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May 12, 2018

Through an inductive analysis of architecture commencement speeches, this study reveals    that architecture school curricula in the US focuses on development of spatial problem solving skills which can be interpreted as art. Graduates are expected to acquire the remaining entry level skills through on the job training as interns. Such extreme lack of qualifications for licensure creates a prolonged gap between graduation and licensure leading to low morale among architecture graduates. Meanwhile, the public perception of architects as artists is stratified. This causal-effect study focuses on the degradation of the architect’s skills that has led  to deprofessionalization of the architect.

Curricular Attrition: Erosion of Architecture School Curriculum in the US

July 14, 2018

Comparison of the intended versus the actual curriculum taught in US architecture schools.

Structural Analysis of Architecture Licensing in the US

July 28, 2018

Training Professionals to Teach Architecture

July 28, 2018

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