Archinect

APRIL 4, 2023

Included in our latest weekly employer highlights are five architecture and design firms with current job openings in New York City and Los Angeles. For even more opportunities, visit the Archinect job board and browse our active community of job seekers , firms , and architecture schools.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Get Lectured is our semesterly look at the different events and lectures happening at architecture schools across the country. Today, our tour takes us to the Elm City for a look at what’s happening at the Yale School of Architecture this fall.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Since the bloom of artificial intelligence (AI), countless articles have been written on how AI tools are utilized throughout the architectural industry. So, the question arises: Should universities introduce AI into the architecture school curriculum, and if so, how should it become integrated? appeared first on Journal.

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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? What’s the Right sized firm for you?

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Archinect

JANUARY 4, 2022

When beginning architecture school, a student is introduced to four basic design elements: Point, Line, Plane, and Volume. These elements serve as the backbone to crafting an effective design proposal and successful project for a design firm. The process for designing a building requires these four elements to operate.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Home to iconic landmarks such as Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall and Richard Meier’s Getty Center, Los Angeles’ architecture has become greatly influenced by the entertainment industry. Starting from its architectural schools, the city promotes alternative design practices. How are these architecture firms ranked?

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Archinect

MAY 17, 2023

As architecture schools everywhere prepare for end-of-year reviews, final exhibitions, and commencement ceremonies, below is a selection of upcoming events from a few of our Archinect Partner Schools. Pratt Institute School of Architecture hosts. Image courtesy of A Rising Tide.

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Architizer

JUNE 9, 2023

The end of the Pinochet regime was an important moment for architecture in Chile, leading to a boom in architecture schools and a broader curriculum. With so many architecture firms to choose from, it’s challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs.

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Architizer

JULY 23, 2024

Dear architecture students, this one’s for you! Transitioning from architecture school to professional practice can be both exhilarating and challenging. Larger firms often receive a significant amount of work from clients seeking concept designs and competition-based projects.

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Archinect

MARCH 23, 2022

Prince spoke about her collaboration with new American Academy member and Yale SoA Dean Deborah Berke on a project called Design for Freedom that looks to hold the industry into account for support unethical labor practices by creating a database that is exclusive of firms with a known history of dealing with sordid entities at the front end of the (..)

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Home to McGill University, one of the most prestigious architecture schools in the country, the city constantly produces new pieces of architecture that do not fit under any specific trend or movement but rather steadily push the boundaries of contemporary architecture. How are these architecture firms ranked?

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The story of growing Kohn Pedersen Fox from 3 partners to an international architecture firm of 700+. 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. Gene inspired me that day in 1992.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 25, 2025

Thats the reality of how most small firm architects treat specificationsand its why this episode of the EntreArchitect Podcast is so important. I recently sat down with Sherry Harbaugh, founder of TRC Consultants and a 35-year veteran in the world of architectural specifications. Thats where things clicked. So she went out on her own.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 2, 2024

From grueling all-nighters in architecture school to managing relentless client demands, architects have historically worn their stress as a badge of honor. Each step revealed unique insights into the architectural profession’s demands—and its vulnerabilities.

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Young Architect

AUGUST 30, 2023

Young Architect Foundations of Success: Orion’s Journey from Construction Sites to Architectural Firms In this episode of The Young Architect Podcast, we dive deep into the journey highlighting the success of Orion Watkins, an Architect who has seen it all. Even in the throes of a recession, Orion displayed unmatched resilience.

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Architizer

APRIL 7, 2022

Nowadays, the city remains home to preeminent architectural schools such as UCL’s Bartlett School of Architecture. So it’s no wonder that the city is home to a bevy of heavyweight firms and up-and-coming studios whose names are known locally and abroad. How are these architecture firms ranked?

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Architizer

APRIL 21, 2023

With so many architecture firms to choose from, it’s challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs. Fortunately, Architizer is able to provide guidance on the top design firms in Hong Kong based on more than a decade of data and industry knowledge.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

There is a moment of realization that occurs when you get your first real job in an architectural office that maybe architecture school and what is now going to be expected from you are a little out of phase with one another. Continue reading Ep 170: Architecture School versus the Real World at Life of an Architect.

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SW Oregon Architect

JANUARY 23, 2022

This past Thursday evening, representatives from three AIA Oregon firms presented projects currently in design for scrutiny by University of Oregon architecture students in the 2022 Reverse Crit. I may have graduated from architecture school decades ago, but I will always remain a student of architecture.

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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Pelletier de Fontenay, an architectural firm based in Montreal, in partnership with Leclerc Architects, presents École du Zénith, a project resulting. Completed in 2023 in Shefford, Canada. Images by James Brittain.

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Dwell

JANUARY 20, 2025

I grew up doing renovations with my dad, since I was a teenager, well before architecture school," says Aleksandra, who is an architect and principal of the Vancouver firm Hidden Studio Architecture & Design.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

"I love fun—not taking design seriously is very important," says García, who founded the studio as a pandemic project along with her friends Lorena Madahuar and Oaxaca-based textile designer Natalia Ramirez, whom she met during high school in Switzerland. The studio works with some 20 makers to realize its designs.

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

So you’ve graduated from architecture school and received a university degree in architecture—so what happens next? What if you don’t want to be a designer, maybe you have interests in how buildings are detailed and built, the selection of materials and finishes, firm management. What exactly does an architect do?

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Architecture Here and There

AUGUST 21, 2022

Andrés Jaque has just been named dean of the architecture school at Columbia University. He replaces Amale Andraos, who will advise university president Lee Bollinger on his new Columbia Climate School. Jaque founded and is principal of the firm Office for Political Innovation , in New York and Madrid. Keep reading.

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Young Architect

APRIL 5, 2022

After being told in high school that he should not go to Architecture School, Chris got an internship at a local firm and decided he had too much ambition not to pursue his dreams. He went full force into Architecture School. What you’ll hear in this episode: What inspired Chris to study Architecture.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Topic | Architecture School: Educating the Profession. The post #EntreArchitectChat Transcript 120512 | Architecture School: Educating the Profession appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Join us again next week at 9PM EST on Twitter.com.

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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. Below is the talk Gene presented at the EntreArchitect Business Summit for our community of small firm architects. Gene inspired me that day.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Two senior faculty members have resigned from Californian architecture school SCI-Arc after an investigation was launched into the labour practices of the school's staff this spring. The scrutinisation of architectural schools has become an international trend this year.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

One of the most common themes of these emails is that architecture school is nothing like working in the real world. My parents thought I should go into a different major, but I really wanted to be an architect, so I went to architecture school. I was still in architecture school as everyone else graduated.

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Deezen

MARCH 10, 2022

Gyo Obata, co-founder of the St Louis-based architecture firm HOK , has passed away at the age of 99. The firm would go on to complete projects all over the United States, Europe and Asia. The news of Obata's death on 8 March 2022 was announced by HOK, which shared a retrospective of his life and works on its website.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 19, 2016

Wintner, AIA, Emeritus, an architecture management consultant and co-author of the book, Financial Management for Design Professionals: The Path to Profitability. To learn more about Steve and his firm Management Consulting Services, visit his website at ManagementConsultingServices.com. Respectfully, Steve L. Wintner, AIA Emeritus.

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Archinect

AUGUST 31, 2023

I got my first real full-time architecture job after my undergrad in July. It's a full-time position at a firm with projects I've always admired. The reason I'm older than most people who've finished their undergrad is that I worked and studied in other fields before I went to architecture school. I’m 26.

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Deezen

AUGUST 28, 2024

It often felt more like the continuation of design studios at architecture school rather than the office environment one often encounters when starting practice at a firm." "Instead what I got was an ever-surprising, and often transitional-feeling set of adapted spaces that defied truisms of the basic needs of an office." "It

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Deezen

JANUARY 3, 2022

xico (UNAM) architecture school, and have been collaborating professionally since 2017. Other projects in Mexico City include an apartment renovation in the renowned CUPA tower by local firm Escobedo Soliz , and a courtyard block with a "secret garden" at its centre, by CPDA Arquitectos. noma de Me?xico

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Young Architect

DECEMBER 27, 2021

In her Junior and Senior years of high school, she also did an internship at an architecture firm. These experiences further reinforced for her that architecture was the right path for her, and she continued on to study architecture in college. What architecture school was like for LeEllen.

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SW Oregon Architect

JANUARY 15, 2023

1) Miguel graduated with a degree in architecture from the University of Oregon (Class of 1999) and was a member of the UO men’s basketball team while at the school. (2) to get back into architecture. 2) My firm provided Miguel with an office practicum for one academic quarter while he was in architecture school.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

So I thought I would put together an architectural job “starter kit” of all the things you should be paying attention to if you’re planning on getting a job at an architectural office. My experience demands that I champion the advantages of working in a small firm, it’s what I know and love.

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