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Architect?: A Candid Guide to the Profession
 
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Architect?: A Candid Guide to the Profession (Paperback)

by RK Lewis (Author)
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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: MIT Press; 2nd Revised edition edition (31 Mar 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0262621215
  • ISBN-13: 978-0262621212
  • Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 14.5 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 72,301 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"This is a terrific book for anyone thinking about a career in architecture. It's very useful and valuable." --Richard Meier, Richard Meier & Partners "Required reading for would-be architects, it's also of value for those who teach them." --"Architectural Record"

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This revised edition includes information pertinent to educational practice and addresses issues and concerns of interest to students choosing among different types of programmes, schools, firms and architectural career paths. The author is a practising architect and educator and in this book he takes a look at the education of architects as he covers such topics as curriculum content, pedagogical theories and methods, programmme and faculty types, the admission process, internship, compensation, computer-aided design and the culture of small and large firms. He tells how an architect works and gets work and explains all aspects of architectural services, from initial client contact to construction oversight. The benefits of becoming an architect are described, including the opportunity for creative expression, to improve the environment and to achieve notoriety. The book also shows the other side, the lack of steady work and appropriate compensation, the intensity of competition, the restrictions imposed by clients and the high degree of anxiety and disillusionment among young architects. The book is accompanied by the author's illustrations and an appendix.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading for any wannabe architect., 30 Jun 2001
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I wish I'd discovered this book nine years ago when I began studying architecture. Lewis describes all aspects of the profession, from making the decision to become an architect, to day-to-day life in different types of practice.

The portrayal of life at architectural school is spot-on and includes profiles of typical tutors which made me laugh out loud, and in contrast, I almost wept when when I read what happens when you experience 'burnout' (yes - it happened to me!).

The section on American schools of architecture was not so useful for those studying elsewhere, but do read it because the advice is universal.

Written in a friendly, down-to-earth style and punctuated with humorous cartoons by the author, I have already recommended this book to others in the profession.

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