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The unemployed architect

              First in a series of discovery… What one unemployed architect is doing now that she has nothing to do.  Click

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Residential shipping container architecture by Adam Kalkin

If you are familiar with container architecture you’re familiar with Adam Kalkin.  He has designed some of best examples of this genre to date.  Here are just two.  Maine New Jersey For additional photos and information click through these links Beachbungalow8 blog Porhomme.com Jetsongreene.com Adam Kalkin Homepage

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Mies won’t shed a tear

This is a Mies van der Rohe building…?  It is.  Located in Chicago at the corner of 35th and Federal Streets, not far from several of his famous steel and glass skyscrapers… Take a last look.  The building nicknamed the Test Cell for its World War II usage as a test site for explosives is

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Pixel building, Melbourne by Studio 505

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Is it time for architects to start a business?

The AEC industry has shed over 30% of its workforce in 12 months One topic I have been kicking around with some out of work architects is the question: is it a good time to start a new business?  Now, let me put this in to perspective.  I am not talking about Hyatt, FedEx, Trader

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Employers see recession as opportunity to raise talent levels

According to StaffingIndustry.com, while many employers throughout the United States may be cutting back on overall staffing levels during the economic recession, companies also recognize this period of time as an opportunity to hire top-quality job candidates.  The challenge, recruiters say, is managing tighter recruiting budgets and picking out top job performers in a flood

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CFA invites your suggestions

This economy calls for drastic action to get people back to work.  What can CFA do to assist your search?

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Can a freelancer perform like a company?

From Freelancer Blog – Yes, and many times, better. There are many benefits to hiring freelancers to do work you would otherwise have to hire an independent company to do, or hire a full or part-time employee to do. When you have projects ranging from jobs and careers in business marketing to freelance translation career

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Corporate responsibility during a recession

CFA has a special responsibility to its customers during a recession, for example, providing support and advice to those out of work professionals and client firms seeking new projects.  Therefore, we are redoubling our networking efforts and communications using every means available, including this Blog, our Website, LinkedIn, our LinkedIn support Group “CFA Freelance Community”, Twitter, direct email, interviews, client

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Join the CFA Freelance Community Group on LinkedIn!

For LinkedIn members we have created the LinkedIn Group “CFA Freelancer Community” and we invite you to join.  If you are not a member of LinkedIn yet I strongly urge you to join – it is esy, fast & free for basic service. The CFA Freelancer Community is a networking hub for architects and designers

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