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Davis Square Architects Reviews

3.4

79% would recommend to a friend

(6 total reviews)

64% positive business outlook

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6 reviews
2.0
10 Apr 2015

Poor Organization, lack of vision

Anonymous employee
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Pros

There are a great number of opportunities to learn on the job for young staff members and you can get experience doing a number of duties at all phases of project design and construction.

Cons

Upper management, aside from two of the principals, lack vision and have little interest in improving work processes. Technology is lacking behind industry standards. Projects lack leadership and design decisions and project management will often fall on the lowest ranking member of the team by default. After being hired you may be staffed on projects that do no align with your career goals and it can be very difficult to reorient your responsibilities under the current system.

3.0
24 Apr 2024
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Pros

Many resourceful architects to assist with learning the workflow at DSA, projects significantly improve inhabitants lives, most job captains are willing to help with every question

Cons

Lack of onboard training, a lot of finger pointing re: responsibilities, no real direct mentorship for entry level candidates, lackluster benefits

4.0
4 Jun 2018
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Pros

DSA is a great learning environment for entry-level architectural designers as long as you can identify your mentors within the firm and take the initiative to ask them questions. Due to the relatively small firm and project team sizes, you can often ask for the kind of work that you are interested in doing and actually get to do it, which is typically hard to find in an entry-level job.

Cons

The firm's design approach can get repetitive and complacent, especially with their affordable housing projects. The senior management is often inaccessible and afraid of change.

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