Towards a New Architect: The guide for architecture students

✍ Scribed by Yasmin Shariff, Jane Tankard

• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 130
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

After three years of education, architecture students have to start out on their first year of practical training as the initial step in a career in the professional world--all too often without enough clear advice to make sure that their first step is in the right direction.Towards a New Architect helps you to make the right moves. It explores how to research the opportunities available, prepare your CV, make sure that it gets you noticed for the right reasons and deliver a successful interview as part of a clear plan for building your career as an architect. For many architecture students the ultimate goal in their career is to set up in practice for themselves. This book sets out the steps to get there successfully and to make the process enjoyable and fulfilling. * Practical guide to planning a career in architecture Learn key skills to help you get the right job at the right firm Written to the latest RIBA/ARB guidelines

✦ Table of Contents

Towards a New Architect
......Page 2
Copyright
......Page 3
Contents......Page 4
Foreword......Page 7
Acknowledgements......Page 8
Step 1: get going and keep a sketchbook!......Page 10
Step 2: tune in and keep
a sketchbook!......Page 15
Step 3: think differently......Page 20
Step 4: get help......Page 23
Step 5: build your knowledge (use your sketchbook)......Page 26
Step 6: develop your skills......Page 35
Step 7: launch your career......Page 52
Step 8: select a university......Page 53
Step 9: research the market......Page 56
Step 10: select a practice......Page 61
Step 11: send in your agent......Page 66
Step 13: write your CV......Page 67
Step 14: prepare for the interview......Page 74
Step 15: accepting or rejecting an offer......Page 78
Step 16: work out if you want to get registered and what it takes......Page 80
Step 17: get some professional training......Page 81
Step 18: take care of yourself......Page 84
Step 19: work and play......Page 85
Glossary......Page 90
Technical guides......Page 92
Creativity guides......Page 93
Legal requirements......Page 94
ARB requirements for admissionto the register......Page 95
Appendix B
RIBA professional experience regulations......Page 100
Regulation 1......Page 101
Regulation 2......Page 102
Regulation 4......Page 103
Regulation 7......Page 104
RIBA work stages......Page 110
Artists......Page 112
Architects......Page 113
Twentieth century modern architecture books......Page 123
Index......Page 126