Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 15, 2013

Home / Career / Surviving Architecture School Surviving Architecture School Bob Borson — December 16, 2013 — 49 Comments Despite what you might hear, architecture school is terrific. What happens when you are actually still in school? The person with the most skills typically wins.

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Deezen

JULY 30, 2022

"Nature encroaches into the structure and creates an architecture that both people and wildlife can inhabit. The project investigates the materiality of thatch and its habitat creation possibilities for wildlife within architecture.". Student: Ashling Wall. Course: Applied Design in Architecture MArchD.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 10, 2023

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. He canceled the presentation and our community missed an opportunity to hear his story. Gene inspired me that day. May God bless A.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2024

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JUNE 21, 2022

Our reputation is reflected by our continued presence in the Domus listing of the top 50 Architecture Schools in Europe and our students and staff continue to win prestigious industry awards, including regular successes in the RIBA President's Medals.". Student: Mensun Yellowlees-Bound. Course: MArch. Partnership content.

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DECEMBER 3, 2023

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 22, 2018

Last week I took part in a panel discussion at the University of Texas at Arlington where I presented my American Institute of Architects Fellowship application … but of course, since I am me, I didn’t do what anybody else did ( maybe there were instructions … ).

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

I reviewed Concrete Map Chicago back in 2018 and since then have noticed them putting out maps of modern architecture , brutalist architecture , public transit — even trees. Wilson describes "a properly oblique and combinatory architecture" and Green captures the light, scale, and in some cases decay of the complexes.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 8, 2022

So, for the culinarily committed, precision-passionate architect, this might well be the perfect present. 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School. With the labyrinthine etchings, the exclusive grey and natural serving board presents crudités charcuterie and slices of bread in the beautiful Prairie style.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

MARCH 28, 2022

Discover contemporary leaders, like MacArthur Fellow Jeanne Gang, spearheading sustainable design initiatives, reimagining cities as equitable spaces, and directing architecture schools. An essential read for architecture students, architects, and anyone interested in how buildings are created and the history behind them.

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Life of an Architect

AUGUST 15, 2016

I’m not sure that it’s that big a deal nowadays – and it would seem that most graduating architecture students don’t really know how to sketch based on the portfolio’s I’ve seen. It must be Presentation Skills … right? What About Sketching? Can’t draw?

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 19, 2014

I am currently sitting in seat 13D flying back from presenting and acting as Master of Ceremonies for the AIA Potomac Valley Design Celebration. It would be nice to include a picture of your actual architecture school building – something that identifies it as whatever school it happens to be.

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Young Architect

APRIL 1, 2022

The great thing about architecture school is that you get to hang out in studio. That’s where the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) comes in. The book has a full page of info for every architecture school in North America. Visit Each Architecture Graduate School .

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Number 2 Your Projects from Architecture School are Silly September 4, 2014 Projects in architectural school tend to be somewhat outrageous – designing something to exist on the dark side of the moon isn’t all that unlikely. But what is the point of designing these incredibly odd and silly projects?

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 11, 2017

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. There were hundreds of architecture students graduating that spring and they were all competing for the same few positions available in the region.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 10, 2016

Architects – Getting Your First Job Getting your first job in an architecture school is more about who you are than what you can do. Because of this, the things we look for in a candidate that is applying for their first job is how they present themselves, are they articulate and enthusiastic? Why Should You Read This?

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

In a few short years, I evolved from being a junior architecture staff working for everyone else to a licensed architect with interns and junior staff suddenly reporting to me. In his world, I was just a cheap architecture student day laborer. Allow interns to use the plotter and copier for school projects.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 7, 2014

Also, where I spent a ridiculous amount of time building basswood models, most of the students I talk to these days send their digital files to a laser cutter and have the pieces of their model cut for them. Here are a few tips that can help make your experience in architecture studio that much better and more rewarding.

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Young Architect

APRIL 1, 2022

The great thing about architecture school is that you get to hang out in design studio. You’re surrounded by other cool graduate students who have unique backgrounds and so many ideas and experiences to share. That’s where the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) comes in. It was stressful.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

This past December I was invited to speak at AIAS Forum 2013; the American Institute of Architecture Students national convention. While we waited for the airports to open, I had the opportunity to speak in length with many of the architecture students in attendance. Be unique in your approach and presentation.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

In a few short years, I evolved from being a junior architecture staff working for everyone else to a licensed architect with interns and junior staff suddenly reporting to me. In his world, I was just a cheap architecture student day laborer. Allow interns to use the plotter and copier for school projects.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

I say “unhealthy” because I don’t really want to be doing it at all and I didn’t go to architecture school to run a business, but here I am. It should make for some interesting reading and give you an idea just how varied the profession of architecture can actually be.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

Today is a first – I am doing something that I told myself that I would never do … show you one of my projects from architecture school. So if you get a chance to design a house while you are in school, designing one that is practical and livable probably isn’t on your professor’s mind.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 6, 2017

Your future in architecture depends on your ability to learn and UN-learn – letting go of how things are and imagining new possibilities. Being a successful architect takes more than creating a wonderful idea and presenting it to your client. I once had a phone call with an architecture student asking for advice.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

When I look at this project now, it makes me think of a highly refined architecture school project. One of the overarching goals that I have in place for the # ArchiTalks series is to present architects as individuals, not automatons who roll off a collegiate assembly line.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 26, 2015

In no particular order … I present the 2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition Finalists!! I’m Caitlin and I’m a fourth year student at Drexel University. We love architecture and each other! All in all, it’s pretty exciting. If I do not become an Architect, I would be an Author.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

As the Spring term unfolds, Archinect is looking at all the exciting events at architecture schools nationwide with our Get Lectured series. His appearance will be followed by an alumni panel discussion on February 10, and a presentation in New York City from Harvard GSD faculty member Ruo Jia on February 13.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 6, 2014

Cheers Mamatha Nyapathi Really an interesting and useful topic for present day architects and people aspiring to be architects. Travel sketchers and architecture students would all enjoy better success if they knew, say how to pull the pencil to keep an even lineweight. Thanks for your blog- I always look forward to it!

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

Amsterdam University of the Arts Institution: Amsterdam University of the Arts School: Amsterdam Academy of Architecture Course: Architecture, Urbanism and Landscape Architecture School statement: "The world around us is constantly changing and at a rapid pace.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 11, 2013

The education of an architect intentionally and systematically breaks down the creative process “baggage” and untrained habits of their students, and then starts the process of rebuilding that process in a non-stigmatized environment. saying this, I don’t regret the years I spent at the university.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 24, 2014

Instead of recapping the course or giving a final exam, I share with my students a presentation titled Advice as You Finish School and Start to Practice. I present a series of statements followed up with a brief explanation. Advice as You Finish School and Start to Practice. GET STARTED ON YOUR CAREER PATH.

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Life of an Architect

AUGUST 29, 2016

If it was 1986 I would totally be down with going back to architecture school. I have written a ton of articles about architecture school … some of which are pretty good. ” A fair amount of students (I would hope) will discover these tips through trial and error over time. Why Should You Read This?

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e-architect

JULY 19, 2023

Now in its 17th Year, the 3DReid Student Prize is the largest independent Prize for Part II architecture students. All Schools of Architecture in the UK are invited to nominate students. Architecture cannot cure Alzheimer’s. All Schools of Architecture in the UK are invited to nominate students.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 7, 2017

If you are an architectural student – or a young architecture school graduate – Architectural Portfolios are extremely important. Resumes are important, they can help you get an interview, but few people coming out of architecture school will ever get hired based on their zippy resume.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

This includes anyone not registered to practice architecture in a U.S. or Canadian jurisdiction, graduates from NAAB-accredited programs, architecture students who acquire acceptable experience prior to graduation, and other qualified individuals identified by a registration board.”

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Not knowing anything other than I should try to get a job in an architectural office, I got whatever job I could. Read Architectural Interns to gain some unique insight into how an architecture student can rise to the top of a pile of resumes and get that coveted architectural intern position. Drawing sets?

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

I suppose that this seems fortuitous to some people but there were times when this presented serious complications. When I first started architecture school as a freshman in college, I didn’t have the focus or maturity I needed to tackle the curriculum and I ended up having a serious identity crisis when I was 19 years old.

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