Updated December 2024
Architectural technicians provide an essential service to architects, civil engineers, and construction companies. They combine expert drafting skills with thorough knowledge of building codes, best design practices, and creative insight.
If you're passionate about architecture and enjoy the meticulous, detailed process of creating blueprints and technical drawings, training to become an architectural technician could be your ideal career path.
Interior design careers offer challenges and opportunities across many industries. Have a particular interest in office design?
Want to focus on restaurants or retail spaces? Or perhaps you're passionate about residential design?
There are many niches to explore, and chances to develop an expertise in a particular corner of the market. One pathway students often overlook is industrial design.
Updated November 2022
Drafters participate in every stage of the design and construction process. They work closely with architects, engineers, and builders to map out schematics and blueprints—and follow projects throughout construction, ensuring they stay true to the original concept.
While every project is unique, architectural firms typically follow a widely recognized sequence of steps when planning, conceptualizing, and implementing designs.
In this post, we break down these five phases of architectural design and explain the part drafters play at each stage to help bring design concepts to life.
Updated December 2024
If you have an interest in architecture and engineering and like the idea of being part of the building design and planning process, training as a draftsperson could be your ideal career path.
Your first step is to understand the professional role of drafter/designers, get a sense of the most in-demand skills in this field, and of course, find out whether there is demand for CAD technicians in your area.
Read on to learn which core skills matter most for entry-level designers and take a look at the latest government research on demand for this profession in Ontario.
Updated January 2024
If you're considering becoming an interior designer, you're probably a natural at arranging spaces, picking accessories, and styling a room.
You follow interior design trends, textiles, colours, and furniture styles. You know the difference between mid-century modern and Scandinavian minimalist.
But how much do you know about interior design software? Or building codes? Or colour theory?
Interior design is a much more technical field than most people realize.
