What can I do with my degree in Architecture?
- Skills developed studying architecture
- Occupational profiles
- Destinations
- Professional Bodies
- Job seeking sites and recruitment agencies
- Careers related to architecture
Skills developed studying architecture
- Analytical skills
- Clear & Logical thinking
- Communication
- Critical evaluation
- Gathering, assessing and interpreting data
- Numeracy
- Organising
- Planning
- Problem solving
- Working to deadlines
Occupational profiles
Detailed profiles of types of jobs available in Prospects Construction and Property Management includes information on: Architecture,Civil Engineering and Construction,Land and Property Management and Surveying, Landscape Architecture,Town and Regional Planning
DESTINATIONS OF RECENT KENT ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN GRADUATES
These statistics only cover the first six months after graduation. The latest destinations for all subjects (1999-2010) including postgraduates can be found at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/fdrbases/destinations.htm
| DESTINATIONS OF ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN GRADUATES 2010 | |||
| Architecture | Employed FT | Waitress | |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Aldi | Shop Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Hamptons Internat. | Receptionist |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Architects Journal | Ass't Editor |
| Architecture | Employed FT | 3 Greek Army | Army trainee/conscript |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Gibberd | Architect Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | HTA Architects | Architect Trainee |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Form Architecture | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Not given | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Diana Moosman - MOSI Architecture | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Meld Architecture LLP | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Robert Allerton Ch. Architects | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Open Architecture | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Clague | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Peter Taylor Associates | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | HTA Architects | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | PMA Architects & Associates | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Michael Dales Partnership | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Wincer Kievenaar | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | SCP Architects | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | DLA Architecture | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Imogen Planner Unit | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Donald Insall Associates | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Siven & Takala Architects | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | PLP Architecture | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Scurr Architects | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Alan Camp Architects | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Richard Daniels Assoc. Architects | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Grabow & Hoffman | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Wilkinson Eyre Ass't | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Bernd Wippler | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Shor Associates | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Massimiliano Fuksas | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | JDA/Univ. of Greenwich | Architectural Ass't/Architecture Part 2 RIBA |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Form Architecture | Architectural Designer & Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Wilkinson Eyre | Architectural Intern |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Nicholas Elkins Ltd. | Ass't Architect |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Axis Architecture | Ass't Architect |
| Architecture | Employed FT | McFarlane Latter | Graduate Training Architect |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Markwick Architects | Part 1 Ass't Architect |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Beetroot Design | Project Director |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Siru Tuomisto | Project Mngr |
| Architecture | Employed FT | JDS Residential | Trainee Architect |
| Architecture | Employed FT | EC Harris | Trainee Project Mngr |
| Architecture | Employed FT | HLMAD Ltd | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Denton Corker Marshall LLP | Part 1 Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | TFF Architects | Architect |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Oakland Vale Ltd | Architectural Designer/MA Architecture |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Mervyn Gulvin Artchitects | Ass't Architect |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Halfords | Duty Mngr |
| Architecture | Employed FT | For People | Studio Mngr |
| Architecture | Employed PT | Kent Hospitality | Cleaner |
| Architecture | Employed PT | Domestic & General | Contact Centre Agent |
| Architecture | Employed PT | John Lewis | Sales Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed PT | Paperchase | Sales Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed PT | John Lewis | Sales Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed PT | Addas | Sales Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed PT | Green Collar Group/Univ. of Oxford | Sustainability Consultant/PG Cert. Architectural History |
| Architecture | Self Employed | Joe Gilbert Photography | Freelance Graphic Designer |
| Architecture | Self Employed | Alan Greening Architect | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Self Employed | Beetroot Design | Designer |
| Architecture | Self Employed | Archer Architects | Part 1 Architect |
| Architecture | 2 Travelling | ||
| Architecture | Starting Work Soon | ||
| Architecture | 6 Still seeking | ||
| Architecture | Further Study | Univ. of Westminster | MSc Real Estate Dev't |
| Architecture | Further Study | Middlesex Univ. | PGCE Design Technology |
| Architecture | Further Study | South Bank | PGCE Primary |
| Architecture | Voluntary Work | MBLA Architects & Urbanists | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Voluntary Work | Sheil Architecture | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Voluntary Work | Jacquot Architecture | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Voluntary Work | Zvi Hecker Architekt Berlin | Intern |
| Architecture | 16 Unknown | ||
| Interior Architecture | Unknown | ||
| Interior Design | Employed FT | Double K Interior Design | Office Ass't |
| Interior Design | Employed FT | Skills Academy - Financial Services | Project Administrator |
| Interior Design | Employed FT | Sue Foster Interiors | Interior Designer |
| Interior Design | Employed FT | Yellmedia Works | Web Designer/Developer |
| Interior Design | Employed PT | Laura Ashley | Sales Ass't |
| Interior Design | Still seeking | ||
| Interior Design | Voluntary Work | Leeds City Council | Volunteer |
| Interior Design | Voluntary Work | EV - Architects | Architectural Ass't |
| Interior Design | 4 Unknown | ||
DESTINATIONS OF ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN GRADUATES 2009 |
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| Architecture | Employed FT | Sony DADC | Admin Assistant |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Jackson Lift Group | Sales Admin Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Surface to Air Architects | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | HMY Architects | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | 7DC | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Porphyrios Associates | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | CS Architects | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Stephen Popovich Assocs. | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Levitt Bernstein Associates | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | HMY Architects | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Ecotecture | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Ingleton Wood Architects | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Prodromos Vassiliadis | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Peter Smith Architects | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | AETER Architects | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Foster & Partners | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Caris Architecture | Architectural Technician |
| Architecture | Employed FT | CFES Ltd. Medical Construction | Graduate Architect |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Options | Road Planning Architect |
| Architecture | Employed FT | MVG Design Group | Trainee Architect |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Manning Wistow Architects | Architectural Ass't |
| Architecture | Employed FT | Aedas Architects/Westminster Univ. | Architect/Professional Qual. |
| Architecture | Employed PT | Sunglass Hut | Retail Assistant |
| Architecture | Employed PT | Leiston School | Design Technician |
| Architecture | Unemployed | ||
| Architecture | Unemployed | ||
| Architecture | Further Study | University of Kent | MA Urban Design |
| Architecture | Voluntary Work | Kensington & Chelsea | Work Experience |
| Architecture | 7 Unknown | ||
| Interior Architecture | Employed FT | Macdonalds | Staff Trainer |
| Interior Architecture | Employed PT | Chain Restaurant | Team Leader |
| Interior Architecture | Employed PT | Sainsburys | Cashier |
| Interior Architecture | Unknown | ||
| Interior Design | Employed FT | Kent County Council | Project Support Officer |
| Interior Design | Employed FT | Independent Interior Designers | Interior Designer |
| Interior Design | Employed PT | Concreation Garden Centre | Waitress |
| Interior Design | Employed PT | Sales Assistant | |
| Interior Design | 2 Unknown | ||
DESTINATIONS OF ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN GRADUATES 2008 |
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| BA Architecture | Employed FT | Clague Architects | Architectural Ass't |
| BA Architecture | Employed FT | Siren Arkkitehit/Jukka Siren | Architectural Ass't |
| BA Architecture | Employed FT | Art Lab | Architectural Technician |
| BA Architecture | Employed FT | Ekos Kataskevastiki | Architect |
| BA Architecture | Employed FT | CSDP Architecture | Architectural Ass't |
| BA Architecture | Employed FT | Philips Dadds Architects | Architectural Ass't |
| BA Architecture | Employed FT | Design I.D. | Design Ass't |
| BA Architecture | Unknown | ||
| BA Interior Design | Employed FT | Vamp | Interior Designer |
| BA Interior Design | Further Study | Pitmans Training Canterbury | Pitmans Executive PA Diploma |
| BA Interior Design | Unknown | ||
| Diploma in Architecture | Further Study | University of Lille | M.Arch Architecture |
Other destinations
- www.bath.ac.uk/careers/destinations/2002/architecture.pdf
- www.ncl.ac.uk/undergraduate/course/K100/first-destination
Architecture CVs
Architecture students are expected to provide 2 or 3 pages of examples appended to their CV almost like a mini portfolio highlighting the brief and their concepts behind the design. See our CV examples and How to prepare a portfolio
You can find an architecture CV model at
www.ribaappointments.com/App_Themes/Default/Images/SampleCV/Sample_CV.pdf
Professional Bodies
Many of the professional bodies listed below have careers sections on their websites.
- Royal Institute of British Architects www.architecture.com includes a careers section. See their new leaflet on Recession proofing for Architecture Students
- Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland www.rias.org.uk
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors www.rics.org/careers includes a careers section
- Royal Town Planning Institute www.rtpi.org.uk includes a careers section
- Association of Building Engineers www.abe.org.uk
- Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists www.ciat.org.uk includes a careers and jobs section
- Chartered Institute of Building www.ciob.org.uk includes a careers section
- National Association of Estate Agents www.naea.co.uk
Job seeking sites and recruitment agencies
- Hunter:Dunning Recruitment www.hunterdunning.co.uk UK Architectural Jobs & Recruitment, Job Search for Architects, Technicians and Assistants with Architecture Recruitment Specialists.
- Architecture Jobs www.architecturejobs.co.uk Features vacancies for architects, CAD technicians, architectural technologists/technicians and assistants.
- Argent Recruitment www.argent-recruitment.co.uk specialising in placements in the Construction Consultancy Sector including Architecture
- Building www.building.co.uk recruitment pages can be found in the industry's market-leading publication
- Careers in Construction www.careersinconstruction.com recruitment agency
- Careerstructure.com www.careerstructure.com building, civil engineering and design jobs UK-wide including a comprehensive Graduate Zone section with career advice.
- Eden Brown www.edenbrown.com/content_static/home.asp
- Jobs in Surveying www.jobsinsurveying.co.uk housing and technical recruitment
- Modern Building Services Online www.modbs.co.uk
- Premises Recruitment www.premisesrecruitment.co.uk specialist recruitment consultancy for professional and technical personnel in the property and construction industry
- Stock Harvard www.stockharvardltd.co.uk specialises in Architecture and Interior Design jobs. Cover London , the South East and East Anglia
- www.creativepool.co.uk Recruitment Agency covering the creative industries including: Advertising, Architecture, Graphic Design, Journalism and Writing, Media Careers, Multimedia and New Media and Publishing
- BD Online www.bdonline.co.uk the architect's website. Includes a jobs section
- The Architect's Journal www.ajplus.co.uk
- Online Yellow Pages www.yell.com always worth searching for appropriate employer types in your local area to whom you might send a speculative CV
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UrbanDesignJobs.com opportunities in: architecture, community development, conservation, economic development landscape, planning, regeneration, researcher, urban design and urban planning.
Careers related to architecture
Construction is a massive sector, embracing civil and structural engineering, construction, building services and surveying, and blurring into engineering construction, where scientific, mechanical engineering and construction disciplines all meet. It incorporates everything from house building to constructing dams and bridges; to road, rail and air transport infrastructures; and industrial plant, power stations and gas platforms. For further information, have a look at this overview of the Construction Sector
Housing Management involves administering housing estates and property on behalf of local authorities or housing associations, taking account of both business and social factors. This may include investigating applications and assessing priorities for housing, including rehousing, and arranging for transfers and exchanges of property; arranging for the collection of rents, investigating circumstances surrounding any arrears and liaising with social workers and agencies to help families in difficulties, and arranging for the properties to be kept in good repair, looking into complaints and making sure that any tenancy conditions are observed. Qualities required include: an interest in people and an enjoyment of working with them, numeracy, flexibility, patience, good humour, tolerance and common sense. See the Chartered Institute of Housing www.cih.org for more information.
Landscape Architecture
- The job market at the moment seems fairly stable but the number of vacancies in the public sector is definitely in decline due to cuts at Natural England, English Heritage and local authorities.
- A number of graduates have gone abroad to take up graduate positions in Australia (whose landscape industry is currently very strong), China and the Middle East.
- Landscape courses, in particular the graduate programmes, continue to recruit fairly well.
- The Landscape Institute www.landscapeinstitute.org has a careers pack at http://iwanttobealandscapearchitect.com/documents/IWTBA8pp2010.pdf
It has just published a salary survey, the results of which are now available here. The average salary for fully qualified landscape architects in the UK is £35,471. The average salary for Licentiate Members (the grade for those who have completed their initial professional education) is £23,572.
Last fully updated 2012