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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 | |