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Originally Posted by plinko
Well, you might be right about there being less 5 year B.Arch programs out there, I'm just not aware of any closing up shop. NAAB has never accredited 4 year BA/BS programs in architecture (if they did it was at least 20 years ago).
As far as going forth into the profession, believe me, you'll get out of school what you put into it, just like the profession. Some of the most talented architects I've ever worked with didn't go to school at all. Some of them (like me) have just a BS/BA, and some of them have a B.Arch.
My point is that you can learn whatever you need to learn during school, regardless of the duration...but design talent is design talent. And whether you have it or not is likely to be much more evident while practicing...not while in school.
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This is key to architecture. I know far to many licensed architects who have no design ability, or very little. For a brief period I worked with a guy in Dallas that was a partner in his firm, he was the principal in charge of design. A fantastic designer, but unlicensed. He happened to be a Cal Poly grad, and we had many conversations on this topic. He brought me in for design purposes and because I could actually spearhead a project from concept through completion, he told me he didnt trust
any of his licensed guys. The job was too long of a commute for me, but I see him once a year now, and he finally found someone who could handle projects and not just be a small part of a project like many are in larger firms.