The Survival Guide to Architectural Internship and Career
Development
Grace Kim
WHY TO BUY
This is the definitive survival guide to the process from architecture school
graduation to finding a first job in the profession, completing internship
requirements and the registration exam.
Author biography
INFORMATION
Grace Kim, a registered architect in Illinois and Washington states, is one of two principals in a small, woman-owned architectural practice in Seattle, PLACE Architects. While not required for licensure at the time of registration in either state, she has completed the IDP requirements. She has been actively involved in internship issues since 1997, attending the first Internship Summit and serving on the Collateral Internship Task Force and the AIA’s Mentorship Task Group. Grace just completed a two-year term as the IDP coordinator for Washington State, hosting monthly information sessions statewide and presenting at the national IDP coordinators conference, and she is currently group mentoring five interns in Seattle.
ISBN10: 0-471-69263-8
ISBN13: 978-0-471-69263-8
In Store Date: February 10, 2006
Publication Date: March 3, 2006 Price: US$ 45.00
CAN$ 58.99 £ 31.99
Pages: 272 (estimated)
Season: Winter 2006
Trim Size: 8 x 9 in.
Format: Paper
Number of Illustrations: • Photos: B&W: 100 Color:0
Subject: (AR70) Professional Practice
Field: ARGD00 (Architecture and Design)
Discipline: ARX000 (Architecture)
Subdiscipline: ARX100 (Architecture)
Course: AR0500 (Professional Practice)
Product Line: (Z1) Architecture/Engineering
Discount Group: (4P) Professional(PL: BFHKRUZ,ISY3)
Bookstore Category: (ARC015000) ARCHITECTURE/Professional Practice
Editor: (031) Czarnecki, J.
Marketing Manager: (44) Mayhew, Justin
Publisher: (Z1) Amanda Miller
EAN: 9780471692638
UPC: 723812714001
Market Restrictions: World Rights
Rights: Incomplete Rights
Sales handles
-written by a registered architect that has recently begun a two-person architectural practice. - contributuons by co-founder of ArchVoices, which is a news information web site reaching approx. 12,000 subscribers that are young architects, interns, and students.
- clearly explains the steps and processes leading to licensure, with tips on taking the exams as well
- quick, accessible, practical information
- explains key questions/issues that graduates should keep in mind when seeking first professional job with a firm
- can be a tool for architecture school professional practice faculty and career counselors. - includes profiles of interns and young architects and those who have taken a non-tradition career path
Market description
(Please include secondary markets) primary: architecture students, interns, those seeking licensuresecondary: professional practice faculty, career counselors, human resources persons in architecture firms
The Survival Guide to Architectural Internship and Career
Development
Grace Kim
About the book
The book will be a concise guide to the process from architectural education to licensure. It also covers issues related to obtaining a first professional job upon graduating and the varius questions/issues involved in going from education to practice. Profiles of interns and young architects will enliven the text, and contributions will be written by experts on firm human resources and career
counseling.
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The Survival Guide to Architectural Internship and Career
Development
Grace Kim
Table of contents
Foreword. Surviving Internship. Introduction.
An overview of the process to becoming an architect. Chapter one. Finding the right firm for you..
Chapter two. The job search..
Chapter three. Intern Development Program.. Chapter four. Architect Registration Exam. Chapter five. Professional Practice. Chapter six. Professional Development.
Chapter seven. How do others get through this?. Chapter eight. Mentorship.
Chapter nine. Choosing the Non-Traditional Path. Chapter ten. Working Abroad.
Chapter eleven. Starting your own firm. Conclusion.
Bibliography. Articles. Books.
