Lawyer: 8 years; Doctor 10 years
Architect: 15.5 years … and counting … Why does it take so Long to hatch an Architect in the US (far longer than in other countries)
… and … what can be done about it.
Perhaps the ticket to sustainable change is not just a faster path, but an adjustment to focus on the core skills that are required to be licensed: those that Protect the Public Health Safety and Welfare.
It turns out that most of the public thinks Codes and Construction knowledge are the most valuable skills of an Architect. (AIA Research). Perhaps we need a shift toward that realm in the focus of Architectural education …
As it turns out, the odds are not so good for that student whose prime driver is to become the “Next Front Page Starchitect “…