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Cost of living crisis: Can you still afford to be an architect in 2023?
With ever more architects turning to charity for financial help, is architecture still a financially viable career choice?
Careers
Advice and articles on architectural careers and salaries, including regular columns by AJ Coach, Matthew Turner
The Coach: ‘I’ve fallen out with a close colleague’
The AJ Coach advises an architect about how to handle a tricky situation in the office
The Coach: ‘How do I manage my career more proactively?’
The AJ Coach advises an architect how to plan their career more effectively
Pay 100 releases first results from salary transparency survey
The first results of an anonymous salary survey, revealing which UK architecture practices pay what, have been made public
The Coach: ‘How do I build a career in sustainable architecture?’
The AJ Coach offers tips on how to uncover opportunities in specialist practice focusing on sustainable architecture
The Coach: My bosses are threatening not to give me a reference
A job offer from another practice fell through after it had requested a reference from the applicant’s current employer, leaving them in an awkward position. Matthew Turner advises on how to tackle this tricky situation
The Coach: Should I sue ex-employer that ripped off my design?
An architect believes a practice he used to work for has copied their design idea. Matthew Turner considers the pros and cons of taking legal action
The Secret Architect: Triangulating the tedium
No one in their right mind starts this gig thinking they’re going to have wealth, stability and creative joy, argues The Secret Architect
Working in architecture: which job roles are more likely to receive pay rises?
An AJ/AR survey reveals how the pandemic has affected those working in architecture, and which job roles are more likely to have received a pay rise in the past 12 months
The coach: I’m working on residential schemes yet can barely afford my rent
Matthew Turner advises an architect who resents working to increase the value of residential properties while struggling to live in London