#architecture intern

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05.08.19

It’s my third day of internship and doing 8 hour work days can be really exhausting, especially if you have to use mostly brain power.

Why is counting the number of materials needed in a project so tedious? 😭

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[tobeaclarchitect]

YOWZA!

applying for internships is very stressful! at first it was difficult to get used to the idea that my family and community stands so strongly against my goal (for the summer, and for my future), but now every conversation in which they try to discourage me (so, every conversation) only fuels my determination. I may be practically on my own- with a support system I can count on one hand- but you better bet I’ll kick ass and come back to tell the tale! some points on my process right now: i currently have three separate strategies. 1. i’ve collected a list of every single architecture firm in my parents’ city and in my college town. i will be contacting all of them to inquire (a) whether they are open to hiring a summer intern and (b) whether i can visit their office to learn about their work. i can learn something even if they don’t let me work. 2. i’m going through job search sites like Indeed and finding architectural internship openings that i qualify (or mostly qualify*) for. a lot of these are in more interesting cities which is very exciting, and i’ll jump at those opportunities. 3. i’m working my networks (!) which are sadly very short on architects, so i’ll have to ask people if they might know people who know people who know architects, but a personal connection is always the best way to get your foot in the door so i can’t let up on this option yet! *the only two things i’m missing, really, are 1. a portfolio (by the summer i will be proficient in autocad and revit, i’ve used adobe suite before and am generally a fast learner for all other tech things, but i haven’t had a chance yet to compile my class projects into a portfolio- and certainly not to include creative ventures of my own) and 2. enrollment in an official Architecture degree. Hopefully these won’t hinder me too much! Let me know if you have any tips for applications!

[lifeofan-architecturestudent]

NCARB announces major changes to IDP program | Via

Important stuff for internship down the road everyone!

The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) announced today that it will be making significant changes to its Intern Development Program (IDP). Separate from other considerations to change the IDP's terminology, this decision chiefly includes two phases: (1) the removal of "elective" hourly requirements, and (2) condensing IDP's experience areas from the current 17 into six "practice-based categories", linked to future sections planned for the revised Architect Registration Examination (ARE) 5.0. These changes will be implemented beginning mid-2015 and mid-2016, respectively.

By removing the "elective" IDP hours, NCARB is decreasing the total required from 5,600 to 3,740 (still based on the seventeen "core experience areas", until ARE 5.0 is in place). NCARB reportedly made this decision to cut down on the average amount of years it takes "interns" to become licensed. The current average is more than seven — five years for IDP and another 2.2 to complete the ARE. Under the revised IDP, NCARB estimates an average of three to four years to complete the program.

In mid-2016, the ARE's "experience categories" will be downsized to the six outlined in 2012 NCARB Practice Analysis of Architecture (page 40), and then officially implemented through ARE 5.0 in late 2016. The revisions are meant to reflect updates in the way architectural practice works today (emphasizing developments in technology and information communications).

NCARB also stresses that in order to actually realize whatever changes it makes to IDP, the adjustments must be enforced by its 54 jurisdictional boards across the U.S.

Here's the complete text from NCARB's official statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 22, 2014 — The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) has voted to approve significant changes that will streamline and overhaul the Intern Development Program (IDP), which most states require to satisfy experience requirements for initial licensure as an architect. The changes will only be applicable where adoption has occurred by individual jurisdictional licensing boards.

The changes will be implemented in two phases. The first will streamline the program by focusing on the IDP’s core requirements and removing its elective requirements. The second phase will condense the 17 current experience areas into six practice-based categories that will also correspond with the divisions tested in the Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®).

NCARB announced the proposals to modify the IDP in late June at its Annual Business Meeting, which was attended by representatives of its 54 member jurisdiction boards that oversee architect licensing in their states or territories. After reviewing the feedback from the boards, the Board of Directors voted to move forward with both proposals for implementation in mid-2015 and mid-2016.

“Streamlining of the IDP requirements will reduce complexities while ensuring that intern architects still acquire the comprehensive experience that is essential for competent practice, and result in a program that is both justifiable and defensible,” said NCARB President Dale McKinney, FAIA.

Phase 1: Focusing on Core Requirements

The IDP currently requires interns to document 5,600 hours of experience, with 3,740 of those hours as core requirements in specific architectural experience areas. The remaining 1,860 hours are elective hours. The first reinvention phase will streamline the IDP by removing the elective hour requirement, with interns documenting only the 3,740 hours in the 17 core experience areas.

In making its decision to eliminate the elective hours, the Board considered several important statistics:

The average intern currently takes five years to complete the hours required for IDP and another 2.2 years to complete the ARE, totaling an average of more than seven years from graduation to licensure. 

With this reduction in required IDP hours, it is likely that the average intern will take roughly three to four years to complete their IDP requirements following this change. 

Combined with the time required to complete the ARE, the Board anticipates that the average intern will have five to six years of post-graduation experience prior to qualifying for initial licensure. 

Implementation and Jurisdictional Adoption  NCARB expects to implement the first phase on or before June 2015. Many states will need to formally adopt the streamlined program because of how experience requirements for licensure are written in their laws or rules.

“Our planning efforts will include development of a campaign to inform interns of the importance of understanding the variables in jurisdictional laws and rules related to the experience requirement when considering where they will apply for licensure,” McKinney said.

Phase 2: Aligning Internship and Examination

The Board also agreed to a future realignment of the framework of IDP requirements into six experience categories reflecting the six general areas of practice, which were identified by the2012 NCARB Practice Analysis of Architecture. These changes will mirror the six divisions of a future version of the licensing exam, known as ARE 5.0.

NCARB’s internship-related committees will provide guidance on mapping the existing requirements into the new, overhauled format. This work should be completed and ready for introduction in mid-2016, before the launch of ARE 5.0 in late 2016.

-RP

[yorgunkirmizi]

FUCK INTERNSHIP!

I may seem like a spoiled, lazy girl because of this but I'm gonna write it anyways.

I started working in a architecture firm for past 3 days. I will work for only 20 days and its already streching my nerves. First of all I do nothing. Literally. I sit in a desk all day and just scroll down on Tumblr and 9gag. Sometimes they attemp to give me a job but when I say them I have no idea what that job is, they just give up or leave me with that job and I sit there clueless.

This so called architecture design firm... Yesterday boss came and told me design a facade for non existing building. When I asked him "how are the other buildings in the area?" he just said "Bad. You just do a modern design ok?" I mean what the fuck is wrong with these people. How can I desing a facade for a non existing building? I mean like it is not designed yet. These is no building in anywhere. When I ask a co-worked "What Should I do?" he said "Then design the building?" Then I asked "Do you have any information about this area? Any pictures or something?" He said "No". Oh okey then I just made a building up in my mind and put it there. Excuse me but this is not how I trained to be...

I dont know how to handle with these things. And the worst thing is I'm really really ill for past 2 weeks. And I asked for a permission to be excused for the rest of the day yesterday. So I can rest and be okey for the next day. But boss said "ill? illnes is not an excuse. No permission." Literally fuck you! So now I'm sitting in the office doing nothing but writing this with ache all over my body and a tishue in my hand all the time. Just trying to survive the day.

So fuck this internship! I wasn't this depressed when I was working in field.

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architects are actually just dicks though