Product Description: Architects design buildings, from simple homes and businesses to towering skyscrapers and more. Discover what it takes to work in this challenging field in Architect.

Product Description: Architecture and construction are among the fastest-growing job sectors in the United States. Comments from people in the industry, current statistics and forecasts, and realistic descriptions provide a useful look at architecture and construction jobs ranging from electricians to landscape architects to surveyors...read more

Product Description: Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as an architect. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, potential hazards, and daily job tasks related to this career. Sidebars include thought-provoking trivia...read more

Have you ever wondered how a building is designed? Who decides what shape it will take? Who decides what materials it will be made of? Architects are responsible for making these and many other decisions as they design plans for the buildings around us. Learn from real-life architects what it takes to plan a buildings construction from the ground up.

Product Description: With a focus on the importance of science and math knowledge, this book describes architectural feats past and present.