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Rebrand Announcement! We are happy to introduce… mentorDINO!

Starting today, mentorArchitect has officially changed to mentorDINO, LLC. This change is to adjust the platform to align with our larger goals of helping the architectural industry and providing training services for young professionals. The most significant change in the platform’s rebrand is the formation of mentorDINO, LLC to provide new services. There are some […]

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Question Direct Orders: Lessons Learned Series

Culture, Office, Professional Development

This is important to proceed with drafting with the mindset over being hypocritical. There may be statements about something being complete and coordinated you should always question. One of the first examples of this I ran into within the first few months of working. I was working on an ICU and my project architect told

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Overcome having an Impossible Task: Lessons Learned Series

BIM, Professional Development

Sometimes you get a task that is impossible to achieve based on the information provided, the space provided, or restraints given. This is something to remember when you feel you are spinning your wheels. If something isn’t adding up, it may not be you doing anything wrong. It may not be possible. It is good

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Discover ARE 5.0 Resources

ARE, Education, Professional Development

There are a lot of resources out there to study for the Architectural Registration Exams. I remember I spent hours searching for information on what type of study materials were the best to buy and what free materials were available. I started studying soon after graduation and was lucky to even have a job at

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My Architectural Registration Exams Story: ARE Series

Education, Professional Development

Welcome to the ARE Post Series! This series is to share experiences, timelines and advice of professionals that have completed their architectural registration exams. We know it can be a daunting task to get started and overwhelming on the number of resources out there. We hope you find this information helpful in organizing how you

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2023 Pittsburgh Equity in Architecture Survey LAUNCH

Office, Professional Development

Check out the 2023 Report! Back in the fall of 2019 mentorArchitect launched a survey for the Pittsburgh community. We collected data from 160 participants. The data was fascinating to see, and we inspired multiple individuals within our community to make adjustments with their career. We are so happy to be a resource for you.

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Discover How to Balance Your Year

Professional Development

It’s time to get back into writing about something that I love, mentoring. I took some time off from my blog in 2022 to focus my time in other areas. There were several other things I needed to focus on such as project workload, office initiatives, I got engaged; we got married, and project construction

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Virtual Conference Opportunities

Networking, Professional Development

The pandemic forced many conferences to cancel but some chose to go virtual. A virtual conference is not the same, and you miss the opportunity to meet new people from across the world. But how can virtual conference options be leveraged to benefit the next generation of architects? I’m still a young professional (registered, 6+

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Endless Possibilities

College, Education, Networking, Professional Development

An architectural education background may seem like a unique course of study with limited career paths, but when you look at the overarching lessons, it may be the key to endless possibilities. When you take a step back, you can see the common threads between architectural programs across the country: learning how to solve problems

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Interruptions

Culture, Office, Professional Development

Working from home through Covid-19 has brought to the forefront a new set of work distractions throughout the day. You may no longer have coworkers walking to your desk asking questions, but you may have home schooling, infants, pets, a partner working nearby and coworkers reaching out to you virtually with questions. Add this to

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A Cup of Advice

Networking, Professional Development

It’s not the actual cup of coffee that guides your career, and it may not even be coffee. The important component is having that cup WITH someone else. There are notions that having a strong mentor, a good advocate, and a personal board of directors can lead you to success. But it is the informal

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Job Shadowing

Education, Networking, Professional Development

Are you thinking of studying Architecture or looking to become an architect after graduating from an accredited college program? It can be hard to know what you want to do in your late teens. Job shadowing can be very beneficial to better understand what type of career you want. However, how beneficial a job shadow

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