Design Is Not Enough

摘要

For young architects and architects-to-be, the numbers are daunting. A 2012 survey conducted by the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) found that the average architecture school graduate holds nearly $40,000 in federal loan debt. That figure doesn't even include the averages for private loans ($15,000), loans from family members ($8,100), or credit card balances ($2,000). [See "Loan Me A Dime (x 250,000)" in the September 2013 issue of architect] The millstone of debt, coupled with the arduous path to licensure and elusive job prospects, have many wondering if the profession should brace itself for a dearth oftaleht.