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Gene Kohn Changed My Life, and Indirectly Impacted an Entire Generation of Architects

EntreArchitect

In 1992 Gene Kohn, Chairman and Founder of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) spoke at my architecture school. I was a 22-year-old architecture student and a born entrepreneur. Below is the talk Gene presented at the EntreArchitect Business Summit for our community of small firm architects.

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Becoming an Architect: What You’ll Need to Know

Young Architect

It’s not an easy profession, an architecture career is a lot of work. Historically, it does not pay very well, the education is long and there is an incredible amount of legal responsibility involved with becoming an architect. . Architecture School. Teaches you to solve problems like no other education.

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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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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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Rule of Halves

Architects Tales

For aspiring architects, the rule is first encountered as students when they enter architectural school and are told that one half of the students in their class will drop out either in the first year or no later than before graduation. What happens to those who do not graduate in architecture? (In As Roger K.

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The Finalists – 2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition

Life of an Architect

I’m Caitlin and I’m a fourth year student at Drexel University. I’m currently enrolled in the 2 + 4 Bachelor of Architecture Program and working full-time at an architecture firm. We love architecture and each other! If I do not become an Architect, I would be an Author.

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The 14 Books Every Future Architect Should Read

EntreArchitect

I once had a phone call with an architecture student asking for advice. This would have been my favorite section when I was an architecture student. Architecture and Disjunction by Bernard Tschumi – This is by far my most marked up, underlined, and starred architecture book. Theory + Design Process.