Practical Experience

A beginner's guide to professional practice and a step-by-step guide on how to find the placement that best suits your goals. It guides you through the steps of finding a placement, outlines the norms and expectations for internship in different countries, and discusses codes of office behavior and professional ethics.

Acknowledgements; About the authors; List of Illustrations 1. Introduction: Why Year Out/ Internship?: The Handbook; 2. Getting Started: Academia and Practice: Professional Destinations; 3.Professional Training: Becoming an Architect in the UK: Professional Associations (RIBA, ARB): RIBA Parts I,II, and III and the 'Year Out': Professional Experience and Development Record (PEDR): Case Studies; 4. Professional Internship: Becoming an Architect in the US: Professional Associations (AIA, NCARB): Becoming an Architectural Intern: Internship Development Program (IDP): Case Studies; 5. International experience: Becoming an Architect in different parts of the world: Working Abroad and Visas: Case Study - Africa: Case Study - Asia: Case Study - Australia: Case Study - Europe: Case Study - Latin America; 6. Getting There: Finding the Right Job: Your Cover Letter, Resume and Portfolio: Interview Strategies: Employment Agreement and other options; 7. The Architectural Office: What are the Choices: Codes, Norms and Expectations: Benefits: Ethical Considerations: Clients: Case Studies; 8. Practices in the Built Environment: Contractors and Construction Management: Project Management: Engineering: Interior Design: Landscape Architecture: Urban Design: Sustainable Design: Case studies; 9. Emerging Technologies: Digital Media, Video and Animation: Case Studies; 10. Critical Practices: Traditional vs. Critical Practices: The Importance of Critical Practices: The Context of Architectural Practice: Case Studies; 11. Afterwards; 12. Some useful reading.