The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
When will architects learn to value themselves properly?
Tim O’Callaghan of nimtim architects asks why salaries and fees have stagnated while the profession’s responsibilities have increased
Careers
Advice and articles on architectural careers and salaries, including regular columns by AJ Coach, Matthew Turner
The Coach: One of my colleagues may be having mental health problems
How best to handle a meeting with a colleague who may be having mental health issues? Matthew Turner advises
The Coach: Why do some people seem to advance effortlessly in their careers?
Ambition alone won’t secure career progression. Matthew Turner summarises the qualities that will help you to fly high
Who pays the most? Pay 100 publishes latest salary survey
The 2023 results of The Pay 100, an anonymous architecture salary survey now in its second year, have been published today (1 November)
The Coach: Should my practice invest in management training?
With several people taking management roles in a practice, would some training be appropriate or can they simply learn on the job? Matthew Turner gives his advice
The Coach: How do I steady the team’s nerves in uncertain times?
In times of uncertainty for a small practice, many team members can get a bad case of the jitters. Matthew Turner suggests some ways of calming nerves
The Coach: Now I’m a team leader, how can I avoid conflict?
Self-awareness is the key to reacting better to situations or people that might set you off, says Matthew Turner
The Coach: The world of work doesn’t scratch my creative itch
The world of architecture isn’t satisfying a reader’s creative urges. Matthew Turner suggests that embracing one’s genuine curiosities can provide the motivation to persevere through inevitable challenges
Coach: How do I get back into work after raising a family?
Matthew Turner offers tips to an architect looking to returned to salaried employment after children
Coach: How do I make the switch to a different sector?
Matthew Turner offers advice to an architect looking to switch to a different sector of practice