Norris Architects is not a typical architecture firm.

We believe in continuous optimization and improvement. As such, your journey of employment will be complex, non-linear, and purposefully challenging.

All projects and products begin intense initial assessments of the following categories:

• Economic Feasibility
• Social Integrations
• Sustainability and Longevity

Applying advanced creative solutions is imperative in achieving successful implemenation.

Thoroughly and efficiently testing and challenging concepts at each stage the development process ensures an iterative, and continuously optimized result. Your experience with our firm will reflect this. Our firm's work environment is efficiently structured and strongly emphasizes educational and academically focused approaches. Concepts are implemented with the intention of developing and strengthening your core and secondary skills and imparting critical tertiary skills to develop connections to key disciplines.

Prepare yourself for the following:

• Utilizing both creative and practical skilsets to facilitate innovation in all aspects possible.
• Reading often, and translating complex and scattered information to easily digestible and formatted presentations.
• Optimizing your existing quantitative abilities to identify key improvements to existing and proposed designs, projects and developments.

Are not required to demonstrate formal education, but are required to demontrate significant and adequate motivation.

There are three methods of demonstrating adequate motivation:

1. Obtain a Master's Degree, or degree of equal or greater value and Document in a minimum 5 Page Portfolio your academic or corporate pursuits in alignment with at least two of the Development Aspects listed below.
2. Obtain a Professional License or Certification in any of the listed Professional License Categories below and Document in a minimum 5 Page Portfolio your academic or corporate pursuits in alignment with at least two of the Development Aspects listed below. Formalized Education is optional if pursuing this route.
3. Document in a 35 Page Portfolio, siginficant elective or corporate pursuits in alignment with at least three of the Development Aspects listed below. Formalized Education is optional if pursuing this route.

Development Aspects:

• Financial Modeling & Analysis
• Real Estate
• Project Management
• Architecture
• Building Systems Analysis
• Sustainable Design & Implementation
• Material Science
• Structural or Civil Engineering
• Land Use Law
• Computer Animation (Must be in conjuction with Architectural or Product Visualization)
• Computer Programming (Must be in conjuction with

Professional Licenses & Certifications:

• CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
• CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst)
• AIA (American Institute of Architects) Chartered Member
• RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) Chartered Member
• PMP (Project Management Professional)
• Professional Architect
• Professional Structural Engineer
• Professional Civil Engineer
• Professional Mechanical Engineer
• Professional Electrical Engineer
• Professional Plumbing / Gas Engineer
• Professional Land Surveyor
• Real Estate Broker

Professional Licenses that are country, state or province-specific can be from any location if Pathway #2 is selected. If the location does not include a formalized certification for the profession, an explanation or translation of equivalency must be demonstrated. For example, if the country from which you are experienced does not have formalized licensure for the listed Profession, the equivalent of a United States, United Kingdom or European Union certification can be used for comparison. All unlicensed or uncertified experiences must instead contribute to the portfolio in either Pathway #1 or Pathway #3.

As our firm believes in providing equity and fairness in all of our enveavours, we outline the path to success in advance. Demonstrating incredible motivation should be recognized as adequate talent. While strictly adhering to the above methods does not guarantee employment, it will significantly increase your likelihood of success in the application process.

Are not required to be enrolled in a formalized education program, but are required to demontrate significant and adequate motivation.

There are three methods of demonstrating adequate motivation:

1. Be enrolled a Master's Degree Program, or degree of equal or greater value, and Document in a minimum 5 Page Portfolio your academic or corporate pursuits in alignment with at least two of the Development Aspects listed below.
2. Be enrolled a Bachelor's Degree Program, or degree of equal or greater value, and Document in a minimum 10 Page Portfolio your academic or corporate pursuits in alignment with at least two of the Development Aspects listed below.
3. Document in a 10 Page Portfolio, siginficant elective or corporate pursuits in alignment with at least three of the Development Aspects listed below. Formalized Education is optional if pursuing this route.

Development Aspects:

• Financial Modeling & Analysis
• Real Estate
• Project Management
• Architecture
• Building Systems Analysis
• Sustainable Design & Implementation
• Material Science
• Structural or Civil Engineering
• Land Use Law
• Computer Animation (Must be in conjuction with Architectural or Product Visualization)
• Computer Programming (Must be in conjuction with

As our firm believes in providing equity and fairness in all of our enveavours, we outline the path to success in advance. Demonstrating incredible motivation should be recognized as adequate talent. While strictly adhering to the above methods does not guarantee employment, it will significantly increase your likelihood of success in the application process.