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Becoming an Architect: What You’ll Need to Know

Young Architect

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. Having an architecture license is not a prerequisite to having a successful career in architecture.

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Life of an Architect – Best of 2014

Life of an Architect

The soil in my area of practice tends to be expansive because it contains a healthy dose of clay, which expands and contracts as moisture enters the equation. Remove water due to hot and dry conditions, and the soil contracts. Add water, through rain and irrigation, and the soil expands. Why the change of heart?

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Design Voice Podcast with Catherine Meng (Transcript)

EntreArchitect

I ended up applying to half architecture schools and then half liberal arts schools because part of me thought that I might want it to be like a comp lit major, but I ended up only getting into the architecture school. I loved architectural school, but I also know there’s times where you hate it.

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Letters of an Architect: Lessons from my Best Projects

Community Architect

The project I now remembered had made a lasting impression on me since it was my first assignment when my then prolific boss, Heinz Egenhofer hired me for my first job out of architecture school. Each had one project to see through after the firm had a contract for the job. I was supposed to manage this project.

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