ARKITIPS #146 - Minimum horizontal curve radius for roadways (speed in kph : radius in meters):15 kph : 15 meters30 kph : 38 meters50 kph : 83 meters60 kph : 155 metershttp://www.uh.edu/honors/undergraduate-research/honors-thesis/architecture/http://www.gradschools.com/get-informed/surviving-graduate-school/graduate-thesisdissertation/defending-your-thesishttp://www.slideshare.net/delesiahill/thesis-defense-presentation-3483173http://www.arch2o.com/what-skills-you-need-to-add-to-your-resume-to-join-high-profile-firms/ATTN: ARKI THESIS STUDENTS - these tips may help smile emoticonMike's THESIS TIPS - version 2Before:1.Choose a site with COMPLETE DATA, then propose the BEST USE for the site.2.Do a FACILITY CHECK for a 1 kilometer, 5 kilometer and 10 kilometer radius around your site. Should a major facility be missing, you could consider that as your thesis project.3.Make FRIENDS with the lower years they will be useful when you need additional help in your thesis presentation.Book:4.Compile all the LAWS and CODES affecting your project.5.Complie all the STANDARDS related to your project.6.Determine the KEY PARAMETER of your project and FOCUS your solution on it.7.Review EXISTING BUILDINGS similar to your project why reinvent the wheel?8.Make UNIVERSAL DESIGN and SUSTAINABILITY part of the design objectives.Boards:9.Principle of AXIS and FOCAL POINTS in site plans, floor plans and elevations.10.Have a REASON for EVERYTHING on your boards. If you don't know why it is there, remove it or invent a reason for it.11.Design for an AWESOME project. If it does not excite, redesign.Battlefield:12.DELIVERY is the clincher in the thesis deliberation. Start with an ice breaker, then state, illustrate and summarize your objectives, and end with bang.13.Explain your concepts and drawings from MACRO to MICRO the big picture first before the details14.You are the one who knows your theis best, so have CONFIDENCE it helps during deliberation15.Thesis is your showcase of what you have learned in architecture school its all about ATTITUDEprepared by:Ar. Miguel Guerrero, FUAP, APEC Architect, ASEAN Architect, AssocAIA, GreenAPCompile all the STANDARDS related to your project.Standards include space parameters, structural systems, utility systems, finishes, ergonomics, equipment sizes, etc. that relate to your thesis project.Additional Mike's Thesis Tip - BOOK:The following outline may be used for the title defense:- WHY - reasons why you are doing this project- WHY THERE - reasons for locating this project in a specific place- WHAT'S UNIQUE - what is the distinctive feature of this projectI will add this tip in the next version of Mike's Thesis Tips smile emoticon I hope this helps you guys in defending your thesis title - and is also useful for your Chapter 1