You have drafted up so many construction documents in your young hipping career. But when you're asked a question what goes inside bidding documents, you've no idea.You hear your project architect interchangeably using the terms “specs” and “project manual”. But did you know they’re... View full entry

For those of you who had been with me since 2011 when I first started this blog, you might’ve noticed I’ve stopped blogging for over a year. Blame it on moving around a lot, working 70 hours a week, dealing with family issues...Well, the truth is I was having a massive burnout - I know... View full entry

Remember when you first graduated, you look at the 5600 IDP hours and you thought to yourself how am I ever going to get through this? 5600 hours = 700 days = roughly 2 years if you work every single day. But for most people, it usually takes 3 to 4 years because: first, you don't work every... View full entry

Recently, I have the pleasure to contribute to YAF Connection - the official e-magazine for young architects produced by the Young Architects Forum (YAF). If you haven't heard about YAF, you should check them out! They provide great resources for intern architects and recently licensed... View full entry

Hi Archinect,If you remember about two years ago, I wrote about my experience on getting my second job. Now I am moving on to the third one. Three years ago when I first graduated, I had a plan of where I would go:A small firm to learn as much as I can about the basic business of architecture.A... View full entry

Hi Archinect,Back to our Intern 101 series! Here goes a very important topic that no one really talks about. What do you do when you are tackling work that are over your experience level? NCARB wants us to fill in all these different categories, but honestly sometimes they are really difficult... View full entry

Hi Archinect,Last week was crazy. Overtime all weekend. Deadline on Tuesday. Sick on Wednesday. Then exam on Thursday! I was so sick and out of it during the exam that I don’t really remember much. But I will try to share with you all. My exam was at 6pm on Thursday, so I took a day off from... View full entry

Hi Archinect,Wow! Has it really been 25 days already? I lost count of the days while studying EVERYDAY! I still haven't set a day for my CDS exam yet, but it will probably be some time next month. So I have been studying for about six weeks now, and I have developed a strategy to tackle all these... View full entry

Hi Archinect,I spent most of first two days researching and grabbing every single study material I could find. There are so many resources between flashcards, books, notes from forums and lectures…I have soon become very overwhelmed. Wouldn't it be great if they can just give us one big book to... View full entry

Hi Archinect,Now that I am 25 (almost turning 26!), I am finally getting ready to take the ARE! I still haven't finished my IDP, but some of the states allow you to take the exams concurrently with your IDP hours - so check before you apply. I always felt like there was something missing since I... View full entry

Hi Archinect,Do you think you are not doing much at your job? A lot of us are usually drafting every second of the day, but we can do so much more. First, we need to take the initiative to infuse some fun and young energy into our office environment. Don't just sit in front of your computer all... View full entry