KIMBERLY DOWDELL, AIA, NOMAC, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C TO SERVE AS AIA’S FIRST BLACK WOMAN Yesterday, history was made! Yes, Kimberly Dowdell, AIA, NOMAC, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C was inducted as the AIA’s (American Institute of Architects) first Black Woman Millennial President. Kimberly Dowdell Set to Make History as the AIA’s First Black Woman and…
WHAT TO DO OVER BREAK As the fall semester draws to a close, sleep is on the horizon. Yes, all architecture students are counting the days until the last review and exam ends and holiday break begins. But the question is – What to Do Over the Break? First and foremost, relax and enjoy time…
AFSF SATURDAY DESIGN STUDIO 2024 The Architectural Foundation of San Francisco (AFSF) announces AFSF Saturday Design Studio 2024, a distance-learning workshop in sustainable design and architecture for high school students. Participants will learn professional digital design tools, receive 1-on-1 mentoring with an architect or engineer, and create a portfolio of photo-realistic and video renderings of their original 3D…
END OF SEMESTER Amazingly, December is here and that means the end of the semester. As you approach the end of the semester, here are some hints / steps to help you succeed at the end of the semester. PREPARE – First and foremost, prepare for the end of the semester by developing a plan…
HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS 2023 We did a parallel Gift Ideas blog essay last year; we are doing 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…
CAREER CHANGE: FROM LUXURY RETAIL TO AI For this guest blog, we are pleased to have Anne Dudek share her thoughts from her career change from traditional architecture to a tech-driven firm, more specifically, AI – Artificial Intelligence. Perhaps, she provides further proof that one with an architecture education can pursue any discipline. If interested…
ARCHITECTURE SUMMER PROGRAMS 2024 LAUNCHES While the temperatures start to become colder, we suggest you put your sights on Summer 2024! ARCHCareersGuide.com is pleased to announce that we launched our Architecture Summer Program listing for Summer 2024. Now in its 16th year, the Architecture Summer Program – 2024 provides you access to over 200 programs…
NAAB 2022 REPORT ON ARCHITECTURE EDUCATION Recently, NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board) released its annual reports on Architecture Education. As shared on the NAAB website: “This report, to be produced annually, shares the accreditation decisions made by the NAAB in the previous year, provides a review of the aggregated statistics provided by each accredited program,…
INTRODUCING THE WORLD OF EVENT DESIGN TO ARCHITECTURE PROFESSIONALS Brittney Leeb, Senior Director, New Business — Impact XM At ARCHCareersGuide.com has the pleasure of inviting essays from guests in the design profession; as with this essay, many of are from those with an architecture education or background who have pursued a career beyond architecture. Do…
APPLICATION PROCESS 2023 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 are in early October. For graduate programs, some deadlines are in mid-December while others are…