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Out of Architecture

The Value of Architects Beyond Traditional Practice

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Out of Architecture

By: Jake Rudin, Erin Pellegrino
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Out of Architecture is both a call to reassess the architecture profession and its education, and a toolkit for graduates and working architects to untangle their skills, passions, and value from traditional architectural practice and consider alternate pathways. Written by design professionals and expert career consultants, this book is informed by numerous client accounts as well as the authors' own stories and routes out of architecture.

The initial chapters follow the narrative of a typical architecture training in the US, highlighting the many highs and lows, skills honed, and ultimately the huge disconnect that can occur between architectural education and practice. Subsequent chapters explore a disillusionment with the profession, unhealthy work cultures, mentorship, working with lead architects, toxic perfectionism, and the notion of a calling. Authors then present the hopeful accounts of many architects who escaped a profession known for its grueling working conditions to find fulfilling, well-paying, creative jobs that better utilize the skills of architecture than the architectural profession itself.

Written in a unique combination of storytelling and analysis, this patchwork of client and author stories makes for an immersive, provocative, and enjoyable listen. A wide range of architecture students, graduates, educators, and professionals will recognize themselves within the chapters of this book and find prompts to reassess their working practices, teaching styles, and the profession itself. It will be of particular value to those students skeptical of joining the architecture workforce, as well as those further along and considering a career change.

©2023 Erin Pellegrino, Jake Rudin (P)2023 Erin Pellegrino, Jake Rudin
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Inspiring

Just finished listening to OoA.

A great book that tells the inside story of the architecture profession.

I especially enjoyed the chapter 'Perfect Gentlemen'... a subject people skirt around but never tell it straight like Jake & Erin!

The book is also narrated by one of the authors, which makes it even more engaging.

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The book I wish I had 10 years ago!

If you have fallen into Architecture and wondering how to begin your search into alternative careers, then this is a great place to start.

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Strong conclusion

There are many thoughtful moments in the book. What resonated most with me are the relatable moments, and the way the text invites you sympathise with the characters. The book felt like a mirror in some ways.

Most of all, the third part and conclusion offer strong insights. Thank you

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