162: How to Break Into Architecture & Design w/ Simon Jacobsen, Jacobsen Architecture LLC [Espresso Shots]

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Simon Jacobsen is a founding partner of the internationally acclaimed architectural firm Jacobsen Architecture, LLC with his father Hugh Newell Jacobsen, F.A.I.A.  Simon operates a company of nine architects and works throughout the United States, Caribbean, Europe and Asia. The primary focus of his work is custom residential, commercial and institutional architecture, interiors, furniture and lighting design.  Simon Jacobsen’s work is widely published in print and television such as The Wall Street Journal, Casa VOGUE, HGTV’s Extreme Homes, Architectural Digest, The Washington Post, Washingtonian Magazine, DC Modern Luxury, Home & Design, Design Bureau Magazine, HGTV, Entra Magazine and the hundreds of internet publications and design blogs. Residential Architect Magazine listed Jacobsen Architecture in the top 50 design firms in the US and Architectural Digest lists Hugh and Simon Jacobsen in the top 100 of architects and designers internationally.  Simon Jacobsen is a recipient of many prestigious awards in architecture and design from The American Institute of Architects, The Society of American Registered Architects and he is also an inductee of Architectural Digest’s AD100. Press play on this Espresso Shots episode to learn how to break into architecture and design!

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT IN THIS EPISODE:

• How to break into architecture and design
• How the qualities of energy and confidence can be a super fuel to propel you in this industry
• Why social intelligence is a paramount skill to cultivate
• Why your major in college doesn’t matter but why a graduate school degree may make the difference
• How traveling the world can help you become a better architect and/or designer
• Why you should watch the movie Apollo 13 to get a sense of the stresses involved in this profession
• Why you should listen to T4C episode #72 to learn more about Simon’s current job and his career