AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE. A designer couldn't begin a project without the input of the client or the tools to make informed decisions. Choosing a design program should be no different. DesignIntelligence provides the tools, evaluations, and insight, to make informed decisions about design programs in the Ninth Annual survey of America's Best Architecture & Design Schools - 2009. For a decade DesignIntelligence has surveyed organizations across the nation to determine which schools produce graduates meeting and exceeding the demands of professional practice. Hiring managers from the nation's top corporations, organizations, municipalities, and design firms evaluate recent new hire graduates for practice readiness in a range of disciplines and skills. * Which programs best prepare students for the rigors of professional practice? * How are design programs meeting emerging needs in the fields? * Who are the most admired design educators? * How do I know which programs are good value for the investment? * How do programs in my area measure up? * Where can my firm recruit top graduates? These questions and more are answered in the pages of the 2009 edition of America's Best Architecture & Design Schools. The only survey of its kind to evaluate programs based on the satisfaction of the profession, the historical survey of programs provides readers a glimpse of the standings for programs over recent years. Offering readers an understanding of just what makes a top design program, the tenth edition of America's Best Architecture & Design Schools is the definitive source for information on accredited US Architecture and Design Schools. From Architecture and Landscape Architecture, to Interior Design and Industrial Design, America's Best Architecture and Design Schools 2009 provides students, parents, counselors and industry professionals with targeted and timely information, the tools for an evaluation of the nation's top performing schools and a benchmark for evaluating other programs. School counselors can utilize this guide's facts, figures, and resources to advise students interested in design careers; parents can develop the necessary, in-depth understanding of the complexities of a design education and the profession; and hiring managers can target their recruitment efforts towards top performing programs. Filled with insight and discussions on choosing a school, the 2009 edition of America's Best Architecture & Design Schools builds on a tradition of careful and detailed analysis of trends and best practices in design education based on the overall satisfaction of leading firms and organizations. The 2009 print edition of America's Best Architecture & Design Schools is 110 perfect-bound color pages of charts, graphs, data, and analysis of design programs across the nation that no student, prospective student, school counselor, or hiring manager should be without. Design the best future possible, with the right tools for the job: DesignIntelligence America's Best Architecture & Design Schools - 2009.
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This review is from: America's Best Architecture & Design Schools 2009 (Paperback)
Wondering which school offers the best program for you? This is must have for anyone wanting a concise overview of school rankings and the practice of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design and Industrial Design. We used it to select potential colleges for for my daughter.It was well worth the price.
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Not a comprehensive guide for future students,
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This review is from: America's Best Architecture & Design Schools 2009 (Paperback)
The description of this book gives the impression that it is a comprehensive guide to college architecture programs. I expected it to be a good resource for my high school age son who is interested in studying architecture. In fact, it concentrates on the top 20 or so schools. Even for those top schools, there is very little information on what makes those schools the best. The ranking methodology is not described in detail. In the portion where schools are ranked by specific skills, only the top 5 are shown. There is somewhat more detailed info on exam pass rates. The information on the schools not in the top group is mostly based on student surveys. Again, results are tabulated but little detail is offered. Many schools are omitted because students did not respond to the survey. The directory of accredited schools contains only the names,locations, degrees offered and web addresses of the schools. This info is easily available on the internet. Some of the articles might be useful, including "Advice for Students" and "The Multi-Skilled Architect". Given the high cost of the publication, the amount of information was disappointing.
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not an in depth review of design schools,
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I purchased this book hoping it would give me insight into the strengths and weaknesses of landscape architecture programs. It did not. For any programs other than architecture it provides only a ranked list of programs with few details as to how these rankings are determined. It has a lot more info for architecture programs so if you are interested in architecture it might be worth buying. If you are interested in the other design fields mentioned, don't bother.
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