Bridging the Gap, a collection of 19 essays, brings together the best in current practice and thinking regarding public-interest architectural internship and advocates for new models that will have the power to profoundly change the architectural profession and our communities. The collection is intended to fuel a vibrant conversation in the hope of inspiring the creation of new public-interest internships and informing the ongoing updates to the Intern Development Program (IDP). The advantages to developing new public-service internships are clear. Let's get started Essay Contributors: Victoria Beach, Thomas Fisher, Marvin Malecha, Michael Pyatok, Jess Zimbabwe, Andrew Caruso, Georgia Bizios, Katie Wakeford, Stephen Luoni, Len Charney, Gabe Bergeron, John Quale, David Perkes, Christina Calabrese, Diane Georgopulos, Katherine Williams, Esther Yang, Bryan Bell, Haley Loram, Luke Perry, Luke Clark Tyler, Sam Valentine