Gensler Launches Professional Practice Case Study Series

Leaving the academic world and experiencing your chosen profession in the way it actually exists is a challenge in many fields. It’s perhaps an even ruder awakening in creative fields, where a certain amount of blissful ignorance on the part of students leaves gaps in their education regarding less the glamorous aspects of their profession.   On the flipside of that coin are architecture and design firms seeking graduates who show they can be successfully trained in those less glamorous aspects. Investing in talent is a precarious, murky endeavor involving a lot of guesswork on the part of hiring teams. Existing between students and firms are the education programs that prepare students for jobs in the industry. Educational institutions and A&D firms alike have a lot to gain from collaborating to better prepare students for the realities of the profession. But, efforts of this kind often require a high level …