About Cadelon

A mentorship built
for the studio years.

Cadelon exists to close the gap between architecture education and professional practice — with structured mentoring, real industry projects, and direct placement support.

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natural light, models on table
Mission

From portfolio to profession.

Guide every Cadelon graduate from skill-building through portfolio to a paid role in industry.

Vision

Mentorship as standard.

Make 1-on-1 industry mentoring the default starting point for every architecture and design career.

Values

Craft, candour, follow-through.

Quiet, editorial standards. Honest feedback. We stay with you until you're hired.

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sketching at studio desk
Our Story

Why we built Cadelon.

After years inside studios watching brilliant graduates struggle to land first roles, Jay started Cadelon in 2024 — convinced that the missing step wasn't another course, but real mentorship from working architects.

What started as informal portfolio reviews grew into a structured five-phase program with a roster of 2 active mentors and a placement network spanning North America, the UK and the Middle East.

Today, Cadelon graduates work at firms like Gensler, HOK, Perkins+Will, AECOM and B+H — and Jay still personally meets with every new mentee in their first week.

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By the Numbers

3
Graduates placed
92%
Placement rate
2
Active mentors
12
Industry partners
What Makes Us Different

Mentoring, not classroom.

01

Working mentors, not lecturers.

Every mentor is currently practising — you learn what studios hire for today, not last decade.

02

Outcomes over hours.

We're measured by placements, not lessons watched. The five-phase program ends only when you're hired.

03

Direct hiring pipeline.

Mentors refer top mentees directly into their own teams and networks — bypassing the job-board lottery.

04

Editorial portfolio standards.

We don't just review work — we redesign how it reads. Type, layout, narrative, sequencing.

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