Question for anyone who is an architect?

An architect's talents involve more than having a creative imagination and drawing skills. They extend to proficiency in areas such as engineering, computer literacy, and oral and written communications. Self-discipline is also necessary, beginning with a total of approximately eight years of higher education and mandatory post-college internships.

Most of the math will involve Strength of materials, steel and concrete design and economics.

Work part-time and during summers at architectural firms, even if the salary is minimal.

Learn computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) as soon as possible. An increasing number of firms are requiring that knowledge.

Look for a position as an intern-architect well before you graduate. Get letters of recommendation from professors and supervisors at your part-time and summer jobs, and include pertinent computer skills on your resume. You'll need to spend about three years in that position before you can take your state's Architect Registration Examination (ARE) for your architect's license.

Are you allowed to be artistic with projects? Sometimes, but the client will control the budget

and just how artistic you can be. Being an architect is not as glamourous as it looks,

Don't worry about the housing market, most architeture is designed for commercial and

industrial purposes. I was a Senior Plant Design Engineer for 37 years with a

Pharmacuetical firm. Hope this helps. Good luck with your career.