GIFT IDEAS 2024

GIFT IDEAS 2024 We did a parallel Gift Ideas blog essay last year; we are doing it again this year and updated all 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 of these…

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DESIGNWORKS SUMMER ACADEMY – BALL STATE UNIVERSITY

DESIGNWORKS SUMMER ACADEMY Ball State University — July 6 – 18, 2025 Discover your passion for design at Ball State University’s Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning’s DesignWorks Summer Academy. A two-week residential-experience for high school students eager to explore professional careers in the design field in Summer 2025 – July 6 – 18, 2025.…

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HIARCH AND YARCH UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO

ARCHITECTURE AT CHICAGO Learn about the two Architecture Summer Programs offered by the University of Illinois at Chicago; the first, HiArch is targeted for high school students while the second, YArch is for current undergraduate students, recent graduates, and other adults who have an interest in architecture.   HiArch Summer Architecture Program https://arch.uic.edu/hiarch Dates to…

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GRADUATE OPEN HOUSES – FALL 2024

GRADUATE OPEN HOUSES – FALL 2024 Today’s essay focuses on Graduate Open Houses and provides the dates / links to some graduate programs.  ARCHCareerGuide.com does NOT have a vehicle to promote Graduate Open House other than this essay.   Application: Steps for Success https://www.archcareersguide.com/application-process-2024/ Rankings: Worth It? https://www.archcareersguide.com/rankings-are-they-worth-it/ Resources for Program Research https://www.archcareersguide.com/resources-for-researching-architecture-programs-2024/ Resource: Architecture…

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APPLICATION PROCESS 2024

APPLICATION PROCESS 2024 Once you have narrowed your choices, the next step is to complete the applications by the stated deadlines; amazingly, these deadlines are fast approaching.  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…

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ARCHITECTURE SUMMER PROGRAMS 2025 LAUNCHES

ARCHITECTURE SUMMER PROGRAMS 2025 LAUNCHES While the temperatures start to become colder, we suggest you put your sights on Summer 2025!  Although the month of October is not yet over, we have posted almost 50 Architecture Summer Programs complete with dates. ARCHCareersGuide.com is pleased to announce that we launched our Architecture Summer Program listing for…

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ROGER K. LEWIS’ LETTER TO EMERGING DESIGNERS

ROGER K. LEWIS’ LETTER TO EMERGING DESIGNERS https://www.architectmagazine.com/design/roger-k-lewiss-letter-to-emerging-designers_o As an honor to his career in architecture and education, we are publishing a letter he wrote to emerging designers back in 2013. In Memoriam Roger K. Lewis (1941 – 2024) While attending architecture school, Roger K. Lewis authored a book, Architect? A Candid Guide to the…

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ACADEMIC YEAR PROGRAMS 2024-25

ACADEMIC YEAR PROGRAMS 2024-25 For well over ten years, ARCHCareersGuide.com has provided its popular Architecture Summer Program listing highlighting over 250 programs for aspiring architects.  Now, we are including the myriad of programs held during the academic year in the same listing making it easy to view all in the same list. https://www.archcareersguide.com/summer/ Typically held…

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CAREERS IN ARCHITECTURE AND BEYOND: UPDATE

CAREERS IN ARCHITECTURE AND BEYOND: UPDATE Careers in Architecture and Beyond – 9/23/22 About two years ago (see above), ARCHCareersGuide.com published and launched — Careers in Architecture and Beyond, a booklet that provides insight to the myriad of career paths one can pursue with a degree in architecture.  Careers in Architecture and Beyond is the resource…

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STEPS FOR SUCCESSFUL SEMESTER

STEPS FOR SUCCESSFUL SEMESTER Last week, we posted an article entitled, Academic Success: 4 Steps to Earning Straight As.  Now, we share steps for a successful semester and college career. PROFESSORS: With regards to your faculty, you are STRONGLY encouraged to meet with them during their office hours.  We suggest you do this early in…

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