Tag Archives: New York

Venesa Alicea-Chuqui (2010)

Posted on by

Creating ENYA’s ARE study program
Venesa Alicea-Chuqui
Licensed 2010

Navigating the path to licensure can be daunting. In 2005, after graduating with a B. Arch degree from the City College of New York, I set a goal of working in an Architecture Firm and getting my license before I was 30. At the time, I was fortunate to already have a job in a small firm in Harlem, run by a Professor of mine. I completed almost all of my IDP (now called AXP) hours there, before switching to a larger office. In 2008, after completing the IDP and the NYS Experience duration, I received eligibility to test for the ARE. Continue reading →

R. Steven Lewis (1984)

Posted on by

The Architectural Licensing Exam: A Right Of Passage
by R. Steven Lewis
Licensed 1984

As a young teenager, years before the thought of pursuing a career for myself as an architect entered my mind, I can recall the day when my father received the results of his licensing exam in the mail.

NYC SkylineMonths earlier, my mom, along with me, my brother and sister drove into Manhattan at the end of the final day of the then week-long exam to pick him up from the Coliseum at 59th Street and Columbus Avenue. The International Style structure designed by Leon and Lionel Levy with John B. Peterkin Embury and Eggers & Higgins, was built in 1954 and stood as one of New York City’s most well known monuments until it was demolished in 2000. Continue reading →