An Intern’s Guide to Becoming an Architect, Lesson #1: NCARB & IDP

Recently Added Links:

• Who Built This Shit?
  [Specialty] This is a new blog that I stumbled upon, and I enjoyed the few posts that the author has already published. I specifically like the ‘Architecture that is not Shit’ section, in due time this site will be an architectural cult classic.
• Topotek 1
  Topotek1 is a contemporary landscape architecture firm that has become famouse of late for thier collaborative efforts with BIG, the most noteworthy project of their colalboration is their winning entry for the IBA Hamburg. Office located in Berlin.
• Hugh Newell Jacobsen, Architect
  Hugh Newell Jacobsen has practiced under his own name since 1958, although his flash website is a little clunky, his architecture is not. Jacobsen’s work consists of clean lines and primitive forms, which is complemented by his sensitivity to materiality. Office located in Washington D.C.
• Drawing Department
  Drawing Department is an emerging architecture firm passionate about design. Their work includes graphic design, furniture design, landscape projects and architecture across multiple scales, ranging from modest additions to large-scale urban infrastructure. Office located in Cincinnati Ohio.
• Terry Boling Architect
  Terry Boling’s designs are the result of investigations in materiality and creating an architecture that expresses the process of construction as much as it is about functionality and space. Office located in Cincinnati Ohio.
• José García Design
  José García is part of a rising community of design talent in Cincinnati that has gone relatively unnoticed. His designs are a balance of contemporary clean lines with a sensitivity to materials and the human spirit. Office located in Cincinnati Ohio.
• logon
  logon is a German-based international design office that specializes in integrating urban planning, architecture and landscape disciplines to provide solutions perfectly tailored to the given location and context. Offices located in Berlin Germany and Shanghai China.
• Architects 2Zebras
  [journal] A repository for All Things Architect – thinking, innovation, design, ideas, and education. This blog is written for architects of every stripe addressing shared topics of interest and fascination.
• Mario Botta Architetto
  Mario Botta has long been one of my favorite architects, and I was pleasantly surprised to discover that his firm has a website! If you are not familiar with Botta’s work, check it out right now. Office located in Switzerland.
• Daily Icon
  [Zeen] Daily Icon Magazine features profiles of extraordinary Designers, Architecture and Products, with a special focus on furniture, accessories and lighting for the home. Dedicated to unearthing emerging and established talent and sharing inspiring design solutions. The format is simple: lots of images, carefully edited.