I was just wondering if anyone had any advice on good firms to look into employment in the future in the Northwest, somewhere around Portland and Seattle. I am looking for a firm that is proactive in the computer/digital world, has some sort of concept based work/ good work environment and overall challenging and rewarding? Does this ideal firm exist? Just looking to make the move sometime soon and wondering what people think?
Yeah, I heard Seattle is the worst...even worse than Portland and I know Portland is bad....I don't think it'll be for sometime before those economies come back in those locations.
Seattle: Home of Clever Unemployed Architects
By Steve Delahoyde on Sep 24, 2009 11:01 AM
0924sandarch.jpg
If you happen to have a trip planned to Seattle anytime soon, we just have to give you a quick heads up so you don't get confused. If you see someone walking around offering advice about joists or how to properly put in a brick sill, don't be alarmed. They're just out-of-work architects who have taken to wandering the streets. We assume this is a regular thing in the area because first we told you about unemployed architect John Morefield, who had constructed a booth in a Seattle farmers market which offered architecture advice for just five cents. Now we learn that he isn't alone, as out-of-work architect Jeff Soule has taken to hanging around wealthy Seattle neighborhoods wearing a sandwich board advertising his services. And apparently it's been working okay for him thus far, with Soule receiving a small handful of contacts while he paced up and down several blocks. So when in Seattle, just be on the look out for them and please help them out however you can. It's rough out there for architects right now.
Unemployed Architects
09
Mar 2009
By David Basulto — Filed under: Architects , Economical Crisis
photo via Seattle PI
A few days ago I was googling “unemployed architect” to see what are they up to after being laid off during current crisis, and found 2 good examples.
The first one was the blog Unemployed Architect, ran by a women from Boston (who i´m pretty sure reads ArchDaily because of some of her video posts) who got laid off recently. On her blog she writes about how she spends her days, her new free time, waking up at 11AM, rediscovering the city, hanging out at Starbucks… but that took my attention was that she was applying to grad schools, as a way to evade the crisis. I recently spoke with some young architects with a very active practice, and both partners were considering pursuing another masters degree, using the crisis as an excuse to slow down in the practice and focus on studies.
This reminded me that during the previous crisis, there were very good architects teaching at my school, now i see why.
But there was another news that took my attention. John Morefield (27), an architect from Seattle, had a very good idea after being laid off twice in a year: he setup a booth at a local fair, answering home remodeling questions for 5¢. On the first day he earned 35¢. But that wasn´t his real earn, but the 7 conversations he started, with 7 potential clients he meet.
This way he started to build a network, also pairing these new clients with contractors he recommended. This resulted in Architecture 5¢, an office were “no project is too small for big ideas”.
A very good use of something that every architect goes by, when friends or relatives ask questions on remodeling, used as a way to overturn the crisis.
there are too many unemployed architects/designers in portland. a lot of them have just moved here - i don't know why. and i don't think any firm's hiring now or any time soon, in that matter.
BOORA is one of the top on my list of portland firm.
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I was just wondering if anyone had any advice on good firms to look into employment in the future in the Northwest, somewhere around Portland and Seattle. I am looking for a firm that is proactive in the computer/digital world, has some sort of concept based work/ good work environment and overall challenging and rewarding? Does this ideal firm exist? Just looking to make the move sometime soon and wondering what people think?
In Portland, allied works, skylab design, lead pencil studio, and works partnership are all great. I don't think they'll be hiring right now though.
soooo many unemployed designers in seattle. SOOOO MANY.
Yeah, I heard Seattle is the worst...even worse than Portland and I know Portland is bad....I don't think it'll be for sometime before those economies come back in those locations.
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Seattle: Home of Clever Unemployed Architects
By Steve Delahoyde on Sep 24, 2009 11:01 AM
0924sandarch.jpg
If you happen to have a trip planned to Seattle anytime soon, we just have to give you a quick heads up so you don't get confused. If you see someone walking around offering advice about joists or how to properly put in a brick sill, don't be alarmed. They're just out-of-work architects who have taken to wandering the streets. We assume this is a regular thing in the area because first we told you about unemployed architect John Morefield, who had constructed a booth in a Seattle farmers market which offered architecture advice for just five cents. Now we learn that he isn't alone, as out-of-work architect Jeff Soule has taken to hanging around wealthy Seattle neighborhoods wearing a sandwich board advertising his services. And apparently it's been working okay for him thus far, with Soule receiving a small handful of contacts while he paced up and down several blocks. So when in Seattle, just be on the look out for them and please help them out however you can. It's rough out there for architects right now.
Unemployed Architects
09
Mar 2009
By David Basulto — Filed under: Architects , Economical Crisis
photo via Seattle PI
A few days ago I was googling “unemployed architect” to see what are they up to after being laid off during current crisis, and found 2 good examples.
The first one was the blog Unemployed Architect, ran by a women from Boston (who i´m pretty sure reads ArchDaily because of some of her video posts) who got laid off recently. On her blog she writes about how she spends her days, her new free time, waking up at 11AM, rediscovering the city, hanging out at Starbucks… but that took my attention was that she was applying to grad schools, as a way to evade the crisis. I recently spoke with some young architects with a very active practice, and both partners were considering pursuing another masters degree, using the crisis as an excuse to slow down in the practice and focus on studies.
This reminded me that during the previous crisis, there were very good architects teaching at my school, now i see why.
But there was another news that took my attention. John Morefield (27), an architect from Seattle, had a very good idea after being laid off twice in a year: he setup a booth at a local fair, answering home remodeling questions for 5¢. On the first day he earned 35¢. But that wasn´t his real earn, but the 7 conversations he started, with 7 potential clients he meet.
This way he started to build a network, also pairing these new clients with contractors he recommended. This resulted in Architecture 5¢, an office were “no project is too small for big ideas”.
A very good use of something that every architect goes by, when friends or relatives ask questions on remodeling, used as a way to overturn the crisis.
lead pencil studio is out of seattle, not pdx
there are too many unemployed architects/designers in portland. a lot of them have just moved here - i don't know why. and i don't think any firm's hiring now or any time soon, in that matter.
BOORA is one of the top on my list of portland firm.
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