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The Young Architects Forum (YAF), a program of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the College of Fellows (COF), is organized to address issues of particular importance to recently licensed architects.

FAQ: What is a young architect and what is an emerging professional? Young architects are architects licensed up to ten years of initial licensure, and the name does not have any relationship to age. Emerging professionals are professionals who have completed their academic studies up to the point of licensure or up to 10 years after completion of their academic studies. Although young architects are now defined as distinct from emerging professionals, many components refer to these groups similarly. For example, a local YAF group may include emerging professionals and a local Emerging Professionals Committee may include young architects.

HBCUI/HABS Summer Architect Job Announcement

  • 1.  HBCUI/HABS Summer Architect Job Announcement

    Posted 12-07-2017 02:58 PM
    I'm pleased to announce that HABS has been selected to host a Historically Black Colleges and Universities Internship Program (HBCUI) Summer Architect in 2018. Please forward this announcement to your networks to help with our recruitment efforts.

    Interested students should apply directly to this position via the SERVE job portal at: http://www.serve.gyfoundation.org by February 10, 2018.

    Thanks,
    Robert -- 
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    Robert R. Arzola, HABS Architect and Holland Prize Coordinator
    Heritage Documentation Programs, National Park Service
    tel: 202-354-2170   email: Robert_Arzola@nps.gov




    HBCUI / HABS SUMMER ARCHITECT ANNOUNCEMENT

    Position Title: Architect Intern / Historic Preservation Technician 
    Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) 
    Heritage Documentation Programs, NPS - Washington, DC

    Position Dates: May 28 – August 3, 2018 (10 weeks)

    Position Title: Architect Intern / Historic Preservation Technician 
    Ref. No.: 17-00315


    Apply Online: https://goo.gl/ohYYun

    Applications Due: February 10, 2018 

    POSITION DESCRIPTION
    The position requires hand sketching and hand measuring in the field and the production of detailed, as-built, measured drawings of historic sites and landscapes in AutoCAD. Student architects measure buildings, landscapes, industrial structures, sites, and objects, including floating vessels, and produce existing-conditions drawings in CAD, including drawings that interpret and explain industrial processes and engineering works. Architect interns produce standard two-dimensional landscape architectural drawings (site plans, site sections, details, etc.) and some work in three-dimensional modeling. The position is supervised by a permanent member of the Heritage Documentation Programs (HABS/HAER/HALS) staff. 

    QUALIFICATIONS
    Applicants should have completed at least three years in an accredited program of architecture or pursuing a degree / certificate in Historic Preservation. Coursework in an accredited design major or technical/computer aided drafting is strongly recommended (e.g. Architecture, Architectural History, Computer Aided Design and Drafting, Historic Preservation, etc.).

    Applicants should possess the following three skills: hand lettering, freehand sketching, and precision computer-aided drafting. Experience in producing field measurements and measured drawing is recommended, but not required.

    ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
    Must be currently enrolled or recent graduate of an accredited HBCU institution
    Must be between 16 and 35 years of age
    Must be U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident or U.S. national
    Must be able to pass a federal background check

    COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
    Compensation is at a rate of $400 per week
    Housing stipend or offsite housing is provided for non-local students
    Mandatory attendance at the all-expense paid Leadership & Careers Workshop in Washington, D.C. in August

    ABOUT HBCUI
    Historically Black Colleges and Universities Internship Program (HBCUI): This program is designed to link college students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU's) to internship experiences at NPS sites and program offices. The internship exposes quality diverse students and the institutions they represent to a variety of practical internships projects and federal careers over the summer, culminating in a Leadership and Careers workshop at the end. This program is administered by our national NPS partner Greening Youth Foundation (GYF) (http://www.gyfoundation.org). HBCUI positions are fully funded by WASO Youth Programs. 


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    Robert Arzola
    HABS Architect and Holland Prize Coordinator Heritage Documentation Programs
    HABS, National Park Service
    Washington DC
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