Education
GRADUATE OPEN HOUSES – FALL 2024
GRADUATE OPEN HOUSES – FALL 2024 Today’s essay focuses on Graduate Open Houses and provides the dates / links to some graduate programs. ARCHCareerGuide.com does NOT have a vehicle to promote Graduate Open House other than this essay. Application: Steps for Success https://www.archcareersguide.com/application-process-2024/ Rankings: Worth It? https://www.archcareersguide.com/rankings-are-they-worth-it/ Resources for Program Research https://www.archcareersguide.com/resources-for-researching-architecture-programs-2024/ Resource: Architecture…
Read MoreDISCOVERING ARCHITECTURE – UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
Explore Architecture This Summer at UMD: ARCH150 – Discovering Architecture High school students passionate about design can jumpstart their architectural journey with ARCH150 – Discovering Architecture, a three-week summer course offered as part of the University of Maryland’s Terp Young Scholars program in Summer 2025 – July 14 – August 1, 2025. Course Highlights This…
Read MoreAPPLICATION PROCESS 2024
APPLICATION PROCESS 2024 Once you have narrowed your choices, the next step is to complete the applications by the stated deadlines; amazingly, these deadlines are fast approaching. Be cognizant of these deadlines, as many universities have set earlier and earlier deadlines within the academic calendar; some deadlines were in early October. For graduate programs, some…
Read MoreROGER K. LEWIS’ LETTER TO EMERGING DESIGNERS
ROGER K. LEWIS’ LETTER TO EMERGING DESIGNERS https://www.architectmagazine.com/design/roger-k-lewiss-letter-to-emerging-designers_o As an honor to his career in architecture and education, we are publishing a letter he wrote to emerging designers back in 2013. In Memoriam Roger K. Lewis (1941 – 2024) While attending architecture school, Roger K. Lewis authored a book, Architect? A Candid Guide to the…
Read MoreRESOURCES FOR RESEARCHING ARCHITECTURE PROGRAMS 2024
RESOURCES FOR RESEARCHING ARCHITECTURE PROGRAMS Fall means the beginning of the college search for many. To help you with this important phase, we will offer information on the process of pursuing an architectural education on your way to becoming an architect throughout the academic year; first, we outline the different paths to an accredited architectural…
Read MoreSTEPS FOR SUCCESSFUL SEMESTER
STEPS FOR SUCCESSFUL SEMESTER Last week, we posted an article entitled, Academic Success: 4 Steps to Earning Straight As. Now, we share steps for a successful semester and college career. PROFESSORS: With regards to your faculty, you are STRONGLY encouraged to meet with them during their office hours. We suggest you do this early in…
Read MoreAFSF SATURDAY DESIGN STUDIO FALL 2024
AFSF SATURDAY DESIGN STUDIO FALL 2024 The Architectural Foundation of San Francisco (AFSF) announces AFSF Saturday Design Studio 2024 , a distance-learning workshop in sustainable design and architecture for high school students. Participants will learn professional digital design tools, receive 1-on-1 mentoring with an architect or engineer, and create a portfolio of photo-realistic and video renderings of their original…
Read MoreACADEMIC SUCCESS: 4 STEPS TO STRAIGHT As
ACADEMIC SUCCESS: 4 STEPS TO EARNING STRAIGHT As With some exception, many if not most architecture programs (universities) have started their fall semester for the 2024-2035 academic year. As such, you are become adjusted (in more ways than one can imagine) as you begin the semester. Regardless of your academic success in high school, starting…
Read MoreCAREER DAYS / COLLEGE FAIRS 2024
CAREER DAYS / COLLEGE FAIRS 2024 Over the coming weeks and months, we will share a series of essays on the path of pursuing an architectural education on your way to becoming an architect; below, we outlin the different paths to an accredited architectural degree plus resources for researching architecture programs the criteria for an…
Read MoreNAAB REPORT ON ARCHITECTURE EDUCATION – 2023
NAAB REPORT ON ARCHITECTURE EDUCATION Recently NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board) released its annual reports on Architecture Education. As shared on the NAAB website: “This report, to be produced annually, shares the accreditation decisions made by the NAAB in the previous year, provides a review of the aggregated statistics provided by each accredited program, and…
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