violette+career+research



2. I've considered both careers in architecture and medical illustration for this project. Architecture involves the three dimensional design for both form and function of a space, whereas medical illustration involves 2D or 3D means of explaining anatomical structures and medical procedures. For this project, I have decided to focus on a career in architecture.

3. This career requires creativity, practicality, compromise, ability to create hand and computer rendered models and to create three dimensional models. Both artistic and scientific skills are pretty much necessary.

4. To become a licensed architect, there are many different steps. The more appealing path to me involves becoming accepted into the BS program for architecture after a year or two and graduating from that, then applying to a masters program that takes another two years. During this time, you have to get many hours of architectural internship out of the way. You can be hired at any of these points, but this doesnt make you licensed. You must take a series of exams that test your knowledge within 5 years to prove yourself completely responsible for the buildings you design.

5. $41,901 is the starting salary of architects, on average. Mid career salaries average to be about $72,700

6. To get started, you need to make a portfolio that is able to get you accepted into higher levels of programs, as well as keeping up grades. An internship becomes necessary as you proceed through grad school.

7. In a typical day, architects discuss projects, provide predesign services to clients, prepare drawings to present to clients, check up on construction rules of the area, and develop finalized construction plans.

8. I plan to make some kind of pop up thing at this point thats mailable, but different.

9.By making it a pop up kind of thing, it shows the translation of an idea on paper to a standing, 3D form in real life.

10. I used salary.com and about.com to find information, in addition to what I learned about the career at architecture nerd camp.