Architecture's Afterlife

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Architecture's Afterlife

The Multisector Impact of an Architecture Degree

Architecture: professional practice Careers guidance Teaching of a specific subject

Authors: Michela Barosio, Dag Boutsen, Andrea Ceko, Haydee De Loof, Johan De Walsche, Santiago Gomes, Harriet Harriss, Roberta Marcaccio, Mia Roth-Cerina, Carla Sentieri, Neal Sashore, Federica Vannucchi, Hanne Van Reusel

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Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 16th May 2024

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9781040015629


Almost 40% of architecture graduates choose not to practise as architects.

Instead, by 'leaving' their chosen profession, this surprisingly large but vastly overlooked cohort are making significant contributions to a wide range of other sectors, from politics to videogame design, demonstrating that architectural training can be a pathway to roles, and even leadership opportunities, across a variety of other professions.

Architecture's Afterlife

is the first book to examine the sectors into which these graduates migrate, and to identify the transferable skills that are learned, but not always taught, in their degree programmes, and that prove most useful in their new careers.

The book - a result of a three-year pan-European study funded by Erasmus+ - provides a roadmap for increasing graduate employment, addressing skills shortages across all sectors and adapting curricula to changing professional landscapes.

It is therefore essential reading for all those responsible for curriculum design and delivery in architecture and other disciplines, including deans, professors, postgraduate researchers and policy makers, as well as students and professionals seeking to expand their career prospects.

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