RESOURCES
Listed below are RESOURCES designed to assist you in your path to become an architect; specifically, it includes the following: Associations, Articles, Books, Websites, Diversity, Youth (K-12), Job / Career, and Beyond Architecture.
By no means is the list exhaustive. Contact a local architecture firm, an area architecture program in architecture, or your local library for more. If you find a valuable resource, please let us know and we can add.
Firms (NEW Resource)
Careers in Architecture and Beyond (NEW Resource)
Career Paths of Architects (AIA Handbook of Professional Practice)
Scholarships Listing (Updated Resource)
CAREERONESTOP: Your source for Career Exploration
ARCH PROGRAMS: Full listing of Architecture Programs in searchable database.
CAREER PROFILES: Read about architects in traditional and non-traditional careers.
BEYOND ARCHITECTURE: Resources on careers "beyond architecture."
SCHOLARSHIPS: Review scholarships from both national and local connections.
COLLEGE FAIRS / CAREER DAYS: Listing of annual Architecture College Fairs / Career Days held each fall.
ASSOCIATIONS
American Institute of Architects - Based in Washington, D.C., the AIA has been the leading professional membership association for licensed architects, emerging professionals, and allied partners since 1857.
American Institute of Architecture Students - is an independent, student-run organization dedicated to providing unmatched progressive programs, information, and resources on issues critical to architecture and the experience of education.
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture - is a nonprofit, membership association to advance the quality of architectural education.
National Architectural Accrediting Board - accredits professional degrees in architecture offered by institutions accredited by a U.S. regional accrediting agency.
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards - NCARB members are the architectural registration boards of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and three U.S. territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). -- Destination Architect
National Organization of Minority Architects - has as its mission the building of a strong national organization, strong chapters and strong members for the purpose of minimizing the effect of racism in our profession.
CAREER GUIDES (Check out Career Guides thru the years)
- An Architecture Careers Guide - Mackey Mitchell Architects
- Explore Architecture - AIA Kansas City
- Your Guide to a Career in Architecture by ACSA, AIA, AIAS, NAAB, NCARB, & NOMA (2021)
EXAMINATION - ARE
ARTICLES
BOOKS
- Architect? A Candid Guide to the Profession by Roger Lewis (2013)
- Architecture for Teens by Dr. Danielle Willkens
- The Architecture Student's Handbook of Professional Practice, 15th Edition (2019).
- City Shapers: Stories of Immigrant Designers (2022)
- Design Your Future: A Student-Parent Handbook by Katelyn Rossier, AIA, NCARB, LSSBB (2924)
- How to Architect by Douglas Patt (2012)
- Introduction to Architecture by Francis D. K. Ching (2012).
- Latinas in Architecture by Alicia Ponce, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C
- Ready, Set, Architect by Jane Lanahan Decker (2023)
- What is Architecture by Water Block Kids.
- Why Architecture Matters by Paul Goldberger (2011).
WEBSITES
- StudyArchitecture.com
- Amber Book - ARE Exam Prep
- Archinect
- Architect Magazine
- Architectural Record
- Black Architects in the Making (BAM) - Orlando
- Black Spectacles - ARE Prep & Software Learning
- Careers Building Communities
- Design Disciplines, Whole Building Design Guide
- Immigrant Architects Coalition
- Madame Architect
- Portfolio Design
- Speed Networking
- Those Amazing Architects
- Young Architect
DIVERSITY
- Arquitina
- Beyond the Built Environment
- designExplorr
- Diversify Architecture
- First500
- National Organization for Minority Architects
- NCARB / NOMA Survey on Pursuit of Licensure
- The Directory of African-American Architects
YOUTH (K-12)
- Architecture Around the World: Designing from A-Z! - Xena Stryker
- Architecture Resource Center (ARC)
- Archie Architecture
- archKIDecture
- Architecture, Building, and Construction Links for Kids
- Architecture & Design Resources for K-12 Students - Boston Society of Architects
- Architecture at Home Resources - Center for Architecture
- Architecture for Teens by Dr. Danielle Willkens (Review)
- Bee an Architect - AIA Iowa
- Center for Understanding of the Built Environment
- Discover Architecture
- Discover Design - Chicago Architecture Foundation
- Home Architecture Camp - AIA Cleveland
- Explore ACE - Architecture - ACE of Eastern Iowa
- Jamila Pearl: The Architect Girl - Kionna Louise (2023)
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Kid Architect Goes to Columbus, Indiana by Gary Vance (2019 )
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Kid Architect Goes to Indiana by Gary Vance (June, 2020 )
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Kid Architect Goes to Moody Nolan Architects by Gary Vance (2021)
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Maybe I'll be an Architect by Tenille Bettenhausen
- NEXT cc
- Next Great Architects
- Resources for Kids: Michigan Architectural Foundation
JOB / CAREER SEARCH RESOURCES
- A.R.C.H.I.T.E.C.T. - Acronym for Job-Searching
- 20 Skills of the Career Search
- Firms - List of Top U.S. Firms
- Sources of Leads
- When Hiring a New Designer
- Architectural Internships: Summer 2022
BEYOND ARCHITECTURE
- Architecture & Beyond - YAF Connection - Article
- Careers in Architecture and Beyond
- Out of Architecture - Career Consulting Firm
- Graphic Designer
- Historic Preservationist (Resource by Jeremy C. Wells, Ph.D., University of Maryland)
- Industrial Designer
- Interior Designer
- Landscape Architecture
- Real Estate
- Urban Planner
- Working Out of the Box - Archinect