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Architecture should abandon "top-down" management to improve working conditions says Gensler co-CEO

Deezen

Architecture firms should adopt more collaborative leadership styles to address labour grievances in the industry, says co-CEO of the world's biggest architecture studio Andy Cohen, in this exclusive interview. "I Unlike many architecture firms, he said, Gensler offers both performance-based bonuses and overtime pay.

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Becoming an Architect: What You’ll Need to Know

Young Architect

Invoicing clients, . Managing their clients and employees. Studying design from at one of the many great architecture programs is, in my (admittedly, biased) opinion, one of the greatest educations a person could get as well as an amazing industry to work in. Architecture School. Working on construction drawings.

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Letters from a traveling Architecture Student | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Home / Life in General / Letters from a traveling Architecture Student Letters from a traveling Architecture Student Bob Borson — October 24, 2013 — 38 Comments 23 years ago, as a fourth year architecture student, I spent the Fall semester traveling around Western Europe soaking in all the architectural wonders I could find.

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The Culture of Architecture Needs an Overhaul, Part 1: The Necessity of Cultural Change

Architizer

Defining Culture Culture is a relatively ambiguous word and means a lot of different things to individuals, but it is often one of the top reasons firm leaders give when they talk about the need for their people to return to their office. However, the culture within a firm or school does not manifest only when people gather together.

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From Houses to Hotdogs: Wandile Mthiyane on Anti-Racist Architecture

Architizer

Having spent his childhood making play homes with scraps that weren’t far off from the houses he and his friends lived in, Wandile petitioned Durban’s mayor and municipality to financially back his architecture schooling in the United States.

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The 14 Books Every Future Architect Should Read

EntreArchitect

Being a successful architect takes more than creating a wonderful idea and presenting it to your client. The work involved in setting up your design firm can be overwhelming and 99% of it was never taught to you in school. I once had a phone call with an architecture student asking for advice. Entrepreneurship.

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What’s in a Name? Intern Architect

Life of an Architect

It isn’t unreasonable to think an intern would be far more knowledgeable than the licensed architect, sitting just a few feet over, in some of the various methods and technologies that architectural firms employ. This includes anyone not registered to practice architecture in a U.S. or are in the process of completing it.

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