UTSOA 2015
EMPLOYMENT REPORT
THE UTSOA INFLUENCE With nationally ranked programs and a vision that combines intellectual curiosity and ambition with professional practice, it is no wonder that graduates of the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture are in high demand. In fact, 91% of our graduating class in 2015 who pursued employment reported finding a job in the months after graduation; 6% opted to pursue graduate studies. This report compiles the job placement of 2015 UT Austin School of Architecture alumni six months after graduation. Survey data is assembled into an employment report published annually. The publication organizes jobs by degree and includes employer name, position title, and location for each graduate, while maintaining individual confidentiality. Firms or organizations that employ multiple graduates from the same program are identified by an asterisk. A salary breakdown is included for programs where adequate data was received. This report also includes information about alumni interest in pursuing licensure or certification within each field. Employment type is broken down into public, private, and non-profit sectors for Community and Regional Planning and Historic Preservation graduates. Data in this report is based upon a 73% response rate.
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Master of Architecture EMPLOYER
JOB TITLE
LOCATION
Andersson-Wise Architects Bercy Chen Studio* Beck Group Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) CallisonRTKL Downtown Lafayette Furman + Keil Architects Gensler Graham Baba Architects KieranTimberlake* KKT Architects Leroy Street Studio Architecture Marx Okubo McKinney/York Architects Miller Hull Partnership Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects Perkins + Will Pollen Architecture & Design SmithGroupJJR Specht Architects Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
Architectural Designer Designer Architectural Intern Architect Junior Designer Designer Director of Operations Intern Architect Technical Designer Architecture Staff Architectural Intern Intern Architect Designer Project Coordinator Designer III Architectural Designer Architectural Designer Designer Arch I Architectural Designer Architectural Intern Project Designer Designer
Austin, TX Austin, TX Austin, TX Copenhagen, Denmark New York, NY Dallas, TX San Francisco, CA Austin, TX Austin, TX Seattle, WA Philadelphia, PA Tulsa, OK New York, NY Dallas, TX Austin, TX Seattle, WA New York, NY New Haven, CT Dallas, TX Austin, TX Dallas, TX Austin, TX New York, NY
Master of Architecture, Post-Professional EMPLOYER
JOB TITLE
LOCATION
5Gstudio_collaborative Archi Design + Construction Butler Armsden Architects Harley Ellis Devereaux MF Architecture OPera Studio WestEast Design Group Webber + Studio
Designer Project Manager Designer Designer Design Associate + Project Manager Junior Architect Intern Architect Junior Architect
Dallas, TX Dallas, TX San Francisco, CA San Francisco, CA Austin, TX New York, NY San Antonio, TX Austin, TX
* two or more graduates at this location
Bachelor of Architecture EMPLOYER Barley & Pfeiffer Architects Beck Group Black & Vernooy Chioco Design Civic Analytics D2 Architecture Gensler Hatch Ulland Owen Architects Intific Kevin Stewart Architect Kohn Pederson Fox Associates Lake|Flato LMN Architects LPA Miro Rivera Architects* Mithun Naiztat + Ham Architects nARCHITECTS Nelsen Partners Overland Partners Perkins + Will Project Management Advisors Rottet Studio Sanders Architecture StreetLights Residential StudioSIX5 Turner, Ramirez & Associates Triumvir
JOB TITLE Architectural Intern Arch I Architectural Designer Project Designer Analyst Project Designer Technical Designer Intern Associate Designer Intern Architectural Designer 1 Architectural Designer Intern Architect Designer Architectural Designer Intern Architect Junior Architect Designer + Office Manager Architectural Intern Designer Arch 1 Assistant Project Manager Designer I Intern Architect Assistant Design Manager Intern Architectural Intern Software Developer
LOCATION Austin, TX Dallas, TX Austin, TX Austin, TX Austin, TX Dallas, TX Austin, TX Austin, TX Austin, TX Austin, TX New York, NY San Antonio, TX Seattle, WA Irvine, CA Austin, TX Seattle, WA New York, NY Brooklyn, NY Austin, TX San Antonio, TX Chicago, IL Chicago, IL Houston, TX Austin, TX Dallas, TX Austin, TX Corpus Christi, TX Houston, TX
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies EMPLOYER Absolute Design Partners Curtis & Windham Architects Custom Rustics Development 2000 Equitable Green Group Gensler lauckgroup * two or more graudates at this location # dual degree with architectural engineering
JOB TITLE Architectural Intern Architectural Intern Lead Designer Project Manager Project Manager + Accountant PR Coordinator Intern
LOCATION San Antonio, TX Houston, TX Austin, TX Austin, TX Austin, TX Dallas, TX Dallas, TX
Master of Science in Community and Regional Planning EMPLOYER
JOB TITLE
LOCATION
Alliance Transportation Group* Asakura Robinson City of Austin (Watershed Protection) City of Austin City of Fort Lauderdale City of Garland Environment for the Americas GTECH Strategies HOK Movability Austin Independent Contractor Jacobs Engineering Group Nelson Nygaard Riaz SF Municipal Transportation Agency SELCO Foundation~ Seoul Design Foundation Sustainable Food Center Texas A&M Transportation Institute Texas A&M Transportation Institute Texas Coastal Watershed Program Texas Legislative Council Texas Low Income Housing Info. Services Texas Water Development Board Urban Institute+
Transportation Planner Associate Planner Planner I Urban Planner Transportation Planner Senior Planner Communications Manager Communications & Outreach Manager Consultant Commute Intern Urban Planning Consultant Transportation Planner Associate Project Manager Transportation Planner Foreign Correspondent Garden Manager Energy Analyst Research Aide GIS Analyst Assistant Transportation Researcher Research Data Analyst Community Planner IT Project Manager Research Associate II
Austin, TX Austin, TX Austin, TX Austin, TX Fort Lauderdale, FL Garland, TX Boulder, CO Pittsburgh, PA Houston, TX Austin, TX Austin, TX Austin, TX Seattle, WA San Francisco, CA San Francisco, CA Bangalore, India Seoul, Korea Austin, TX Austin, TX Houston, TX Austin, TX Austin, TX Austin, TX Austin, TX Washington, D.C.
Master of Landscape Architecture EMPLOYER
JOB TITLE
LOCATION
Bury Design Workshop Design Workshop Land Strategies Mark Word Design Peace Corps Studio Outside
Landscape Designer Designer and Planner Designer and Planner Landscape Designer Landscape Designer Landscape Designer and Planner Landscape Designer
Austin, TX Austin, TX Los Angeles, CA Austin, TX Austin, TX Philippines Dallas, TX
* two or more graduates at this location + dual degree with latin american studies ~ dual degree with sustainable design
Bachelor of Science in Interior Design EMPLOYER
JOB TITLE
LOCATION
Architectural Tile & Stone EDG Gensler Gensler Gensler Gensler K & Co lauckgroup Rapt Studio Runa Workshop Stantec STUDIOS Architecture
Sales Manager, VP Junior Designer Designer Designer Junior Interior Designer Designer Technical Designer Junior Designer Designer Interior Designer Interior Designer Junior Designer
Austin, TX Novato, CA Charlotte, NC Houston, TX Houston, TX San Francisco, CA New York, NY Austin, TX Los Angeles, CA Austin, TX Austin, TX New York, NY
Master of Science in Urban Design EMPLOYER
JOB TITLE
LOCATION
Hoefer Wysocki Architecture Sasaki Associates SmithGroupJJR
Urban Designer Urban Designer Architect I
Leawood, KS Watertown, MA Dallas, TX
Master of Science in Historic Preservation EMPLOYER
JOB TITLE
LOCATION
Lanmar Services Preservation Texas SWCA Environmental Consultants Texas State Preservation Board
Modeler Office Manager Historic Preservation Specialist Project Design Assistant
Austin, TX Austin, TX Houston, TX Austin, TX
Master of Science in Sustainable Design EMPLOYER
JOB TITLE
LOCATION
Asakura Robinson~ Haskell Design-Build Paladino and Company SELCO Foundation~
Associate Planner Assistant Project Manager Senior Sustainability Analyst Energy Analyst
Austin, TX Jacksonville, FL Washington, D.C. Bangalore, India
* two or more graduates at this location ~ dual degree with community and regional planning
Salary BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE 65-69K
40-44K
60-64K
65-69K 60-64K 55-59K
55-59K
30-34K 35-39K
50-54K
50-54K 45-49K
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE, POST-PROFESSIONAL 50-54K
45-49K
40-44K
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES 30-34K
40-44K
35-39K
40-44K
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTERIOR DESIGN 55-59K
50-54K
30-34K
35-39K
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING 30-34K
35-39K
65-69K
35-39K
55-59K 45-49K
45-49K
40-44K
50-54K
Salary (Location) HOUSTON
AUSTIN 65-69K 55-59K
30-34K
70-74K
30-34K
50-54K
35-39K
60-64K
45-49K 35-39K
40-44K
DALLAS
65-69K
NEW YORK CITY
30-34K
60-64K
40-44K
35-39K
55-59K
50-54K
45-49K
45-49K 50-54K
SAN ANTONIO
WEST COAST
75-79K
40-44K
45-49K 65-69K 45-49K
35-39K 55-59K
40-44K
50-54K
Interest in Pursuing Licensure / Certification ARCHITECTURE
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Not at this time
Yes
Yes
COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING
INTERIOR DESIGN Not at this time
Not at this time
Yes
AICP
LEED
Work Sector COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Non-Profit
Public
Non-Profit Public
Private
Private
How Did Your Find Your Job?
Employer Contacted Miscellaneous Career Services
Faculty
Employer Website
Internet Search
Past Internship
Various Job Boards Networking
CREDITS Compiled by
University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture Career Services
Project Direction Garrett Loontjer Graphic Design Molly Spetalnick
Heidi Etzel Stephanie Phillips