5th MA Green Career Conference Presentation: Green Carer Pipelines and Internships

1. Green
Career
Pipelines
&
Internships:
Boston
Architectural
College’s
Gateway
Program

2. Green
Career
Pipelines
&
Internships
Boston
Architectural
College
Gateway
Project
www.the-­‐bac.edu
Eric
“Blake”
Jackson
Sustainability
PracCce
Leader
Tsoi/Kobus
&
Associates,
Architects
Cambridge,
MA
bjackson@tka-­‐architects.com
John
Gravelin
Intern/Recent
Graduate
Linnean
SoluCons
Boston,
MA
jgravelin93@gmail.com

3. Green
Career
Pipelines
&
Internships
BAC
Curriculum
“PracCce
Based
Learning”
Segment
I:
FoundaCon
1-­‐year
Segment
II:
IntegraCon
2.5-­‐years
Segment
III:
Synthesis
2.5
years
Degree
Project
1+
years
Typical
Curriculum
“Ivory
Tower”
Segment
I:
FoundaCon
2
years
Segment
II:
Professional
2
years
Degree
Project
1
year
FullCme
Work
Hours
Mandatory
Work
Hours
OpConal
100%
PracCcing
Staff
Start
2013
GraduaCon
2020
Work
Experience
7-­‐years
Professional
Network
Diverse
Licensing
Exams
Immediate
75%
Academic/25%
PracCcing
Staff
Start
2013
Graduate
2018
Work
Experience
0
Professional
Network
OpConal
Licensing
Exams
2021

4. Why
Gateway?
Arlington
Children’s
Theater
Brook
Farm
Chinatown
Library
Furniture

5. BAC’s
Campus
Climate
Ac<on
Plan
-­‐
CCAP
Gateway
Project
“Real
Internship”
Task
Solve
“Y”
Team
Work
10
weeks+
InteracCon
Model:
Staff
Weekly
Client
Bi-­‐term
Final
PresentaCon
Implement
Outcome
Real
Project
FullCme
Work
Hours
Mandatory
Typical
Student
Project
“Independent
Study”
Assignment
Design
“X”
Individual
Work
10
weeks
InteracCon
Model:
Staff
“Desk-­‐crits”
Peers
“Pin-­‐ups”
Final
PresentaCon
Porfolio
Outcome
Skill
Building
FullCme
Work
Hours
Mandatory
Real
Client/Real
Project/Real
Time
Client
interacCon
Project
realized
now/beyond
Clients
scruCny/nuances
Community
InteracCon
HypotheCcal
Project
&
Client
No
client
interacCon
Consequences-­‐free
‘Selling
architecture
to
architects’
100%
‘InsCtuConalized’

6. Communica<on
Roles/Titles
Editor
Graphics
II
Graphics
I
RelaCons
TA
CollaboraCon
(Physical
&
Virtual)
TK&A
(Harvard
Sq.)
CIC
(Kendall
Sq.)
BAC
(Back
Bay)

7. Standards
ConCnuity
&
Efficiency

8. BAC’s
Campus
Climate
Ac<on
Plan
(CCAP)

9. BAC’s
Campus
Climate
Ac<on
Plan
(CCAP)
Air
Travel
CO2
Student
Transit

10. !!!Thank
You!!!