Archispeak Podcast

As the comments and conversations continue online after an article about Why the Millennial Architect Won't Be Your CAD Monkey and our episode talking about the article, I'm still refining my thinking on this issue. There are things that stand out to me now that I

After a five year drought the market for architects is once again picking up. For this episode, Archispeak takes on the dreaded interview process. We discuss what architectural graduates or licensed architects should present (i.e. drawings, photos), wear and ask in an interview. Listen and subscribe in iTunes.

This episode: We talked with many friends of the show in Chicago as they were in attendance of the American Institute of Architects National Convention. They talked about their experiences there and we heard some great insight on how it has inspired their practices and daily routines.

NCARB set off a firestorm recently by announcing their "endorsement of the concept of an additional, structured path that leads to licensure.” For Episode 36 of the Archispeak Podcast we are joined by special guest host Lee Calisti to discuss what this means to the profession and architectural education.

For Episode 35 of the podcast, we discuss some recent feedback and then take a detour to talk about everyone's favorite subject, the Architectural Registration Exam. During the discussion we suggest strategies and resources for studying, so you too can pass and call yourself an Architect.

Vacations (or lack-thereof per the architectural profession standard) are what we're talking about this week on Archispeak. We also talk about why it's so hard to get away and what you can do about it to actually get out and recharge your batteries.