What this means
Plain-English explanations before professional jargon.
Doors open January 2027
Firm Ready is a short, friendly online course for recent architecture grads and junior designers. Eleven modules, 46 lessons, and about 148 one-minute clips on project phases, plan sets, redlines, permitting, software, interviews, and firm life, hosted by Juno, Theo, and Sol.
The problem
Recent grads often enter practice with strong design thinking, but little exposure to permit sets, redlines, plan check, fee models, file systems, office roles, and consultant coordination.
Firm Ready turns those intimidating “wait, what does that mean?” moments into short, plain-English lessons that are easy to revisit before an interview, first week, or new assignment.
The vibe
Each lesson is designed to be quick, comforting, and useful. No giant studio-style assignments. Just practical orientation for real firm life, hosted by Juno, Theo, and Sol.
Plain-English explanations before professional jargon.
Real office moments, task examples, and project context.
How each topic connects to deadlines, quality, clients, or coordination.
Small, confidence-building questions juniors can actually use.
The curriculum
46 lessons and about 148 one-minute clips, moving from getting hired and surviving the first 90 days into drawings, redlines, tools, permits, construction, money, and the long game.
What school skipped, how the office talks, and how to use this course.
Portfolio order, applications, interviews, offers, and talking about your work.
First week, who’s who, timesheets, email, feedback, and standing out.
Phases, SD/DD/CD, project types, and how work actually flows.
Sheet organization, title blocks, references, and specs.
Reading markups, the pick-up workflow, and clean revisions.
Revit, Bluebeam, file names, version control, and AI tools at work.
Planning vs. building, zoning, submittals, and corrections.
RFIs, shop drawings, site visits, changes, and closeout.
Fees, scope, construction cost, and client conversations.
AXP, licensure, growth paths, and what this course is not.
Certification
Learners finish with a practical 20-25 question Ready Check covering project phases, plan sets, redlines, permitting, scope, software, interviews, and career basics. It is an orientation credential, not a license.
Try before you buy
All sales are final. When doors open in January 2027, you can try the free preview clips and the Ready Check first so you know what you’re getting before you pay.
Join the waitlistPricing
First 50 seats
The lowest price, locked in for life. Ends after 50 seats, with no date cutoff.
After founding seats
The standard price once the first 50 founding seats are claimed.
Students & recent grads
For current students and recent grads, after founding seats are claimed.
All sales are final. Before you buy, try the free preview clips and the Ready Check so you know what you’re getting. Doors open January 2027.
Questions
Hosted by Juno, Theo & Sol, our digital guides, created for Firm Ready. They’re original characters, not real instructors, and no one here is presented as an architect.
Doors open January 2027. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you when enrollment starts. The $97 founding price is for the first 50 seats only. After that, the course is $149, or $129 for students and recent grads. Every plan includes lifetime access.
All sales are final. Before you buy, try the free preview clips and the Ready Check so you know what you’re getting.
No. Firm Ready is a practical bridge between school and office life. It helps learners understand how firms work, but it does not replace accredited education, licensure, or professional supervision, and it does not make anyone an architect.
No. The tools module is designed for tool literacy and workflow confidence. It explains what firms use and why, without expecting mastery on day one.
Passing unlocks a Firm Ready certificate, an orientation credential, not a license.
Doors open January 2027
Join the waitlist and we’ll email you when enrollment opens. $97 for the first 50 seats, then $149, or $129 for students and recent grads.