CAREERS & ARCHITECTURE MAJORS

Click to download Major Paths, which includes representative internships, study abroad opportunities, jobs, fellowships, and graduate programs that other Princeton students majoring in Architecture have chosen.

Employment Pursuits of Recent Architecture Majors*

• Fisher Marantz Stone, New York, NY
• Baker Barrios Architects, Orlando, FL
• Designer/Programmer - Extrafin, New York, NY
• Michael Graves, Princeton, NJ
• Burtis, White & Buttrick, New York, NY
• Retail Management Trainee - Gap, Inc., San Francisco, CA
• Architectural Intern - Hornberger & Worstell
• Legislative Aide - Senatorial Campaign
• English Teacher - Khon Kaen University (Princeton in Asia), Khon Kaen, Thailand
• Junior Field Manager - King Construction, Princeton, NJ
• Management Trainee - Resort Homes at Dorado Beach, San Juan, PR
• Research Assistant - National Analysts, Philadelphia, PA

* These are actual jobs new graduates accepted.

Selected Resources in the Career Services Library

• Artists & Graphic Designer's Market: 2,500 Places to Sell Your Art & Design
• For the Working Artist
• Advertising Career Directory
• Jobs in Art & Media Management
• Breaking into Advertising: How to Market Yourself Like a Professional
• Zen and the Art of Making a Living- A Practical Guide to Creative Career Design
• Careers in the Non-Profit Sector

Resources and Information Online

• Architecture Careers
  http://www.archcareers.org/
  
  
• Architecture Career Options
  http://www.aia.org/ed_careeroptions&grandCh=yes
  
  
• Careers in Architecture - UK Site
  http://www.careersinarchitecture.net/
  
  
• About.Com: How to Become an Architect
  http://architecture.about.com/cs/careers/a/bearchitect.htm
  
  
• Occupational Outlook Handbook - Architect
  http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos038.htm
  
  
• Architects - Tasks Performed & Skills Required (O*NET)
  http://online.onetcenter.org/link/summary/17-1011.00
  
  
• Princeton School of Architecture
  http://www.princeton.edu/%7Esoa/
  

Professional Associations

Professional associations are a good resource for career information and networking opportunities. Associations often provide online job listings or links to job search resources, such as upcoming conferences and other publications. To find more associations in a variety of fields, use the National Trade and Professional Associations Directory in Career Services.

• American Institute of Architecture Students
  http://www.aiasnatl.org
  
  
• American Institute of Architects
  http://www.aia.org/
  
  
• American Society of Landscape Architects
  http://www.asla.org
  

Architecture Alumni from Princeton

Alumni have VOLUNTEERED to have students contact them for advice and information about majors and careers. The Alumni Careers Network (ACN), with 4,500 volunteers worldwide, is a searchable on-line database of Princeton alumni who are willing and eager for you to contact them so they can provide you with advice and assistance about: exploring majors, finding internships and summer jobs, graduate school (including law, business, and medicine), and future possible career options. Search the database for Architecture alumni, to learn more about the careers that people from this major sometimes pursue.

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