Architect?: A Candid Guide to the Profession (MIT Press)

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.. It offers a detailed discussion of professors and practitioners and the "-isms" and "-ologies" most prevalent in teaching and practicing architecture. 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. It explains how an architect works and gets work, and describes architectural services from initial client contact to construction oversight. 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. Since 1985, Architect? has been an ess

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.

Roger Lewis's book Architect? is a complete and comprehensive overview of the profession and a valuable resource for students, teachers, and practitioners. (Deborah Berke, Deborah Berke Partners)

Must read for all architecture students and architects This book is amazing. Author doesnt sugar coat anything. Tells it like it is even if you dont want to hear it. So helpful and fun and easy read. Reccommend it to anyone interested in the profession or even if you are just curious.. Five Stars Great THANKS. Good Very useful book. It helps you with your future career. Architects are the key to drawing and making things happen.