Where to go from here?

momrath
Fri, 10 Jul 2015 04:37:59 +0000

Architectural firms are increasingly global with foreign trained architects practicing in the U.S. and American trained architects practicing all over the world. I don’t know the mechanics of licensure in the countries you mention, but I’m sure that it can be done and is commonly done, and many of the architects working abroad are not licensed in the country where they work. Wherever you end up you will certainly start working before you are licensed (and while you are going through the licensing process) so you don’t have to cross that bridge just yet.

My advice would be to take it step by step and concentrate on your BArch and/or MArch first. The top architecture schools have huge global presence both in their students and in their faculty and visiting instructors. You will get plenty of exposure to international businesses.

While you’re studying, you could leverage your language skills into summer internships in the places that you’re interested in, but be aware that internships at prestigious firms may be unpaid – or just paid a stipend. The connections that you make and internships that you hold while you’re in school will be stepping stones to your early post-degree job.

Read about Craig Dykers and Snohetta.