Art and design schools provide a considerably more well-rounded education, and many are based on the Bauhaus with an intinal immersion in fine arts. 

I have a BFA before getting my M Arch. I'm very happy that I did. I use my art background every day as a design architect. It depends on if you want to be a design architect or a techical architect.

I know many who graduated from CCA that went on to great success in architecture.

the cool thing about CCA (California College of Arts and AAU(Academy of Art University) is that you can take classes in fine art,graphic design and industrial design to provide more breadth. I studied graphic design, industrial  design and computer science before going into architecture. having done so, I develop architecture processes that use methodologies from graphic design and industrial design to drive architecture - painting is a very potent skull buster if you get stuck.

I have a BFA in Architectural Design from Otis in Los Angeles and now currently in my first year M.Arch at Columbia GSAPP. At Otis I was a Fine Art major for 2 years before switching to the Architecture/Landscape/Interiors department. I couldn't be happier with my undergraduate education - art school was a good primer, solid preparation for architecture at the graduate level. As an undergrad I never had problems getting internships over the summer or work after graduation either. In fact, I'd say I stood out more as a candidate because of the notion that the "art school" school of thought was a bit risky/unusual and thus kind of radical from an architecture perspective. (I'm biased, obviously.) But you're a hybrid of science and poetry. Art school is insane and you will have to deal with "Foundation" year - which is actually a good introduction to the rigor of studio. The cool thing is once you get into architecture, you are suddenly marrying art with design at a human scale. The "artsiness" of art school suddenly embraces a conflict with reality. It's pretty cool. You'll find that most architecture departments at art schools are completely separate from the rest of the college as they run their whole studio, tech, visual studies, and history sequences not different from that of other undergrad architecture curricula at any other highly reputed college. Networking is the same - your professors from Parsons also teach at Pratt/Cooper, the ones at Otis also teach at UCLA/USC/SCI-Arc, etc. Look at the architecture curricula of (and people teaching at) the art schools you are considering. There are only a handful of art schools with arch departments that actually operate towards preparing real careers in architecture (accreditation etc). 

Thank you guys for the answers, appreciate it a lot! Should I be worried that art schools may not focus so much on the technical side and in the end, as an architect, I would know very little about the construction of buildings that I had a hand in designing?

I just wanted to ask,

What would be the difference in the job description of a design architect and a technical architect? In the sense, what distinguishes them apart?

And is it easy to get into high ranked universities like Harvard and Columbia with a BFA? Do schools like Parsons help in developing a strong and good portfolio?

as.1

I wouldn't say "easy", or "easier" as I imagine those reviewing portfolios care very little if its BFA or a B.Arch but it is very possible to get into Harvard and Columbia with a BFA.  I know this because I was accepted to Columbia with a BFA and a classmate of mine was accepted into Harvard.  We didn't attend a highly regarded art school like Parsons, either.

Vanillian

Thank you for your reply! just one more question, did you work before applying for MArch or did you join the course right after your BFA?

I did not work and neither did my classmate.  

@ Vanillian

Oh, that sounds great :D So which M Arch program did you apply for?  the 2 yrs one or the 3 yrs one? I get so confused between them :S