Practical Experience : An Architecture Student's Guide to Internship and the Year Out

by Marjanovic; Ruedi Ray; Tankard

• ISBN13: 9780750662062
• ISBN10: 0750662069
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-20
• Publisher: Elsevier Science

Summary

The year out, or internship, in a professional practice can be the most rewarding experience in an architectural student's education. It can also be a shock to the system to find that architectural working practices are very different to architectural study. This book provides a beginner's guide to professional practice and a step-by-step guide on how to find the placement that best suits your goals. It is the fourth title in the successful 'Seriously Useful Guides...' series. In order to give you a real insight into professional experience, this guide includes real life case studies from students who have been through the experience and from practices that have taken them on. It guides you through the steps of finding a placement, outlines the norms and expectations for internship in different countries, and discusses codes of office behavior and professional ethics. Contemporary architectural practices are becoming increasingly diverse and this guide outlines some Practical experience/Internship choices, providing cases studies of award wining firms that offer practical experience. These case studies range from conventional practices based on the art of building, to practices based on digital media or contemporary urbanism. Finally, the term 'critical practice' is becoming increasingly important, and the book provides some definitions and examples of critically based architectural practices.

Table of Contents

About the Authors	ix
Acknowledgements	xi
List of Illustrations	xv
Introduction	1	(4)
The Handbook	1	(4)
Section One: Where to Go	5	(102)
Practicing in the Built Environment	7	(9)
The Architectural Office	8	(1)
Computer-Aided Design and Digital Skills	9	(1)
Some Common Terms	10	(6)
The Architectural Office	16	(17)
Office Types	16	(4)
Offices and Building Types	20	(1)
Other Kinds of Architectural Office	21	(12)
Other Types of Office	33	(10)
Contractors, Construction, and Project Management	33	(2)
Engineering	35	(1)
Interior Design	36	(2)
Landscape Architecture	38	(1)
Urban Design and/or Planning	39	(1)
Surveying, Property Management, and Real Estate	40	(2)
What Next?	42	(1)
Critical and Emerging Practices	43	(11)
What is Critical Practice?	43	(11)
The Year Out and Beyond: Becoming an Architect in the UK	54	(19)
Governing Bodies	54	(2)
The Setting and Monitoring of Professional Education and Qualifications by ARB and RIBA	56	(1)
Becoming a Registered Architect in the UK	56	(3)
The Professional Experience and Development Process	59	(5)
The Professional Experience and Development Record	64	(5)
Finally: Preparing for Part 3 of the Professional Examination	69	(2)
How a Foreign Architect Can Apply to Register as a UK Architect	71	(1)
A Final Note	72	(1)
Internship and Beyond: Becoming an Architect in the USA	73	(23)
The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards	73	(1)
American Institute of Architects	74	(1)
The Establishment and Monitoring of Professional Qualifications	75	(1)
Becoming a Registered Architect in the USA: The Basics	75	(20)
A Final Note	95	(1)
International Experience	96	(11)
Becoming an Architect Abroad	96	(2)
Working Abroad	98	(9)
Section Two: Case Studies	107	(60)
UK Case Studies	109	(14)
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris	109	(2)
Alsop Architects	111	(2)
Arup Associates	113	(1)
Boyarsky Murphy Architects	114	(2)
Davis Langdon & Everest	116	(1)
deRijke Marsh Morgan Architects	117	(2)
Gollifer Langston Architects	119	(1)
Houlton Architects	120	(3)
US Case Studies	123	(16)
Garofalo Architects	123	(3)
Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck Architecture	126	(2)
Mark Robbins	128	(2)
O'Donnell Wicklund Pigozzi and Peterson Architects Inc.	130	(2)
Weller Architects	132	(2)
Wheeler Kearns Architects	134	(2)
Xavier Vendrell Studio	136	(3)
Other International Case Studies	139	(28)
Africa	139	(4)
Asia	143	(6)
Europe	149	(15)
Latin America	164	(2)
A Final Note	166	(1)
Section Three: How to Get There	167	(32)
Finding a Job	169	(13)
How Can You Find the Right Job for You?	169	(5)
The Application	174	(3)
The Interview Portfolio	177	(2)
The Job Offer and the Employment Agreement	179	(3)
Office Cultures	182	(12)
Getting Organized	182	(1)
Taking Responsibility for Learning	183	(1)
Getting Really Good Experience	184	(2)
Codes, Norms, and Expectations	186	(5)
Collegiality and Professional Conduct	191	(1)
Equal Employment Opportunity Legislation	192	(2)
Afterwards	194	(5)
Coping with the Termination of Employment	194	(2)
Where Does Your Job Lead You to?	196	(1)
Giving Back	196	(3)
Section Four: Appendices	199	(2)
Appendix A: Readings on Practice	201	(2)
Appendix B: Resources for Information on International Architectural Practice	203	(10)
International	203	(1)
North America	203	(1)
Central and South America	204	(2)
Europe	206	(4)
Africa	210	(1)
Asia	210	(2)
Oceania	212	(1)
Index	213