The CritHow to present work for review, and how to use what comes back.ArchitectureTen minutes of talk. Prepare the first thirty seconds hardest.PresentingOpen with the question, not the storySay the concept in one sentenceWalk the drawings in order: site, plan, sectionPin up so the sequence reads left to rightName what you know is unresolvedStop talking when you have finishedReceivingWrite the comment down before answeringAsk what would fix it, not why they think soDo not defend a decision you no longer believeSeparate taste from structural criticismSort the notes the same evening, not next weekContradictory advice from two reviewers is normal. Your job is todecide, and to be able to say why.The Critlearnposters.com
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What’s on the The Crit poster

11 entries in 2 groups.

Ten minutes of talk. Prepare the first thirty seconds hardest.

Contradictory advice from two reviewers is normal. Your job is to decide, and to be able to say why.

Questions about the The Crit poster

What’s on the The Crit poster?
11 entries in 2 groups. Ten minutes of talk. Prepare the first thirty seconds hardest. Presenting: Open with the question, not the story, Say the concept in one sentence, W…; Receiving: Write the comment down before answering, Ask what would fix it, not why th…. Contradictory advice from two reviewers is normal. Your job is to decide, and to be able to say why.
Who is the The Crit poster for?
The Crit belongs to the Architecture section rather than to a school year, because design is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning design method can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the The Crit poster?
Treat the crit as a design tool. As an exam, it wastes the only expert audience you get. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so The Crit belongs on the wall where that design work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with The Crit?
Human Dimensions, Reading the Brief and Circulation sit alongside The Crit in the Architecture section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Human DimensionsReading the BriefCirculation
Is the The Crit poster free to download and print?
Yes. The Crit downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Architecture section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the The Crit poster print at?
The Crit is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of The Crit loses nothing.Printing guide

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