I have been using this phrase to explain my experience starting at an architecture firm for a while now. I can’t remember if I got it from someone, if it is from a movie, or if I made it up. Regardless, this was the best way I could explain my perception of the challenges in […]
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Photo taken Katelyn Rossier at Kent State University’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design
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This week in the office we had an emerging professionals lunch where AXP hours and the ARE’s were discussed. A few of the emerging professionals have taken the ARE 5.0 version, and wanted to share some advice for others studying for the exam. I wanted to share their feedback to others studying for the latest
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Preparing for a career fair is extremely important regardless of your career path. There are a few words of advice I have after going through career fairs from both ends: a student looking for an internship/full time position and as a representative of a firm. As a student, there are three approaches to a career
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Communication is a huge part of the architectural profession. As an architect, your overall role is to be a leader of the design team, a representative of the owner, and a resource for the contractor. To get everything for a building to work together relies heavily on the architect’s communication skills. I believe that a
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Punctuality is a major component of your professional career that you should master before graduating college regardless of your career path. There have been countless articles about how punctuality effects your career growth, reputation, and overall opportunities/responsibilities. I am writing my own post about it because it is that important. I have seen individuals not
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In the profession there is always the pressure of deadlines with an endless list of tasks that need to get done. Understanding time management to get through a list of tasks by a particular day can be hard enough to learn but if you are able to take these skills to the next level can
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Being a young architectural profession can be a bit confusing. You are finally free of school but still need to pass six exams, and “intern” for roughly three years. And after a minimum of four years of school there is still a tremendous number of things you don’t know about the industry and designing buildings.
Architecture school can only teach you so much to prepare you for being your own architect and learning about the construction of buildings. Architecture is a profession heavily related to your own work experience and there is a large learning curve when you are starting your career. In a future post I will be talking
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One of the most important aspects of a company to most architectural professionals is office culture. As you work in different organizations you learn different parts of office culture that you value more than others. Office culture can have a major effect on your satisfaction level working there. But when you’re looking for a new
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While attending Build Pittsburgh 2017, which is an AIA event that brings together a variety of continuing education courses together. From the AIA Pittsburgh brochure, “Build Pittsburgh, now in its 16th year, brings together a community of architects and built industry professionals. Build Pittsburgh provides opportunities to interact, network, and connect with people representing all
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Starting out at an architecture firm and being able to use BIM software is a huge benefit. Not to mention drawing in 3D can help you draft quicker but it can also help you catch coordination issues while in the drawing phases rather than during construction. One of the challenges with getting used to drafting
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