The portfolio is the single most important part of every architectural student's education. Part of the "Seriously Useful Guides" series, this book advice for students on how to prepare and present their portfolios. It also covers the various forms of portfolios: the Electronic Portfolio, the Academic Portfolio, and the Professional Portfolio.

Introduction: Why is the Portfolio Essential in Architectural Education?, The Handbook; Getting Started: What is a Portfolio?, Digital vs 'Traditional' Portfolios, Buying the Right Portfolio - What are the choices?, Portfolios for different occasions, Size Matters; Preparing the Portfolio: Selecting, Storing and Recording You Work, Layout and Labelling, Scanning, Reducing and Reproducing Your Work, Ways of Sending Your Work; Presentation: Text, Image and Order, Graphics in the Portfolio, Narrative Structure of the Portfolio (Photo-Essay); The Electronic Portfolio: How to scan, store and layout images, Acrobat Reader, PDF files - what are they, how do they work?, Sending portfolios from overseas via the Internet, Putting Your Portfolio on the Web; Academic Portfolio: the Portfolio in the Academy. Your CV and References, Balancing Visual and textual projects, Academic Cultures; Professional Portfolio: The Portfolio in the Workplace, Your CV and References, Documenting Built Work, Construction Drawings, Job Markets; Portfolios for International Students: Format, International Cultures, Regional differences; Portfolio Examples.

* Offers step-by-step advice for students on how to prepare and present their portfolios * Advice from the experts on how to make portfolios the best they can be * Fully illustrated with examples of the best students' work from around the world