To grow your career as an urban designer, every professional needs to master a career skillset. Based on my experience, skillset can be divided into hard skills and soft skills. This slide covers the two groups of skillset and how they can improve this.
1. Growing Your Urban
Design Career
Aryo Kuncoro
Associate Urban Design, AECOM
26 September 2020
to make an impactful professional life
2. Hi. Saya Aryo Kuncoro.
Associate Urban Design di AECOM Indonesia
AECOM
Associate Urban Design
& Project Manager
2015 – now
TOWNLAND
INTERNATIONAL
Urban Designer
& Project Manager
2012 – 2015
UNIVERSITAS
INDONESIA
Assistant Researcher
& Lecturer Assistant
2011 – 2012
3. P3
AECOM: A global provider of professional technical and
management support services
140+ 740+ 45K+ $8.2bn
Serving clients in more than 140
countries
Over 740 offices
around the world
45,000 dedicated
Professionals globally
$8.2 billion in revenue as of March 2013
17. Tantangan Seorang Urban Designer
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Tight ScheduleUncertainty of the Future Complexity of the Project
18. 18
If you want an easy life,
don’t be an architect
-Zaha Hadid
..apalagi arsitek kota
19. passion
pas·sion
/ˈpaSHən/
strong and barely controllable emotion.
Passion is a feeling of intense enthusiasm towards
or compelling desire for someone. Passion can
range from eager interest in or admiration for an
idea, proposal, or cause; to enthusiastic enjoyment
of an interest or activity; to strong attraction,
excitement, or emotion towards something.
22. Tingkatan Hierarki dalam Organisasi AECOM
Tahun
Pengalaman
Posisi
>15 tahun Director
TOP LEVEL12-15 tahun Associate Director
7-10 tahun Associate
5-7 tahun Senior Urban Designer/Planner
MID LEVEL3-5 tahun Project Urban Designer/Planner
1-3 tahun Urban Designer/Planner
0-2 tahun Junior Urban Designer/Planner
ENTRY LEVEL
0 tahun Trainee Urban Designer/Planner
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Di AECOM, setiap awal tahun akan dimulai dengan Goal Setting untuk setiap staff. Goal tersebut akan dievaluasi dan
direview pada akhir tahun untuk menentukan rating. Skema ini membuat penilaian menjadi objektif dan staff terdorong
untuk terus berkembang sesuai minat dan passionnya.
23. Soft SkillHard Skill
5 Professional Skill Set
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InterpersonalTechnical
Business
Development
Management Networking
Skill set yang harus dimiliki oleh setiap professional, tidak
hanya urban designer. Tentunya, professional urban designer
harus punya skill set ini. Proporsi setiap skill set akan berubah
seiring perubahan peran dalam organisasi
24. Soft SkillHard Skill
5 Professional Skill Set
24
InterpersonalTechnical
Business
Development
Management Networking
Skill set yang harus dimiliki oleh setiap professional, tidak
hanya urban designer. Tentunya, professional urban designer
harus punya skill set ini. Proporsi setiap skill set akan berubah
seiring perubahan peran dalam organisasi
25. Technical
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DIRECT
▪ Analytical GIS, Phyton, Rhino
▪ Design Sketch, conceptualization, design scheme
▪ Visualization 3D Render, video editing, Illustration
Skill Cluster
How to improve:
1. Formal learning
2. Online course, webinar, training
3. Sketching and Photography
4. Travelling
▪ Macro Economy
▪ Property & Market
▪ Infrastructure
▪ Legal, etc.
How to improve:
1. Read newspaper (physical or e-paper)
2. Attend inter-sector conference/discussion
3. Travelling
INDIRECT
33. Soft SkillHard Skill
5 Professional Skill Set
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InterpersonalTechnical
Business
Development
Management Networking
Skill set yang harus dimiliki oleh setiap professional, tidak
hanya urban designer. Tentunya, professional urban designer
harus punya skill set ini. Proporsi setiap skill set akan berubah
seiring perubahan peran dalam organisasi
36. Soft SkillHard Skill
5 Professional Skill Set
36
InterpersonalTechnical
Business
Development
Management Networking
Skill set yang harus dimiliki oleh setiap professional, tidak
hanya urban designer. Tentunya, professional urban designer
harus punya skill set ini. Proporsi setiap skill set akan berubah
seiring perubahan peran dalam organisasi
38. Soft SkillHard Skill
5 Professional Skill Set
38
InterpersonalTechnical
Business
Development
Management Networking
Skill set yang harus dimiliki oleh setiap professional, tidak
hanya urban designer. Tentunya, professional urban designer
harus punya skill set ini. Proporsi setiap skill set akan berubah
seiring perubahan peran dalam organisasi
40. Soft SkillHard Skill
5 Professional Skill Set
40
InterpersonalTechnical
Business
Development
Management Networking
Skill set yang harus dimiliki oleh setiap professional, tidak
hanya urban designer. Tentunya, professional urban designer
harus punya skill set ini. Proporsi setiap skill set akan berubah
seiring perubahan peran dalam organisasi