In the architectural education system of our country, specific requirements of vocational education and quality of architects are not clear. There is a gap between architectural education and professional quality training of architects and there are also some deficiencies in the current curriculum system. So it is difficult to meet requirements of the architectural design industry development. Based on basic qualities and professional qualities of architects, we studied the teaching of architecture in the background of vocational education from three aspects: cultivation of practical innovation ability, inspiration of the human artistic thought and establishment of social responsibility.