Chris,
There are many different learning styles, so you will learn something from everything, but not everything from every method. But, its a lifelong process (even for professional architects) so the only advice I can give is just get started. When younger, my first two tools were articles in Golf and Golf Digest, and later books like the World Atlas of Golf and Architects of Golf that got me a breif overview. Keep adding the books to your collection, as you will learn something from all of them. The internet is full of even more good info, but also some trash (hey, just like this website!)
Have fun and keep going.