ARCHITECTURE AND COMMUNITY PLANNING Do you ever wonder what your career path will be? Of course, it is extremely difficult to forsee your future, but by reviewing the career of others, you gain a perspective for your own. Below is an essay from a former student who pursued a degree in architecture but combined it…
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION With the new year, did you set New Year’s Resolutions? Truth be told, we am NOT much into setting resolutions but am very much into setting goals – SMART Goals. What what is a Smart Goal and how do you set them? Setting SMART Goals SMART Goals is a well-established tool that…
ARCHCAREERSGUIDE.COM 2022 SUMMARY ARCHCAREERSGUIDE.COM 2022 SUMMARY Happy New Year! Just like last year’s celebration, we are truly glad that 2022 is over and could not wait until 2023. But the end of the year typically means a review of the past year and a look forward to the next year. So, below is a review…
HAPPY HOLIDAYS From all of us at ARCHCareersGuide.com, we wish you Happy Holidays! Do enjoy this special time with family and friends; we will see you in 2023!
HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS 2022 We did a parallel Gift Ideas blog essay last year; we are trying it again this year and updated all of the URLs. In celebration of the holiday season, below are several links to websites that highlight gifts for those architects / aspiring architects in your life. Of course, if none…
ARCHITECTURE SUMMER PROGRAMS — SOON! SUMMER is officially about six months away but we are HARD at work at compiling and updating our annual (15th year) listing of Architecture Summer Programs. Architecture Summer Programs We will formally launch the full listing at the end of January 2023, but we will be updating the listing as…
OUT OF ARCHITECTURE – NEW RESOURCE (BOOK) We are not exactly sure when, but earlier in the fall, we learned of a new resource (book) entitled, Out of Architecture: The Value of Architects Beyond Traditional Practice (2023) by Jake Rudin and Erin Pellegrino. Well, the book just launched on November 10 and. We had our…
CAREER SERVICES: CAMPUS RESOURCE A reminder that we launched our newest resource, Careers in Architecture and Beyond. Be sure to download the full publication at the following: https://www.archcareersguide.com/careers-in-architecture-beyond/ QUESTION – When you have questions related to your career (job) search, where do you seek assistance? Do you ask your classmates, faculty, or someone else?…
APPLICATION PROCESS 2022 Once you narrowed your choices, the next step is to complete the applications by the stated deadlines. Be cognizant of these deadlines, as many universities have set earlier and earlier deadlines within the academic calendar; some deadlines were in early October. For graduate programs, some deadlines are in mid-December while others are…
WINTER COURSE OFFERINGS 2023 Have you ever thought of taking an architecture course in college while still in high school? If so, check out these options during the upcoming winter session. Cornell University https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/online https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/roster/dea-1112 DEA 1112 Designing Human-Centered, Healthy and Hospitable Environments Designing Human-Centered, Healthy and Hospitable Environments is a three-week course examining design…