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Zaha Hadid wanted to be an architect since she was 7, 8, 9, or 10-years-old.

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Mr. Kevin Rademacher

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She was the first woman to receive the Pritzker Prize, Royal Institute of British Architects Royal Gold Medal.

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CNN's Leading Women: Zaha Hadid (1950-2016)

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CNN's Leading Women: Zaha Hadid (1950-2016)

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Zaha Mohammad Hadid was a famous woman architect. She designed shoes, chairs, dollhouses, buildings, and more.

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OMEGA Ladymatic presents CNN's Leading Women - Zaha Hadid

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1. Math and science skills
2. Design skills
3. Analytical and problem-solving skills
4. Team building skills
5. Communication skills

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Career Advice & Interview Tips | WayUp Guide

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Think that majoring in architecture sounds useful, but aren't sure if you'll be able to thrive in the department? Here are five major skill sets you'll need to be successful during your college years as an architecture major and beyond.

Math and science skills

Even though many people see an architect's finished product and think it's about design, architecture is heavily rooted in strong mathematical and scientific skills, including geometry, algebra, engineering, programming and physics.

To succeed as an architecture major, you'll have to have strong math and science skills to understand how and why certain designs and ideas may or may not work before they're built. Your calculations, after all, could make or break a project.

Design skills

Unsurprisingly, design skills are extremely important, regardless of whether you're creating a new piece of machinery or designing an entire building. Architecture majors need to be able to have calculations to back up their claims, but anything they build must look elegant as well.

Analytical and problem-solving skills

When it comes to majoring in architecture, it's not enough to know which equations to type into a calculator or computer program; you need to understand how those calculations act in practice and not just in theory. You also need to be able to understand why certain numbers aren't working out as well as how to fix them.

The same principles go for the design side of being an architecture major: Why are some designs and plans better than others? How can you continuously improve your work? This desire to never leave anything unsolved will serve you well in architecture.

Team-building skills

Architecture majors are working with many other people, like designers, engineers and other architecture majors when creating complex projects, so it's important to know how to not only be part of a team but how to lead one when necessary.

Communication skills

Because you will be working with so many different types of people as an architecture major, you'll have to be able to efficiently and effectively communicate your ideas to people who work on various projects. This also means knowing how to explain your ideas and findings in a number of different ways so people of varying knowledge and experience levels can understand what you're talking about.

Next, learn more about this college major such as What is an Architecture Major and is it Right for Me? and get more career tips for internships and entry-level jobs such as What is an Internship?

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What Types of Skills Are Best for an Architecture Major? | Career Advice & Interview Tips | WayUp Guide

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Think that majoring in architecture sounds useful, but aren't sure if you'll be able to thrive in the department? Here are five major skill sets you'll need to be successful during your college years as an architecture major and beyond.

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Organic Architecture

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How To Think Like An Architect: Designing From Organic Form

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In ancient Greek architect means Chief Builder.

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Falling Waters, Organic Architecture, by Frank Lloyd Wright

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Falling Waters, Organic Architecture, by Frank Lloyd Wright

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"Every architect is- necessarily- a great poet."

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Bill Nye The Science Guy on Architecture

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Bill Nye The Science Guy on Architecture

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The triangle is the strongest shape.

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Bill Nye the Science Guy S05E04 Architecture   YouTube

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Mr. Wright designed over 1,000 structures.

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"We actually see the golden mean everywhere, from the way in which sunflower seeds grow to the proportion of spiral shells. The ancient Greeks thought that this number was the most beautiful and perfect proportion, which is why they used it in their buildings" (Schmermund, 2017)!

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Top Schools (US)

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With schools around the country starting back up again, it's time for the latest edition of DesignIntelligence's yearly rankings of the Top Architecture Schools in the US for both undergraduate and graduate programs. This year, CEOs, managing partners, and human-resource directors from more than 2,000 firms were asked to list the 10 programs from each category they felt best prepared students for success in the profession of architecture.

This information, along with detailed accounts on the best programs that teach skills in design, computer applications, sustainability and construction methods & materials, factored into the creation of the 2017 rankings. In addition, over 2,785 students were polled on the quality of their program and their plans for post-graduation. The two top schools, Cornell for undergraduates and Harvard for graduates, were once again named the best programs to attend, according to the study.

Read on to see the list of the top 10 undergraduate and graduate programs in the US.

The Top 10 Undergraduate Architecture Programs

1. Cornell University
2. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
3. Syracuse University
4. Rice University
5. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
6. University of Texas, Austin
7. Rhode Island School of Design
8. Pratt Institute
9. Auburn University
10. South California Institute of Architecture

The Top 10 Graduate Architecture Programs

1. Harvard University
2 (Tie). Cornell University
2 (Tie). Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4. Columbia University
5. Yale University
6. University of California, Berkeley
7. University of Michigan
8. Syracuse University
9. Rice University
10. University of Pennsylvania

Read more about the methodology and analysis behind the rankings, as well as the results of the subcategories and student survey, at Architectural Record, here.
News via Architectural Record.

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The Best Architecture Schools in the U.S. 2017

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With schools around the country starting back up again, it's time for the latest edition of DesignIntelligence's yearly rankings of the Top Architecture Schools in the US for both undergraduate and graduate programs. This year, CEOs, managing partners, and human-resource directors from more than 2,000 firms were asked to list the 10 programs from each category they felt best prepared students for success in the profession of architecture.

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Organic Architecture

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How To Think Like An Architect: Designing From Nature