My personal take on some important features to have for an archi-PC:

1. By far the most important factor to me - the larger the screen real estate, the better.

Go for minimum 1920 x 1080 displays. If u have the cash, shell it out on beyond HD  (2560 pixels and above). It's worth it in almost everything u do in archi course, such as AutoCAD, illustrator and photoshop. Better previews, and most importantly less time spent on scrolling. Research indicates that a HD screen vs a conventional 1366 screen passively saves up to 20% downtime frmo scrollign back n forth in view intensive applications.
[source: http://www.productivity501.com/productivit...l-monitors/721/]

Having a larger display goes beyond the time saved. comfort and psychologically mroe able to delve 'in context' of your project during long hours are intangible benefits.

This is the single most important feature i would invest my money in.

2. RAM - more important than CPU.

U need huge amounts of RAM when ur running CAD, AI, PSD 3DS Max, Chrome/Firefox and a few jpgs at the same time. 16GB is my stipulated minimum especialyl when working with the abovementioned large display. When things choke due to insufficient RAM, so does your mind and train of thought.

Also needless to say it's invaluable when p-shopping your money shot perspective consisting of umpteen layers at 10k resolution and above. Or the million vertices caused by possible lack of 3d-modelling skills.

This is the second most important feature i would invest my money in.

3. CPU power

Decent one should be enough. i wouldnt mind going midrange i5 actually, but having i7 is definitely good. Why is CPU less important than ram? because apart frmo those moments when u actually use a rendering engine, CAD / AI programs are actually not CPU intensive.

I used to be a renderhead until i realised that photoshopping perspectives and drawings produces superior and faster results compared to rendering. Drop the emphasis on CPU power and dump ur cash on RAM.

Architecture demands more ram than most top games.

4. Fast internet is essential

For referencing, and youtubing during your long hours. provides invaluable psychological benefits.

5. Midrange graphics mroe than suffice

No tangible benefits from top end graphics card as archi does not demand real time rendering (as opposed to games). a midrange graphics is more than enough to drive the real time scrolling/previewing in MAx/ sketchup

I find that this is the most common misconception among new archi students buying a pc. more graphics card power = better/faster renderings is a wrong assumption (unless you use iray or other GPU-accelerated renderer, which is rare anyways). CPU is the sole determinant of ur rendering speed. your skill, the quality.

that said, renderings are a small part of architecture anyways. so cross this off ur list.

and that's it folks! 

everytime u come to class/studio, or if u have any formal business at the office.

The school is OUR workplace. If americans can dress properly to their corporate workplace, who are they to say we cant do the same with our faculties? Sure, students are students. They come and go. But the staffs are here in the long run.

If the students expect me to give professional services, they better expect the whole package: professional attiresincluded.

You wouldnt dress casually to meet ur client for the 1st time would u?

When one becomes an architect, then they are free to do whatever they want. But before they become one, they need to understand about code and ethics, and this includes respecting dresscodes.

If you're in a place where dresscodes do not apply, you are free to do what you want. But when there's a clear and established code of professionalism that requires them to conform, then that's what architects do.

Architects cant go and bulldoze all systems and conventions. They negotiate and push the boundaries, but they never break them.

i like architecture...ended up in utp doing civil eng. close enough.
but 3d rendering is awesome..
civil oni got autocad..

I don't see how you can do a postgrad degree in a speciliased field like structural engineering without  a lst degree in the same field. It's not like MBA which is open to graduates from all disciplines. 
Even if you can manage to do it, you will not be able to register with BEM to  practice without a BE.

Might be announced in march with immediate effect.4

1. there's not enough data to give solid answer for this. UiTM was the 1st university to offer M.Arch back in 2012. i estimate they've put out about 100 grads perhaps. UTM was the 2nd to offer in 2013. we've put out about 40. taylor's have produced their 1st batch of M.Arch last year, i'm not really sure how many, but my guess is around 20. other universities have yet to produce an M.Arch graduate.

that would be like introducing some kampung game that nobody else plays in the olympics and claim u're the reigning champion of the world .

2. again, not enough data for this one. and it would also be unfair because i would most likely be biased towards UTM.

with that said, i would say a few things UTM have over UiTM's M.Arch:

a. we designed the programme from scratch. UiTM converted their B.Arch into M.Arch.
b. despite the smaller number, UTM students have won more competitions (local and international) that UiTM
c. our graduates have no problem getting placement in singapore and china.
d. UTM takes in top students from all LAM accredited programmes - bumi, non-bumi and internationals. u'll be competing with the best throughout.

i will address the 1st part in PM.

on the 2nd part, 100% of our graduates managed to find a job within 6 months of graduating (they almost always go traveling first, which we encourage anyways). about 40% gets a job in china and singapore. 10% further studies, the rest local practice, mostly in KL.

yes, we have major firms always eyeing for our graduates like GDP, hijjaz and all that. but we also have high number of those getting part 3 at very young age (26-30 years old) and setup their own firms. which to me is a bigger deal than working for some big firms.

You missed the Feb 2017 window. We already interviewed last week. You could still apply for Sep 2017 intake though.

it's open all year round. but we prefer if you apply anytime between march and june.

Hi there.

The UTM M.Arch PESISIR is the part-time counter part of the UTM M.Arch PERDANA (full-time). It's virtually the same curriculum. You just do it part time (on weekends), your studio is at the office, and your projects mostly have stronger tie to the industry/real world.

The total fee for the 2.5 year course is RM37k. Intake requirement is 3.00cgpa from a recognized part 1 degree.

You just missed the interview for Feb 2019 intake about 10 days ago. So the next one will be sometime in August for Sept 2019 intake.

The UTM Perdana programme (fulltime) is similar cost to UM's. The Pesisit programme is for part time, and it is catered specifically for people who are already working. The programme involves the industry and it is quite different from the fulltime programme.

UM's M.Arch is evolving uniquely, and I can say it's quite different from UTM's. They have a lot of funky design stuffs that are quite world class.