Pivot and Expand Your Career in Architecture Later this week, the AIA Convention in Las Vegas, NV begins (June 6-8). For many years, I attended the AIA Convention and presented on a few different topics including Speed Mentoring and Designing your Career. Unfortunately, I will NOT be attending this year. I had hoped to attend…
Amazingly or not amazingly, my three daughters graduated this past week (on Friday, May 24). I say amazingly, because they were just toddlers growing up or so it seemed; they just started high school and now they are graduating and moving to the next step of their life – college. Further proof that life does…
WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR WHEN HIRING A NEW DESIGNER? With graduation this month for the most part and many graduates seeking their first professional position after graduation, I thought I would share answers to the question – What do you look for when hiring a new designer? I look for communication skills, both verbal…
ITS OVER Well, May 1 (see below) – the National Reply Date has come and gone. Did you make the right decision? You truly will not know until you arrive on campus in the fall and begin your courses. Even though you may think the decision is over, the work is NOT. There is plenty…
RESOURCES – PUBLICATIONS As an architecture student, you will quickly learn that architecture is all about BOOKS! Below are some books that you may wish to reference and purchase; to assist, links to each book in AMAZON are provided. One of my favorite from the list is Experiencing Architecture; I read it during my first…
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING There is an old adage – “You needs experience to obtain a job, yet how do you obtain experience if you do not have a job.” Besides, most employers are seeking graduates with experience. Nearly 91 percent of employers responding to NACE’s Job Outlook 2017 survey prefer that their candidates have work experience, and 65…
DECISION RESOURCES With the May 1st national reply deadline fast approaching, consider the following resources as you make your decision. PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS, VIDEOS, CATALOGS, AND WEBSITES The first resource you are likely to receive from any school is the promotional materials that accompany the application for admission. Be sure to contact the architecture program as…
ADMITTED STUDENT DAY: MAKE IT MIAMI Yesterday, my wife and I had the pleasure (honor) of accompanying one of my daughters during her visit to Miami University (Oxford, OH). Her visit was part of an admitted student day – Make It Miami. She had visited the campus in the summer after her sophomore year in…
DECISION-MAKING Over the last three weeks, you were provided a set of three attributes to consider when selecting an institution, namely, You, Institution, and Academic Program. Now, as a conclusion to the discussion, let’s discuss how YOU actually make the decision. First, let me share a story – COIN FLIP When I served as the…
Now, for the third set of criteria to consider when making your decision: Architecture Program; first, we look at You. Last week, we looked at the Institution. ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM Because you will spend the largest portion of your college career within the architecture program you attend, consider the following factors as you make your decision:…