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What if you spend your time focusing on your strengths rather than your weaknesses? How far can you go? This focuses your efforts on your strengths and surrounding yourself with others...
Starting out in the architecture profession right out of school can be daunting. Even after over 4 years of school and a degree(s) there is still a large learning curve. I have previously...
CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE PITTSBURGH SURVEY Hello Pittsburgh! This particular post I wanted to focus on my local architectural community of Pittsburgh. I have always been fascinated by...
In the architectural profession, it is important to learn how to juggle. I don’t mean that literally being able to juggle objects like in a circus, but about juggling tasks and...
In the architectural profession, the proper work attire can mean many different things. You could be in the office, at a client meeting, giving an important presentation, or going to...
I wrote a previous post on why being punctual in important towards your career. But what if you are not good at being on time or one of those friends that is always late to events....
I have been using this phrase to explain my experience starting at an architecture firm for a while now. I can’t remember if I got it from someone, if it is from a movie, or if I made...
Photo taken Katelyn Rossier at Kent State University's College of Architecture and Environmental Design
This week in the office we had an emerging professionals lunch where AXP hours and the ARE’s were discussed. A few of the emerging professionals have taken the ARE 5.0 version, and...
Preparing for a career fair is extremely important regardless of your career path. There are a few words of advice I have after going through career fairs from both ends: a student...
Communication is a huge part of the architectural profession. As an architect, your overall role is to be a leader of the design team, a representative of the owner, and a resource...
Punctuality is a major component of your professional career that you should master before graduating college regardless of your career path. There have been countless articles about...
In the profession there is always the pressure of deadlines with an endless list of tasks that need to get done. Understanding time management to get through a list of tasks by a particular...
Being a young architectural profession can be a bit confusing. You are finally free of school but still need to pass six exams, and “intern” for roughly three years. And after a minimum...
Architecture school can only teach you so much to prepare you for being your own architect and learning about the construction of buildings. Architecture is a profession heavily related...
One of the most important aspects of a company to most architectural professionals is office culture. As you work in different organizations you learn different parts of office culture...
While attending Build Pittsburgh 2017, which is an AIA event that brings together a variety of continuing education courses together. From the AIA Pittsburgh brochure, “Build Pittsburgh,...
Starting out at an architecture firm and being able to use BIM software is a huge benefit. Not to mention drawing in 3D can help you draft quicker but it can also help you catch coordination...
I was fortunate to join some of my colleagues on a little road trip back to our college stomping grounds. We are all Kent State College of Architecture of Environmental Design Alum,...
This is a reflection post written a month or so after attending the 2017 AIA Women’s Leadership Summit (WLS) in Washington D.C. The goal of the WLS is to, “Raise the profile of women...
My name is Katelyn (Katie) Rossier and I am a registered Architect from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This blog is started based on my passion for learning, mentoring, sharing, and growing...