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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Introduction | |
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To Be or Not to Be…an Architect? | |
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Why Be an Architect? | |
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Creative and Intellectual Fulfillment | |
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Contributing to Culture and Civilization | |
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Love of Drawing-without a Computer | |
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Service to Others | |
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Teaching | |
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A Great Profession for Polymaths | |
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Money and Lifestyle | |
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Social Status | |
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Fame | |
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Immortality | |
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Fulfilling the Dictates of Personality | |
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Freedom to Do Your Own Thing | |
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Why Not to Be an Architect | |
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Odds of Becoming an Architect | |
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Lack of Work | |
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Competition | |
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Inadequate Compensation | |
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Ego Vulnerability-Getting Lost in the Crowd | |
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The Risks of Envy | |
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Lack of Power and Influence | |
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Anxiety, Disappointment, Depression | |
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Personal Encumbrances | |
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Lack of Aptitude | |
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Lack of Passion and Dedication | |
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Legal and Financial Risks | |
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Disillusionment | |
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Becoming an Architect | |
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The Structure of Architectural Education | |
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Degree Pathways | |
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Curricular Content | |
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Design | |
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History | |
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Technology-Structures, Materials and Methods of Construction, Environmental and Energy Technologies | |
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Working Digitally | |
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Management | |
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Historic Preservation | |
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Electives | |
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Travel and Study Abroad | |
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Experiencing Architecture School | |
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The First Year and Workload Shock | |
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New Values, New Language | |
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Competition and Grades | |
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Pencilphobia | |
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The Culture and Community of Architecture School | |
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Being Judged-a Rite of Passage | |
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Other Traditions and Experiences | |
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What Professors-and Architects-Profess | |
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The Professors-Scholars and Researchers, Designer-Practitioners, Designer-Theoreticians, Student Advocates, Student Adversaries, Young (or Old) Turks, Good OF Boys and Girls, Logicians, Techies, Obfuscators, Zealous Leaders, Laid-back Leaders, Separatists, Inscrutables, Venerable Heroes | |
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Some -Isms and -Ologies-Formalism, Functionalism, Historicism, Technology, Deconstructivism, Symbology, Sociology and Psychology, Methodology, Ecology, Sustainability, Regionalism and Vernacularism, Urbanism | |
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Architecture Schools: Choosing and Being Chosen | |
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Preparing for Architecture School | |
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Choosing Schools-Location, Program Type, Reputation, Resources, Cost, Students, Faculty, Program Ethos | |
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The Admission Process-The Portfolio, Interviews, Reference Letters, Grades, Essays, Exams for Admission, Timing, Financial Aid, Admission Odds | |
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After School, What? | |
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Internship | |
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Becoming a Licensed Architect | |
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Continuing Education | |
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Further Studies | |
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Traveling | |
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Teaching | |
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Work in Related Fields | |
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Abandoning Architecture | |
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Being an Architect | |
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The Building Process and the Architect's Role | |
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How Projects Get Built-Need, Site, Development Costs and Financing, Design and Design Approvals, Engineers and Other Design Consultants, Brokers, Attorneys, Construction Contractors and Managers | |
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Role-Playing | |
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Users and the Community | |
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How Architects Work | |
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Manual and Digital Drawing | |
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Physical Models Built Manually or Digitally | |
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Writing | |
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Reading and Researching | |
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Meeting and Talking | |
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Calculating | |
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Client Contact | |
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Government Reviews and Approvals | |
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Consultants and Coordination | |
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Working Digitally | |
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Construction Phase Services | |
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Organization within Architectural Firms | |
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Diversified Services | |
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The Goals of Architectural Firms | |
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How Architects Get Work | |
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Getting the First Job | |
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Economic Conditions | |
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Territory | |
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Types of Markets and Clients | |
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Selecting Architects for Projects | |
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The Direct Approach | |
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The indirect Approach | |
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The Interview | |
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Joint Ventures | |
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Architects as Contractors, Construction Managers, and Developers | |
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Design Competitions | |
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Free Services | |
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Architects' Clients | |
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Household Clients | |
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Real Estate Developers | |
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Corporate Clients | |
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Entrepreneurs | |
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Institutional Clients | |
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Government Clients | |
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Citizens and the Community as Clients | |
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We Who Are Architects | |
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Architects as Types | |
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Idols and Adulation | |
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The Faces of an Evolving Profession | |
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Afterword | |
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On Becoming an Architect | |
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On Being an Architect | |