Career Services for Architecture Students

The University of Maryland and the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation offer comprehensive career and placement services for its students.

University of Maryland’s Career Center has information on writing resumes, cover letters, and preparing for interviews. The Career Center also offers job fairs throughout the year. 

The School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Career Services offers extensive services to students. Contact Kristen Stack, Career Services Advisor to set up an appointment.


The School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, in conjunction with the University Career Center, holds an annual Career Fair. This past year, 85 plus firms representing careers in the built environment participated. 

The Architecture, Planning, Preservation, and Real Estate Development Career & Internship Fair will be held on Friday, February 16, 2024  from 1:00 - 5:00 PM at the Riggs Alumni Center in College Park, Maryland.


The University of Maryland switched from the Career4Terps online career management platform to HandshakeStudents, employers and alumni have access to this platform online or through the app. Visit UMD's Career Center Handshake webpage for details. 

Architecture students can search for jobs based on their discipline below:

Career Development Information

Webpages, Handbooks, and Articles:

www.ARCHCareersGuide.com

The NCARB Certification Guideline Handbook

Toward an Evolution of Studio Culture

 

Organizations:

The American Institute of Architects

The American Institute of Architecture Students

The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture

The National Architectural Accrediting Board

The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards

The National Organization of Minority Architects

 

Books:

Architect? A Candid Guide to the Profession, Roger K. Lewis, FAIA, (Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press)

Becoming an Architect, Lee W. Waldrep, PhD., (Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)

Resumes and Portfolios

Your resume offers you the opportunity to introduce your skills and qualifications to an employer in an organized, easy to read manner. Your portfolio allows you to present your work through the careful selection of drawings, images, text and photographs. We offer workshops on developing your resume and portfolio each semester. Please see below for the resume and portfolio workshop recordings:

Resume Workshop 

 

MAPP+D Alumni Network - Resume and Portfolio Clinic

 

Resume & Portfolio Workshop with NOMAS

Professional Resources for Practitioners of Color

America’s Hidden Gem™ is a platform dedicated to celebrating the Black Architect, ally professionals and students. Through features, mentorship, and professional development summits, AHG™ aims to increase the percentage of Black architects from ~2%. www.americashiddengem.wordpress.com

Black Emerging Architects Mission (B.E.A.M.) is a student run organization focused on creating a platform that allows authentic connections between minority students in architecture programs throughout the DC Metro area.

Creative's XP (Experience) is a professional development platform that introduces collegiate architecture students and emerging professionals to traditional and nontraditional design careers. Through resources and a series of annual events, our participants have the opportunity to engage with professionals from various creative careers, participate in workshops, build a network, and craft a thoughtful game plan to tackle their desired careers head-on. www.creativesxp.com

Where Our Alumni Work

The University of Maryland and the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation offer comprehensive career and placement services for its students. Graduates from the Architecture program have gone on to careers in both the public and private sectors at such diverse organizations as: 

  • 3 G Architects
  • AECOM
  • Ayers Saint Gross
  • Clark Construction
  • Coakley Williams Construction
  • DNC Architects
  • David M Schwarz Architects
  • Design Collective
  • Fentress
  • Gensler
  • GMB Architects and Engineers
  • GTM
  • Hill and Hurtt Architects
  • Hord Coplan Macht
  • Jonathan Nehmer + Associates
  • J Street Companies
  • MCN Build
  • Maurice Walters Architects, Inc.
  • Michael Graves Architecture
  • Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
  • Page
  • Perkins Eastman
  • Quinn Evans Architects
  • R Michael Cross Design 
  • Savvy Interiors
  • Smolen Emr Ilkovitch Architects (SEI)
  • SK+I
  • Stonebridge
  • Streetsense
  • Torti Gallas
  • Transforming Architecture
  • US Navy
  • WCS Construction
  • WDG Architects
  • Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
  • Whitman, Requardt and Associates LLP
     

In addition, many of our undergraduate students go on to pursue graduate degrees at top ranking graduate schools, including our own!

Contact Kristen Stack, Director of Student Services