2024 Gift Buying Guide
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Introduction
How generous of you to be searching for the right gift for your Architect! We, as Architects, asked other Architects for their best gifts they’d want this year. Broken down into two parts, one for the students, and one for the working professional. We hope this list gives you some great ideas!
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Student Gifts
For the Student; Some Quick Notes
Your Architect in Training! Family member or friend, we applaud you for being understanding with this wild endeavor the student is undertaking. Do you miss talking to them yet?
Supplies Note…
For those looking for a student (or pre-student), we do not recommend getting any of the base ‘school supplies’. You may be tempted to purchase a cutting board, a scale (ruler), or one of the other items from the school’s provided ‘supplies list’. The main reason for this is many of these items come in different sizes, types, brands, and uses. One Exacto might be loved by one person, and hated by another. We knew people in school who refused to use Exactos of any kind and instead would only exclusively use Olfas (and vice versa). While others would exclusively use Exactos without grips. You furthermore, could find yourself making a harmless mistake, like buying an architectural scale, when they needed an engineering one.
Therefore, in our recommendation, the student knows exactly what they want and need, and can best determine those items. If you are keen on helping out with these items, get as specific of a list as you can from the student, or a gift card to their local art supplies store would be the best bet - If their art store is Blick, a Visa, Mastercard, etc works best.