This fantastically written book provides excellent advice and knowledge to budding architecture professionals, with a particular focus on what to expect in the early years through university and into employment. This book is split into 3 main sections. Firstly covering the architecture industry mechanics, how projects work, and how best to equip yourself for the journey ahead with skills and understanding. The second section provides career advice and tips from industry professionals, inspirational architect's quotes, a terminology glossary, descriptive building analyses, and a study into what the future holds in the exciting world of architecture and design. Finally, the third section charts the author's career to date, summarising his 16 years professional employment across three continents and seven architectural practices, with stories, worries, achievements, and lessons learnt along the way. This book is well written, educational, entertaining and easy to understand. It serves up real-life advice and practical guidance for how to navigate this complicated but rewarding road ahead. The author has undertaken several years of mentoring schemes and has been involved in various conference and speaking appearances alongside some incredible projects in London, the Middle East, Australia and America. The content strikes a good balance between the daunting prospect of understanding architecture, and the fact it is a constantly moving and changing industry where many different skills can find their place. This resource is an ideal companion when tackling the first steps into the world of architecture. "It was whilst supplying varied advice through architectural mentoring programmes over the years, and having to revisit my C.V and portfolio several times, that I realised there was a lack of career-focused advice or basic industry literature for young architecture professionals. Deeply theoretical and visual architecture books are plentiful, but to specifically read about early career years, understanding projects, fitting into the office atmosphere, and learning tough lessons, seemed to be an untold story. It is easy to find the huge glossy architectural books and glaze over the stunning global buildings that are so well known to whet your architectural appetite, but what about entry-level advice for architecture students and graduates trying to secure their first job? Or how they can make an impression once they have one? How do you go about forging a career path and setting yourself up for a rewarding journey ahead?"