We didn’t plan this.

We thought that out of architecture school, we would go into the working world at big-name firms and never look back.

Instead, we found that our skills made us invaluable in any number of roles. We could do everything we loved, and get paid really well.

Out of Architecture is a career consulting firm and resource network started by Erin Pellegrino and Jake Rudin, two Harvard-educated designers interested in exploring the value of their skills both in and out of the architectural profession.

With combined experiences at architecture firms including Studio Gang Architects, Massimiliano Fuksas Architetto, and Tod Williams + Billie Tsien Architects, we’ve experienced a multitude of office cultures and design positions.

Our backgrounds in design have taken us many places: material and technology innovation at Adidas, leading design thinking courses at several prestigious academic institutions from the United States to India, business development and design-strategy consulting for various technology start-ups and VC’s in New York City. Not to mention, we've built our fair share of award-winning buildings.

We have the knowledge, experience, and connections to help you put your best self into the market – and reap the benefits. 

You can maximize all of the expertise you have honed as a designer to get a role that fulfills you.

The Out of Architecture team has grown to include advisors from a wide range of fields that work in, out, and adjacent to architecture. Our offerings and resources for you range from 1-on-1 consulting, to our podcast Tangents highlighting stories from architects that have left the field to pursue their rewarding careers, to the interactive career tools on our Patreon.

OOA in media.

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The Business of Architecture: “Using Your Architectural Super Powers Outside of Architecture.”
The Business of Architecture: “Using Your Architectural Super Powers Outside of Architecture.”

In this episode, Jake and Erin discuss the disconnect between architecture education and the profession, how our skills and training can be invaluable to many different roles in different industries, and how you can create and design an architecture career that fits you.

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Architect’s Newspaper: “AN’s holiday book gift guide for anyone who loves architecture and design”
Architect’s Newspaper: “AN’s holiday book gift guide for anyone who loves architecture and design”

The OOA book, “Out of Architecture: The Value of Architects Beyond Traditional Practice”, was featured in Architect Newspaper’s Holiday Book Gift Guide for 2022.

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The Creative Insider: “A Book About How to Get Out of Architecture”
The Creative Insider: “A Book About How to Get Out of Architecture”

This is the second round with Erin Pellegrino and Jake Rudin, two Harvard graduates who have started a consulting company called Out of Architecture. Since last time we have talked they have now written also a book titled the same way. In this one hour conversation we have discussed how did they write, why did they write it and who is this for? Enjoy the conversation and you can watch here the round one!

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Architizer: “Architects, We Need To Talk”
Architizer: “Architects, We Need To Talk”

Architects, we need to talk.

We need to talk about being overworked, underpaid and undervalued.

We need to talk about how sacrificing your health, sanity and relationships at the altar of architecture and for the glory of good design is not okay. Burnout is like a dormant virus. It incubates in architecture school, spreads through architecture companies and slowly infects your entire life. It sounds grim. Because it is.

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