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The quotations below represent the opinions of respondents to the firm survey. These individuals are unrelated to InsideArch. Their opinions are based on their individual experiences and in no way reflect or represent the views of InsideArch or its employees. Other opinions, including contrary opinions, may exist."Anshen + Allen is most known for its work in university buildings, especially lab buildings. It is gaining more experience with hospital and medical building projects and has done an occasional library.”
“The design quality is very good and the drawing sets are incredibly complete, but the design is hit or miss depending on the designer."
"Anshen + Allen has one major problem and it is the lack of concern towards educating its beginning architects. Senior positions are more likely to be new hires instead of existing employees. The firm doesn't hire interns so the younger designers take on that role."
"The firm is very friendly. It does a very good job of hiring people with good personalities. Each week we get together for balcony hour. We talk, eat and drink. Sometimes we take this time to give small presentations to keep everybody up on what is going on in the office."
"The management team is really on top of it. They keep everything running very smooth."
Key Questions
(Scale: 1-5)
A majority of the people polled agreed that the multiple choice statements below, taken from the firm survey, best described their opinions of the firm. These survey results are based on the experiences of individuals unrelated to InsideArch and in no way reflect or represent the views of InsideArch or its employees. All responses, which are selected by multiple choice from a list of possible responses, represent
the opinions of the respondents. Other opinions, including contrary opinions, may exist.
Does the firm have a strong unifying design philosophy?
4 Moderately
How is the firm doing financially?
5 We have money to burn.
How important to the firm is pursuing a social agenda?
3 We like doing green projects, but aren't going to push an agenda onto our clients.
How would you rate the overall design quality of the firm's work?
4 Moderate
What level commitment do you feel your firm exhibits toward a quality internship?
2 Low
Rate the overall quality of the learning opportunity
2 Low
Would you recommend this firm to potential employees or interns?
3 Moderately recommend, most people come away with a good experience.
How would you rate the overall design creativity and technical skill of the architectural staff at this firm.
4 Maybe not the starting line-up, but definitely major-league players
How would you rate the overall employee satisfaction at the firm?
4 Moderate
The general attitude at this firm toward interns is:
2 Step with caution -- interns know their place at the bottom of the ladder.
How satisfied are you with your overall compensation at this firm?
4 Somewhat Satisfied
Note: The answers shown in the 'Key Questions' section are not the actual words of any user but represent the average answer selected from the five available options of a multiple-choice question.
User Comments
(Unedited comments about Anshen & Allen Architects or this Firm Report.)
: 17.2 (scale: 1-25)
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