The home was architecturally stunning so I jotted down the address. 

The home was architecturally stunning so I jotted down the address.

However, these fields / jobs can be VERY competitive to get in to.Note I don't have any personal experience with this as my path here was engineering , make money, and then simply start investing.One thought might be to position yourself as a marketer to an A/E type of firm (architectural or engineering) because you could presumably get some visibility into what projects they do, etc. 

Intellectual property has a little bit of a gray area with architecture.

At the same time I love older architecture and wherever it can be preserved and rehabbed I support that.

@Hunter Harms, I've worked in architecture offices doing everything from high rises to single apartments, and I've walked a few miles on job sites, so here's my opinion.I have to reinforce much of what @Jeffrey Stasz was saying, but I also have a few tips on how to save cash while using a GC, with a few caveats.

Then you'd have a real architectural asset and selling feature.However, you could try whitewashing the stone first.

They purchase the land and the architectural plans are already completed.

Our house is no Brady bunch but a period correct architectural gem.  

I went to school for Architecture have been in corporate space planning and facilities project management for the past 8 years.