Towards a new architect [[electronic resource] ] : the guide for architecture students / / Yasmin Shariff and Jane Tankard

• Autore: Shariff Yasmin
• Pubblicazione: Boston, Mass., : Elsevier, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (121 p.)
• Disciplina: 720.7155
• Soggetto topico: Architecture - Vocational guidance
• Altri autori: TankardJane
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Towards a New Architect; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1.A cool career: Architecture opens the door to many different opportunities - don't expect to be an architect! Take a positive, practical, but sceptical look at your education and what is needed to register as an architect. Whatever you decide, global warming is staring us in the face; Step 1: get going and keep a sketchbook!; Step 2: tune in and keep a sketchbook! ; 2.Design your career: Fuel your talent with passion and knowledge. Get to grips with what you need to know and do, and work out how to get it. You need to be well-read, have talent, artistry and knowledge, and be opportunisticStep 3: think differently; Step 4: get help; 3.Design dynamic: Studying architecture is like learning a language. If you don't understand the grammar and vocabulary, how can you expect to communicate fluently?; Step 5: build your knowledge (use your sketchbook); Step 6: develop your skills ; 4.Architectural courses: Your career depends on you. If you want to be an architect in the UK, you need to be on an accredited course: does your university meet the requirements?Step 7: launch your career; Step 8: select a university; 5.Architectural practice: Work out where you want to go and how to get there - but serendipity may take you somewhere exciting if you allow it; Step 9: research the market; Step 10: select a practice; 6.Your application: How to break into a cut and thrust environment where creative and talented people are jostling for position.; Step 11: send in your agent ; Step 12: lead with styleStep 13: write your CV; Step 14: prepare for the interview; Step 15: accepting or rejecting an offer; 7.Registration: The title 'architect' is protected by law in the UK. You can only call yourself an architect and practise if you are registered with the Architects Registration Board.; Step 16: work out if you want to get registered and what it takes; Step 17: get some professional training; 8. New beginnings: Getting the balance right.; Step 18: take care of yourself; Step 19: work and play; Glossary; References and further reading; Appendices; Appendix A:ARB criteria ; Appendix B:RIBA professional experience regulationsAppendix C:Sources of inspiration; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: After three years of education, architecture students have to start out on their first year of practical training as the initial step in a career in the professional world--all too often without enough clear advice to make sure that their first step is in the right direction.Towards a New Architect helps you to make the right moves. It explores how to research the opportunities available, prepare your CV, make sure that it gets you noticed for the right reasons and deliver a successful interview as part of a clear plan for building your career as an architect. For many architec
• Titolo autorizzato: Towards a new architect
• ISBN: 1-136-43385-6; 1-282-73720-1; 9786612737206; 0-08-087967-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785153303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II