No term of endearment: the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) has decided to formally stop referring to non-licensed architects as “interns.” The title has been used to differentiate between architects who have completed all necessary licensing requirements to practice and those who haven’t. The moniker is understood to be unfavorable, NCARB says, and does not accurately reflect the work these designers contribute to their firms.Said the organization’s president Dale McKinney in a statement released at the American Institute of Architects convention May 14 in Atlanta: “[Intern] has become a term that has been perceived as negative by
The modular aluminum-clad Element House sits lightly on its rugged site, seemingly untethered—a weightless antithesis to the dense adobe architecture ubiquitous in the region.
The Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation (BWAF) hosts its Leadership Awards Gala on Thursday at the Prince George Ballroom in New York City. The Leadership Awards Gala will honor the legacy of Beverly Willis, an architect who fought to give women recognition for their design work, and award firms and individuals who strive to support and advance women in the building professions. HOK will be presented with the Foundation award for its