IMMIGRANT ARCHITECTS COALITION Last fall, we came across a resource, City Shapers: Stories of Immigrant Designers, that highlighted immigrant architects in their journey to becoming an architect. We downloaded the resource and immediately saw its importance and shared it on our resource page. As well, we contacted one of its founders, Graciela Carrillo, AIA, LEED…
COLLEGE DECISION RESOURCES This blog essay is for those high school seniors planning to attend college. By now, you have been receiving acceptance letters; you may still be hearing from some of institions to which you applied, but now is the time to start deciding. Amazingly, May 1, 2023, better known as DECISION DAY, is…
BEYOND ARCHITECTURE UPDATE At the end of last September, ARCHCareersGuide.com launched the publication, Careers in Architecture and Beyond. Since its launch last fall, over 200 individuals visited the website below and downloaded the over 30-page resource. Visit and download the free publication. https://www.archcareersguide.com/new-resource-careers-in-architecture-and-beyond/ Careers in Architecture and Beyond is the updated guide to careers in architecture…
A.R.C.H.I.T.E.C.T – 2023 As a follow-up to the last conversation on Career Positions — https://www.archcareersguide.com/architecture-career-positions-2023/ — here is an update to our classic article on obtaining a career position. Below is is an acronym that may be of help in your search. A.R.C.H.I.T.E.C.T. An acronym for the Successful Job Search By applying your talents as…
ARCHITECTURE CAREER POSITIONS 2023 Although the groundhog says there are six weeks of winter, spring is fast approaching as the temperature will soon reach 60 degrees next month. That means that summer will be here very soon as will the end of the semester. But what will you do this summer? If you are like…
ARCHITECTURE CAREER FAIR – 2023 It is that time of year – time for Career Fair. To prove the point, below is a partial list of the architecture programs that are hosting career events in the coming month or so. Of course, some have already been held and are being held as this post is…
ARCHITECTURE SUMMER PROGRAMS 2023 Architecture Summer Programs http://www.archcareersguide.com/summer/ As we approach the end of January, it is the time for the annual release of our Architecture Summer Programs listing offered by the many architecture programs and other institution from around the country and throughout the world. If you want some insight on the process of…
54th ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL DESIGN COMPETITION – AFSF is on! In this year’s AFSF High School Design Competition, students are challenged to design a Park Space and a PDR Collective next to existing wetlands along Islais Creek in San Francisco. ‘PDR’ stands for Production, Distribution and Repair. The PDR Collective will be an opportunity to…
ARCHITECTURE AND COMMUNITY PLANNING Do you ever wonder what your career path will be? Of course, it is extremely difficult to forsee your future, but by reviewing the career of others, you gain a perspective for your own. Below is an essay from a former student who pursued a degree in architecture but combined it…
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION With the new year, did you set New Year’s Resolutions? Truth be told, we am NOT much into setting resolutions but am very much into setting goals – SMART Goals. What what is a Smart Goal and how do you set them? Setting SMART Goals SMART Goals is a well-established tool that…