Slides from presentation on Careers in Architecture as part of ACSA Creative Futures: Architecture School Webinar Series.

2. Lee
W.
Waldrep,
Ph.D.
@DocArchitecture
ACSA
Crea0ve
Futures
April
25,
2015
To
study
architecture
is
to
study
all
things
-­‐-­‐
John
Ruskin

3. Over
20
years
of
experience
in
higher
educa6on
with
an
emphasis
in
academic
affairs
and
career
development
of
architecture
students.
Author
of
Becoming
an
Architect:
A
Guide
to
Careers
in
Design,
3rd
Edi6on
(2014)
published
by
J.
Wiley
and
Sons,
and
Chapter
3.3
Career
Paths
of
Architects,
a
chapter
in
the
15th
edi6on
of
the
AIA
Handbook
for
Professional
Prac0ce.
Served
in
three
different
architecture
programs
(IIT,
University
of
Maryland
and
University
of
Illinois).
Ph.D.
The
American
University
M.Arch
Arizona
State
University
BS
University
of
Michigan

4. PROFESSION
Architects:
107,581 Architects NCARB (October 2014)
Students:
24,989 Accredited Programs
2,265 Candidates Programs
15,507 Pre-Professional Programs
42,761 Total Students
9,433 Total Degrees - NAAB (2013-2014)
Labor Projections:
DOL predicts 17% (14% all) (18,600)
growth (‘12-’22) – 2014-2015

5. Architects
• According
to
AIA’s
membership,
74%
of
architects
prac6ce
in
architecture
firms.
• Small
percentages
work
in
universi6es
(1%),
government
(1%),
corpora6ons
(2%),
and
construc6on
(1%).
Firm
Size
• Sole
prac66oners
make
up
about
25%
of
firms.
• Three
quarters
of
firms
have
2-­‐49
staff
• Firms
with
50-­‐99
make
up
2%
of
firms
2012
AIA
Firm
Survey
Report

6. Architect
Posi6ons
• Senior
Principal
/
Partner
• Mid-­‐Level
Principal
/
Partner
• Junior
Principal
/
Partner
• Department
Head
/
Senior
Manager
• Project
Manager
• Senior
Architect
/
Designer
• Architect
/
Designer
III
• Architect
/
Designer
II
• Architect
/
Designer
I
• Third-­‐Year
Intern
• Second-­‐Year
Intern
• Entry-­‐Level
Intern
• Student
AIA DEFINITION OF
ARCHITECT POSITIONS

7. Student
Entry
Level
Middle
Years
Full-­‐Fledged
None
Intern
Dracsmen
Junior
Designer
Junior
Designer
Job
Captain
Senior
Designer
Project
Architect
Associate
Associate
Partner
Principal
Owner
ARCHITECT’S STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
(Cuff, 1993 – The Story of Practice)
Gather
Knowledge
Gather
Preliminary
skills
Gather
experience
Display
experience
Demonstrate
competence
Gather
responsibility
Gain
autonomy,
management
tasks
Gain
fiscal
responsibility
Oversee
widening
sphere
of
influence

8. • Designers
–
Their
work
encompasses
a
huge
spectrum
of
work.
These
folks
come
up
with
the
vision
for
a
project.
• Planners
–
These
folks
are
typically
looking
downwards…in
plan
that
is.
They
have
specialized
in
a
type
of
building
design
(like
health
care,
laboratories,
toilet
rooms)
and
have
mastered
all
the
adjacencies
and
func6onal
space
requirements
for
these
types
of
buildings
and
their
spaces.
• Technical
–
They
take
the
baton
ocen
started
in
early
design
and
see
it
through
construc6on
documents.
They
can
specialize
in
any
of
the
above
and
s6ll
specialize
in
produc6on
work.
• BIM
Modelers
–
These
folks
manage
the
BIM
model
to
ensure
that
what
is
being
modeled
is
appropriate
and
basically
prevent
file
melt
downs.
• Life
Safety/Code/Accessibility
–
These
folks
know
the
codes.
• Specifica6ons
–
These
folks
manage
company
and/or
project
specifica6ons.
They
are
responsible
for
the
quality
of
all
that
goes
into
the
design.
They
meet
with
product
sales
reps
and
have
really
good
construc6on
knowledge.
• CCA
–
Construc6on
Contract
Administra6on
folks
visit
the
construc6on
site
to
verify
that
all
is
going
as
intended.
They
process
submiials,
write
field
observa6on
reports,
and
generally
give
contractors
heartburn.
10+ CAREER PATHS IN PRACTICE
Blogger:
John
Gresko,
@JohnGresko
|
Architect
|
Chicago,
IL
|
July
2012

9. 10+ CAREER PATHS IN PRACTICE
• Graphics
–
These
folks
build
models,
render,
and
assist
in
marke6ng
efforts.
They
are
quick
on
the
PC
and
don’t
mind
missing
out
on
some
sleep
once
in
a
while.
• Programmers
–
Specialize
in
a
par6cular
building
type.
They
count
up
all
the
new
spaces
for
a
new
building
and
work
with
the
client
to
designate
the
proper
amount
of
square
footage
for
each
space.
They
also
specialize
in
process
improvements.
• Interiors
–
They
can
do
anything
and
everything
interiors…
• Enclosure
–
The
folks
that
specialize
in
designing
and
produc6on
work
for
all
types
of
facades
and
roofs.
They
specialize
in
how
to
make
building
enclosures
perform
as
intended.
No
leaks
mean
they
have
done
a
good
job.
• Es6ma6ng
–
Es6mators
have
a
good
read
on
the
economy
and
the
supply
and
demand
for
materials.
They
help
validate
that
the
budget
is
on
track
• Management
–
Timesheets,
staffing,
yawn,
project
budgets,
project
schedules,
contracts,
heavy
client
interac6on,
authorita6ve.
I
hope
I
got
this
right…
don’t
want
to
get
fired.
• Sustainability
–
LEED
AP
ocen
comes
acer
their
name.
They
specialize
in
everything
green.
• Marke6ng
–
No
marke6ng,
no
work.
Know
marke6ng,
know
work.
These
folks
like
pressure
and
sleuthing.
They
tend
to
golf
real
well.

10. AIA SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES
hLp://www.aia.org/prac6cing/akr/AIAB089194
• Code
Compliance
• Commissioning
• Contract
Administra6on
/
• Construc6on
Defect
Analysis
• Construc6on
Documenta6on
-­‐
Drawings
• Construc6on
Documenta6on
-­‐
Specifica6ons
• Construc6on
Management
• Construc6on
Procurement
• Demoli6on
Planning
Services
• Detailed
Cost
Es6ma6ng
• Digital
Architecture
Survey
Technologies
• Energy
Analysis
and
Design
• Energy
Monitoring
• Environmental
Graphic
Design
• Expert
Witness
Services
• Facility
Evalua6on
Services
• Facility
Management
/
Facility
Support
• Furniture,
Furnishings
and
Equipment
Services
/
FFE
Design
• Geotechnical
Services
• Historic
Preserva6on
• Indoor
Air
Quality
Consul6ng
• Interior
Design
/
Architectural
Interior
Design
• Land
Surveying
Services
• Ligh6ng
Design
• Model
Construc6on
• Move
Management
• On-­‐Site
Project
Representa6on
• Programming
• Project
Financing
and
Development
Services
• Record
Drawing
• Regional
or
Urban
Planning
• Renderings
• Research
Services
• Security
Evalua6on
and
Planning
Services
• Seismic
Analysis
and
Design
• Site
Analysis
/
Site
Evalua6on
and
Planning
• Space
Planning
• Strategic
Facility
Planning
• Sustainable
Building
Design
• Urban
Design
Services
• Value
Analysis
• Zoning
Process
Assistance

11. • Corpora6ons
&
Ins6tu6ons
• Government
&
Public
Agencies
• Educa6on
&
Research
The
great
poten0al
for
the
profession
is
outside
of
the
box,
outside
of
tradi0onal
prac0ce
–
Richard
Hobbs

12. As
a
profession,
architecture
offers
a
myriad
of
possibili6es
for
rewarding
careers
• Related
Design
Professionals
• (architecture,
interior
design,
urban
design)
• Engineers
&
Technical
• Construc6on
• Art
&
Design
• Architectural
Products
&
Services
• Other

13. “Students
entering
architecture
do
not
think
about
being
a
planner
or
a
cartographer
or
a
writer.
Challenge
yourself
to
beier
sell
your
considerable
skill
sets,
and
to
“design
yourself,”
and
your
career,
just
as
you
would
an
architecture
project.
You
know
about
the
design
process,
so
why
not
apply
it
to
yourself?”
–
Lee
W.
Waldrep,
Ph.D.
Architects
Branch
Out
(Architect’s
Newspaper,
May
2012)
The
Coolhaus
ice-­‐cream
sandwich
truck
in
Los
Angeles
was
started
by
architectural
graduate
Natasha
Case.
-­‐
hip://eatcoolhaus.com/

14. …architectural
graduates
who
are
in
command
of
the
powerful
problem-­‐
defining
and
problem-­‐solving
skills
of
the
designer
will
be
fully
capable
of
designing
their
own
imagina6ve
careers
by
crea6ng
new
defini6ons
of
meaningful
work
for
architects
that
are
embedded
in
the
social
landscape
of
human
ac6vity
and
life’s
events.
-­‐-­‐Leslie
Kanes
Weisman

15. For
those
willing
to
take
up
the
challenge,
there
has
never
been
a
more
exci6ng
6me
to
be
an
architect.
We
have
the
talent,
tools
and
processes
to
make
an
enormous
difference,
if
only
we
are
willing
to
use
them.
This
is
a
leadership
opportunity.
-­‐-­‐
ScoL
Simpson,
Sr.
Fellow
Design
Futures
Council
• Sustainability
/
Green
Design
• New
Technologies
/
Social
Media
• Building
Informa6on
Modeling
(BIM)
• New
Prac6ces
• Integrated
Project
Delivery
(IPD)
• Collabora6on
• Public
Interest
Design
• Distance
Educa6on
/
Learning

16. CAREERS of ARCHITECTS
• Tradi6onal
Prac6ce
• Adver6sing
• Art
• Automo6ve
• Book
Publishing
• Clothing
Design
• Energy
Conserva6on
• Environmental
and
Codes
• Environmental
Scien6st
• Ethics
and
Sustainability
• Ethnoarchitect
• Fabric
Structures
• Fashion
Design
• Fes6val
Architecture
• Financial
Services
• Floral
Arrangements
• Furniture
Design
• Gaming
Environment
Design
• Graphic
Design
• Historic
Preserva6on
• Magazine
Publishing
• Media
and
E-­‐Commerce
• Poli6cs
–
Ci6zen
Architect
• Product
Analysis
• Produc6on
Designer
• Public
Interest
Design
(Social
Engagement)
• Real
Estate
• Sales
and
Marke6ng
Management
• Set
Design
• Social
Media
• Space
Architecture
• User
Experience

17. Courtesy:
Phil
Bernstein,
Autodesk

18. RESOURCES
People
|
Social
Media
(LinkedIn)
Becoming
an
Architect,
3rd
ed.
(2014)
Down
Detour
Rd:
An
Architect
in
Search
of
Prac0ce
The
Eco
Guide
to
Careers
that
Make
a
Difference
Career
Op0ons
for
Architects
(AIA,
2003)
hip://architectsofotherthings.tumblr.com
hip://www.archinect.com
(Working
out
of
the
Box)

19. Think of yourself as the
carpenter. Think about your
house. Each day you
hammer a nail, place a board,
or erect a wall. Build wisely.
It is the only life you will
ever build.
Even if you live it for only one
day more, that day deserves
to be lived graciously and with
dignity. The plaque on the
wall says, “life is a do-it-
yourself project.”
THE BUILDER

20. LEE W. WALDREP, PH.D.
Dr.
Architecture
Twiier:
@DocArchitecture
hip://archcareers.blogspot.com/
lwaldrep@gmail.com