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5 Steps to Unleash the Significant Power of Sleep

EntreArchitect

Recently things are changing for architecture students in the United States. Though, today, many schools do not enforce these rules, the AIAS and current generations of architecture students are taking on the responsibility to educate their peers and are advocating against the unhealthy and unsafe practice of the legendary all-nighter.

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Work / Life … Different Letters, Same Word

Life of an Architect

We didn’t keep time sheets; our deadlines were identified by the day, not how many hours we had to finish the work. I wrote something last week that basically told architecture students that they should define themselves by something other than the work they create; get a hobby or something.

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Mentoring the Young Architect Will Enrich and Strengthen Our Profession

EntreArchitect

All my Professors, fellow students, former employers and coworkers, family members, librarians, neighbors, long-time family friends, and even the friends I made who worked at the art supply store. During college I worked for a firm for only 6 months, before I threw up my hands and quit. It Took a Village. My boss was a difficult man.

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The Finalists – 2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition

Life of an Architect

From start to finish, the judging process takes about 3 hours of deliberation, polite arguing, and a lot of back-and-forth discussions on a wide array of considerations. I’m Caitlin and I’m a fourth year student at Drexel University. We love architecture and each other! Living the dream!

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Back to School: Marketing for Architects

EntreArchitect

This month, the #ArchiTalks topic is “Back to School”, so I am encouraging my fellow small firm architects to go back to school themselves and learn what they need to know to find the work they want and live a life they’ll love. As small firm architects, how do we get noticed by those prospects? Back to School.

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Mentoring is an Integral Part of the Profession

EntreArchitect

All my Professors, fellow students, former employers and coworkers, family members, librarians, neighbors, long-time family friends, and even the friends I made who worked at the art supply store. During college I worked for a firm for only 6 months, before I threw up my hands and quit. It Took a Village. My boss was a difficult man.

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Dear Future Architects – You need to Hear This

Life of an Architect

There is an ebb and flow to design, a push here requires a pull there – there is a never-ending series of compromises that get made to achieve a finished product. Architectural Interns here are some unique insights into how an architecture student can rise to the top of a pile of resumes and get that coveted architectural intern position.