Hi,

I finished an undergrad in a "hard science" field -- basically three quarters of my courses were in math or computer science. I've applied to some arch programs that take people without an architecture background, but are somewhat long (University of Manitoba and Dalhousie, for instance, have two-year "pre architecture" components). While I am quite passionate about pursuing architecture, I know from talking to people in the field, as well as reading posts on sites like this, that doing another four years of education for a field with dim job prospects might not be the best idea in the long term.

I'm wondering if anyone has any pointers or things to look into that are close to architecture but take advantage of the amount of math, etc that I've done. I'm not really interested in doing engineering, but is there something that is "between" arch and structural/civil eng? It's a bit confusing looking into this stuff because there seems to be so much ambiguity with the different job titles out there. Just trying to leave my options open -- as much as I'd like to go to arch school, I do have a mathy background that might be able to be put to use.