An architectural internship is a partnership between a recognized certified architect, one who has matured, and a less experienced person. Although a formal education provides a solid foundation of skills and knowledge, the apprenticeship work period is a time commitment for the less experienced person to learn to sense and acquire the following qualities.

To recognize direction.
Often a first request of work is see how an intern works, what they know, and how they process information. To see if they see and feel responsible for all of the information placed in their hands.

To listen.
There is a rhythm in every architectural office apart from actual instruction and work itself. It is how each member occupies the work space, interacts with others, and with the materials and devices within the office. It takes attention and practice for your body, mind, and spirit to sense the patterns.

To remember.
Within a formal education a variety of means and methods are rapidly heaved upon students. In the work place a repetitive practice of retrieving the many pieces of information in logical, and sometimes not so logical, ways reinforces the use and purpose of each aspect into our conscious mind.

To study and to find.
Formal education is a skeleton of information sources that has to be fleshed out. by practical experience. It is only through practice that references become easy to identify and quickly grasp the information that is needed.

To devise (and then learn how to make an architectural design achievable).
When provided with an opportunity of design, in the real world you can't just say, "I know it will work." You actually must be prepared to not only discover how it will work, but then graphically and verbally convey this information in a clear uncluttered way.

To organize.
The work place is where the intern learns to bring the pieces of a puzzle together in an organized practiced process.

To balance.
In an architectural office where there are various projects, deadlines, and a multitude of junctions between the nodes of process. An intern must learn through experience to juggle and easily balance a multitude of priorities.

To adopt a rhythm of work.
The art of architecture involves an unlimited number of steps, like dancing. It requires a rhythm developed within each project and project team. A rhythm of work produces a good synthesis of information and provides a very satisfying outcome for everyone involved.

To learn.
There is no end to learning. The creative and inventive architect is constantly reading, investigating, and sharing knowledge with others. It is a life long partnership and friendship that inspires and refreshes each day for delivery of a worthwhile results.

To review and plan.
Work and life is about choices. The architect always reflects upon yesterday in order to see tomorrow. An architectural internship is the keystone to professionally handling the information load and being thrust into a future of becoming a recognized architect.