What type of work is best for landing an entry level position in a design firm. Obviously it has to be impressing, but I would like to hear from your perspectives just so I know what I need to prepare before getting a position either as a drafter or an intern architect.
OK, I'm going to go out on a limb and assume the original poster is serious.... and I don't understand the question at all. Do you mean what type of work as in residential vs. commercial vs. institutional, or big vs. small, or do you mean autocad vs. 3d visualizations?
Present your best work. All of us only have so many pieces, and given the budgets, mindsets, etc. of our clients, not all of it will be portfolio-quality.
Or do you mean you have absolutely no experience in architecture whatsoever, and you're trying to make stuff up at the last minute?
depends on office you apply to as well. for me portfolio has always been important for job-getting, even with first job.
i know too many people for whom the first job did not involve a portfolio at all...typical interview/conversation went something like
young architect-to-be: "don't you want to see my portfolio?"
answer: "no, why would i? do you want to see mine?" which translated too: "...you are going to be doing cad, not design. and we have our own cad-standards so whatever you know about cad from school won't be useful here....so don't show me our cute student work...ain't interested."
i just got an entry level job after college, in my work examples, showed 2 studio projects (one primarily urban design, one building desing), a largely theoretical idea and how it was implemented into a wall system i had been working on, and autocad drawings of cd set i put together.
in my portfolio, i expanded more indepthly on the work samples, showed another 2 studio projects, 3D modelling ability and put the animation on my ipod. Also discussed my portfolio in a way that showed my interests in various ways of thinking + played up the idea that i've studied architecture at various institutions throughout the world.
Work to land an Entry Level Position
What type of work is best for landing an entry level position in a design firm. Obviously it has to be impressing, but I would like to hear from your perspectives just so I know what I need to prepare before getting a position either as a drafter or an intern architect.
good coffee making skills
good xeroxing skills
good taking out the trash skills
prepare for a life of hell
mdler - you are forgetting the "personal assistant" skills, like picking up the dry cleaning and such...duh.
OK, I'm going to go out on a limb and assume the original poster is serious.... and I don't understand the question at all. Do you mean what type of work as in residential vs. commercial vs. institutional, or big vs. small, or do you mean autocad vs. 3d visualizations?
Present your best work. All of us only have so many pieces, and given the budgets, mindsets, etc. of our clients, not all of it will be portfolio-quality.
Or do you mean you have absolutely no experience in architecture whatsoever, and you're trying to make stuff up at the last minute?
I meant more autocad vs. 3d visualizations.
Both.
yes...
the more the merrier...
Show variety, don't get stuck with just one skill that they remember cause then you'll be doing that for a year.
like all portfolio images, they should only make it in the portfolio if you love it. Otherwise leave it out. Less is more.
all above is true.
depends on office you apply to as well. for me portfolio has always been important for job-getting, even with first job.
i know too many people for whom the first job did not involve a portfolio at all...typical interview/conversation went something like
young architect-to-be: "don't you want to see my portfolio?"
answer: "no, why would i? do you want to see mine?" which translated too: "...you are going to be doing cad, not design. and we have our own cad-standards so whatever you know about cad from school won't be useful here....so don't show me our cute student work...ain't interested."
hhmmm, I'll definately make sure its not just cad drawings then
i just got an entry level job after college, in my work examples, showed 2 studio projects (one primarily urban design, one building desing), a largely theoretical idea and how it was implemented into a wall system i had been working on, and autocad drawings of cd set i put together.
in my portfolio, i expanded more indepthly on the work samples, showed another 2 studio projects, 3D modelling ability and put the animation on my ipod. Also discussed my portfolio in a way that showed my interests in various ways of thinking + played up the idea that i've studied architecture at various institutions throughout the world.
excuse my grammer...
i meant "a largely-based theoretical idea"
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