PREFACE

In this report you will read about the intern internship goals, his role and tasks at the architectural design
firm and an analysis of how they interact together with his education and future career. This report is
documentation on his internship at Assefa Gebeyehu Consultant Architects and Engineers
during the previous semester, Mar13-Sep7/2018 .
This report shows the overall process of the internship program. It begins with the description
of the host company, then continues by describing the overall internship experience, mentioning the up
and downs that he passed trough starting from the thought of finding an architectural firm with grate
experience on the profession , to handling the responsibilities that comes with the firm and also describes
the work process of projects that he gat to work on,
Challenges and benefits of the internship are also included in the report. The internship takes place during
the 8th semester, and it is a mandatory part of the Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Architecture at Bahir Dar
University.

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 Name: __Hagos Tesfakiros Kasye
ID No: __BDU0701851UR
Academic year: __2018
Account of internship: Assefa Gebeyehu Consulting Architects & Engineers

DECLARATION
He declares that this internship report is his own work. This final internship report is submitted to Bahir Dar
University, department of Architecture due __/___/2018. This internship report has fulfilled all criteria's
required by an internship program. To accomplish this report he have referred manuals /templates, different
related books, many students report papers, and some websites to have a better knowledge on what he have
done on his internship period. His works and others are credited fairly below each figure. He beg a pardon
for un intentional errors and omission if any.

The intern : Hagos Tesfakiros Kasye

Signature: ______________

Approved by/ mentor : Assefa Gebeyehu

Signature: ______________

Approved by/ advisor : Mohammed

Signature: ______________

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
First glory and praise to GOD, for cherishing me with his wisdoms and strength to over come and solve
mysteries of life. And for blessing me with a lovely family.

Second he would like to give my humble gratitude to my families for there support throughout my life
time, for always being there when he need them the most and for cherishing me with there deepest love.
Special thanks to my sister Himont Denku and her husband Efrime Tadesse.

Thirdly he would like to thank professional practicing Architect Assefa Gebeyehu, general manager and
owner of Assefa Gebeyehu Consultant Architects and Engineers. for giving me the opportunity to do an
internship within the organization. He feel humbled that the manger thought him both practical and
theoretical matters during and after the internship.

He would like to extend his gratitude for my fellow friends and colleges for there cooperation, mentor,
guidance and for crating enjoyable working environment throughout my time In the firm.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMERY
This report describes how he spend his internship program for the last six months. It enables anyone to
understand almost every activities I’ve been taking part in the firm. It answers for the achievements that
he had accomplished and the ones that he do successfully converted a theoretical skill to a practical one.
And this task was the major goal of this internship all the way trough.
This report shows the overall process of the internship program. It begins with the description
of the host company, then continues by describing the overall internship experience, mentioning the up
and downs that he passed trough starting from the thought of finding an architectural firm with grate
experience on the profession , to handling the responsibilities that comes with firm. Working with staffs
who have been on the profession for long period of time helped him to know how the rile world operates
and there extraordinary work ethics motivates him to achieve greatens.

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CONTENTS
PREFACE ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................,..... I
DECLARATION ...........................................................................................................................…………………………….……………………………...…………….II
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................................................................................................................................................,,........ III
EXECUTIVE SUMMERY........................................................................................................................................................................................,,........ IV
LIST OF FIGURES .............................................................................................................................................................................................,,...........V
LIST OF DIAGRAMS..........................................................................................................................................................................................,,,...........VI
LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................................... .……………………….……………………………..……,,,,………..VII

CHAPTER ONE - Company Profile

1. Hosting Company Profile .............................................................................................................................................................................,,,........1
1.1 Background Of The Company ……………………………….....................................................................................................................,,,, ..........1
1.2 Vision........................................................................................................................................................................................................., ......1
1.3 Mission statement................................................................................................................................................................................ .... . 2
1.4 Strategy ................................................................................................................................................................................................ ...... ..2
1.5 Objectives ...................................................................................................................................................,,………………,,,.................. ... ......2
1.6 Staffing............................................................................................................................................................................................... ..........2
1.7 Core Values………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….…………………………...……. … ……. 3
2 Organizational Structure: .......................................................................................................................................................................... .... .....3
3 Selected Projects ....................................................................................................................................................................................... .. ........4
4. The Main Product Or Service Of The Company ………………………………………………………………………………..………………… ………………….… ..…. 8
5. Overall Organization Work Flow ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….……. ……………….………… 9

CHAPTER TWO -Internship Experience

2.1 How I Get In To The Company…… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………10
2.2 Working Section On The Company ………………………………..………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………10
2.3 During Internship ...............................................................................................................................................................................................11
2.4 How does the work flow in the section look like…………………………………………………………………………….…………….…………………………………11
2.5 Which Work Price Or Work Task I Have Been Executing………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……… 11

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2.6 Weekly Activities ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………...………………..13
2.6.1 Andenet mixed use apartment ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..….………15
2.6.2 Semahagn meseret Residence ………………………………………………………………………………………………….....………………………….…………..… 17
2.6.3 Wolaita sodo university veterinary medicine teaching hospital & laboratory & research …………………………………………….………18
2.6.4 EOTC Hall …………………………………………………………… ………………………………...... ………………..…………………………………………………………… 20
2.6.5 Ethio telecom warehouse……………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………… 21
2.6.6 Hawassa Church Hall …………………………………………………………………… ……….. …………………………………………………………………………… . 22
2.6.7 FT TTF Trading Plc apartment ………………… …………………………………………...... …………………………….…………………………………………… 23
2.6.8 Antenhe Mixed-use apartment ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………25
2.6.9 Gnbela Hotel ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………… 27
2.6.10 Grand resort & spa Expansion ………………………………………………………………………………….......………………………………………………………… 29
2.6.11 Solomon 2RN Motel Expansion …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….30
2.6.12 Sunshine Kulbi gebriel church ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………32
2.6.13 Woldia University Administration Building …………………………………………………………………………………………………..................................33
2.6.14 Abiy apartment …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………….………………… ……34
2.6.15 elsabet residence ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……34
2.6.17 luxury apartment building………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………..35
2.6.17 KK car show room & work shop………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….36
2.6.18 Joseph hailu reliance ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….37
2.6.19 Yegna taza city center ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………38
2.6.20 Debire Genet gedam Adat church…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 40
2.8 site visit ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………… 41
2.9 Procedures I have been using while performing the work task …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 42
2.9.1 Strength or the company ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …......42
2.9.2 Weakness of the company…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……42.
2.10 How good you have been facing while performing your work tasks. ……………………………………………………………………………… ……………42
2.11 What procedures you have been using while performing your work tasks? ……………………………………………… ………………………………...43
2.12 Measures I have taken in order to overcome these challenges …………………………………………………………………… ……………………………..43

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CHAPTER THREE -Benefits I gained from the internship
3.1 What I gained in terms of improving my practical skills…………………………….......................................................................... …………… ……44
3.1.1 Practical skill ………………………………........................................................................................................................................................... ........44
3.2 What I gained in terms of improving my interpersonal communication skills……………………………………………………… ………………………..45
3.3 What I gain in terms of improving my team playing skills………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 45
3.4 What I gain in terms of improving my leadership skills…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….46
3.5 what I gain in terms of understanding about work ethics related issues. ……………………………………………………………………………………….46
3.6 What I gain in terms of entrepreneurships skills. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………46
3.7 Architectural Career……………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………………………..………………………………..47

CHAPTER FORE - EXIT

4.1 Conclusion. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …48
4.2 Recommendation for company ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ….49
4.2.1 strength. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …..49
4.2.2 weakness………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….… ………49
4.2.3 FOR COMING INTERNS ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……….50
4.2.4 IN general. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………….50
4.3 Reference ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …51
LIST OF FIGURES
CHAPTER ONE - Company Profile
Figure1.2 nib bank head quarter building ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……… 4
Figure1.2 Assefa Gebeyehu Consulting Architects & Engineers Works 1 …………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………5
Figure1.3 Assefa Gebeyehu Consulting Architects & Engineers Works 2 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6
Figure1.4 Assefa Gebeyehu Consulting Architects & Engineers Works 3 …………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………… .7

CHAPTER TWO -Internship Experience

Figure2.1 andenet mixed use apartment final 3D …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….15
Figure1.2 conceptual diagrams ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………….. 15
Figure2.3 andenet apartment Plans ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .16
Figure2.4 Semahagn meseret Residence plans ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 17
Figure2.5 Semahagn meseret Residence final 3D ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………17
Figure2.6 veterinary medicine teaching hospital 3D ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 18
Figure2.8 some presentation panels From veterinary medicine teaching hospital ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 18
Figure2.9 veterinary medicine teaching hospital plans …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 19
Figure2.10 laboratory & research Center Plans ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………19
Figure2.11 ETOC Hall Concept development ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 20
Figure2.12 ETOC Hall Plans …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 20
Figure2.13 ETOC hall 3D design …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….20
Figure2.14 Ethio telecom warehouse 3D view ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………21
Figure2.15 conceptual diagram …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………21
Figure2.16 Ethio telecom warehouse plans and elevations …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………21
Figure2.17 Hawassa Church Hall plans ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………22
Figure2.18 Hawassa Church Hall 3D …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………22
Figure2.19 FT TTF Trading Plc apartment 3D ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….23
Figure2.21 FT TTF Trading Plc apartment elevations ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………23
Figure2.22 FT TTF Trading Plc apartment site plans ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….24
Figure2.23 FT TTF Trading Plc apartment plans ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ….……………………24
Figure2.24 Antenhe Mixed-use apartment 3D …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………25
Figure2.25 Antenhe Mixed-use apartment Elevation …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..25
Figure2.26 2D developments ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……25
Figure2.27 Antenhe Mixed-use apartment site plans ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .26
Figure2.28 Antenhe Mixed-use apartment plans …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ….26
Figure2.29 gnbela hotel 3D …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………27
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Figure2.30 gnbela hotel Elevations …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 28
Figure2.31 Some building characters of gnbela hotel ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 28
Figure2.32 Gnbela Hotel Site Plans …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 29
Figure2.33 gnbela hotel plans …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 29
Figure2.34 grand resort & spa expansion landscape 3D View ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……… 30
Figure2.35 Solomon 2RN Play ground & landscape design site view ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………… 31
Figure2.36 Solomon 2RN Play ground & landscape design 3D ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………...32
Figure2.37 Solomon 2RN Sauna & spa design plans …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………..33
Figure2.38 Solomon 2RN Sauna & spa 3D View …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………33
Figure2.39 Sunshine Kulbi gebriel church site plan …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..34
Figure2.40 Sunshine Kulbi gebriel church plans ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………34
Figure2.41 Sunshine Kulbi gebriel church elevation …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………34
Figure2.42 Sunshine Kulbi gebriel church 3D view ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………34
Figure2.43 Woldiya university Registrar building 3D view different angels …………………………………………………………………………………………………….…… 35
Figure2.44 Woldiya university Registrar building final 3D view …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………..35
Figure2.45 Abiy Apartment presentation plans …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………36
Figure2.46 Abiy Apartment final 3D …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………..36
Figure2.47 elsabet residence final 3D view ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………36
Figure2.48 luxury apartment plans ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………37
Figure2.49 luxury apartment building final 3D view ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………… …………37
Figure2.50 KK car show room & work shop plans …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….38
Figure2.51 KK car show room & work shop final 3D view …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………..38
Figure2.52 Joseph hailu Office plans ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……39
Figure2.53 Joseph hailu Office final 3D view ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …39
Figure2.54 conceptual development from panels ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………40
Figure2.55 Yegna taza city center mixed use apartment final 3D view ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……..41
Figure2.56 Yegna taza city center mixed use apartment site plan ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………41
Figure2.57 Yegna taza city center mixed use apartment elevation ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………39
Figure2.58 Yegna taza city center mixed use apartment typology ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …39
Figure2.59 Yegna taza city center mixed use apartment plans ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...………39
Figure2.60 Yegna taza city center mixed use apartment final 3D view …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………39
Figure2.61 Debire Genet gedam Adat plans ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………40
Figure2.62 Debire Genet gedam Adat final 3D view …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………40
Figure2.63 gilis gust house final 3D view ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …41
Figure2.64 septic thank ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….........41
Figure2.65shoring ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………41
Figure2.66 shemendat commercial center ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………41
LIST OF DIAGRAMS

CHAPTER ONE - Company Profile

Diagram 1.1 Assefa Gebayehu consulting architects & Engineers organizational structure……….………………………….…………………3

CHAPTER TWO -Internship Experience

Diagram 2.1 Tasks Performed. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..… 12

CHAPTER THREE -Benefits I gained from the internship

Diagram 3.1 Advancement in practical skills……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………..………41
Diagram 3.2 Advancement in practical skill practical skills. ……………………………………………………………………………………..……………...41

LIST OF TABLES
CHAPTER ONE - Company Profile
Table 2.1 Assefa Gebeyohu consulting architects Working Schedules. …………………………………………………………………………..………….11
Table 2.2 Weekly activities ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………....14

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CHAPTER ONE

1. Hosting Company Profile

Assefa Gebeyehu Consulting Architects & Engineers

Tel 251 -11 -16181134, +251 -91 -1289250, fax 251 -11 -5508968, P.O. Box 16658
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Head office: Getahun Besha building 5th floor
Contact- AssefaGebeyehu@Yahoo.Com ASSEGEB@gmail.com

1.1 Background Of The Company

Assefa Gebeyehu Consulting Architects & Engineers is a category III consulting firm registered
under the Ministry of Works and Urban Development, and has accumulated rich working experience for
the last 24 years in the field of architectural designing keeping pace with the rapid advancement where
new technologies have evolved along with the increasing demands in the construction sector.

This firm is established in 2003GC as Category I Consulting architects and Engineers. The office is led
by well experienced, motivated and enthusiastic key professional who have been in practice for several
years.

Assefa Gebayehu is the General Manager & the owner of the company who is a practicing professional
architect have an aggregate experience of more than 24 years in the discipline and working as a design
studio head in Construction Design Share Company (CDSCO). The category of the projects handled by
the consultant in this respect varied like wise from high-rise Commercial buildings to high standard
Health facilities, tertiary level Educational facilities - new as well as expansion - including university
and College campuses, Military facilities, and from Multi-purpose buildings to Residential apartments
and villas.

Furthermore, the learning trips made by the founder to Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa,
Thailand, Hong Kong China and his participation in relevant international and national workshops
alongside his membership in such professional societies like the Association of Ethiopian Architects
(AEA) have contributed in the diversity and quality of the designed projects.

1.2 Vision
Assefa Gebeyeu Consulting Architects & Engineers has a vision of becoming a reputable, nationally and
internationally known Leading Consulting Company and the first choice to customers in architectural
and engineering.

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 1.3 Mission statement
Assefa Gebeyehu Consulting Architects & Engineers envisages to becoming one of the companies
in the consultancy sector that customers choose on the basis of an outstanding quality of work and
genuine satisfaction.

1.4 Strategy
The company’s strategy is generally base on services to the satisfaction of the customers team works
sprit motivation to the staffs & fed back information from the customers & staffs;
The creation of conductive environment to employees, improved physical condition of working space
& psychological makes up; Create awareness of the interdependency of the individual output in the
project targets & success; With high potentials to the growth the introduction of appropriate soft ware
& training program to the staffs shall be one of the company’s top priorities;
The introduction of appropriate soft ware & training program to the staffs shall be one of the
company’s top priorities;
Introduce an incentive scheme to reward outstanding performances. Avail reasonable percentage of
the company’s share to hard working professional employees.

1.5 Objectives
The basic organizational objectives of Assefa Gebeyehu architects & Engineers are to:
 be the best and most successful all round Company in the fields of Building design, Supervision
and Construction Management;
 achieve a level of Return on Investment so that any share holder will value involvement with and
see it as an important and sound investment;
 assist different customers in the provision of the Building engineering design & Construction,
Management Services at reasonable cost;
 promote the standardization of Building Engineering, Construction management in the country;
 Strengthen, promote and enhance the reliability of Building Engineering design, Construction
Management, Services National and Regional-wide.

1.6 Staffing
The most valuable asset of Assefa Gebeyehu architects & Engineers International is its experienced
and highly qualified staff. The permanent staffs consists of multi disciplinary teams of engineers
including Structural, electrical, engineers, architects and management specialists, contract
administrators, quantity surveyors, draftsmen and technicians supported by administrative personnel;
The entire ranges of company’s activities are under the full overall control of in house staff members.
The company is also making use of the services of external experts when the need arises;
The firm has a permanent staff that holds high professional or technical qualifications in various
engineering & social science discipline.

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 1.7 Core Values
 Commitment & Involvement:
 Excellence
 Public Image
 Efficiency and Effectiveness:
 Integrity, Honesty and Transparency:
 Ethics:
 Accountability:
 Customers Satisfaction:

2. Organizational Structure

General Manger

Documentation Secretary

Operation Department Contract Formulation Section Support Service

Department

Design Section Projects Supervision & Contract Human Resource Section Finance Supplies &
Administration Section Purchasing

 design  Evaluate Project Performance Report

 Bid Offer/ Qualification
 Design Review &  Prepare Project Status Report
document Preparation
Analysis Summary
 Contract agreements
 Analysis  Trucking Performance against Plan of
Preparation
 Recommend Projects
 Contract Agreement Review
alternative  Trucking Project expense against
 Cost Estimate & Analysis
 Drafting Plans
 Market access met & Direction
 Continuous Field Supervision
Plan
 Evaluate Safety Mgmt. of Projects
 Company Profile Preparation
 Evaluate Construction Material usage
/Update
against standard

Diagram 1.1 Assefa Gebayehu consulting architects & Engineers organizational structure

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 NIB BANK HEAD QUARTER,
Mexico, Addis Ababa

Nib bank building is one of Ethiopians high rise building

project it include 38 floor and it is in finishing step now a
day fully function for office service.

Concept – honey comb /yenib kefo/

Yenib kefo

Comb
structure

honey comb /yenib kefo- one of Ethiopian cultural honey factoring method & it relate
with its name nib representing hard working character.

Description
project name: nib bank head quarter
Location: Addis Ababa, Mexico
Name of client: nib bank
Name of associated consultants: MH engineering
Actual services provided by the company staff within the assignment include:
Preparation of Architectural design & cost estimate
Supervision of the construction
Figure1.2 nib bank head quarter building
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Figure1.2 Assefa Gebeyehu Consulting Architects & Engineers Works 1 5
Figure1.3 Assefa Gebeyehu Consulting Architects & Engineers Works 2 6
Figure1.4 Assefa Gebeyehu Consulting
Architects & Engineers Works 3 7
4. The main product or service of the company
In Assefa Gebeyehu consulting architects and engineers, mainly there are two services given to
clients, as the name of the company indicates ,they are consulting and designing services given to
clients. In this office only architectural drawings is done among other (sanitary, electrical, structural,
mechanical) designs works are done by another offices.

Assefa Gebeyohu consulting architects and engineers deals with Architectural design; Architectural
design of various projects, supervision, interior design, technical reporting and preparation of
specification. Some other tasks carried out by the company includes:-

 Project management:
 Contract administration
 Field supervision and inspection
 Supervision of erection
 Cost and time control
 Monitoring and supervision of Architectural works

For each of the projects carried out, the services listed below were provided fully:
 Design of all Architectural services
 Preparation of contract documentation
 Contract negotiations
 Evaluation of tenders and reporting
 Site monitoring and supervision of site construction
 Report writing
 Co-ordination of disciplines and project management

The typical building projects undertaken by Assefa Gebeyohu consulting include:

 Military facilities
 Industrial and Factory buildings
 Hospital and clinic buildings
 Church
 Hotels
 University and College campuses
 Office buildings
 Multipurpose buildings and developments
 Shopping arcades
 Schools
 Residential buildings

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Main costumers or the end users of products or services
As the information gathered from the workers /employers/ of the company and some of the costumers
come to the company( Assefa Gebeyohu consulting architects and engineers )do supervision works
and consults different organizations, and there are a lot of client that comes to the company to do
business.
The company gives different service, like design development and project supervision and contract
administration services. This service is given to government offices, humanitarian organizations,
diplomatic missions, and private firms. According to there need, the amount of money they invest on
the project.

5. Overall organization work flow

The company can have more than 20 employees which can have different profusions, among All of
them only 8 of them are working in the office work 1 secretary,1 accountants,1 computer maintenance,
1 contract administrator , there is 2 architect, 1 drafts man,1 head officer (work as an architectural
designer and as coordinator of employees), other employees works on the sites and on other working
area For example , profusion etc..

The work or design process starts by an agreement between the firm and the client after the agreement is
completed and the contract is drawn between them the two parties, then architectural design begins
depending up on the clients need and after finalizing architectural design the architect will pass it on to
the drafts man ,after drafting then the architectural drawing will be given to other offices to work on
structural, electrical, sanitary and mechanical drawings. after all designing process they printout the
drawing and head to municipality /sub city/ in order to get permeation. Then after gating the write
papers and permission, then the firm will draw a new contract with the contracture in behalf of the
client. Then officially the construction began.

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CHAPTER TWO
3. INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE

2.1 How I get in to the company?

As a student , he tried to find a better company for my internship program, so first he tried to gather
information about different Architectural offices according to their levels, amount of services that they
give back to the society, work quality… from senior architects and students, depending on the
information he listed on different company’s accordingly, among those lists this firm was one of the top
five selections of his that fulfills his requirements.
He went to the firm and submit his portfolio, After viewing his portfolio the owner and general manger
professional practicing architect told him to start the day after. on 19_07_2010e.c

2.2 working section on the company

In the last six month that he have been at the firm he have worked on different position (as drafts man,
boy..) of the company, but mostly he had been assigned on designing architectural designs, as its is his
profession.

he have been assigned on both on site and in the office witch helped him to upgrade his theoretical and
practical skill . Whenever he got involved in a project he have devoted his self fully to the project witch
helped him to produce an interesting output, increase his skills and expand his perspective. In the office
he have been working on residential buildings, hotels, land escapes etc…. For all of this listed types he
have been providing both hand & computer generated drawings (illustration) such as architectural
drawings, as-built drawings, schedules, 3D CAD modeling, 3D visualization, presentation panels &
illustrations.

Eventually there are some tasks that he didn’t got involved, he have a little insight and working
knowledge about what goes on the field. By any chance there was no even a slight possibility to meet
with a client witch would had enables the intern to build a confidence and communication skill too.

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2.3 During Internship
The success of qualified Internship System depends on largely how well the student understands
and fulfills his or her responsibilities in the firm. The university have not given any detailed orientation
about the coming internship, how it is going to be, possible challenges and problems interns could face ,
and how interns should deal with them. Despite this barriers he succeed.
he started his internship at Assefa Gebeyehu consulting architects and engineers firm due Monday 13th
March. The secretary brief him with the regular working hours and to notify the firm in advance when the
intern fail to report for work at the regular working time.
Assefa Gebeyehu consulting architects and engineers daily working schedule is shown in table 2.1.

Days Working hours Lunch time Exceptional working

hours
Monday--Friday 2:30am-6:30am_-_8:00am- 6:30am-8:00 11:00am-1:00pm
11:00am (Max.)
Saturday 3:00am-8:00am ------ ------

Sunday (conditional) 3:30am-8:00am ------ ------

Table 2.1 Assefa Gebeyohu consulting architects Working Schedules

2.4 How does the work flow in the section look like.
As he tried to discus in the above section that there are two organizational system which is designing
/main work of the company/ and other supporting functions supervision and consulting.
Those two systems of the company can work in coordinated way among each other. In designing process
the way they work is depending on the building to be design for, for example if the designed project is
small like residential building, mixed use building, Gust house building etc. the design flow is simply
started from agreement between the owner of the building and the manager of the company then the
manager give an order to the architects to prepare the architectural designs after that the architect give the
drawings to other engineers for other engineering designs then the over all designing process is finalized
by the drafting experts. But if the project designed is bigger then all members of the firm are working
together starting from the architectural drawing by discussing one another up to the completion the
drawings and model work etc….
In general the overall work flow of the company depends on the type of work came to the office .but it
can have its own system of working flow adopted by the company workers.

2.5 Which work price or work task I have been executing.

Work tasks that the intern have been exciting in his time in the firm are listed under in a table format.
Starting from the first week first project to the last one keeping the chronicle time sequence. After the
table each projects are described briefly starting with there specific floor plans to there 3Ds illustration .

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 Tasks that he Participated

PROJECTS DRAFT WORKS 3D VISUALIZATION RENDERING PARTIAL FUNCTIONAL DESIGN C OMPLETE DESIGN

Debire Genet gedam Adat churc

Yegna taza city center

Joseph hailu reliance

KK car show room & work shop

luxury apartment building

Abiy apartment

elsabet residence

Woldia University Administration Building

Sunshine Kulbi gebriel church

Solomon 2RN Motel Expansion

Grand resort & spa Expansion

Gnbela Hotel

Antenhe Mixed-use apartment

FT TTF Trading Plc apartment

Hawassa Church Hall

Ethio telecom warehouse

EOTC Hall

Wolaita sodo university veterinary medicine teaching

hospital & laboratory & research

Semahagn meseret Residence

Andenet mixed use apartment

Diagram 2.1 Tasks Performed

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2.6 Weekly Activities
PROJECT PROJECT TYPE AND TASKS PERFORMED DUE
TITLE LOCATION
Andenet mixed use  G+18 Competition  co-design work Week 1
apartment  A.A, Teklaymanot  Modifying floor plan
 Design panel
 3D Modifying
 Rendering

Semahagn meseret  G+2 Residential building  co-design work, Week 2

Residence  A.A, Mekanisa  3D Visualization
 Rendering

Wolaita sodo  COMPETION veterinary  Design processes Week 3&4

university medicine teaching hospital  co-design work
& laboratory & research  presentation panels & illustrations
center  3D Visualization
 wolaita  Rendering
 Design report

EOTC Hall  Hall Completion  co-design work Week 5

 A.A, Aratkelo, Selase  Modifying floor plan
 3D Visualization
 Rendering
 presentation panels & illustrations

Ethio telecom  Completion warehouse  co-design work Week 6

warehouse  A.A, Kaliti  Landscape design
 Design panel

Hawassa Church  HALL  3d Visualization Week 7

Hall  Hawassa  Modifying floor plan

FT TTF Trading  Mixed-use apartment G+10  Full Design processes Week 8&9
Plc apartment  A.A, CMC  co-design work
 3d Visualization

Antenhe  Mixed-use apartment G+9  co-design work Week 10

 A.A, Torhayloch  Full Design processes
 co-design
 3d Visualization

Ganbela Hotel  27 Bed G+4  co-design Week 11&12

 Full Design processes
 Ganbela  3d Visualization
 Full AUTOCAD work

Grand resort & spa  Expansion, Landscape  co-design Week 10

design  Landscape design
 Bahir Dar  Design panel

Gilis  Gest House  Site visit Week 11

 A.A Lemhotel
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 PROJECT PROJECT TYPE AND TASKS PERFORMED DUE
TITLE LOCATION
Solomon 2RN  Play ground & landscape  co-design Week 12
design  Landscape design
 Sauna & spa design  Video render
 Sendafa, oromiya  modification
Sunshine Kulbi  Kulbi gebriel church  co-design Week 13
gebriel church. guest house & public  Design processes
toilet  3d Visualization
 Kulbi, east Harar  presentation panels &
illustrations
Woldiya university  Registrar building  3d Visualization Week 14
B+G+5  Rendering
 Woldiya
Abiy Apartment  Apartment G+8  3d Visualization Week 15
 A.A ,  Rendering
elsabet residence  Residence  3d Visualization Week 15
 A.A ,  Rendering
luxury apartment  mixed use apartment  co-design works. Week 19
building  Full Design processes.
 3d Visualization.
 Rendering.
KK car show room &  KK car show room &  co-design works Week 17
work shop work shop  Design processes
 A.A, Kaliti  3d Visualization
 Rendering
 Design panel
Shemendat PLC  2B+G+M+12 Modern  Site visit Week 17
Shopping Mall.
 A.A, CMC
Joseph hailu Office  Office.  co-design works. Week 18
 Mikelle.  Architectural Drawings &
modification,
 3d Visualization.
 Rendering.
Yegna taza city  G+18 COMPETION  co-design works. Week 20&21
center mixed use mixed use apartment  Full Design processes.
apartment  A.A, Urael  Design panel.
 3d Visualization.
 Rendering.
Debire Genet gedam  Debire Genet gedam  Architectural Drawings & Week 20&21
Adat Adat church. modification,
 Tigray.  co-design works.
 3d Visualization.
 Rendering.

Table 1.2 Weekly activities 14

 Figure2.1 andenet mixed use apartment final 3D

Figure1.2 conceptual diagrams

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Figure2.3 andenet apartment Plans

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Figure2.4 Semahagn meseret Residence plans

Figure2.5 Semahagn meseret Residence final 3D 17

 Figure2.6 veterinary medicine teaching hospital 3D

Figure2.7 laboratory & research center 3D

Figure2.8 some presentation panels From veterinary medicine teaching hospital 18

 Figure2.9 veterinary medicine teaching hospital plans

Figure2.10 laboratory & research Center Plans

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Figure2.11 ETOC Hall Concept development

Figure2.12 ETOC Hall Plans

Figure2.13 ETOC hall 3D design

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Figure2.14 Ethio telecom warehouse 3D view

Figure2.15 conceptual diagram

Figure2.16 Ethio telecom warehouse plans and elevations

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 Figure2.17 Hawassa Church Hall plans

Figure2.18 Hawassa Church Hall 3D

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Figure2.19 FT TTF Trading Plc apartment 3D

Figure2.20 Apartment entrance and Commercial entrance

Figure2.21 FT TTF Trading Plc apartment elevations

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Figure2.22 FT TTF Trading Plc apartment site plans

Figure2.23 FT TTF Trading Plc apartment plans

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 Figure2.24 Antenhe Mixed-use apartment 3D

Figure2.26 2D developments Figure2.25 FT TTF Antenhe Mixed-use apartment Elevation

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 Figure2.27 FT TTF Antenhe Mixed-use apartment site plans

Figure2.28 FT TTF Antenhe Mixed-use apartment plans

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Figure2.29 gnbela hotel 3D

Figure2.30 gnbela hotel Elevations

Figure2.31 Some building characters of gnbela hotel

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Figure2.32 Gnbela Hotel Site Plans

Figure2.33 gnbela hotel plans

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Figure2.34 grand resort & spa expansion landscape 3D View

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 Figure2.35 Solomon 2RN Play ground & landscape design site view

Figure2.36 Solomon 2RN Play ground & landscape design 3D

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Figure2.37 Solomon 2RN Sauna & spa design plans

Figure2.38 Solomon 2RN Sauna & spa 3D View

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 Figure2.39 Sunshine Kulbi gebriel church site plan

Figure2.40 Sunshine Kulbi gebriel church plans

Figure2.41 Sunshine Kulbi gebriel church elevation

Figure2.42 Sunshine Kulbi gebriel church 3D view

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 Figure2.43 Woldiya university Registrar building 3D view different angels

Figure2.44 Woldiya university Registrar building final 3D view 33

 Figure2.46 Abiy Apartment final 3D
Figure2.45 Abiy Apartment presentation plans

Figure2.47 elsabet residence final 3D view

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 Figure2.48 luxury apartment plans

Figure2.49 luxury apartment building final 3D view 35

 Figure2.50 KK car show room & work shop plans

Figure2.51 KK car show room & work shop final 3D view

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Figure2.52 Joseph hailu Office plans

Figure2.53 Joseph hailu Office final 3D view 37

Figure2.54 conceptual development from panels

Figure2.55 Yegna taza city center mixed use apartment final 3D view 38
 Figure2.56 Yegna taza city center mixed
use apartment site plan

Figure2.57 Yegna taza city center mixed

use apartment elevation

Figure2.58 Yegna taza city center mixed

use apartment typology

Figure2.59 Yegna taza city center mixed use apartment plans Figure2.60 Yegna taza city center mixed use apartment final 3D view 39
Figure2.61 Debire Genet gedam Adat plans

Figure2.62 Debire Genet gedam Adat final 3D view 40

 Figure2.63 gilis gust house final 3D view

Figure2.64 septic thank Figure2.65shoring

Figure2.66 shemendat commercial center

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2.9 Procedures he have been using while performing the work task
studding architecture in campus and practicing it in architectural firm are two different things.
specially in Ethiopian context the difference is visible, on school students can focus on the
architectural design, function, space, form, structure and the overall appearance of the building.
Beside that the designer have full freedom on the project. But one employed architect working on a
firm does not have enough space to practice his profession. Due to clients desire, EBSC (which varies
time to time), budget etc…
The intern have tried to compensate the theoretical part with the real world task by fusing both. in
order to do achieve these task the intern referred books, websites, rule and regulations and consulting
with fellow interns and colleges and supervisor.

2.9.1 Strength or the company

 Clients are highly drawn to the firm witch means more projects.
 Supervision of constriction site.

2.9.2 Weakness of the company

 Punctuality of projects .
 Manger employees' disagreements
 Freedom of creativity

2.10 How good he have been facing while performing his work
tasks.
the intern have been assigned to work on many projects and in each projects he had done what
expected of him in the given time interval. Working on the projects the intern gather data about the
project from different sources after understanding he goes right to the design part, in this part he
consults with his mentor, interns and general manager. This process helped to perform well on the
tasks that he have been assigned on.

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2.11 What procedures he have been using while performing his work
tasks?
At the time the intern begins working at the firm he where not aware of how things done in the firm as well
as with the procedure also. And it was hard to ignore some essential theoretical parts and design parts witch
give him a hard time to cop up. There are many rule and regulation to follow , clients desire, supervisors
desires, time tables, and others. After couple of weeks he become familiar and cope up with the procedures
and the rules of conducts of the firm. As the weeks pass the projects he involved on grew so as his
confidence and his perspective on the field.

The procedures he have been using during performing his tasks did varied from time to time and project to
project. Cause all projects varies from type to scale, due this reason he have to follow different procedures
so there was no static procedure he follow. Despite that there is some common procedure he follow at most
of the projects at first he gathers data on the projects by starting with asking detail questions about the client
needs, site, location, then he starts designing, he consult his design with the supervisor and mentor , then I
write some mistakes and add futures then he consult again and again till the supervisor and the client are
satisfied. After that the design will go to city governance for permission if they give the go the design will
go to construction if not he will write the mistakes and send it to city again till its approved.

2.12 Measures he have taken in order to overcome these challenges

In order to over come the challenges he took different measures like referring data's online, on books,
asking orally … but the most influential measure he took was to consult with his fellow colleges and
mentor.

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 CHAPTER THREE
3. Benefits I gained from the internship

3.1 What I gained in terms of improving my practical skills

Working on this firm helped him to improve practical skills on software's, design, communication
skill, management and on many different things .
First handedly what he gained from the firm is exposure to the rile world witch is different in many
ways from campus and challenging. Second there is certain rules or customs that he should follow.
School projects can focus only on the appearance function of architectural design but in the real world
designing process is much more different because in Ethiopian context most designs have regular
shapes and forms due to smallness of site given, rules and regulations can shape the forms of the
building.
He also tried to compare drawing on built up sites and how importance of coordination of different
engineering fields. Generally during his working time he tried to compare the knowledge gained from
school and from the office works and improving his designing systems by fusing them to yield one
grate product. And improving on different software's example on AutoCAD, Revit, Photoshop and
other supportive software's.

3.1.1 Practical skill

This internship program helped him through the translation of formal education to architectural practice.
There a say that says architects shapes the built up world and as an intern he was able to live the say and put
his own building witch is great by it self. put or shape some how afield gave him a chance to put his creative
footprint on a building, town and sometimes in a city level. This by itself is a practical break through to start
his carrier in the future.
Working with experienced staff members helped him both in design and the experimental skills. It was a kind
of firm that encourages him to use all the needed resources in the firm and get him to practice in new soft
wares and use his campus experience in areal design studio.
Working with his mentor and with graduate architect, and having a practical site visit by itself is a great
practical experience.

3.2 What he gained in terms of upgrading his theoretical knowledge.

Most theory of architecture is applying on the office works but us I try to discuss in the above there
is a difference between school and real world designing process. In terms of up grading my
theoretical knowledge. I process a lot on the internship time to train my self by referring different
books.
Working integrally with employer of the company Visiting site works and comparing the office
work with site and both of them with school theoretical educations.

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3.2 What I gained in terms of improving his interpersonal
communication skills.

Regarding interpersonal communication skill he did have some improvements witch grew time to time
as he works more and more with his colleges, and witch enables him to facilitate and enjoy his work in
the firm. Roughly the interpersonal communication skill he gained are:
 Performing well in and with a group.
 Oral presentation quality.
 How to work with and understand a client well.
 Helping each other on software rendering of 3D views. AutoCAD works etc.
 Generally he developed his communication skill in many aspects during his work in the firm.

3.3 What he gain in terms of improving his team playing skills.

Designing is not numerical value witch you calculate and find a solution, it takes time even to come
with an idea and to transfer an idea to something people observe is a hard task by it self. So one should
do researches on the project that he works on. So when he did researches on a project that he was
assigned on while researching his knowledge grows at that area too , witch helped him and the team to
operate well.

Most of the times there where projects given in groups, witch was interesting because when project is
given in group its big, witch means more desiccation, debates, consultation, researches. Witch overall
plays a great roll in improving his team playing skill.

Working in a group in a firm is great because people who works with him comes from different place,
time, universities and having different experience. Witch makes it very fascinating because almost all of
them views things in different angles, operate in different ways, have there own designing philosophy
witch means they have there own ways of understanding things.

Working in These kind of environment makes him comfortable, open, transparent and enables him to
learn compensation. lessening to different ideas, viewing different works and skills tells you what you
are messing and where you are in your profession. So you tray to do your best to cope up, gain what you
lack , witch makes you eager for more and upgrade your self. in the process you learn a great deal of
wisdom and gate you to the next level.

What I gained in team roles are

• higher level of inspiration
• Knowledge on different part of the profession and others
• Confidence
• Communication skill….

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3.4 What he gain in terms of improving his leadership skills.
Architects are the main leader on the designing process. All other are supervised by architects. Because
other drawings like electrical, sanitary, structural designs are raised from the architectural designs. so interns
improve there leadership skill. He tried to develop his leadership through discussing directly with colleges
on different works of the office

3.5 what he gain in terms of understanding about work ethics related

issues.
 Fulfill needs of client.
 Respect time for agreement to finalize.
 Responsible in work task.
 Working rules and regulations.
 Familiarize working situation.
 punctuality.
 Trough time he developed good working habit, he started working on the weekends and holydays.
 No rooms for mistakes and negligence.
 He have increased his level of concentration and focus during work time.
 The work ethics in the office is a bit tighter witch directly influenced the way he operates.

3.6 What he gain in terms of entrepreneurships skills.

Entrepreneurship skills usually develop by seeing what others do and by learning the ways and
techniques how others handle the business. His hope for future has increased since he get the line of his
profession. His doubts are cleared and he have shaped him self. Before the internship, most of his future
life was blurry. He will increase his potential by discussing with other students who were in different
atmospheres and with those who have a long life experience in architecture. This enabled him to figure
out his future well .

 upgraded his theoretical knowledge due to different kinds of the project.

 Know how of the different between real life and theory.
 Ability to bee patient and full of confidence.
 Developing team work spirit.
 Developing endurance during work load or job pressure.
 Procedures and disciplines of team work.
 Understanding the benefits of team work.

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 3.7 Architectural Career
Earning a professional degree in architecture is typically the first step to becoming an architect. Aside that it
is must to have internship experience; which is likely an introductory to future professional work in the
field.

Here below I present summarizing diagrams to show case my progress.

SOFTWARE SKILLS
archi CAD
skechup
illustrater
photoshop
Lumion
Auto CAD
Revit

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

aftr intern before intern

Diagram 3.1 Advancement in software skills

PRACTICAL SKILLS
Work ethics
Prsentation technique
Visualization and design
Drafting
Team playing skills
Practical skills
Theoretical knowledge
Communication skills
0 20 40 60 80 100

Diagram 3.2 Advancement in practical skill practical skills

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CHAPTER FORE
4. EXIT
4.1 Conclusion
On the duration of last six months of internship practicing time, from the filed Architecture he tried
to understand and compare different methods of applying those theory which he gain from
educational background and an education gather from working in Assefa Gebeyehu consulting
Architects and Engineers firm.
The overall conclusion about internship is that changes our attitude, our knowledge, our experience
and future plan. It is a basic moment for every student whether he proceeds on his profession or not.

 Internship is an opportunity that enhances your knowledge of Theoretical & Practical skills.
 Team work playing skills.
 Leader ship skills.
 Understanding work ethics issues.
 Entrepreneurship skills.

Internship is a turning point for every student who effectively participated/ work on it.
There is paradigm change after the internship period . For instance I started to:

 limit his unrealistic and fantasized expectations towards the world out of school.
 Notice the purpose of the courses we have been taking.
 The role of our profession or the role of architects.
 Think about the future and he set out his goals, plans and visions.

understanding the filed of Architecture can help me for feather working process in my life time, but
with in this few months of practicing time he sow the working flow of different Architectural
consulting offices both as a positive an d negative way.

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4.2 Recommendation for company

4.2.1 strength
 There are lot of good sides starting with the manger, he have been practicing this profession for over
24 years witch is good and he have also a good reputation on the market so his firm is preferable.
witch attracts more projects to his firm.
 The firm office is small under around 60m2 witch lead the employees to work beside each other that
lead to build good sprit between workers. Now the bond between the employees is strong. Making
the firm environment joyful and making it look like home.
 The employees in the firm are young , easy to communicate with, full of dermis and full of great sprit
witch makes theme more joyful and fun to work with.
 Enhance the competitiveness of workers.

4.2.2 weakness
 The down side is that the manger don’t go well with his employees witch leads him to lose numerous
architects with good potential and skills.
 Because of the upper reason there is less efficient architect in the firm.
 There is not any eye catching about the interior of the firm.
 The desktops are old and its impossible to work on them.
 Mostly Cultural elements are not reflected in the designs.
 Pure modern architecture is not appreciated in the firm.
 Clients do not give space to designers, making it hard to produce great outputs.

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4.2.3 For Coming Interns

 Intensively participate on internship program for the seek of their benefit.

 To share their experience to their juniors.
 Beside their achievement interns have great responsibility for the next interns, so they should work
hard and keep good name of the Bahir Dar University architecture department.
 One of the good incentives in Assefa Gebeyehu Consultant Architects and Engineers is good
internet access, so interns should take advantage of this and use it properly.
 I recommend highly to work hard, and do not hesitate to ask any question because they are at the
firm to learn. And the lessons they get during the internship is weigh more than school.

4.2.4 IN general
Architecture by its nature its art and science. But in the current time it is only about money witch is
killing the profession nation wide. And there is nothing don to write these wrong by any body witches
makes it even worse.

Architecture as profession is not weal known in Ethiopia witch makes me sad because there was a point
the country and the profession was at there picks Lalibela, Axum… and now most of Ethiopians don’t
know the profession. It is possible to say the profession did not exist in Ethiopia interims of satisfying
job done regarding the built up environment.

The profession stands or works for groups of wealthy peoples, what about vast majority of the society,
who else is there for them?

The field is given in different campuses in the current time at great quantity , witch is good but what
about the quality ?

Most designs that are coming recently follow Europeans philosophy, standards, designs . What our
about our culture , philosophy, standards …?

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4.3 Reference
Internet
• Arc space.com
• Different Architectural websites

Different standard Architectural books

• Nuefurt
• Timesaver

Different previous works of the company

Reports of previous students

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