the architectural profession.pdf
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The Architectural Profession
Careers in architecture are as varied and interesting as the people who hold them. Therefore, the AIA has
established a unique web site for the topic:
Visit ARCHCareers.org for more on becoming an architect as well as other careers that draw on the skills
mastered by studying architecture. But begin your career exploration by considering these ideas:
• Discover architecture.
It is diverse and multifaceted, and has many opportunities for specialization—become familiar with the
options.
• Be interested.
In the design of the built environment and public space.
• Ask questions.
Contact your local AIA chapter; talk with architects; observe buildings and construction sites; visit
schools and speak with architecture students.
• Prepare for professional education.
Develop a broad interest in the arts and humanities and a solid background in the physical sciences, and
math.
• Learn communication skills.
Writing, speaking, freehand drawing.
• Read.
Books and magazines on architecture and design.
Further Resources The Architect's Journey: Exploring a Future in Architecture, AIA, PDF
Roger K. Lewis, FAIA, Architect? A Candid Guide to the Profession, MIT Press, 1998
Lee W. Waldrep, Ph.D., Becoming an Architect: A Guide to Careers in Design - 2nd Edition, J Wiley & Sons,
2010
Contact The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS), 202-626-7472, [email protected] for career
information.
Contact the Center for Emerging Professionals at the American Institute of Architects (AIA),
[email protected] for career information.
Visit aia.org for additional information.