Tips from the Top
Architects Share Their Advice for Success
Published on 27. March 2025
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-1-7972-2998-0 (ISBN)
Description
Tips from the Top is a collection of advice from more than sixty architects who have earned the respect of their peers and are willing to share their knowledge on building a successful and meaningful career in architecture.This book compiles more than sixty tips from a broad range of successful architects and design professionals from around the world. Organized by theme in seven broad categories-Beginnings, Inspiration, Values, Engagement, Process, Personal Development, and Determination-this book of advice offers thoughtful and thought-provoking guidance on such topics as:
Designing what you believe in
Learning from other disciplines
Serving humanity
Learning how to say "no"
Viewing artificial intelligence as an asset, not an enemy
And much more
For those just exploring the idea of architecture as a career, students in architecture school, and graduates entering the profession, this book should be treated as a snack box-a source of nourishing advice that can be raided whenever one is hungry and in need of some help.
Designing what you believe in
Learning from other disciplines
Serving humanity
Learning how to say "no"
Viewing artificial intelligence as an asset, not an enemy
And much more
For those just exploring the idea of architecture as a career, students in architecture school, and graduates entering the profession, this book should be treated as a snack box-a source of nourishing advice that can be raided whenever one is hungry and in need of some help.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
San Francisco
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 180 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
306 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-7972-2998-0 (9781797229980)
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Raghda Alhayali is a millennial architect who started her professional journey in Dubai and is currently based in Canada.
Clifford Pearson is a writer and editor who covers architecture, urbanism, and culture. He is a contributing editor at Architectural Record, where he served as deputy editor-in-chief and senior editor for twenty-six years.
Ken Yeang is an architect and ecologist with a long history in sustainable design. During the past forty years, he has developed guiding principles and systems in architecture that advance ecological design. Awards for his innovations and architecture include the Aga Khan Award, Prinz Claus Award, UIA Auguste Perret Award, Architectural Society of China Liang Si Cheng Award, Malaysia Government Merdeka Award, and Malaysia Institute of Architects Gold Medal. In recognition of his dedicated work on nature-based architecture, The Guardian named him one of the fifty people who could save the planet.
Clifford Pearson is a writer and editor who covers architecture, urbanism, and culture. He is a contributing editor at Architectural Record, where he served as deputy editor-in-chief and senior editor for twenty-six years.
Ken Yeang is an architect and ecologist with a long history in sustainable design. During the past forty years, he has developed guiding principles and systems in architecture that advance ecological design. Awards for his innovations and architecture include the Aga Khan Award, Prinz Claus Award, UIA Auguste Perret Award, Architectural Society of China Liang Si Cheng Award, Malaysia Government Merdeka Award, and Malaysia Institute of Architects Gold Medal. In recognition of his dedicated work on nature-based architecture, The Guardian named him one of the fifty people who could save the planet.