2024-11-21T17:39:47-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/133725169/aia-speaks-out-against-unpaid-internships-in-new-emerging-professionals-campaign Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2015-08-07T15:51:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9d/9d74a336ac528f16e049ebf7e559116e?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The Center for Emerging Professionals introduces a campaign dedicated to informing all generations of architects about the value Emerging Professionals bring to the field and the importance of getting paid for internship hours.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Responding to ongoing debates regarding unpaid internships and the devaluing of the profession, the AIA has launched a new educational campaign called "Know Your Worth", to inform and publicize how architects should value themselves in today's profession.</p><p>In a pair of videos introducing the campaign, architects at SmithGroupJJR (Los Angeles), McGraw Bagnoli Architects (Washington, DC)&nbsp;and&nbsp;Klimatic Architecture (Washington, DC) discuss the value of young and emerging professionals to the profession, and perhaps most importantly, present an unflinching view on unpaid internships &ndash; just don't do it. "If someone is in a situation where they're needing to argue about whether or not they should be paid, my advice would be to walk away from the situation," said Laura Ondrich, Architect at SmithGroupJJR, in below's "Value Your Work" video by the AIA.</p><p></p><p>Emerging professionals deserve compensation because they provide a unique and integral addition to firms:&nbsp;"Every new class of interns does bring...</p>