Is architecture + design for you? Do You Want Design is the marriage of science and art. You What is Designer to Be an get a healthy balance of creativity + analytical problem-solving in this industry. If you can architecture + Spotlight: Architect or answer yes to most or all of these questions, architecture + design might be the path for you! interior design? an Interior • Do you like art or drawing? • Do you like math? The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Designer? • Could you spend the day working on puzzles? defines the practice ofarchitecture as: • Do you like problem-solving or finding multiple solutions to a “The practice of architecture consists of the problem? I think our work is very diplomatic in that sense provision of professional services in connection • Are you fascinated by colors + materials? because we have to work within a web of w/ town planning as well as the design, • Are you detail-oriented? players – users, architects, technical people, construction, enlargement, conservation, maintenance staff – and we have to navigate • Do you enjoy hands-on activities? restoration, or alteration of a building or group of them somehow. buildings.” - Petra Blaisse

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Source: Inside Out | Seattle Public Library Successfully graduate with your bachelor’s and/or CIDQ defines interior design as: I don’t think that architecture is only about master’s degree! shelter, is only about a very simple enclosure. It should be able to excite you, to calm you, to “Interior design encompasses the analysis, make you think. planning, design, documentation, + management of interior non-structural/non-seismic - Zaha Hadid Begin your first job (+ pursue construction + alteration projects in compliance your licensing exams along w/applicable building design + construction, This student resource guide was prepared by the staff the way) at Abel Design Group to help create awareness of the fire, life-safety, + energy codes, standards, professions available within the architecture and interior design industry. 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Most A&D firms will help provide - Take classes like drafting +/or art study material, pay for exam fees, etc. if you want Additional accreditations you can obtain - Research accredited universities to pursue your professional license. depending on your professional goal: - Start applying for scholarships + grants Architecture Interior Design - Contact your local design firms to shadow for a day

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