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Improvement Through Studying with LeEllen Lewis

Young Architect

In her Junior and Senior years of high school, she also did an internship at an architecture firm. These experiences further reinforced for her that architecture was the right path for her, and she continued on to study architecture in college. What architecture school was like for LeEllen.

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The Best Social Media Platforms for Architects & Why

Archmark

Taking the Guesswork Out of Social Media for Architects What social media platforms to choose for your architecture firm and how to use them A strong social media presence is essential for any business in today’s digital world - and the architecture industry is no exception.  Is social media even appropriate for architects?

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Rule of Halves

Architects Tales

25 for the blog, architects-tales.com, Copyright 2019 by Dale R. 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. ”- Buckminster Fuller.

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Architecture in the Real World … sorta

Life of an Architect

One of the most common themes of these emails is that architecture school is nothing like working in the real world. My parents thought I should go into a different major, but I really wanted to be an architect, so I went to architecture school. I was still in architecture school as everyone else graduated.

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Until Proven Safe

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Overall, what struck me about the list was the way the majority of the titles appeared to skirt architecture and design, with the monograph on Lewerentz and Douglas Spencer's Critique of Architecture firmly within the bounds of architecture but the other three books more on the field's margins.

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My 12 Rules for Landing Your First Job in Architecture

EntreArchitect

Throughout the winter before graduating, I wrote over 100 cover letters and mailed them with my standard one-page resume to every architecture firm in the New York metropolitan area. Being unique got me noticed in the very noisy world of architecture internship. Firm leaders are busier than ever. Be Respectful.

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The Architecture Business Plan Competition

EntreArchitect

Competitions are a integral part of the architecture experience. Since architecture school and throughout our careers, design competitions provide a vehicle for architects to promote our talents and showcase our skills. If you want to achieve specific goals and seek to be the best you can be, then you need to develop a plan.