into your projects, so they deserve proper photographic documentation.

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Headphones – 

If you work in a shared space, this is a must. Particularly if music helps you work. What goes into your ears can really help you focus, but there’s no reason for you to take control of the entire office’s airwaves.

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Source of inspiration

Keeping the spark alive is important. Keep up to date with what’s happening in your industry and keep your ideas fresh with relevant publications.

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Contacts

Your most important tool as an architect; the people you know.
Make sure you keep lines of communication open regular. Know other architects, builders, structural steel fabricators and interior designers. Keep them all on hand.

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Honourable mentions: 

Glue syringes, drafting dots, magnifying domes.

 

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