Careers in Architecture + Design

Career Path Resources

Tyler Architecture students may email Professional Programs Administrator Anh Nguyen at anh.nguyen0010@temple.edu for information on careers and internships within their degree programs. 

In addition, the following external resources provide useful information related to career paths in architecture, preservation, facilities management, and related disciplines:

American Institute of Architects

The leading professional membership association for licensed architects and emerging professionals.

American Institute of Architects

American Institute of Architecture Students

An independent and professionally staffed organization that represents the interests of students of architecture to other associations of architecture both in the US and around the world.

American Institute of Architecture Students

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture

A nonprofit membership association founded to advance the quality of architectural education.

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture

Getting Licensed

A resource of the American Institute of Architects and the American Institute of Architecture Students that provides an overview of the steps in becoming a licensed architect.

Getting Licensed

International Facilities Management Association

An international association for facilities management professionals that certifies facilities managers through its credentialing programs and advances the profession through its programming.

International Facilities Management Association

International Facilities Management Association

National Center for Preservation Technology and Training

A center that coordinates and promotes research, distributes information and provides training about preservation skills and technologies.  Working in the fields of archeology, architecture, landscape architecture, and materials conservation, the Center accomplishes its mission through training, education, research, technology transfer and partnerships.

National Center for Preservation Technology and Training

National Council of Architectural Registration Boards

(NCARB), an organization responsible for protecting the public health, safety, and welfare by leading the regulation of the practice of architecture through the development and application of standards for licensure and credentialing of architects.

National Council of Architectural Registration Boards

NCARB Architecture Record Examination Pass Rates

Exams that assess a candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide the various services required in the practice of architecture.  NCARB publishes pass rates by school and by testing division.

NCARB Architecture Record Examination Pass Rates

National Park Service

A bureau of the U.S. Department of the Interior that cares for the national parks and supports Americans in the preservation of local history and celebration of local heritage.

National Park Service

National Trust for Historic Preservation

A privately funded nonprofit organization that works to save America’s historic places.

National Trust for Historic Preservation