Tag: careers
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It’s Okay to Change Your Name
It’s Fine to Take Your Spouse’s Name There are many reasons people still do it—and to misunderstand them is to misunderstand the possibilities of the modern family. Pacific Standard, Aug. 31, 2015 Is your name the heart of your identity, or a patriarchal hand-me-down? If you lose it, is that choice or capitulation? The debate…
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Architects and Second-Tier Cities
Why Architects and Second-Tier Cities Need Each Other CityLab, Jan. 23, 2015 A couple of weeks ago, the American Institute of Architects announced which buildings had won its annual honor awards, one of the highest prizes in the field. The real winners, of course, are not the buildings but the architects who designed them. This…
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Ban Flash
Best Practices: Revamp Your Website Architects’ sites all tend to suffer from the same set of problems. Here’s a guide to avoiding those mistakes and ensuring that your firm puts its best face forward online. Architect, November 2014 Squinting to read tiny white words set on a black background? Not knowing whether to click or…
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Married to the Mayor
Being City Hall’s Plus One Has Never Been So Complicated Next City, Aug. 25, 2014 A Forefront story; subscription required. No one can really say what the job of a mayoral first lady (or gentleman) is, and that includes the people who’ve held it. What are you supposed to do when you’re married to the…
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Success in Succession
Finding Success in Succession As the baby boomer generation approaches retirement, firms should strategize for smooth leadership transitions. Architect, August 2014 When you own a design firm, “there are two exit strategies: death and quitting.” That’s what Rob Girling, co-founder of the design consultancy Artefact, recently wrote in a blog post for Fast Company’s Co.Design.…
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