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Would a Degree in Civil Engineering help me with Architecture?
Would a degree in Civil Engineering help me with Architecture or vise-versa, will it make me more competitive, or make me a generally better Architect. I plan to get a bachelors in (Structural) Civil Engineering at VT then go back and get my M.Arch at VT also, will the time that it'll take to do this be beneficial in the long run.
I am inclined to say it would.. but i am probably biased, because I am currently doing both a MSc. in Arch and in Civil (Structural Design). If you are going to pursue a career in engineering, then intricate knowledge of the architectural process would be a big plus. On the other side I also believe some architecture schools are too caught up within their own realities. The construction and building are almost left out, which is very unfortunate - looking at the education in the past - although understandable. Which is also a bigger part of why I made this decision.
If you have the time and money, it can be beneficial - but keep in mind what your end goal is I would say. If becoming an architect is what you want, you would orientated your self on bigger firms with in house engineers SOM?
Anyway it's very difficult to tell.. Perhaps speak with some of the coordinating staff of the CE faculty of the programs (I did the same, it there happen to be quite a few double mayor employees at ARUP). Good luck!
anything with real math would be helpful.
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