Technological Skills Implications: Identification of the Gap between Architectural Education Curricula and Practices in Architecture Firms in Pakistan

Numerous architecture graduates entering the job market often encounter a significant gap between their education and the practical demands of their professional careers in Pakistan.The increased demand for advanced technological skills in design firms and the lack of such skills amongst young graduates have prompted the need to investigate the gap between the curriculum and architectural practices in the field.Therefore, this study aimed to review the current curricula of different institutes in terms of offered computer courses and identify the gap between architectural practices and computer courses curricula offered by architectural institutes.Data was collected from professionals, and fresh graduates of the architectural field by using a questionnaire survey.Six educational institutions were selected as a case study.;A Pearson correlation test using a statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) was employed to understand the relationship between the variables.The results indicated that the curriculum design is not fully efficient in meeting the current skill set needed by architectural practices.The study concluded that there is a need to integrate updated advanced technical courses to cover the gap between the curricula and the required skill set of architectural practices.The study concluded that there is a need to integrate updated advanced technical courses to cover the gap between the curriculum and the required skill set of the architectural field.The study is beneficial for program administrators and instructors to make up-to-date choices, as well as for accreditation bodies to understand where and how they can begin to help in the application of the integration of architectural education with different technologies and collaboration to support them.