Architectural Assistant practice interview
Design development, drawing production, site information, consultant coordination and careful response to feedback. Practise the 5 questions interviewers ask for this role with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- Junior
- 15 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the role
An architectural assistant supports design development, drawing production and coordination under the guidance of an architect. The panel wants to see sound design thinking, precise documentation, confident use of design software and a constructive response to review comments.
How to prepare
- Select two portfolio projects and explain the brief, your contribution and the decisions you made.
- Review how plans, elevations, sections, details and schedules relate to one another.
- Practise describing how you organise layers, views, revisions and drawing checks in your main software.
- Prepare an example of finding and resolving conflicting design information.
- Think about how climate, access and material choice affect a practical building design.
Common mistakes
- Showing attractive images without explaining the design problem or your contribution.
- Treating drawing coordination as someone else's responsibility.
- Claiming advanced software ability without being able to explain your workflow.
- Defending every design choice instead of showing how you respond to useful feedback.
What to expect
A real first-round interview
5 questions the way interviewers ask for this role, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 4 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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