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re: Who here is an Architect?
Posted on 7/27/23 at 3:08 pm to deernaes
Posted on 7/27/23 at 3:08 pm to deernaes
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The architects that I work with generally seem OK with their job, but people that are interested in becoming architects need to realize that the job is mostly meeting codes, coordinating with disciplines/owner, not going over project budget, meetings, etc. A lot of boring shite, and not a lot of artistic building design.
That's correct. Design/drawing/modeling is a very small part of it. 90% of my job is reading, writing, and meetings.
Also, the licensing part is tough. Takes several years (on average) to get through all of the required exams...and many do not pass (never become licensed)
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Posted on 7/27/23 at 3:18 pm to Swamp Angel
quote:this is correct
I have been seeing what Mississippi State requires of their architecture students these days and it's not for the faint of heart.
quote:highly sought after in the market; for a state school, that degree carries some cred in the south and NE. Lots of MSU S/Arc grads in DC, Chicago, and NYC.
But their students are turning out some quality work as undergrads.
quote:Yes
you'll be spending many nights and weekends in the studio working on various assignments.
quote:it's not that bad unless you really suck at personal time management. If you do, then you need to consider a different major/career.
If you're lucky, you might make two or three home football games each fall and then return to your studio to continue an all-nighter on your project.
quote:I'm out hustling work & clients so the "poor guys" can stay employed
Those who are the principals or owners of the firm seem to enjoy it much more than the poor guys who get stuck going through drawings
This post was edited on 7/27/23 at 6:05 pm
Posted on 7/27/23 at 3:27 pm to CBandits82
My wife is a landscape architect.
Fun fact: the recently retired CSM of the 20th SF GRP has a masters in architecture. He was a practicing architect and rejoined the army after 9/11. He was already Ranger qualified from his prior service and went through the Q course as a 40 year old.
Fun fact: the recently retired CSM of the 20th SF GRP has a masters in architecture. He was a practicing architect and rejoined the army after 9/11. He was already Ranger qualified from his prior service and went through the Q course as a 40 year old.
This post was edited on 7/27/23 at 3:30 pm
Posted on 7/27/23 at 3:29 pm to CBandits82
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Who here is an
Architect?
I thought it said, "Who here is an Antichrist?"
I think the capital A threw me off.
Posted on 7/27/23 at 3:29 pm to CBandits82
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Who here is an Architect?
Landscape Architect
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Do you enjoy it?
9 out of every 10 days
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Are you happy with the career choice you made?
9 out of every 10 days
Posted on 7/27/23 at 3:35 pm to RodFarva
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our mom likes it when I pay my pipe.
What the frick does this even mean?
Posted on 7/27/23 at 3:35 pm to CBandits82
I have a son in architecture school. He wants to design parks. I don’t know shite about the field (i’m in healthcare.) Any architectly advice?
Posted on 7/27/23 at 3:43 pm to Rick9Plus
Landscape Architect here as well - recommend he at least go to Max's introduction to LA class and tour the 3rd floor (Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture) of the design building...would be worth his while...quite an improvement from when I was there.
This post was edited on 7/27/23 at 3:45 pm
Posted on 7/27/23 at 3:47 pm to CBandits82
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Who here is an Architect?
I did the new addition to the Guggenheim
Posted on 7/27/23 at 4:05 pm to CBandits82
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Do you enjoy it?
Yes, I really cannot think of doing or enjoying another career. I get paid to draw and design.
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Are you happy with the career choice you made?
Yes, but it requires tons of sacrifice from college all the way to the professional level. After college, you are pretty green and there is a lot of shite that you have to learn, from Building Codes to Autocad/Revit software to answering questions from other trades or even inspectors. If I were to recommend somebody who is planning to study architecture, I would say find a more rewarding career.
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Where did you go to school?
LSU Class of '98.
Oh and a couple of advice: do not go work for an independent architect who has his/her own firm, you will be working at a sweat shop. Look for the large, corporate architectural firms.
And, forget that fantasy that you designed in school. In the real world, get ready for some boring shite such as designing schools or supermarkets.
Posted on 7/27/23 at 4:12 pm to Rick9Plus
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I have a son in architecture school. He wants to design parks.
He needs to go to landscape architecture school.
I'm a former landscape architect. I liked it when I did it. Changed fields to make more money. It's not that I was poor as a landscape architect, but I wasn't going to get rich either.
Posted on 7/27/23 at 4:14 pm to Palomitz
quote:^^^ this 100%...wish I learned that sooner.
do not go work for an independent architect who has his/her own firm, you will be working at a sweat shop. Look for the large, corporate architectural firms.
Posted on 7/27/23 at 4:28 pm to CBandits82
Like a bunch of others on here, I am a Landscape Architect and enjoy it quite a bit. But I work for myself so the biggest drawback to that is I also have to work as a collector trying to get people to pay me. I know a lot of architects and most seem to enjoy it.
Posted on 7/27/23 at 4:33 pm to CBandits82
get a commercial contractor license
teach yourself revit
gather a team of an architect and an MEP engineer you trust who will work on volume
sell design/build
profit
teach yourself revit
gather a team of an architect and an MEP engineer you trust who will work on volume
sell design/build
profit
Posted on 7/27/23 at 4:40 pm to CBandits82
So, for the architect (including landscape), what's y'all's take on working with structural engineers? Asking for a friend.
Posted on 7/27/23 at 4:47 pm to CBandits82
I am not an architect. I am a home designer and builder. Basically I draw the house and an engineer approves the specifications.
I mean work is work but I do like it.
I mean work is work but I do like it.
Posted on 7/27/23 at 5:01 pm to CBandits82
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Who here is an Architect?
I am.
quote:
Do you enjoy it?
Most of the time. Like any other career, it comes with it's headaches. It's not like what the movies and TV make it out to be. It's not always building fancy models and drawing pretty pictures.
I've been practicing now for 23 years and am just now really feeling like I know what i'm doing.
I spend most of my time now managing projects and people. quote:
Are you happy with the career choice you made?
Yes. I really can't think of anything else I'd rather be doing. As a kid I was always drawing building things. It was just a natural fit.
Posted on 7/27/23 at 5:08 pm to CBandits82
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Who here is an Architect?
I am.
It has allowed me to provide OK for my wife & I and our 6 kids (3 of mine, 3 of hers). While we can afford a live in maid, I work too hard at work to have enough free weekend time to maintain a proper backyard and must resort to having astroturf for my kids to play on
Posted on 7/27/23 at 5:19 pm to Swamp Angel
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Me? No. I'm currently filling the role of estimator for a commercial construction company. My nephew will be starting his fourth year of architecture at Mississippi State though, and he seems to be enjoying it immensely so far.
I have worked with several architects over the past thirty years. Those who are the principals or owners of the firm seem to enjoy it much more than the poor guys who get stuck going through drawings and sketching the details for various things like wall types, floor tile transitions, and mundane stuff like that.
It's not something that is going to have you flush with cash from your paycheck right out of college though. Residential will drive you nuts. Some commercial is damned near as inane. The bigger money, if that's whet you're looking for, will be in large, multi-story commercial projects, hospitals, and schools.
There's a shite-ton more to it than just designing layouts and facades for buildings though. You have to write up the specifications for every little damned item in the construction of the building right down to the size of the friggin' screws and how far they should be spaced apart from each other in the drywall that's being hung on the studs. It is horribly tedious!
If this sounds like something you could deal with, then definitely have at it!
I have been seeing what Mississippi State requires of their architecture students these days and it's not for the faint of heart. But their students are turning out some quality work as undergrads.
LSU has an excellent school of architecture as well. And both schools have excellent landscape architecture departments.
Construction management might be something to explore. LSU has a great school for this as done Auburn. Auburn has the added advantage of a lot of backing and funding from Brassfield & Gorrie Company for their construction management department.
Just keep in mind that architecture is a five year course of study from reputable institutions and you'll be spending many nights and weekends in the studio working on various assignments. If you're lucky, you might make two or three home football games each fall and then return to your studio to continue an all-nighter on your project.
If none of this (along with what THRILLHO stated previously) scares you or makes you re-think that first thought about pursuing a degree in architecture, then maybe you have what it takes and you would enjoy it.
great answer here, thanks for this
Posted on 7/27/23 at 6:12 pm to CBandits82
I don’t think they make that much money when you factor in the expectation to work 60hrs a week, and you probably need to get a masters. It’s a very solo, introspective job. For every 15 min you are collaborating or just visiting, there is 4hrs alone work. This is just in a residential firm I worked at briefly. I hear school is stupidly overloaded to simulate what work will be like.
For me the draw was creating environments or experiences that we would experience together. I realized I can do that in a lot of different ways
For me the draw was creating environments or experiences that we would experience together. I realized I can do that in a lot of different ways
This post was edited on 7/27/23 at 6:15 pm
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