The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) oversees the Architect Registration Exam (ARE), and provides a few free ARE resources to help prepare for the exam:
See: NCARB's Licensing Requirements Tool for info on initial licensing, renewals, and practice requirements.
See also: Kappe Library Research Guide: Architect Registration Exam resources for the most current ARE manuals and handbooks, links to test prep videos, and related resources.
In addition to the ARE 5.0, the California Architects Board requires the California Supplemental Examination (CSE) for licensure.
Board resources include:
The U.S. Green Building Council offers two (2) LEED credentials:
The LEED Green Associate Candidate Handbook (2023) and LEED AP With Specialty Candidate Handbook (2023) both cover exam requirements, registration information, and provide a general overview of exam content.
See also: LEED tab in Architect Registration Exam resource guide for reference books and study guides held by the Kappe Library.
Professional journals held by Kappe Library, with links to location information:
Architect, The Journal of The American Institute of Architects
JAPA, The Journal of the American Planning Association
Landscape Architecture Magazine, The Magazine of the American Society of Landscape Architects
Technology Architecture + Design, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
Open access journals:
AT Journal, Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists
RIBA Journal, Royal Institute of British Architects
For SCI-Arc students: access SCI-Arc's Job Board via My SCI-Arc Career Resources portal.
Other job boards:
American Society of Landscape Architects
Animation/VFX/Game Industry Job postings
American Indian Council of Architects and Engineers (AICAE)
American Institute of Architects (AIA) & AIA Los Angeles
American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS)
American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) & AIGA Los Angeles
American Planning Association (APA)
Asian American Architects & Engineers (AAa/e)
Association for Women in Architecture + Design (AWA+D)
Good Future Design Alliance (GFDA)
Immigrant Architects Coalition (IAC)
International Union of Architects / Union Internationale des Architectes (UIA)
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"22 Alternative Careers for Architects," Indeed Career Guide
AIA Salary Calculator (Data current as of January 1, 2023)
Indeed Resume Builder, offers professional resume templates
Occupational Outlook Handbook, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An A-Z job index with information on salaries, entry-level requirements, and similar occupations. Examples include "Architects," "Graphic designers," & "Set and exhibition designers."
American Institute of Architects, The architecture student's handbook of professional practice, John Wiley & Sons, 2016 (Ebook via Proquest Ebook Central)
Branagan, Alison, The essential guide to business for artists and designers, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017 (Ebook via Proquest Ebook Central)
Chaillou, Stanislas, Artificial intelligence and architecture : from research to practice, Birkhauser, TA347.A78 C43 2022
Hunker, Molly & Kyle Miller, Building practice, Applied Research + Design Publishing, NA1996 .H86 2022
Leach, Neil, Architecture in the age of intelligence: an introduction for architects, Bloomsbury Visual Arts, NA2543.T43 L43 2022
Lupton, Ellen, et al, Extra bold : a feminist inclusive anti-racist nonbinary field guide for graphic designers, Princeton Architectural Press, NK1520 .E98 2021
Rudin, Jake, Out of architecture : the value of architects beyond traditional practice, Routledge, NA1995 .R83 2023
Schmaltz, Bill, The architect's guide to writing : for design and construction professionals, Images, NA2750 .S363 2014
AutoCAD Tutorials and Online Courses, via autodesk.com
Hamad, Munir M., AutoCAD 2021 3D modeling, Mercury Learning & Information, 2020 (via Proquest Ebook Central)
Leite, Fernanda L., BIM for design coordination : a virtual design and construction guide for designers, general contractors, and MEP subcontractors, John Wiley & Sons, 2020 (via Proquest Ebook Central)
Marinčić, Nikola, Computational models in architecture : towards communication in CAAD. Spectral characterisation and modelling with conjugate symbolic domains, Birkhäuser, NA2728 .M37 2019
Melendez, Frank (Frank P.), Drawing from the model : fundamentals of digital drawing, 3D modeling, and visual programming in architectural design, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., NA2728 .M45 2019
Power of Rhino 7: SubD Made Simple, Metarch, via YouTube
Shaikh, Hamza (editor), Drawing attention : [architecture in the age of social media], RIBA, NA2728 .D73 2023
Ellis, Richard, Communication skills : stepladders to success for the professional, Intellect Books & University of Chicago Press, 2009 (via Proquest Ebook Central)
Huber, Amy M., Telling the design story : effective and engaging communication, Routledge, NK1173 .H83 2018
Schmaltz, Bill, The architect's guide to writing : for design and construction professionals, Images, NA2750 .S363 2014
AIA Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct
Kanaani, Mitra, “Paradoxes of architecture in the age of bewilderment: the ironies of a professional ethos,” Journal of Architectural Education, March 2010, p. 144-145 (PDF via JSTOR)
Kingwell, Mark, The ethics of architecture, Oxford University Press, NA2500 .K49 2021
Fletcher, Margaret, Constructing the persuasive portfolio : the only primer you'll ever need, Routledge, NA1996 .F58 2017
"How to write a CV: tips, template and example," Indeed, May 2024
Indeed Resume Builder, offers professional resume templates
Hui, Vincent, The architecture portfolio guidebook : the essentials you need to succeed, Routledge, NA1996 .H85 2020
Smith, Mark W., Design portfolios : a recruiter's view, Wiley, NK1173 .S65 2023
Lewis, Karen, Graphic design for architects : a manual for visual communication, Routledge, NC997 .L485 2015
Building Diversity, Ruth Baumeister, et al. (editors), Who is the architect? : dialogues, articles, essays, visuals, Danish Architectural Press, NA2560 .W46 2023
Holmes-Miller, Cheryl D., Here : where the Black designers are : a life in advocacy, Princeton Architectural Press, NC999.4.H65 A3 2024
Lupton, Ellen, et al, Extra bold : a feminist inclusive anti-racist nonbinary field guide for graphic designers, Princeton Architectural Press, NK1520 .E98 2021
Warner, Mildred E. & Marisa Turesky, “Gender dynamics in the planning workplace,” Journal of the American Planning Association, Vol.86, #2, April 2020, p.157–70
Wilkins, Craig L., Diversity among architects: from margin to center, Routledge, NA1995 .W55 2016
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