Summary: How many times have you seen the term “Intern Architect” used by employers, employees, AIA components, or NCARB? Did you know that this term is not legally defined or allowed in almost half of the states? Many articles have been written on the subject suggesting that it is time to institute an industry-wide title change. Among them is an article entitled, “Let Them be Architects,” by Erin Nunes Cooper, AIA, in the December 8, 2006, AIArchitect. Cooper states: “Professionals on the path to licensure can and do make real contributions to the field of architecture.”
Article from AIA.org Face of the AIA September 12, 2008
4 comments:
What is Missouri's stance? What states don't allow it?
The State of Missouri allows the term "Architectural Intern," but does NOT accept "Intern Architect."
To find out about other states, you'll need to contact the licensing board for that state.
Thanks!
How ludicrous is this?
Why is it that it's leagal for:
1) NFL announcers to describe a coach as "the architect" of his team?
2)for a reporter to call a movie director "the architect" of what ever two bit movie it is they are reviewing?
3)a superintendant to be refered to as "the architect" of his school district?
I could go on and on....
Perhaps we should focus on improving what the general public thinks of architects (and threfor gain some creditbility) before we nit pick how we refer to intern?
Showing that the title "architect" means something more than you graduated from school helps our reputation. Most people are unaware of the internship portion, BECAUSE PEOPLE WON'T FESS UP AND CALL THEMSELVES INTERNS.
We have to keep the title "Architect" associated with licensure, and we shouldn't be ashamed to use the term intern.
If you don't make the strides to get licensed, then you have to be an intern forever. That's your individual issue as a product of your choices, the same way you could choose to become a dentist or teacher instead of an architect.
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