Connect · The Common Room
Connect is Architecture Social’s free members’ forum. Talk pay, portfolios, interviews and studio life with people who work in architecture, and join Stephen’s weekly coaching.
The spaces
Follow the spaces you care about and your home page starts with what is new in them. Questions waiting for a first reply are easy to find.
Jobs, hiring, interviews, salary and early-career support.
Projects, portfolios, guides and practical advice.
Running a studio, company life and market notes.
Open conversation, events and coaching follow-ups.
Salary & Offers
Post a pay or offer question anonymously. Other members see only the role you choose. Only the Architecture Social team can see who asked.
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Guides
Describe what you are working on, ask for feedback and say what you changed. Guides is text only, so your documents stay with you.
Coaching with Stephen
Bring a CV, portfolio, interview or salary question to a live session on Microsoft Teams. Register in Connect, and the follow-up stays in one thread.
Stephen is a Part II Architectural Assistant, founder of Architecture Social and a specialist architecture recruiter.
Prefer one to one? Book a paid sessionThe Architecture Social Podcast
Listen free wherever you get podcasts. Members talk each episode through in Connect, one discussion per episode.
Latest · EP 0261 · 17 min
Simon Allford · Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
Architecture is often presented as a linear career, but building a successful practice demands patience, resilience and a willingness to keep learning. Simon Allford, Founding Director of AHMM, explains how the practice survived its lean early years and developed a culture where strong architecture, shared ideas and long-term investment come first. They get into starting a practice during a downturn, surviving the critical first five years, building an open studio culture, approaching architecture interviews, adapting to new technology and rethinking architectural education. The conversation offers practical perspective for architects, students and practices navigating changing tools, rising expectations and an industry that still struggles to value its work properly. AHMM: https://www.ahmm.co.uk/
How the room works
The person who asked marks the answer that helped, so the next person with the same question finds it first.
Connect never asks for your documents. Guides is text only, and your files stay with you.
Roles stay public on Jobs. Connect is for the conversation around them: offers, interviews and moves.
Block, hide or report anyone, and choose what your profile shows to other members.
Everything else is open, no account needed.
