028: 101 Things I Didn’t Learn in Architecture School (But Wish I Had) with Architect Sarah Lebner
Episode description
The world of architecture is huge. Architects need to know how buildings go together, how to deal with clients, the industry, technology, business and how to design. Your formal education covers how to design. So, what about everything else?
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Get Sarah’s Book 📖- 101 Things I Didn’t Learn in Architecture School (And Wish I Had Known Before My First Job): https://amzn.to/2QUzMjE
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Find all today’s resources, including the audio and transcribed versions at the show notes:
https://successfularchistudent.com/28/
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Today’s guest is an award-winning Principle Architect at Lighthouse Architecture and Science, and author of “101 Things I Didn’t Learn in Architecture School (And Wish I Had Known Before My First Job), Sarah Lebner.
Sarah shares some of the most valuable things from her book and talks about her frustration regarding the gap between students and industry knowledge – and how you can bridge that gap.
In today’s episode, you’ll learn important information on what you won’t learn in architecture school – but need to know when moving into the profession.
You’ll be able to understand how a firm is structured, and where you sit in that hierarchy. You’ll learn about fees and clients, terms such as “procurement” and “tendering”, what it’s like working in a firm, the software you’ll be using, how you can gain more technical knowledge and lots more.
We’ll even be finishing up with a Q&A, asking Sarah some of the most common questions I get asked on the Successful Archi Student platform.
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Check out Sarah’s platform: https://www.myfirstarchitecturejob.com/
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