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'Architect?' addresses issues and concerns of relevance to students choosing among different types of programme, schools, firms and architectural career paths, and explores both the up-side and the down-side to the profession.

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• Preface(p. xi)
• Acknowledgments(p. xiii)
• Introduction(p. xv)
• I To Be or Not to Be... an Architect?
• 1 Why Be an Architect?(p. 3)
• Money and Lifestyle
• Social Status
• Fame
• Immortality
• Contributing to Culture
• Helping and Teaching Others
• The Rewards of Creativity and Intellectual Fulfillment
• Love of Drawing
• Fulfilling the Dictates of Personality
• Freedom to Do Your Own Thing
• 2 Why Not to Be an Architect(p. 19)
• The Odds of Making It
• Lack of Work
• Competition
• Inadequate Compensation
• Ego Vulnerability
• Getting Lost in the Crowd
• The Risks of Envy
• Lack of Power & Influence
• Anxiety, Disappointment & Depression
• Lack of Talent, Passion & Dedication
• II Becoming an Architect
• 3 The Structure of Architectural Education(p. 39)
• Program Types
• Curricular Content-Design, The Design Studio, History and Theory, Technology, Structures, Materials and Methods of Construction, Environmental Controls, Computer-aided Design, Management, Electives
• 4 Experiencing Architectural School(p. 61)
• The First Year and Work Load Shock
• New Values, New Language
• Competition and Grades
• Pencilphobia
• The Culture and Community of Architectural School
• The Jury System
• Other Traditions
• 5 Professors and What They Profess(p. 89)
• The Professors
• Some -Isms and -Ologies--Morphology, Historicism, Historic Preservation, Technology, Deconstructionism, Sociology and Psychology, Functionalism, Methodology, Ecology, Urbanism, Symbology
• 6 Architectural Schools: Choosing and Being Chosen(p. 123)
• Preparing for School
• Choosing Schools--Location, Program Type, Reputation, Resources, Cost, Students, Faculty, Program Directions
• The Admissions Process--The Portfolio, Interviews, Reference, Grades, Exams, Timing, Financial Aid, Admission Odds
• 7 After School, What?(p. 141)
• Internship
• Becoming a Registered Architect
• Further Studies
• Continuing Education
• Travel
• Teaching
• Work in Related Fields
• Abandoning Architecture
• III Being and Architect
• 8 The Building Process and the Architect's Role(p. 165)
• How Projects Get Built--Need, Site, Financing, Design and Design Approvals, Engineers and Other Design Consultants, Brokers, Attorneys, Construction Contractors
• Role Playing
• Users and the Community
• 9 How Architects Work(p. 183)
• Drawing
• Writing
• Reading
• Talking
• Calculating
• Model Building
• Client Contact
• Government Approvals
• Consultants and Coordination
• Computers and Design
• Construction Services
• Organization within Architectural Firms
• The Goals of Architectural Firms
• 10 How Architects Get Work(p. 213)
• The First Job
• Economic Conditions
• Territory
• Types of Markets
• Selecting Architects for Projects
• The Direct & Indirect Approaches
• The Interview
• Joint Ventures
• Architects as Contractors, Construction Managers & Developers
• Competitions
• Free Services
• 11 Architects' Clients(p. 235)
• The Household Client
• Developers--The Corporate Developer, Entrepreneurs, The Institutional Client
• The Government Client
• Citizens and the Community as Clients
• 12 We Who Are Architects(p. 255)
• Architects as Types
• Idols and Adulation
• The Faces of An Evolving Profession
• Afterword(p. 267)
• Appendix: Accredited Programs in Architecture(p. 271)