Self Taught Home Designers?

[RMorrison]

The definition of "self-taught" apparently only means "didn't get a degree in architecture." Let's take Michael Scott, for example. From his wiki entry:

"Scott became an apprentice for the sum of £375 per annum to the Dublin architectural firm Jones and Kelly.[1] He remained there from 1923 until 1926, where he studied under Alfred E. Jones. In the evenings after work, he also attended the Metropolitan School of Art and the Abbey School of Acting, taking minor parts in Abbey productions. On completing his pupilage he became an assistant to Charles James Dunlop and then had a brief spell as an assistant architect in the Office of Public Works."