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CLEANING OUT THE ARCHITECTURAL LIBRARY
CLEANING OUT THE ARCHITECTURAL LIBRARY If you do not already know, you will quickly learn that as an architect you will collect architecture books. Sometimes, too many books. Recently, we CLEANED out our architecture book library. And YOU can now take advantage! Granted, there are a few years old, but these books are classic in…
Read MoreSTART OF ACADEMIC YEAR – Fall 2022
START OF ACADEMIC YEAR Last week, my wife and I helped on our three daughters move back to her campus for her senior year of college. Another returned directly to her campus from her summer position in another state to start her student teaching. While the third is starting an online graduate program from the…
Read MoreBEYOND ARCHITECTURE MORE
BEYOND ARCHITECTURE MORE In the past, we have provided more than a handful of essays on resources related to Careers in Architecture and Beyond. Well, we have a few MORE resources (albeit from the past) for you to review and learn. It is amazing that these articles from about 30 years ago. Despite, these articles…
Read More4 STEPS TO STRAIGHT As
4 STEPS TO STRAIGHT As We will guess that most of you have had your summer orientation to this point (of course, assuming you are an incoming student this fall). In other words, you have registered for your fall classes. As you count down the days to the fall semester, are you academically prepared to…
Read MoreSUMMER – WHAT TO DO? REVISIT 2022
SUMMER – WHAT TO DO? REVISIT 2022 Back in February, we offered an article entitled Summer – What to Do? that provided some ideas on what to do for this summer. Now, let’s revisit. https://www.archcareersguide.com/summer-what-to-do-2022/ Now it is approaching mid-July which means back-to-school sales will begin soon and the start of school is NOT…
Read MoreKIMBERLY DOWDELL ELECTED AIA’S 2024 PRESIDENT
KIMBERLY DOWDELL ELECTED AIA’S 2024 PRESIDENT ARCHCareersGuide.com wants to make sure you know Ms. Kimberly Dowdell, AIA. Why? Because she just made history. Recently, Ms. Dowdell was elected as the AIA 2023 First VP / 2024 President. And why is this historic – She will NOT be the first female president nor the first black…
Read MorePROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: ATTENDING CONFERENCES
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: ATTENDING CONFERENCES It begins today, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. What is IT? AIA Conference on Architecture 2022 June 22-25, 2022 Chicago, IL https://conferenceonarchitecture.com/ If you are an architecture student or recently graduated, you would be well-served to attend. It may be difficult as the conference begins this week but do…
Read MoreKEY TO SUCCESS IN A NEW POSITION
KEY TO SUCCESS IN A NEW POSITION It is the beginning of June; this means the academic year is over – graduation is over, and the summer has started. For many of you, this also means you are starting a new position (hopefully in an architecture firm). But how do you get the most of…
Read MoreSTUDY ABROAD — ABSOLUTELY!
STUDY ABROAD — ABSOLUTELY! Regardless of where you are on your “becoming an architect” journey, we will suggest that you strongly consider STUDY ABROAD. While we did not confirm, we are confident that ALL architecture programs provide study abroad experiences as part of their curriculum. Some programs actually require study abroad, but for most programs,…
Read MoreCHALLENGING OCULAR-CENTRISM IN DESIGN EDUCATION
CHALLENGING OCULAR-CENTRISM IN DESIGN EDUCATION Recently, an article was shared by former student, Andrew Gipe-Lazarou, Ph.D. Upon review, we contacted him to share (see below). You may remember Dr. Gipe-Lazarou as he authored an article from last fall. The Diagram: The Single Most Important Skill for Students of Design https://www.archcareersguide.com/the-diagram-single-most-important-skill/ VIDEO: https://vtx.vt.edu/videos/k/2022/04/1_9m8yckp4.html?fbclid=IwAR03phfbnmuMocxjxRcpVwJ1wfKUVA1bZgn2OMrWENKtybxVZpOZaMlm84M] In…
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