This is a guest post written by my friend Taylor Schaub, a 4th-year undergraduate architecture student at the Illinois Institute of Technology. She's pursuing a Bachelor of Architecture degree with a minor in Business. Although she does not have a website, she can be found on LinkedIn, Instagram, and as a previous guest on Life of An Architect Blog. Please leave a comment at the end of the article and share your thoughts with the author and other readers. nosce te ipsum: know … [Read more...]
No More Starving Artist
How to Rewrite the Story of Our Profession With a twisted sense of pride, too many architects today accept the small firm stereotype of “starving artist”. Seeds planted in architecture school bloom into a full-on virus as professionals launch their own firms and find their way to small business. New firms are launched every day without proper planning, without an understanding of basic business fundamentals and often with an eager acceptance that life as an architect will be a difficult … [Read more...]
21 Rules for a Successful Life in Architecture
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a guest post by architect Kevin J. Singh. Kevin is an Associate Professor of Architecture in the School of Design at Louisiana Tech University and has served as Director of the Community Design Activism Center (CDAC) since joining the faculty in 2006. He currently teaches courses in community design, 4th year studios and professional practice. Kevin is a graduate of Ball State University (B.Arch.) and Auburn University (MBC). He has served on the Board of … [Read more...]
My Ultimate Guide to Landing Your First Job in Architecture
This past December I was invited to speak at AIAS Forum 2013; the American Institute of Architecture Students national convention. This year the event was held in Chicago… Yes, Chicago in December, and yes, we were snowed-in for days. While we waited for the airports to open, I had the opportunity to speak in length with many of the architecture students in attendance. They asked me many questions, but the one concern they had more than any other was what they should do to land their first job … [Read more...]