The Survival Guide to Architectural Internship and Career Development

Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-471-69263-8
Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 203 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 586 g

Written by Grace Kim, a young architect who has worked in large and small firms and started her own firm, this is a concise, helpful guide to understanding the choices and decisions you will confront on the road from student to practitioner. Whether you are currently an architecture student, starting the internship process, taking the registration exams, or beginning your own firm, this book demystifies the process for you.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kim, Grace H.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Berufspraxis
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Berufe, Ausbildung, Karriereplanung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword. Surviving Internship.
Introduction.
An overview of the process to becoming an architect.
Chapter one. Finding the right firm for you.
Chapter two. The job search.
Chapter three. Intern Development Program.
Chapter four. Architect Registration Exam.
Chapter five. Professional Practice.
Chapter six. Professional Development.
Chapter seven. How do others get through this?.
Chapter eight. Mentorship.
Chapter nine. Choosing the Non-Traditional Path.
Chapter ten. Working Abroad.
Chapter eleven. Starting your own firm.
Conclusion.
Bibliography.
Articles.
Books.

Über Autor(innen)

Grace H. Kim, AIA, is a principal and co-founder of Schemata Workshop, an architectural collaborative in Seattle. Kim received her bachelor of architecture with a minor in business from Washington State University, and had previously worked in practice at Skidmore, Owings and Merrill in Chicago, Bumgardner Architects in Seattle, and as principal at Place Architects in Seattle. For two years, Kim was university education coordinator at the International Masonry Institute, where she developed masonry education programs for architecture students. As a member of the AIA Mentorship Task Group, she spearheaded efforts to create a national AIA mentorship website, entitled "Mentorship: a Journey in Collaborative Learning." In 2004, Kim was the first recipient of the AIA NAC/YAF Emerging Professionals Mentorship Award.