The supply/demand for new architects in America has changed drastically in the last few years. After 2008 a lot of careers took a cut, but most can argue that architecture is one of the biggest cuts. To be an architecture now, you need extreme determination and talent. Here are some of the best architecture schools of 2012 according to Design Intelligence.

Construction methods and materials
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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo |
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Kansas State University |
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University of Kansas |
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Syracuse University |
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University of Cincinnati Research and theory |
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Research and Theory
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Harvard University |
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Yale University |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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Princeton University |
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Southern California Institute of Architecture Sustainable design practices |
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Sustainable design practices
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Kansas State University |
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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo |
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University of Oregon |
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University of California, Berkeley |
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Auburn University |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology |