<p>im a high school junior, intending to major in architecture in the fall of 08. im not 18 yet, so that limits the jobs i can have this summer. anyone have a good idea for a summer job that is even somewhat related to architecture?</p>
<p>The summer after my daughter's junior year in HS (age 16), she spent part of it doing an internship in an architect's office. She wrote letters to several local architects asking about interning. She got offers and did one. She was paid a stipend (I don't know if you are only willing to work for pay or not or just want the experience). The architect gave her actual architectural tasks to do such as drawing floor plans, making models, site visits, drafting plans on AutoCad, creating elevations, etc. It doesn't hurt to try. </p>
<p>Another idea is to see if you can work with any local builders helping with carpentry or some such and learn a bit about the built environment. </p>
<p>A job involving creative artistic work of some sort, either freehand or on a computer might be helpful too. </p>
<p>You could get a regular summer job for pay unrelated to architecture and build time into your schedule to see if you can observe in various architects' offices like job shadowing. </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>and if all that fails, get a job at an art supply store or a hardware store, so that you'll at least get a bunch of your architecture goodies at employee discount. = )</p>
<p>thank you for the suggestions!</p>
<p>GEt a job in a model making firm. Good model making skills will make you rock in architecture school.</p>
<p>"Get a job in a model making firm. Good model making skills will make you rock in architecture school."</p>
<p>"During the summer, she needs to figure out how to turn herself into a CAD whiz. Once she is a CAD whiz, she will be able to access internship possiblities in NYC through her Yale connections."</p>
<p>Cheers, thanks for your recent advice to aspiring architects in this forum about summer positions. My graduating hs senior interned two summers ago for an architecture firm and returned last summer as a full-time employee. He has some experience with CAD, working with blueprints, visiting field sites, and general office work. Before beginning architecture studios in college this fall, he seeks more related experience in a different work environment and on other types of projects. Cheers & other cc friends: How does one find such opportunities in the Boston area?</p>
<p>Most of the people I went to school with who had been interning since high school did so through a family friend. Know anybody who's an architect? Mention your kid's interest, and see if they could take them on as an intern.</p>
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<p>Look in Yellow pages under Architectural model making...or call a large architecture firm, ask to speak to a project manager who might be able to recommend a model making shop.</p>
<p><em>love that fact that the model maker is advertising his conceptual abilities!</em></p>
<p>Thanks to Cheers' advice, my son worked for a contractor last summer. He worked hard and learned much. Cheers, Rick12, and other practicing and aspiring architects: thanks so much for all your advice on this forum that is much appreciated by my family and many of of us at CC.</p>
<p>We know it's early, but we're already looking to next summer. For the coming summer, my DS is seeking a different experience. He'll likely opt to spend the summer at home and work in Greater Boston to save on living expenses. During this year, his freshman year as an architecture student, he will have completed a full year of design studio and many other architecture-related courses. </p>
<p>DS appreciated Cheers' suggestion to find work related to architectural modeling, but the suggested firm was too far from home to be feasible. Calling Cheers, Rick12, and other CC posters: Suggestions of other modeling firms to contact or other experiences to look into? When is the best time to begin looking? Over winter intercession? Thanks in advance for your help!</p>
<p>He should get a job in the best design office he can muster. Full stop. He is CV-building now.</p>
<p>I'm not an authority on hot offices in Boston. The one hot Boston building that I track was designed by New York architects. <a href="http://www.dillerscofidio.com/ica.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.dillerscofidio.com/ica.html</a></p>
<p>Boston experts?</p>
<p>Mom, when I hire permanent employees, it is on merit. However the younger summer interns (HS and Freshman or Sophmores), it is usually with connections. So any connections that you have, use them.</p>
<p>That being said, I will always listen to a student who takes the initiative to call me, not e-mail, but who actually calls (not a skill a lot of young people are familiar with). Call the offices and find out who does the hiring, send them a resume via e-mail then follow up with a call. Be persistent, people admire persistent. Also, you should start early. I will start to think about summer interns just after Christmas, and have all the positions filled by the end of March.</p>
<p>Computer skills are essential; Autocad, or Revit, or Sketchup will go a long way towards making you productive in an office. I am afraid modelmaking is becoming something done by folks in China. Drafting and modelmaking are headed overseas, you must get further up the ladder. You are doing the right thing to get your son in an office for the summer, just be persistent. It will give him a true perspective on what he is learning in school.</p>
<p>rick</p>
<p>Note: Presentation models are often done overseas but some design offices use modelmaking to develop the design.</p>
<p>My DS and I appreciate your advice. Before last summer's job in construction, he spent the previous two summers first interning and then working in a paid position for an architecture firm. He has some CAD experience, but after this year's courses he'll have much more before this summer. Hopefully, his studio and other architecture instructors will have some recommended contacts in local firms that he can call. If anyone reading this thread have suggestions on Boston firms to contact or other advice, please PM me. Thanks!</p>