Events That Make You Practice-Ready—One Week at a Time.
Join interactive live sessions to sharpen your job application skills and build real practice insight—week after week.
Upcoming Events at ISM
Join live workshops, studio-style sessions, and architects in practice conversations — all designed to help you become a practice-ready architect.
How architects actually start a project—not just the design ideas, but the thinking process behind it. If you’ve ever felt stuck at the “where do I begin?” stage, this one’s for you.
Professional Practice: The Architect’s Appointment Process
The appointment process—how architects actually get hired, set scopes, and protect their role in real projects. If you’ve ever wondered, “How does a client choose an architect?”—this is the session for you.
Past Events at ISM
Week 1: Why Design Skills Aren't Enough to Get Hired?
Learn how to align your portfolio with what firms are really hiring for, avoid the most common mistakes, and start building a job-ready portfolio that proves you’re ready for practice.
Week 2: Your Portfolio Look's Good - But Would it Get You Hired?
This session is all about turning your university design project into something practices really want to see — a job-ready portfolio that gives you a serious edge.
Week 3: Inside the Architect’s Eye: How Firms Read Your Portfolio
Learn what to include, how to structure your portfolio, and how to present your skills in a way that gets attention — whether you're a student, graduate, or early-career architect.