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Benefits:
1. Positively Impact the World around you with your designs
2. Increase your life skills through leadership and creativity resulting in potentially a higher salary

Downside:
1. Hard work and long hours, constantly being at the beck and call of your clients. Could easily lose the love for it.

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1. University of Pennsylvania
2. Carnegie Mellon University
3. Drexel University
4. Lehigh University
5. University of Pittsburgh

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You need a professional degree in Architecture from an accredited school. Passed by the NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board) There are multiple Bachelor degrees in certain fields of Architecture that you can acquire. You need to be creative, patient, receptive to criticism.
In High School some classes that would be valuable are Calculus, Physics, 3D art and design.

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In Pennsylvania there are about 9,000 currently employed Architects.
Buchart Horn Inc. is one of the biggest firms in PA with 274 workers. KCBA Architects following it with 250 employed.
A lot of these firms are found on the eastern side of PA, a bunch are in Philadelphia.

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Average residential Architect in PA makes around $50,000-$80,000. They can be annual salary jobs or commission based jobs in certain circumstances. The benefits vary whether you have your own business or work for a corporate business. You get healthcare, vacations, sick leave, life insurance, and more.

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Physical Labor is not one of the characteristics of an Architect. Although the mental and intensive work load is a good amount when it comes to Architecture. Generally working in offices designing plans and meeting/consulting with clients takes time. The hours/week vary on the customers designs and requests. You may work in a group or individually depending on the size of the project.

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Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building. The practice of Architecture is supposed to be practical and expressive, serving both utilitarian and aesthetic ends of style.
Requiring designers to be expressive and sufficient in communication. Having to curve designs to social reforms.
Knowing certain building codes and having to work in groups or individual environments.