For Emerging Professionals

EP Hub and the Next Gen Initiative

Your online mentor, connecting EPs to an ecosystem of opportunity and support.

Emerging Professionals (EPs) generally include students in their final years of architecture school through professionals in their tenth year of practice. This time of transition often includes highs and lows of opportunity and challenge.

This EP Hub aims to lessen anxiety and help EPs gain traction in the profession and Minnesota’s architecture community.

from ENTER article February 9, 2023 | Lina Ahmed, emerging professional, at a October 2022 workshop with HGA | Photo credit: Kathy M Helgeson/Dunwoody College

The Latest for EPs

This EP Hub is the first step of the Next Gen Initiative — a collaborative and focused effort to strengthen supports for Emerging Professionals in Minnesota.

Resources by Career Phase

For Architecture Students

For architecture students

Finding a Job

Finding a job

Building a Career

Building a Career

Resources across early career phases

Mentorship
Dantès Ha, AIA, NOMA and Nicholas Reiter, AIA | Photo credit: Chad Holder

Mentorship »

Becoming proficient in the work of architecture and keeping pace as technologies and approaches change requires learning from others, across generations and peer-to-peer.

Licensure
Illustration credit: Evan Hall, AIA

Pursuing Licensure »

Gaining required experience and preparing for registration exams can feel overwhelming. We are here to help with a variety supports, including connecting you with licensing advisors.

Overview of EP Hub Sections

For Architecture Students

Free AIA membership (first 18 months)
Connecting with architects and designers
Scholarships and r
ecognition
Learning about architecture firms
Link to Job Board

For Architecture Students
Finding a Job

Learning about architecture firms
Link to Job Board
Real-world takes on portfolio reviews
Compensation & Benefits

Finding a job
Mentorship

COMING SOON:

  • AIA St. Paul Mentorship Task Force Report (Spring/Summer 2026)
  • Mentorship insights from ENTER print annual article (May 2026)
Mentorship
Building a Career

Member groups and leadership opportunities
Annual Conference 
Awards programs
Design competitions

AIA Salary Survey
Link to Job Board
AIA membership

Building a Career
Licensure

Education requirements in Minnesota
AXP resources
ARE prep resources
Real-world takes on AXP and ARE prep

Retaining your license

Licensure