Becoming an Architect: A Guide to Careers in Design
Lee W. Waldrep, Ph.D., Wiley & Sons (2006)

Guide to Architecture Schools – Sixth Edition
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (1998)

Architect? A Candid Guide to the Profession
R. Lewis, MIT Press (1998)

ABC of Architecture
J.F. O’Gorman, University of Pennsylvania Press (1998)

Opportunities in Architecture Careers
R. Piper & R. Rush, National Textbook Company (1993)

Harvard’s Career Discovery program — If you have been considering a career in design, the summer Career Discovery program at Harvard can help you make your decision and prepare for admission to a professional degree program. Whether you’re interested in architecture, landscape architecture or urban planning and design, this intensive six-week program allows you to experience what education and work are like in these professions. For more information, go to www.gsd.harvard.edu/cardisc.

Boston Architectural College’s Summer Academy – A four-week summer program of career exploration designed specifically for high school students entering grades 10-12. Students receive an introduction to various design fields.  For more information, go to http://www.the-bac.edu/x352.xml.

For a comprehensive resource on architecture education:

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
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Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-785-2324
Fax: 202-628-0448