Opportunities in Architecture
- Skills and Abilities
- Occupations and Practices
- Careers of MIT Architecture Alumni
- Internship Programs
- Firms that Have Hired MIT Graduates in Architecture
- Career and Job Search Internet Resources
- Salary Information
- Departmental Homepage
- Next Steps
Skills and Abilities
- Apply a creative vision to architectural practice
- Critical thinking about the relationship between spatial manipulation, culture, and technology.
- Ability to represent ideas with the use of visual aids such as drawings and models.
- Communication ability, both oral and written
- Research and design capabilities
- Coordinating and managing projects and people
- Perform as a self-starter, self-manager, and orchestrator of multiple parties
- Expertise with CAD software and other graphical software packages
Occupations and Practices
- Intern Architect
- High-end Retail, Commercial Building
- Project Architect/Consultant
- Architect
- Urban Design
- Sustainable Design
- Job Captain
- Architectural Journalist/Critic
- Historic Preservation
- Architectural Consultant
- City Planning
- Construction Manager
- Architectural Designer
- Institutional
- Professor-Academic Research
- Project Manager
- Planner Landscape/Conservation Architect
- Health Care
- Residential International Development
Careers of MIT Architecture Alumni
- Architectural Designer, Davis Brody Bond Architects
- Architect, Renzo Piano Building Workshop
- Architect, Peter Marino + Assoc.Architects
- Architect, Withee Malcolm Partnership Atchitects
- Architect, Kaplan Mclaughlin Diaz
- Architect, Cooper, Robertson & Partners
- Architect, Dennis Wedlick Associates
- Intern/Architect, Gruzen Samton Architects
- Architect, Gail Sullivan Associates
- Intern/Architect, Butler Rogers Baskett
- Intern Architect, Douglas J. Lister, Architect
- Digital Artist, Cinesite, Inc
- Founder/Freelance Designer, Diamante Design
- Director of Animation, Academy of Art College
- Engineer, Turner Construction Company
To contact alumni in your area of interest, check out the ICAN network
http://alum.mit.edu/cs/ican/
Internship Programs
Please see INFORM - http://architecture.mit.edu/in-form/Newsletter.htm for internships.
Externships for undergraduate and graduate students through the Alumni
Association during IAP
http://alum.mit.edu/ccg/students/externships/faq.html.
Firms that Have Hired MIT Graduates in Architecture
| Schwartz Silver Architects Inc. | Skidmore Owings and Merrill | Carter & Burgess, Inc. | Signer Harris Architects |
| Cooper Robertson & Partners | Bergmeyer Architects and Interiors | Domenech Hicks & Krockmalnic | William Sloan Associates |
| Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners | Gensler Associates | Ellenzweig Associates, Inc. | David Perry Architects |
| Kliment and Halsband Architects | Kohn Pederson Fox Associates | McManus Peterman Architects, Inc | Dimella Shaffer Associates, Inc. |
| Polshek Partnership LLP | Gluckman Maynor Architects | Donham & Sweeney | Dakota CAD Services |
| Thanhauser + Esterson Architects | Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates LLP | Choo & Company, Inc. | Darlow Christ Architects, Inc. |
| Ove Arup | Elkus/Manfredi Architects Ltd | Goody Clancy | Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype, Inc. |
| Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum | William Rawn Associates | Cubellis Associates, Inc. | Cesar Pelli & Associates |
Career, Job Search, Internet, and on Firm Resources
Boston Society of Architects
http://www.architects.org/classifieds/index.cfm?doc_id=7
Designguide.com
http://www.designguide.com/resources_employment.asp
Arcspace.com
http://www.arcspace.com/index.shtml
e-architect.com
Archvoices.com
http://www.archvoices.org/index.cfm?pg=careers&s=careerOverview
American Institute of Architects Career Center
http://aia.jobcontrolcenter.com/
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
http://www.acsa-arch.org/home.aspx
Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA)
http://www.dbia.org/fr_careersite.html
AECWorkForce.com
http://www.aecworkforce.com/pro_home.asp
Building Trades Directory - Architectural Modeling & Delineation Resources Online http://www.buildingtradesdir.com/resources/models_and_delineation/models_and_delineation.html
InsideArch - gathers quantitative and qualitative information about the work, culture, and employee experience at architecture firms
http://www.insidearch.org/PurposeandPlan.php
MIT Rotch Library, Architecture & Planning Resources
http://libraries.mit.edu/rotch/
Monstertrak
http://www.monstertrak.com
American Planning Association
http://www.planning.org
Media
http://ic.www.media.mit.edu
Cyburbia
http://www.cyburbia.org
Royal Institute of British Architects
http://architecture.com
Society of American Registered Architects
http://www.sara-national.org
MIT Center for Real Estate
http://web.mit.edu/cre/index.html
Monster.com
http://www.monster.com
CMD Group
http://www.cmdg.com
Salary Information
http://web.mit.edu/career/www/infostats/course4/salary.html
The 2005 AIA Compensation Report Located in the Rotch Library
Please help us compile MIT-specific salary data by reporting all salary offers to us.
Departmental Homepage
MIT Department of Architecture
http://architecture.mit.edu
Next Steps
Read and research. The following list of publications and websites should help you get started.
Test it. Try out the industry or profession through internships, UROP, volunteer, relevant course work, involvement in a related student organization.
Talk to people. Learn about an industry or profession by talking with faculty, and at career fairs, panels, professional conferences, or through ICAN (MIT's alumni network).
Attend MITCO Career Development Workshops and call (617) 253-4733 or visit 12-170, to make an appointment to meet with a career counselor.
Last updated on Monday, September 18, 06 at 01:28:11 PM EDT.
