Architect?

A Candid Guide to the Profession

Roger K. Lewis (Professor Emeritus of Architecture)

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Massachusetts Inst of Tec
09 August 2013

Architecture; Architecture: professional practice

Series: The MIT Press

The new edition of an essential text offers an informative, engaging view of the architectural profession from education through practice.

Since 1985, Architect? has been an essential text for aspiring architects, offering the best basic guide to the profession available. This third edition has been substantially revised and rewritten, with new material covering the latest developments in architectural and construction technologies, digital methodologies, new areas of focus in teaching and practice, evolving aesthetic philosophies, sustainability and green architecture, and alternatives to traditional practice.

Architect? tells the inside story of architectural education and practice; it is realistic, unvarnished, and insightful. Chapter 1 asks ""Why Be an Architect?"" and chapter 2 offers reasons ""Why Not to Be an Architect."" After this provocative beginning, Architect? goes on to explain and critique architectural education, covering admission, degree and curriculum types, and workload as well as such post-degree options as internship, teaching, and work in related fields. It offers a detailed discussion of professors and practitioners and the ""-isms"" and ""-ologies"" most prevalent in teaching and practicing architecture. It explains how an architect works and gets work, and describes architectural services from initial client contact to construction oversight. The new edition also includes a generous selection of drawings and cartoons from the author's Washington Post column, ""Shaping the City,"" offering teachable moments wittily in graphic form.

The author, Roger Lewis, has taught, practiced, and written extensively about architecture for many years. In Architect? he explains-for students, professors, practitioners, and even prospective clients-how architects think and work and what they care about as they strive to make the built environment more commodious, more beautiful, and more sustainable.

By: Roger K. Lewis (Professor Emeritus of Architecture)
Imprint: Massachusetts Inst of Tec
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 549g
ISBN: 9780262518840
ISBN 10: 0262518848
Series: The MIT Press
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 09 August 2013
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Replaced By: 9780262621212
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Roger K. Lewis is a practicing architect and planner, Professor Emeritus of Architecture at the University of Maryland, and a columnist for the Washington Post.