Archinect - News

NCARB opens new path to certification for architects from non-accredited schools

2017-06-05T12:06:00-04:00

If you don’t have a degree from an accredited architecture program, getting certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) is no easy task. It’s now a bit easier, as NCARB has announced a new “Certificate Portfolio” path for architects with “significant professional experience and degrees with non-accredited design programs.”

If you’re an architect licensed in any U.S. jurisdiction but hold a degree in something besides architecture—or even no college degree at all—you can complete an online portfolio and, if it meets certain requirements, you can get certified.

“This revised path makes the goal of professional mobility achievable for a broader range of licensed individuals, while maintaining the quality standards expected by our boards and the public,” says NCARB President Kristine A. Harding, NCARB, AIA.

Find out more here.

Wright Architecture School Sets Fund-raising Goal for Independence

2014-12-15T13:12:00-05:00

The architecture school run by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation will try to raise $2 million before the end of 2015 to ensure its future as an independent organization, the foundation announced on Monday, having approved a possible path toward the school’s incorporation. [...] The foundation’s board had initially decided not to incorporate the school separately, for fear of losing control over its operations. But objections from school supporters prompted the board to reconsider.

Previously: New Plan for Architecture School at Wright Foundation

New Plan for Architecture School at Wright Foundation

2014-10-31T15:00:00-04:00

The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation has approved a possible path toward independent incorporation of its architecture school – providing fund-raising targets are met, Sean Malone, the foundation’s president and chief executive, said in a note sent Wednesday evening to people involved in the school.

Previously: Spiralling Tensions at Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture School

Spiralling Tensions at Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture School

2014-08-27T17:36:00-04:00

The architecture school run by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation on Wednesday criticized a decision by the foundation’s board that will result in the school losing its accreditation. Last week, the Higher Learning Commission, a Chicago-based nonprofit that accredits universities and colleges, told the school it would lose its accreditation in 2017.

Previously: Taliesin faces loss of accreditation, suspends fall enrollment

UPDATE: New Plan for Architecture School at Wright Foundation

Do your homework: The most required skills to work at the top 50 architecture firms

2014-07-18T17:58:00-04:00

The folks at Black Spectacles have shared with us some pretty insightful intelligence about what software skills and licensure/accreditation are most required to land you a job at the world's Top 50 architecture firms.

Compare below if you've got what it takes, and then head over to the Archinect Job Board to land your next big gig. Many of the listed Top 50 firms are currently hiring!

"We surveyed 928 job postings at the top 50 architecture firms, based on Architectural Record's July 2013 Top 300 Architecture Firms study, and compiled the software requirements and the licensure/accreditation requirements listed for each job. We then sorted them by average, and then by the experience level required, from 0-3, 4-10 and 11-20+.

The results are in the infographic below."

(Click on the graphic to get a more detailed view)

"In summary, for software skills, over 70% of architecture jobs require Revit skills, and over 50% still require AutoCAD skills. The #3 software skill required is Sketchup...

Editor's Picks #370

2014-06-04T15:36:00-04:00

The latest edition of the Working out of the Box series featured Daniel Carper , Product Designer at Loaded Boards and Orangatang Wheels. Thayer-D was impressed "Very cool stuff. I've often wondered about the intersection of industrial design and architecture".

Plus, Amelia discusses TELOS: The Fantastic World of Eugene Tssui, a documentary in which Kyung Lee explore what "Tssui’s outsider status means in the shifting waters of architectural discourse, as the architect seeks approval for his TELOS project".

News

R.I.P - Massimo Vignelli, the award-winning designer, who died at the age of 83 after a long-term illness.

The LA Times published Christopher Hawthorne’s review of 9/11 Memorial Museum, in which he writes "The intensity, scope and sheer unrelenting literalism of this approach marks a significant change in how we choose to mark national trauma".

EKE chimed in "I think the museum was a bad idea on this site. ..I do think that the site is a sacred one because of the deaths that ha...

Taliesin faces loss of accreditation, suspends fall enrollment

2013-09-18T15:26:00-04:00

The education group that accredits the school has threatened to strip the institution of the right to award architecture degrees, spurring the school's leaders to discuss reforms to stay relevant while retaining the school's unique identity and Wright's legacy. As they weigh their options, they have suspended new student enrollments for this fall.