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Architecture and Construction (Career Clusters) (opens in new window) With over 13 million jobs in the U.S. alone, the Architecture & Construction Career Cluster is simply huge. This program offers a sense of how wide-ranging the opportunities can be by looking at the educational and training requirements, as well as the actual work of an architect, plumber, electrician, and construction and building inspector. Correlates to the National Standards for Life Work. A Cambridge Educational Production. Part of the series The Complete Career Clusters. (20 minutes)
Green Architecture : Environmentally Friendly Housing (opens in new window) Combining aesthetics, sustainability, and function is the challenge of green architecture—and 20 teams of college students from North America and Europe brilliantly rise to that challenge as they compete to design, build, and demonstrate the operation of the most attractive and energy-efficient house at the 2007 Solar Decathlon held in Washington, D.C. This program tracks the teams from the University of Maryland, MIT, The University of Texas at Austin, and Lawrence Technological University as they seek out corporate sponsors, research available materials, and hone their construction skills to create appealing living spaces that require zero energy. A Films for the Humanities & Sciences Production. (30 minutes)
Caltrava's Architecture : Creating symbolic landmarks (opens in new window) Calatrava dares to create structures that challenge traditional architectural form. Calatrava's inclusion of engineering in architectural design fulfills both social and symbolic architectural purposes.

Portfolios

5 Top Tips on Creating a Great Architectural Portfolio
Lidija Grozdanic for Archipreneur
ArchDaily: Best Architecture Portfolio Designs (2017)
Includes tips for designing your own portfolios.
Architectural Portfolios
From the creator of Life of an Architect
Architecture Portfolios
Presented by Architecture Lab. These are public portfolios that individuals have bravely shared with the world, they are all unique and they are all envisioned for an unique ideal job.
ISSUU: 74 Exceptional Portfolio Designs (2018)
Issuu, the world’s largest online digital publishing platform that allows anyone—from architects to global brands to fresh graduates—to publish their creative content online, has hand-picked their top 74 exceptional architecture portfolios.