What formal education did not teach. School is the best environment for creativity and exclusivity but the real environment is not at all like that. I was a long-time night school student working during the day and the biggest fault I could see is the emphasis on architecture and not on the total building environment, which I gained in the working environment.
Attrition is high in architecture.
Too many architectural graduates and too many architectural graduates without proper preparation. All things related to Public Health and Safety and all 9 divisions of the A.R.E should be covered in relevant coursework. Materials and Methods should be mandatory with architectural history intertwined. IDP should be dropped in place of a more specified and rigorous degree program that allows for licensure immediately following graduation. Current salary statistics show draftsmen making the same salaries as interns.