eluding Yale, UCLA and M tssis
sippi State. After graduation,
architects typically intern for
three years under the direc
tion of a licensed practitioner
To practice themselves, they
must pass the rigorous four
day Architecture Registration
Examination, which is given
once a year.
To suit the profession’s
changing needs, many grad
schools develop their own spe
cialties. UCLA, for one, has
staked out leadership in ener
gy conservation and computer
aided design. Clients welcome
computerized drawings, says
Bill Jepson. who directs com
puter courses for UCLA’s
School of Architecture, because
they can see a three-dimension
al translation of their archi
tect’s ideas—and make imme
diate alterations. Yale stresses
individual creativity, encour
aging students to experiment
with the avant-garde and even
the fantastic. "Yale doesn’t
teach you a style of architec
ture; you have to want to devel
op your own,” says Maya Lin.
TMafc snail: At Mississippi
State, a leader in planning for
towns and small cities, stu
dents fan out to communities
around Starkville to sketch
buildings and analyze their
details. For one current proj
ect, students are helping mer
chants in seven small towns
try to regain business they
have lost to suburban malls.
One way to begin, says Dean
James Barker, is by peeling
the aluminum siding and oth
er false facades away from the
buildings, perhaps to recap
ture the nostalgic appeal of
weathered wood and brick. Of
course, not every MSU project
is quite so practical, Barker
observes One student also sub
mitted designs for a "ration
alist-style festival pavilion"
for America’s tricentennial in
2076; it would span the precar
ious coastal highway near Cal
ifornia's BigSur.
No matter what architecture
school they attend, graduates
find themselves learning new
skills on the job—especially the
fine art of dealing with clients.
At 30, Jon Nathanson is still
trying to temper his idealism as
a design associate at Swanke
Hayden Connell'* Washington
office. "When you get out into
the working world, the profes
sion is concerned with meeting
deadlines, bringing in jobs on
budget and satisfying the cli
ent’s needs," says Nathanson, a
1980 Yale graduate These
days, he says, "my goal is
to bridge the gaps between
my own theoretical and philo
sophical concerns about being
an artist and being a business
man.” It is a bridge—as even
Howard Roark should under
stand—that almost every suc
cessful architect must eventu
ally build
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A Newsweek On Campus Poll: What, Me Worry About Jobs?
Students are not only surprisingly certain that they know
which careers they want to enter, they're pretty sure they'll
be able to win the jot* they’ll like. An overwhelming number
say they're at least fairly confident they’ll be able to
How certain are you now
will enter?
Total Students
Freshman
Senior
about what career field you
VERY FAIRLY NOT
CERTAIN CERTAIN CERTAIN
46% 39% 14%
40% 36% 23%
50% 39% 11%
Looking ahead, how confident are you that you will be
able to get a fulfilling Job soon after graduation?
VERY FAIRLY NOT TOO
CONFIDENT CONFIDENT CONFIDENT
Total Students
Freshman
Senior
43% 50% 5%
40% 57% 3%
50% 39% 8%
Which of these things do you want to gain from your
higher education?
MOST
IMPORTANT
A fulfilling job immediately
after graduation
To team about important ideas,
thoughts, etc., in the intellectual world
Maximum job flexibility throughout
your career
To make a substantial amount
of money
To be generally well informed so
that you can converse with
people intelligently
To be around bright peers and have fun
for four years
To learn how to be a good parent
To meet your future wife/husband
31%
24%
20%
7%
5%
2%
1%
TOTAL
MENTIONS
56%
66%
61%
38%
31%
14%
8%
7%
find fulfilling jobs after graduation That’* the goal nearly a
third cited when asked what they most hoped to gain from
college—but half also declared that students spend too much
time worrying about careers instead of education.
Some people say that many college students worry too
much about specific preparation for a career compared
with getting a well-rounded education.
What do you think?
WORRY WORRY
TOO MUCH TOO UTTU
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Freshman 41% 18%
Senior 63% 17%
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28%
34%
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Which of these factors might you consider when seeking
your first Job after graduation?
Interesting work
Value of job to building your
future career
The contribution you can make
to society
A good salary
The city or area of job
The people you will work and
socialize with
Prestige associated with the
job or organization
Must SECOND MOST
IMPORTANT IMPORTANT
39% 19%
21% 14%
12% 8%
10% 27%
4% 8%
3% 11%
1% 4%
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