Corporate architects are employed within the retail, office, manufacturing, medical and hospitality industries, and there are numerous job choices available at such companies, ranging from entry-level planners to high level executives.

Public architects work for government agencies from federal to local levels. The government recruits architects to serve on capital projects planning, design and construction programs; the architect may be a direct government employee or hired as a consultant. Projects might include civic buildings, government offices, military facilities, courts and research facilities.

Facility management uses architects to integrate architecture, engineering and environmental sciences for public and private corporations, architecture and consulting firms. Facilities management, as explained by the Facility Management Association of Australia, "coordinates the strategic and operational management of facilities in public and private sector organizations. They range from those making very high level decisions within an organization and contributing to strategic planning, to those managing the operations of the facilities. Facility Managers are key decision-makers in the areas of communications, utilities, maintenance and other workplace services. They often control the spending in these areas and are responsible for the outcomes."

In terms of "other"career options, architects can serve as writers, critics and educators. For instance, Michael Graves served as an architecture professor at Princeton for nearly forty years, and Robert A. M. Stern is the dean of the Yale School of Architecture.

Architecture positions can be sought in a variety of ways. The American Institute of Architecture (AIA) lists job openings on its website (www.aia.org). Many large, corporate firms have web sites with descriptions of available positions at their company. Architectural positions tend to be easier to find than many residential design openings, and many firms still advertise in the newspaper and on other job search sites. And, as always, networking and cold calling are worthwhile tactics. As in design, if you are job-seeking from within academia, your school and program will most likely have relationships with architectural firms. The architectural industry is substantially larger than the interior design field, but individual communities can be small, so networking and getting to know people within the industry are key.