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Sasha Belyavskaya is an architect who left a successful career in Moscow and started all over again in Los Angeles. She talks about her job search, the difficulties she faced during interviews, and what her work in the studio looks like now; Sasha also shares how approvals, drawings, and work with contractors are organized in LA, and shared salary expectations and reality. My name is Nastya Brandt, and in this podcast I talk to interior designers who have moved to new countries and maintained their professional status. My guests will be professionals from London, Amsterdam, and other key cities. Their experience will help both those who want to repeat this path and relocate as an interior designer, and those who want to broaden their view of the profession and become a better specialist! Subscribe to the Brandt Telegram channel: https://t.me/brandtchanel Subscribe to Anastasia Brandt's social networks: / anastasiia.brandt Time codes: 00:00:54 Introduction: what this episode is about 00:01:54 About how Sasha ended up in the States 00:05:09 The specifics of job interviews in America 00:09:09 About first orders and job search 00:11:46 Do you need a license to work as an architect in the USA? 00:17:03 How Sasha ended up at the Icelandic Bureau and what are the specifics of the projects there 00:23:51 How much do interior designers earn in America 00:28:16 How work is organized at the Icelandic Bureau in LA 00:30:54 About the team (where there is not a single American) 00:32:34 Imperial vs. metric measurement system: how to remember and adapt 00:37:20 How Material Bank helps designers in LA and where to look for materials in the USA 00:42:11 How work processes are organized at the bureau and what methods can be used to get inspired 00:46:30 American clients — who are they? 00:48:58 About interaction with workers 00:52:34 A typical work day 00:59:12 How clients give feedback 00:01:42 Three main pieces of advice for people who dream of moving and working in the USA