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z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1uxn5 | iy1okru | 1,669,603,249 | 1,669,600,236 | 18 | 14 | Just go for a professional masters. Save a ton of time. You’ll likely need some prerequisite courses but that’ll vary greatly by institution. I had classmates older than that when I was in undergrad, and I went back to school in my early 30s, too. There’s a completely different mindset when you attend classes as an adult with experience vs a … “adult” who just graduated high school. | I did an arch masters program 10 years post undergrad with a science major and only having worked in hourly wage jobs, nothing to do with my degree. 3 years of grad school, starting from never opening an adobe product and only taking a couple of community college arch classes to test my interest, i was working and pursuing my career. With this path, I am older than most around me. But the benefit is i grew quicker than most others. I attribute this to my experience in the world pre-grad and having a lot of customer service experience. My observation is it takes a couple of years in an office to be comfy with the work and then a few more years to get to the level where you are finding out what your full capabilities are. And if you are into it... its a life long pursuit! If you are not you can coast in the career at that point (fairly common from what i see). So no, not crazy... but it is a choice that would mean you will be required to learn and grow for a bunch of years before being settled. If you like that then go for it | 1 | 3,013 | 1.285714 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1uxn5 | iy1lnqu | 1,669,603,249 | 1,669,598,872 | 18 | 8 | Just go for a professional masters. Save a ton of time. You’ll likely need some prerequisite courses but that’ll vary greatly by institution. I had classmates older than that when I was in undergrad, and I went back to school in my early 30s, too. There’s a completely different mindset when you attend classes as an adult with experience vs a … “adult” who just graduated high school. | You could also look into Interior design. I've been doing high end corporate/commercial Interior design for a decade and a half and you deal with all of the sustainability and wellness issues you mention while being able to affect it at a more human level (coincidentally closer to the scale you are used to working at). Degrees in interior design are easier to obtain, it's less of a good old boy club, and the work is faster paced. The young architects in our office often ask to work with us because they find our work more interesting than flashing details. Food for thought! | 1 | 4,377 | 2.25 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1kxy6 | iy1uxn5 | 1,669,598,530 | 1,669,603,249 | 6 | 18 | It'll be 10 years before you are really functioning near a level I assume you are now. Speaking for myself, I think I would end up regretting the decision. You might choose to get more passively involved. I doubt there is a person that doesn't feel like their schooling was in some part a waste of time. Assuming you are talented with a pencil and or programs I'd bet you could find someone that'd take you on. | Just go for a professional masters. Save a ton of time. You’ll likely need some prerequisite courses but that’ll vary greatly by institution. I had classmates older than that when I was in undergrad, and I went back to school in my early 30s, too. There’s a completely different mindset when you attend classes as an adult with experience vs a … “adult” who just graduated high school. | 0 | 4,719 | 3 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1efsd | iy1uxn5 | 1,669,595,441 | 1,669,603,249 | 5 | 18 | I think that for most people architecture is a passion that they would regret not pursuing. I think if you have that passion, you should chase it. Life is short. To be fair money will be a problem. You will probably have to do a Master’s of architecture degree. Most schools don’t allow part time, so you will have to find a way to fund studying. Architecture is also notorious for under paying people in the field. As an intern architect, getting your hours towards getting licensed, you will be severely under paid. If you can handle a huge pay cut, then definitely pursue it. | Just go for a professional masters. Save a ton of time. You’ll likely need some prerequisite courses but that’ll vary greatly by institution. I had classmates older than that when I was in undergrad, and I went back to school in my early 30s, too. There’s a completely different mindset when you attend classes as an adult with experience vs a … “adult” who just graduated high school. | 0 | 7,808 | 3.6 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1dy8a | iy1uxn5 | 1,669,595,214 | 1,669,603,249 | 4 | 18 | Go for it. I think your background would be viewed as a value add and not a liability. So you wouldn’t necessarily start at ground zero. Follow your passion. | Just go for a professional masters. Save a ton of time. You’ll likely need some prerequisite courses but that’ll vary greatly by institution. I had classmates older than that when I was in undergrad, and I went back to school in my early 30s, too. There’s a completely different mindset when you attend classes as an adult with experience vs a … “adult” who just graduated high school. | 0 | 8,035 | 4.5 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1uxn5 | iy1ik68 | 1,669,603,249 | 1,669,597,374 | 18 | 1 | Just go for a professional masters. Save a ton of time. You’ll likely need some prerequisite courses but that’ll vary greatly by institution. I had classmates older than that when I was in undergrad, and I went back to school in my early 30s, too. There’s a completely different mindset when you attend classes as an adult with experience vs a … “adult” who just graduated high school. | If it's any source of encouragement, I started my career in photography in my 30's. I can't see why architecture would be any different! Best of luck to you! | 1 | 5,875 | 18 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1okru | iy2ecmy | 1,669,600,236 | 1,669,613,779 | 14 | 17 | I did an arch masters program 10 years post undergrad with a science major and only having worked in hourly wage jobs, nothing to do with my degree. 3 years of grad school, starting from never opening an adobe product and only taking a couple of community college arch classes to test my interest, i was working and pursuing my career. With this path, I am older than most around me. But the benefit is i grew quicker than most others. I attribute this to my experience in the world pre-grad and having a lot of customer service experience. My observation is it takes a couple of years in an office to be comfy with the work and then a few more years to get to the level where you are finding out what your full capabilities are. And if you are into it... its a life long pursuit! If you are not you can coast in the career at that point (fairly common from what i see). So no, not crazy... but it is a choice that would mean you will be required to learn and grow for a bunch of years before being settled. If you like that then go for it | For starters you don't need a BS. You can do a three year MArch without having a bachelor's in Architecture. It's just a few more classes to take. Secondly I would think long and hard about what you think you're going to get out of life by being an architect and then whatever you come up with, ask that of the hive mind. Architecture and to a lesser extent interior design are professions that sort of bill themselves as something other than what they are. It's not a bad profession, but it's definitely not an easy profession and so much of what architects do is often not even design related unless they work at a place that is strictly design oriented like some of the celebrity architecture firms. Your background will be a plus in some respects because you will already have gone through the rigors of design school and also know the basics of what constitutes good design and a good design process. That being said being an industrial designer is somewhat more free, at least in school, because industrial design you basically do whatever the job requires. You might quickly find yourself feeling stifled in the architecture world as I did when I came out of the film industry because it is so rigid in it's ideology. If, as an industrial designer, the client needs something "retro" for example you do you your research and try and accommodate the brief it's that simple. But in architecture a lot of times you run into a lot of ideology especially in school. That same assignment would be castigated as "fake history" or "backwards looking." As a design professional from another discipline you might find the architecture educational establishment unnecessarily limiting. Dogmatic even depending on where you go. I struggled with this greatly here and there because in most other design vocations the goal is always the right solution for the job, but in architecture there's often an imposition whether it's desired or not. The difference between say Frog and Teague deals more with the type of projects they do not with how they think about design. But with architecture there's a million miles between a firm like Foster and Partners and Olsen Kundig or RAMSA vs Bjarke Ingels. Professional practice is a different thing altogether because now you're back in the familiar world of clients and budgets and deadlines but it might be a while before you are able to be a significant contributor design wise unless you end up at a small firm. Usually there's a principal or design director leading the effort. And quite often, the things that move you are not what motivates the client. So either you have to do your diligence and find a firm that does what you want, and depending on where you live that might not be in your locale or toil for a while for other people sort of designing what they want you to design. Also from a pay perspective architecture will not net you any epiphany. And it takes longer to get there. I'm not saying don't do it. After all you might be the next Gehry. I'm just saying go into it with eyes wide open. You'll be fifty before you really begin to hit your stride and while that's not a big deal in architecture as a profession (Zaha Hadid was considered mid-career when she died in her sixties) you have to make sure your life goals align with such a change. You might also consider other related professions like commercial interior design or real estate development where you still have a substantial impact on a project without needing to go through all it takes to become a licensed architect. | 0 | 13,543 | 1.214286 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1ve3w | iy2ecmy | 1,669,603,476 | 1,669,613,779 | 11 | 17 | So much of this profession is the nuts and damn bolts, so to speak. At every step in the process- planning, schematic design, drawing sets, construction- there are layers of unglamorous details to wade through. Zoning code, building code, drawing details, notation, writing specs, reviewing submittals, etc. No one has to tackle all of these on a project alone but the rather mundane aspects of architecture are really the meat of it. And coming into it new, you’ll likely be spending time in this space. In my experience, architecture education does not spend a lot of time with this unsexy stuff so just be prepared. | For starters you don't need a BS. You can do a three year MArch without having a bachelor's in Architecture. It's just a few more classes to take. Secondly I would think long and hard about what you think you're going to get out of life by being an architect and then whatever you come up with, ask that of the hive mind. Architecture and to a lesser extent interior design are professions that sort of bill themselves as something other than what they are. It's not a bad profession, but it's definitely not an easy profession and so much of what architects do is often not even design related unless they work at a place that is strictly design oriented like some of the celebrity architecture firms. Your background will be a plus in some respects because you will already have gone through the rigors of design school and also know the basics of what constitutes good design and a good design process. That being said being an industrial designer is somewhat more free, at least in school, because industrial design you basically do whatever the job requires. You might quickly find yourself feeling stifled in the architecture world as I did when I came out of the film industry because it is so rigid in it's ideology. If, as an industrial designer, the client needs something "retro" for example you do you your research and try and accommodate the brief it's that simple. But in architecture a lot of times you run into a lot of ideology especially in school. That same assignment would be castigated as "fake history" or "backwards looking." As a design professional from another discipline you might find the architecture educational establishment unnecessarily limiting. Dogmatic even depending on where you go. I struggled with this greatly here and there because in most other design vocations the goal is always the right solution for the job, but in architecture there's often an imposition whether it's desired or not. The difference between say Frog and Teague deals more with the type of projects they do not with how they think about design. But with architecture there's a million miles between a firm like Foster and Partners and Olsen Kundig or RAMSA vs Bjarke Ingels. Professional practice is a different thing altogether because now you're back in the familiar world of clients and budgets and deadlines but it might be a while before you are able to be a significant contributor design wise unless you end up at a small firm. Usually there's a principal or design director leading the effort. And quite often, the things that move you are not what motivates the client. So either you have to do your diligence and find a firm that does what you want, and depending on where you live that might not be in your locale or toil for a while for other people sort of designing what they want you to design. Also from a pay perspective architecture will not net you any epiphany. And it takes longer to get there. I'm not saying don't do it. After all you might be the next Gehry. I'm just saying go into it with eyes wide open. You'll be fifty before you really begin to hit your stride and while that's not a big deal in architecture as a profession (Zaha Hadid was considered mid-career when she died in her sixties) you have to make sure your life goals align with such a change. You might also consider other related professions like commercial interior design or real estate development where you still have a substantial impact on a project without needing to go through all it takes to become a licensed architect. | 0 | 10,303 | 1.545455 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy2ecmy | iy1lnqu | 1,669,613,779 | 1,669,598,872 | 17 | 8 | For starters you don't need a BS. You can do a three year MArch without having a bachelor's in Architecture. It's just a few more classes to take. Secondly I would think long and hard about what you think you're going to get out of life by being an architect and then whatever you come up with, ask that of the hive mind. Architecture and to a lesser extent interior design are professions that sort of bill themselves as something other than what they are. It's not a bad profession, but it's definitely not an easy profession and so much of what architects do is often not even design related unless they work at a place that is strictly design oriented like some of the celebrity architecture firms. Your background will be a plus in some respects because you will already have gone through the rigors of design school and also know the basics of what constitutes good design and a good design process. That being said being an industrial designer is somewhat more free, at least in school, because industrial design you basically do whatever the job requires. You might quickly find yourself feeling stifled in the architecture world as I did when I came out of the film industry because it is so rigid in it's ideology. If, as an industrial designer, the client needs something "retro" for example you do you your research and try and accommodate the brief it's that simple. But in architecture a lot of times you run into a lot of ideology especially in school. That same assignment would be castigated as "fake history" or "backwards looking." As a design professional from another discipline you might find the architecture educational establishment unnecessarily limiting. Dogmatic even depending on where you go. I struggled with this greatly here and there because in most other design vocations the goal is always the right solution for the job, but in architecture there's often an imposition whether it's desired or not. The difference between say Frog and Teague deals more with the type of projects they do not with how they think about design. But with architecture there's a million miles between a firm like Foster and Partners and Olsen Kundig or RAMSA vs Bjarke Ingels. Professional practice is a different thing altogether because now you're back in the familiar world of clients and budgets and deadlines but it might be a while before you are able to be a significant contributor design wise unless you end up at a small firm. Usually there's a principal or design director leading the effort. And quite often, the things that move you are not what motivates the client. So either you have to do your diligence and find a firm that does what you want, and depending on where you live that might not be in your locale or toil for a while for other people sort of designing what they want you to design. Also from a pay perspective architecture will not net you any epiphany. And it takes longer to get there. I'm not saying don't do it. After all you might be the next Gehry. I'm just saying go into it with eyes wide open. You'll be fifty before you really begin to hit your stride and while that's not a big deal in architecture as a profession (Zaha Hadid was considered mid-career when she died in her sixties) you have to make sure your life goals align with such a change. You might also consider other related professions like commercial interior design or real estate development where you still have a substantial impact on a project without needing to go through all it takes to become a licensed architect. | You could also look into Interior design. I've been doing high end corporate/commercial Interior design for a decade and a half and you deal with all of the sustainability and wellness issues you mention while being able to affect it at a more human level (coincidentally closer to the scale you are used to working at). Degrees in interior design are easier to obtain, it's less of a good old boy club, and the work is faster paced. The young architects in our office often ask to work with us because they find our work more interesting than flashing details. Food for thought! | 1 | 14,907 | 2.125 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy2ecmy | iy1kxy6 | 1,669,613,779 | 1,669,598,530 | 17 | 6 | For starters you don't need a BS. You can do a three year MArch without having a bachelor's in Architecture. It's just a few more classes to take. Secondly I would think long and hard about what you think you're going to get out of life by being an architect and then whatever you come up with, ask that of the hive mind. Architecture and to a lesser extent interior design are professions that sort of bill themselves as something other than what they are. It's not a bad profession, but it's definitely not an easy profession and so much of what architects do is often not even design related unless they work at a place that is strictly design oriented like some of the celebrity architecture firms. Your background will be a plus in some respects because you will already have gone through the rigors of design school and also know the basics of what constitutes good design and a good design process. That being said being an industrial designer is somewhat more free, at least in school, because industrial design you basically do whatever the job requires. You might quickly find yourself feeling stifled in the architecture world as I did when I came out of the film industry because it is so rigid in it's ideology. If, as an industrial designer, the client needs something "retro" for example you do you your research and try and accommodate the brief it's that simple. But in architecture a lot of times you run into a lot of ideology especially in school. That same assignment would be castigated as "fake history" or "backwards looking." As a design professional from another discipline you might find the architecture educational establishment unnecessarily limiting. Dogmatic even depending on where you go. I struggled with this greatly here and there because in most other design vocations the goal is always the right solution for the job, but in architecture there's often an imposition whether it's desired or not. The difference between say Frog and Teague deals more with the type of projects they do not with how they think about design. But with architecture there's a million miles between a firm like Foster and Partners and Olsen Kundig or RAMSA vs Bjarke Ingels. Professional practice is a different thing altogether because now you're back in the familiar world of clients and budgets and deadlines but it might be a while before you are able to be a significant contributor design wise unless you end up at a small firm. Usually there's a principal or design director leading the effort. And quite often, the things that move you are not what motivates the client. So either you have to do your diligence and find a firm that does what you want, and depending on where you live that might not be in your locale or toil for a while for other people sort of designing what they want you to design. Also from a pay perspective architecture will not net you any epiphany. And it takes longer to get there. I'm not saying don't do it. After all you might be the next Gehry. I'm just saying go into it with eyes wide open. You'll be fifty before you really begin to hit your stride and while that's not a big deal in architecture as a profession (Zaha Hadid was considered mid-career when she died in her sixties) you have to make sure your life goals align with such a change. You might also consider other related professions like commercial interior design or real estate development where you still have a substantial impact on a project without needing to go through all it takes to become a licensed architect. | It'll be 10 years before you are really functioning near a level I assume you are now. Speaking for myself, I think I would end up regretting the decision. You might choose to get more passively involved. I doubt there is a person that doesn't feel like their schooling was in some part a waste of time. Assuming you are talented with a pencil and or programs I'd bet you could find someone that'd take you on. | 1 | 15,249 | 2.833333 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy228or | iy2ecmy | 1,669,606,930 | 1,669,613,779 | 6 | 17 | Life is long. Do what you enjoy until your last day. | For starters you don't need a BS. You can do a three year MArch without having a bachelor's in Architecture. It's just a few more classes to take. Secondly I would think long and hard about what you think you're going to get out of life by being an architect and then whatever you come up with, ask that of the hive mind. Architecture and to a lesser extent interior design are professions that sort of bill themselves as something other than what they are. It's not a bad profession, but it's definitely not an easy profession and so much of what architects do is often not even design related unless they work at a place that is strictly design oriented like some of the celebrity architecture firms. Your background will be a plus in some respects because you will already have gone through the rigors of design school and also know the basics of what constitutes good design and a good design process. That being said being an industrial designer is somewhat more free, at least in school, because industrial design you basically do whatever the job requires. You might quickly find yourself feeling stifled in the architecture world as I did when I came out of the film industry because it is so rigid in it's ideology. If, as an industrial designer, the client needs something "retro" for example you do you your research and try and accommodate the brief it's that simple. But in architecture a lot of times you run into a lot of ideology especially in school. That same assignment would be castigated as "fake history" or "backwards looking." As a design professional from another discipline you might find the architecture educational establishment unnecessarily limiting. Dogmatic even depending on where you go. I struggled with this greatly here and there because in most other design vocations the goal is always the right solution for the job, but in architecture there's often an imposition whether it's desired or not. The difference between say Frog and Teague deals more with the type of projects they do not with how they think about design. But with architecture there's a million miles between a firm like Foster and Partners and Olsen Kundig or RAMSA vs Bjarke Ingels. Professional practice is a different thing altogether because now you're back in the familiar world of clients and budgets and deadlines but it might be a while before you are able to be a significant contributor design wise unless you end up at a small firm. Usually there's a principal or design director leading the effort. And quite often, the things that move you are not what motivates the client. So either you have to do your diligence and find a firm that does what you want, and depending on where you live that might not be in your locale or toil for a while for other people sort of designing what they want you to design. Also from a pay perspective architecture will not net you any epiphany. And it takes longer to get there. I'm not saying don't do it. After all you might be the next Gehry. I'm just saying go into it with eyes wide open. You'll be fifty before you really begin to hit your stride and while that's not a big deal in architecture as a profession (Zaha Hadid was considered mid-career when she died in her sixties) you have to make sure your life goals align with such a change. You might also consider other related professions like commercial interior design or real estate development where you still have a substantial impact on a project without needing to go through all it takes to become a licensed architect. | 0 | 6,849 | 2.833333 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1efsd | iy2ecmy | 1,669,595,441 | 1,669,613,779 | 5 | 17 | I think that for most people architecture is a passion that they would regret not pursuing. I think if you have that passion, you should chase it. Life is short. To be fair money will be a problem. You will probably have to do a Master’s of architecture degree. Most schools don’t allow part time, so you will have to find a way to fund studying. Architecture is also notorious for under paying people in the field. As an intern architect, getting your hours towards getting licensed, you will be severely under paid. If you can handle a huge pay cut, then definitely pursue it. | For starters you don't need a BS. You can do a three year MArch without having a bachelor's in Architecture. It's just a few more classes to take. Secondly I would think long and hard about what you think you're going to get out of life by being an architect and then whatever you come up with, ask that of the hive mind. Architecture and to a lesser extent interior design are professions that sort of bill themselves as something other than what they are. It's not a bad profession, but it's definitely not an easy profession and so much of what architects do is often not even design related unless they work at a place that is strictly design oriented like some of the celebrity architecture firms. Your background will be a plus in some respects because you will already have gone through the rigors of design school and also know the basics of what constitutes good design and a good design process. That being said being an industrial designer is somewhat more free, at least in school, because industrial design you basically do whatever the job requires. You might quickly find yourself feeling stifled in the architecture world as I did when I came out of the film industry because it is so rigid in it's ideology. If, as an industrial designer, the client needs something "retro" for example you do you your research and try and accommodate the brief it's that simple. But in architecture a lot of times you run into a lot of ideology especially in school. That same assignment would be castigated as "fake history" or "backwards looking." As a design professional from another discipline you might find the architecture educational establishment unnecessarily limiting. Dogmatic even depending on where you go. I struggled with this greatly here and there because in most other design vocations the goal is always the right solution for the job, but in architecture there's often an imposition whether it's desired or not. The difference between say Frog and Teague deals more with the type of projects they do not with how they think about design. But with architecture there's a million miles between a firm like Foster and Partners and Olsen Kundig or RAMSA vs Bjarke Ingels. Professional practice is a different thing altogether because now you're back in the familiar world of clients and budgets and deadlines but it might be a while before you are able to be a significant contributor design wise unless you end up at a small firm. Usually there's a principal or design director leading the effort. And quite often, the things that move you are not what motivates the client. So either you have to do your diligence and find a firm that does what you want, and depending on where you live that might not be in your locale or toil for a while for other people sort of designing what they want you to design. Also from a pay perspective architecture will not net you any epiphany. And it takes longer to get there. I'm not saying don't do it. After all you might be the next Gehry. I'm just saying go into it with eyes wide open. You'll be fifty before you really begin to hit your stride and while that's not a big deal in architecture as a profession (Zaha Hadid was considered mid-career when she died in her sixties) you have to make sure your life goals align with such a change. You might also consider other related professions like commercial interior design or real estate development where you still have a substantial impact on a project without needing to go through all it takes to become a licensed architect. | 0 | 18,338 | 3.4 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1dy8a | iy2ecmy | 1,669,595,214 | 1,669,613,779 | 4 | 17 | Go for it. I think your background would be viewed as a value add and not a liability. So you wouldn’t necessarily start at ground zero. Follow your passion. | For starters you don't need a BS. You can do a three year MArch without having a bachelor's in Architecture. It's just a few more classes to take. Secondly I would think long and hard about what you think you're going to get out of life by being an architect and then whatever you come up with, ask that of the hive mind. Architecture and to a lesser extent interior design are professions that sort of bill themselves as something other than what they are. It's not a bad profession, but it's definitely not an easy profession and so much of what architects do is often not even design related unless they work at a place that is strictly design oriented like some of the celebrity architecture firms. Your background will be a plus in some respects because you will already have gone through the rigors of design school and also know the basics of what constitutes good design and a good design process. That being said being an industrial designer is somewhat more free, at least in school, because industrial design you basically do whatever the job requires. You might quickly find yourself feeling stifled in the architecture world as I did when I came out of the film industry because it is so rigid in it's ideology. If, as an industrial designer, the client needs something "retro" for example you do you your research and try and accommodate the brief it's that simple. But in architecture a lot of times you run into a lot of ideology especially in school. That same assignment would be castigated as "fake history" or "backwards looking." As a design professional from another discipline you might find the architecture educational establishment unnecessarily limiting. Dogmatic even depending on where you go. I struggled with this greatly here and there because in most other design vocations the goal is always the right solution for the job, but in architecture there's often an imposition whether it's desired or not. The difference between say Frog and Teague deals more with the type of projects they do not with how they think about design. But with architecture there's a million miles between a firm like Foster and Partners and Olsen Kundig or RAMSA vs Bjarke Ingels. Professional practice is a different thing altogether because now you're back in the familiar world of clients and budgets and deadlines but it might be a while before you are able to be a significant contributor design wise unless you end up at a small firm. Usually there's a principal or design director leading the effort. And quite often, the things that move you are not what motivates the client. So either you have to do your diligence and find a firm that does what you want, and depending on where you live that might not be in your locale or toil for a while for other people sort of designing what they want you to design. Also from a pay perspective architecture will not net you any epiphany. And it takes longer to get there. I'm not saying don't do it. After all you might be the next Gehry. I'm just saying go into it with eyes wide open. You'll be fifty before you really begin to hit your stride and while that's not a big deal in architecture as a profession (Zaha Hadid was considered mid-career when she died in her sixties) you have to make sure your life goals align with such a change. You might also consider other related professions like commercial interior design or real estate development where you still have a substantial impact on a project without needing to go through all it takes to become a licensed architect. | 0 | 18,565 | 4.25 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy2ecmy | iy2ceft | 1,669,613,779 | 1,669,612,526 | 17 | 3 | For starters you don't need a BS. You can do a three year MArch without having a bachelor's in Architecture. It's just a few more classes to take. Secondly I would think long and hard about what you think you're going to get out of life by being an architect and then whatever you come up with, ask that of the hive mind. Architecture and to a lesser extent interior design are professions that sort of bill themselves as something other than what they are. It's not a bad profession, but it's definitely not an easy profession and so much of what architects do is often not even design related unless they work at a place that is strictly design oriented like some of the celebrity architecture firms. Your background will be a plus in some respects because you will already have gone through the rigors of design school and also know the basics of what constitutes good design and a good design process. That being said being an industrial designer is somewhat more free, at least in school, because industrial design you basically do whatever the job requires. You might quickly find yourself feeling stifled in the architecture world as I did when I came out of the film industry because it is so rigid in it's ideology. If, as an industrial designer, the client needs something "retro" for example you do you your research and try and accommodate the brief it's that simple. But in architecture a lot of times you run into a lot of ideology especially in school. That same assignment would be castigated as "fake history" or "backwards looking." As a design professional from another discipline you might find the architecture educational establishment unnecessarily limiting. Dogmatic even depending on where you go. I struggled with this greatly here and there because in most other design vocations the goal is always the right solution for the job, but in architecture there's often an imposition whether it's desired or not. The difference between say Frog and Teague deals more with the type of projects they do not with how they think about design. But with architecture there's a million miles between a firm like Foster and Partners and Olsen Kundig or RAMSA vs Bjarke Ingels. Professional practice is a different thing altogether because now you're back in the familiar world of clients and budgets and deadlines but it might be a while before you are able to be a significant contributor design wise unless you end up at a small firm. Usually there's a principal or design director leading the effort. And quite often, the things that move you are not what motivates the client. So either you have to do your diligence and find a firm that does what you want, and depending on where you live that might not be in your locale or toil for a while for other people sort of designing what they want you to design. Also from a pay perspective architecture will not net you any epiphany. And it takes longer to get there. I'm not saying don't do it. After all you might be the next Gehry. I'm just saying go into it with eyes wide open. You'll be fifty before you really begin to hit your stride and while that's not a big deal in architecture as a profession (Zaha Hadid was considered mid-career when she died in her sixties) you have to make sure your life goals align with such a change. You might also consider other related professions like commercial interior design or real estate development where you still have a substantial impact on a project without needing to go through all it takes to become a licensed architect. | Hey there! I’m actually on this sub because once upon a time (actually multiple times) I considered a switch to architecture from civil/environmental engineering. Ultimately, at that time in my early thirties I decided not to pursue it. Cut to a couple of years later, and I am now dating an architect. I can say based on her and her friends experiences our jobs are like 90 percent the same, which is mostly dealing with “nuts and bolts” and project administration. The other 10 percent is where the design comes in. My conclusion was, that if you want to design, industrial design and a career in furniture design is probably much more design-intensive than most (but not all) architects. And you’re likely already qualified to do that. I don’t think it’s a bad choice, but it’s a lot of work for what may not end up being a change in the direction you’re hoping for. | 1 | 1,253 | 5.666667 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy2ecmy | iy1w405 | 1,669,613,779 | 1,669,603,835 | 17 | 3 | For starters you don't need a BS. You can do a three year MArch without having a bachelor's in Architecture. It's just a few more classes to take. Secondly I would think long and hard about what you think you're going to get out of life by being an architect and then whatever you come up with, ask that of the hive mind. Architecture and to a lesser extent interior design are professions that sort of bill themselves as something other than what they are. It's not a bad profession, but it's definitely not an easy profession and so much of what architects do is often not even design related unless they work at a place that is strictly design oriented like some of the celebrity architecture firms. Your background will be a plus in some respects because you will already have gone through the rigors of design school and also know the basics of what constitutes good design and a good design process. That being said being an industrial designer is somewhat more free, at least in school, because industrial design you basically do whatever the job requires. You might quickly find yourself feeling stifled in the architecture world as I did when I came out of the film industry because it is so rigid in it's ideology. If, as an industrial designer, the client needs something "retro" for example you do you your research and try and accommodate the brief it's that simple. But in architecture a lot of times you run into a lot of ideology especially in school. That same assignment would be castigated as "fake history" or "backwards looking." As a design professional from another discipline you might find the architecture educational establishment unnecessarily limiting. Dogmatic even depending on where you go. I struggled with this greatly here and there because in most other design vocations the goal is always the right solution for the job, but in architecture there's often an imposition whether it's desired or not. The difference between say Frog and Teague deals more with the type of projects they do not with how they think about design. But with architecture there's a million miles between a firm like Foster and Partners and Olsen Kundig or RAMSA vs Bjarke Ingels. Professional practice is a different thing altogether because now you're back in the familiar world of clients and budgets and deadlines but it might be a while before you are able to be a significant contributor design wise unless you end up at a small firm. Usually there's a principal or design director leading the effort. And quite often, the things that move you are not what motivates the client. So either you have to do your diligence and find a firm that does what you want, and depending on where you live that might not be in your locale or toil for a while for other people sort of designing what they want you to design. Also from a pay perspective architecture will not net you any epiphany. And it takes longer to get there. I'm not saying don't do it. After all you might be the next Gehry. I'm just saying go into it with eyes wide open. You'll be fifty before you really begin to hit your stride and while that's not a big deal in architecture as a profession (Zaha Hadid was considered mid-career when she died in her sixties) you have to make sure your life goals align with such a change. You might also consider other related professions like commercial interior design or real estate development where you still have a substantial impact on a project without needing to go through all it takes to become a licensed architect. | If you’re into sustainability and industrial design, maybe look into packaging design. Packaging waste is a huge issue and I think rivals construction waste? Or maybe use your soft goods experience for something like architectural finishes/textiles, or furniture. | 1 | 9,944 | 5.666667 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy2ecmy | iy24fuh | 1,669,613,779 | 1,669,608,042 | 17 | 3 | For starters you don't need a BS. You can do a three year MArch without having a bachelor's in Architecture. It's just a few more classes to take. Secondly I would think long and hard about what you think you're going to get out of life by being an architect and then whatever you come up with, ask that of the hive mind. Architecture and to a lesser extent interior design are professions that sort of bill themselves as something other than what they are. It's not a bad profession, but it's definitely not an easy profession and so much of what architects do is often not even design related unless they work at a place that is strictly design oriented like some of the celebrity architecture firms. Your background will be a plus in some respects because you will already have gone through the rigors of design school and also know the basics of what constitutes good design and a good design process. That being said being an industrial designer is somewhat more free, at least in school, because industrial design you basically do whatever the job requires. You might quickly find yourself feeling stifled in the architecture world as I did when I came out of the film industry because it is so rigid in it's ideology. If, as an industrial designer, the client needs something "retro" for example you do you your research and try and accommodate the brief it's that simple. But in architecture a lot of times you run into a lot of ideology especially in school. That same assignment would be castigated as "fake history" or "backwards looking." As a design professional from another discipline you might find the architecture educational establishment unnecessarily limiting. Dogmatic even depending on where you go. I struggled with this greatly here and there because in most other design vocations the goal is always the right solution for the job, but in architecture there's often an imposition whether it's desired or not. The difference between say Frog and Teague deals more with the type of projects they do not with how they think about design. But with architecture there's a million miles between a firm like Foster and Partners and Olsen Kundig or RAMSA vs Bjarke Ingels. Professional practice is a different thing altogether because now you're back in the familiar world of clients and budgets and deadlines but it might be a while before you are able to be a significant contributor design wise unless you end up at a small firm. Usually there's a principal or design director leading the effort. And quite often, the things that move you are not what motivates the client. So either you have to do your diligence and find a firm that does what you want, and depending on where you live that might not be in your locale or toil for a while for other people sort of designing what they want you to design. Also from a pay perspective architecture will not net you any epiphany. And it takes longer to get there. I'm not saying don't do it. After all you might be the next Gehry. I'm just saying go into it with eyes wide open. You'll be fifty before you really begin to hit your stride and while that's not a big deal in architecture as a profession (Zaha Hadid was considered mid-career when she died in her sixties) you have to make sure your life goals align with such a change. You might also consider other related professions like commercial interior design or real estate development where you still have a substantial impact on a project without needing to go through all it takes to become a licensed architect. | My uncle makes like $500k per year owning a small architecture firm in Chicago with two other people and just a couple of employees last I checked. He has a masters, so that's 6 years of school, but you already have a degree so you might be able to do it in four, full time. And there's an apprenticeship which is about 4 years I think. So by the time You are even allowed to make the big bux you will be 45. You will have 20 more working years. That's not the worst plan. He works 80 hours a week and he has been very lucky, but even at the low end you probably still do well enough to make up for the years of forgone wages. The key thing is, as other people have pointed out, do you really want to do that and stick with it? Architects are paper pushers. Other people get to do the interesting stuff and they get paid well too. Every time I ask my uncle about something he tells me I have to talk to a structural engineer. | 1 | 5,737 | 5.666667 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy2ecmy | iy29yfx | 1,669,613,779 | 1,669,611,046 | 17 | 3 | For starters you don't need a BS. You can do a three year MArch without having a bachelor's in Architecture. It's just a few more classes to take. Secondly I would think long and hard about what you think you're going to get out of life by being an architect and then whatever you come up with, ask that of the hive mind. Architecture and to a lesser extent interior design are professions that sort of bill themselves as something other than what they are. It's not a bad profession, but it's definitely not an easy profession and so much of what architects do is often not even design related unless they work at a place that is strictly design oriented like some of the celebrity architecture firms. Your background will be a plus in some respects because you will already have gone through the rigors of design school and also know the basics of what constitutes good design and a good design process. That being said being an industrial designer is somewhat more free, at least in school, because industrial design you basically do whatever the job requires. You might quickly find yourself feeling stifled in the architecture world as I did when I came out of the film industry because it is so rigid in it's ideology. If, as an industrial designer, the client needs something "retro" for example you do you your research and try and accommodate the brief it's that simple. But in architecture a lot of times you run into a lot of ideology especially in school. That same assignment would be castigated as "fake history" or "backwards looking." As a design professional from another discipline you might find the architecture educational establishment unnecessarily limiting. Dogmatic even depending on where you go. I struggled with this greatly here and there because in most other design vocations the goal is always the right solution for the job, but in architecture there's often an imposition whether it's desired or not. The difference between say Frog and Teague deals more with the type of projects they do not with how they think about design. But with architecture there's a million miles between a firm like Foster and Partners and Olsen Kundig or RAMSA vs Bjarke Ingels. Professional practice is a different thing altogether because now you're back in the familiar world of clients and budgets and deadlines but it might be a while before you are able to be a significant contributor design wise unless you end up at a small firm. Usually there's a principal or design director leading the effort. And quite often, the things that move you are not what motivates the client. So either you have to do your diligence and find a firm that does what you want, and depending on where you live that might not be in your locale or toil for a while for other people sort of designing what they want you to design. Also from a pay perspective architecture will not net you any epiphany. And it takes longer to get there. I'm not saying don't do it. After all you might be the next Gehry. I'm just saying go into it with eyes wide open. You'll be fifty before you really begin to hit your stride and while that's not a big deal in architecture as a profession (Zaha Hadid was considered mid-career when she died in her sixties) you have to make sure your life goals align with such a change. You might also consider other related professions like commercial interior design or real estate development where you still have a substantial impact on a project without needing to go through all it takes to become a licensed architect. | Don’t do it. If you want to work in architecture, I’m sure you can find an opportunity somewhere. I worked for a firm that hired someone with an industrial design background and 0 architecture experience. The expense, effort and opportunity cost of another degree is far too great to justify | 1 | 2,733 | 5.666667 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy2ecmy | iy1ik68 | 1,669,613,779 | 1,669,597,374 | 17 | 1 | For starters you don't need a BS. You can do a three year MArch without having a bachelor's in Architecture. It's just a few more classes to take. Secondly I would think long and hard about what you think you're going to get out of life by being an architect and then whatever you come up with, ask that of the hive mind. Architecture and to a lesser extent interior design are professions that sort of bill themselves as something other than what they are. It's not a bad profession, but it's definitely not an easy profession and so much of what architects do is often not even design related unless they work at a place that is strictly design oriented like some of the celebrity architecture firms. Your background will be a plus in some respects because you will already have gone through the rigors of design school and also know the basics of what constitutes good design and a good design process. That being said being an industrial designer is somewhat more free, at least in school, because industrial design you basically do whatever the job requires. You might quickly find yourself feeling stifled in the architecture world as I did when I came out of the film industry because it is so rigid in it's ideology. If, as an industrial designer, the client needs something "retro" for example you do you your research and try and accommodate the brief it's that simple. But in architecture a lot of times you run into a lot of ideology especially in school. That same assignment would be castigated as "fake history" or "backwards looking." As a design professional from another discipline you might find the architecture educational establishment unnecessarily limiting. Dogmatic even depending on where you go. I struggled with this greatly here and there because in most other design vocations the goal is always the right solution for the job, but in architecture there's often an imposition whether it's desired or not. The difference between say Frog and Teague deals more with the type of projects they do not with how they think about design. But with architecture there's a million miles between a firm like Foster and Partners and Olsen Kundig or RAMSA vs Bjarke Ingels. Professional practice is a different thing altogether because now you're back in the familiar world of clients and budgets and deadlines but it might be a while before you are able to be a significant contributor design wise unless you end up at a small firm. Usually there's a principal or design director leading the effort. And quite often, the things that move you are not what motivates the client. So either you have to do your diligence and find a firm that does what you want, and depending on where you live that might not be in your locale or toil for a while for other people sort of designing what they want you to design. Also from a pay perspective architecture will not net you any epiphany. And it takes longer to get there. I'm not saying don't do it. After all you might be the next Gehry. I'm just saying go into it with eyes wide open. You'll be fifty before you really begin to hit your stride and while that's not a big deal in architecture as a profession (Zaha Hadid was considered mid-career when she died in her sixties) you have to make sure your life goals align with such a change. You might also consider other related professions like commercial interior design or real estate development where you still have a substantial impact on a project without needing to go through all it takes to become a licensed architect. | If it's any source of encouragement, I started my career in photography in my 30's. I can't see why architecture would be any different! Best of luck to you! | 1 | 16,405 | 17 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1lnqu | iy1okru | 1,669,598,872 | 1,669,600,236 | 8 | 14 | You could also look into Interior design. I've been doing high end corporate/commercial Interior design for a decade and a half and you deal with all of the sustainability and wellness issues you mention while being able to affect it at a more human level (coincidentally closer to the scale you are used to working at). Degrees in interior design are easier to obtain, it's less of a good old boy club, and the work is faster paced. The young architects in our office often ask to work with us because they find our work more interesting than flashing details. Food for thought! | I did an arch masters program 10 years post undergrad with a science major and only having worked in hourly wage jobs, nothing to do with my degree. 3 years of grad school, starting from never opening an adobe product and only taking a couple of community college arch classes to test my interest, i was working and pursuing my career. With this path, I am older than most around me. But the benefit is i grew quicker than most others. I attribute this to my experience in the world pre-grad and having a lot of customer service experience. My observation is it takes a couple of years in an office to be comfy with the work and then a few more years to get to the level where you are finding out what your full capabilities are. And if you are into it... its a life long pursuit! If you are not you can coast in the career at that point (fairly common from what i see). So no, not crazy... but it is a choice that would mean you will be required to learn and grow for a bunch of years before being settled. If you like that then go for it | 0 | 1,364 | 1.75 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1okru | iy1kxy6 | 1,669,600,236 | 1,669,598,530 | 14 | 6 | I did an arch masters program 10 years post undergrad with a science major and only having worked in hourly wage jobs, nothing to do with my degree. 3 years of grad school, starting from never opening an adobe product and only taking a couple of community college arch classes to test my interest, i was working and pursuing my career. With this path, I am older than most around me. But the benefit is i grew quicker than most others. I attribute this to my experience in the world pre-grad and having a lot of customer service experience. My observation is it takes a couple of years in an office to be comfy with the work and then a few more years to get to the level where you are finding out what your full capabilities are. And if you are into it... its a life long pursuit! If you are not you can coast in the career at that point (fairly common from what i see). So no, not crazy... but it is a choice that would mean you will be required to learn and grow for a bunch of years before being settled. If you like that then go for it | It'll be 10 years before you are really functioning near a level I assume you are now. Speaking for myself, I think I would end up regretting the decision. You might choose to get more passively involved. I doubt there is a person that doesn't feel like their schooling was in some part a waste of time. Assuming you are talented with a pencil and or programs I'd bet you could find someone that'd take you on. | 1 | 1,706 | 2.333333 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1efsd | iy1okru | 1,669,595,441 | 1,669,600,236 | 5 | 14 | I think that for most people architecture is a passion that they would regret not pursuing. I think if you have that passion, you should chase it. Life is short. To be fair money will be a problem. You will probably have to do a Master’s of architecture degree. Most schools don’t allow part time, so you will have to find a way to fund studying. Architecture is also notorious for under paying people in the field. As an intern architect, getting your hours towards getting licensed, you will be severely under paid. If you can handle a huge pay cut, then definitely pursue it. | I did an arch masters program 10 years post undergrad with a science major and only having worked in hourly wage jobs, nothing to do with my degree. 3 years of grad school, starting from never opening an adobe product and only taking a couple of community college arch classes to test my interest, i was working and pursuing my career. With this path, I am older than most around me. But the benefit is i grew quicker than most others. I attribute this to my experience in the world pre-grad and having a lot of customer service experience. My observation is it takes a couple of years in an office to be comfy with the work and then a few more years to get to the level where you are finding out what your full capabilities are. And if you are into it... its a life long pursuit! If you are not you can coast in the career at that point (fairly common from what i see). So no, not crazy... but it is a choice that would mean you will be required to learn and grow for a bunch of years before being settled. If you like that then go for it | 0 | 4,795 | 2.8 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1dy8a | iy1okru | 1,669,595,214 | 1,669,600,236 | 4 | 14 | Go for it. I think your background would be viewed as a value add and not a liability. So you wouldn’t necessarily start at ground zero. Follow your passion. | I did an arch masters program 10 years post undergrad with a science major and only having worked in hourly wage jobs, nothing to do with my degree. 3 years of grad school, starting from never opening an adobe product and only taking a couple of community college arch classes to test my interest, i was working and pursuing my career. With this path, I am older than most around me. But the benefit is i grew quicker than most others. I attribute this to my experience in the world pre-grad and having a lot of customer service experience. My observation is it takes a couple of years in an office to be comfy with the work and then a few more years to get to the level where you are finding out what your full capabilities are. And if you are into it... its a life long pursuit! If you are not you can coast in the career at that point (fairly common from what i see). So no, not crazy... but it is a choice that would mean you will be required to learn and grow for a bunch of years before being settled. If you like that then go for it | 0 | 5,022 | 3.5 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1okru | iy1ik68 | 1,669,600,236 | 1,669,597,374 | 14 | 1 | I did an arch masters program 10 years post undergrad with a science major and only having worked in hourly wage jobs, nothing to do with my degree. 3 years of grad school, starting from never opening an adobe product and only taking a couple of community college arch classes to test my interest, i was working and pursuing my career. With this path, I am older than most around me. But the benefit is i grew quicker than most others. I attribute this to my experience in the world pre-grad and having a lot of customer service experience. My observation is it takes a couple of years in an office to be comfy with the work and then a few more years to get to the level where you are finding out what your full capabilities are. And if you are into it... its a life long pursuit! If you are not you can coast in the career at that point (fairly common from what i see). So no, not crazy... but it is a choice that would mean you will be required to learn and grow for a bunch of years before being settled. If you like that then go for it | If it's any source of encouragement, I started my career in photography in my 30's. I can't see why architecture would be any different! Best of luck to you! | 1 | 2,862 | 14 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1lnqu | iy1ve3w | 1,669,598,872 | 1,669,603,476 | 8 | 11 | You could also look into Interior design. I've been doing high end corporate/commercial Interior design for a decade and a half and you deal with all of the sustainability and wellness issues you mention while being able to affect it at a more human level (coincidentally closer to the scale you are used to working at). Degrees in interior design are easier to obtain, it's less of a good old boy club, and the work is faster paced. The young architects in our office often ask to work with us because they find our work more interesting than flashing details. Food for thought! | So much of this profession is the nuts and damn bolts, so to speak. At every step in the process- planning, schematic design, drawing sets, construction- there are layers of unglamorous details to wade through. Zoning code, building code, drawing details, notation, writing specs, reviewing submittals, etc. No one has to tackle all of these on a project alone but the rather mundane aspects of architecture are really the meat of it. And coming into it new, you’ll likely be spending time in this space. In my experience, architecture education does not spend a lot of time with this unsexy stuff so just be prepared. | 0 | 4,604 | 1.375 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1ve3w | iy1kxy6 | 1,669,603,476 | 1,669,598,530 | 11 | 6 | So much of this profession is the nuts and damn bolts, so to speak. At every step in the process- planning, schematic design, drawing sets, construction- there are layers of unglamorous details to wade through. Zoning code, building code, drawing details, notation, writing specs, reviewing submittals, etc. No one has to tackle all of these on a project alone but the rather mundane aspects of architecture are really the meat of it. And coming into it new, you’ll likely be spending time in this space. In my experience, architecture education does not spend a lot of time with this unsexy stuff so just be prepared. | It'll be 10 years before you are really functioning near a level I assume you are now. Speaking for myself, I think I would end up regretting the decision. You might choose to get more passively involved. I doubt there is a person that doesn't feel like their schooling was in some part a waste of time. Assuming you are talented with a pencil and or programs I'd bet you could find someone that'd take you on. | 1 | 4,946 | 1.833333 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1efsd | iy1ve3w | 1,669,595,441 | 1,669,603,476 | 5 | 11 | I think that for most people architecture is a passion that they would regret not pursuing. I think if you have that passion, you should chase it. Life is short. To be fair money will be a problem. You will probably have to do a Master’s of architecture degree. Most schools don’t allow part time, so you will have to find a way to fund studying. Architecture is also notorious for under paying people in the field. As an intern architect, getting your hours towards getting licensed, you will be severely under paid. If you can handle a huge pay cut, then definitely pursue it. | So much of this profession is the nuts and damn bolts, so to speak. At every step in the process- planning, schematic design, drawing sets, construction- there are layers of unglamorous details to wade through. Zoning code, building code, drawing details, notation, writing specs, reviewing submittals, etc. No one has to tackle all of these on a project alone but the rather mundane aspects of architecture are really the meat of it. And coming into it new, you’ll likely be spending time in this space. In my experience, architecture education does not spend a lot of time with this unsexy stuff so just be prepared. | 0 | 8,035 | 2.2 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1dy8a | iy1ve3w | 1,669,595,214 | 1,669,603,476 | 4 | 11 | Go for it. I think your background would be viewed as a value add and not a liability. So you wouldn’t necessarily start at ground zero. Follow your passion. | So much of this profession is the nuts and damn bolts, so to speak. At every step in the process- planning, schematic design, drawing sets, construction- there are layers of unglamorous details to wade through. Zoning code, building code, drawing details, notation, writing specs, reviewing submittals, etc. No one has to tackle all of these on a project alone but the rather mundane aspects of architecture are really the meat of it. And coming into it new, you’ll likely be spending time in this space. In my experience, architecture education does not spend a lot of time with this unsexy stuff so just be prepared. | 0 | 8,262 | 2.75 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1ve3w | iy1ik68 | 1,669,603,476 | 1,669,597,374 | 11 | 1 | So much of this profession is the nuts and damn bolts, so to speak. At every step in the process- planning, schematic design, drawing sets, construction- there are layers of unglamorous details to wade through. Zoning code, building code, drawing details, notation, writing specs, reviewing submittals, etc. No one has to tackle all of these on a project alone but the rather mundane aspects of architecture are really the meat of it. And coming into it new, you’ll likely be spending time in this space. In my experience, architecture education does not spend a lot of time with this unsexy stuff so just be prepared. | If it's any source of encouragement, I started my career in photography in my 30's. I can't see why architecture would be any different! Best of luck to you! | 1 | 6,102 | 11 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1lnqu | iy1kxy6 | 1,669,598,872 | 1,669,598,530 | 8 | 6 | You could also look into Interior design. I've been doing high end corporate/commercial Interior design for a decade and a half and you deal with all of the sustainability and wellness issues you mention while being able to affect it at a more human level (coincidentally closer to the scale you are used to working at). Degrees in interior design are easier to obtain, it's less of a good old boy club, and the work is faster paced. The young architects in our office often ask to work with us because they find our work more interesting than flashing details. Food for thought! | It'll be 10 years before you are really functioning near a level I assume you are now. Speaking for myself, I think I would end up regretting the decision. You might choose to get more passively involved. I doubt there is a person that doesn't feel like their schooling was in some part a waste of time. Assuming you are talented with a pencil and or programs I'd bet you could find someone that'd take you on. | 1 | 342 | 1.333333 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1efsd | iy1lnqu | 1,669,595,441 | 1,669,598,872 | 5 | 8 | I think that for most people architecture is a passion that they would regret not pursuing. I think if you have that passion, you should chase it. Life is short. To be fair money will be a problem. You will probably have to do a Master’s of architecture degree. Most schools don’t allow part time, so you will have to find a way to fund studying. Architecture is also notorious for under paying people in the field. As an intern architect, getting your hours towards getting licensed, you will be severely under paid. If you can handle a huge pay cut, then definitely pursue it. | You could also look into Interior design. I've been doing high end corporate/commercial Interior design for a decade and a half and you deal with all of the sustainability and wellness issues you mention while being able to affect it at a more human level (coincidentally closer to the scale you are used to working at). Degrees in interior design are easier to obtain, it's less of a good old boy club, and the work is faster paced. The young architects in our office often ask to work with us because they find our work more interesting than flashing details. Food for thought! | 0 | 3,431 | 1.6 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1dy8a | iy1lnqu | 1,669,595,214 | 1,669,598,872 | 4 | 8 | Go for it. I think your background would be viewed as a value add and not a liability. So you wouldn’t necessarily start at ground zero. Follow your passion. | You could also look into Interior design. I've been doing high end corporate/commercial Interior design for a decade and a half and you deal with all of the sustainability and wellness issues you mention while being able to affect it at a more human level (coincidentally closer to the scale you are used to working at). Degrees in interior design are easier to obtain, it's less of a good old boy club, and the work is faster paced. The young architects in our office often ask to work with us because they find our work more interesting than flashing details. Food for thought! | 0 | 3,658 | 2 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1lnqu | iy1ik68 | 1,669,598,872 | 1,669,597,374 | 8 | 1 | You could also look into Interior design. I've been doing high end corporate/commercial Interior design for a decade and a half and you deal with all of the sustainability and wellness issues you mention while being able to affect it at a more human level (coincidentally closer to the scale you are used to working at). Degrees in interior design are easier to obtain, it's less of a good old boy club, and the work is faster paced. The young architects in our office often ask to work with us because they find our work more interesting than flashing details. Food for thought! | If it's any source of encouragement, I started my career in photography in my 30's. I can't see why architecture would be any different! Best of luck to you! | 1 | 1,498 | 8 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1efsd | iy1kxy6 | 1,669,595,441 | 1,669,598,530 | 5 | 6 | I think that for most people architecture is a passion that they would regret not pursuing. I think if you have that passion, you should chase it. Life is short. To be fair money will be a problem. You will probably have to do a Master’s of architecture degree. Most schools don’t allow part time, so you will have to find a way to fund studying. Architecture is also notorious for under paying people in the field. As an intern architect, getting your hours towards getting licensed, you will be severely under paid. If you can handle a huge pay cut, then definitely pursue it. | It'll be 10 years before you are really functioning near a level I assume you are now. Speaking for myself, I think I would end up regretting the decision. You might choose to get more passively involved. I doubt there is a person that doesn't feel like their schooling was in some part a waste of time. Assuming you are talented with a pencil and or programs I'd bet you could find someone that'd take you on. | 0 | 3,089 | 1.2 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1kxy6 | iy1dy8a | 1,669,598,530 | 1,669,595,214 | 6 | 4 | It'll be 10 years before you are really functioning near a level I assume you are now. Speaking for myself, I think I would end up regretting the decision. You might choose to get more passively involved. I doubt there is a person that doesn't feel like their schooling was in some part a waste of time. Assuming you are talented with a pencil and or programs I'd bet you could find someone that'd take you on. | Go for it. I think your background would be viewed as a value add and not a liability. So you wouldn’t necessarily start at ground zero. Follow your passion. | 1 | 3,316 | 1.5 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1ik68 | iy1kxy6 | 1,669,597,374 | 1,669,598,530 | 1 | 6 | If it's any source of encouragement, I started my career in photography in my 30's. I can't see why architecture would be any different! Best of luck to you! | It'll be 10 years before you are really functioning near a level I assume you are now. Speaking for myself, I think I would end up regretting the decision. You might choose to get more passively involved. I doubt there is a person that doesn't feel like their schooling was in some part a waste of time. Assuming you are talented with a pencil and or programs I'd bet you could find someone that'd take you on. | 0 | 1,156 | 6 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy228or | iy1efsd | 1,669,606,930 | 1,669,595,441 | 6 | 5 | Life is long. Do what you enjoy until your last day. | I think that for most people architecture is a passion that they would regret not pursuing. I think if you have that passion, you should chase it. Life is short. To be fair money will be a problem. You will probably have to do a Master’s of architecture degree. Most schools don’t allow part time, so you will have to find a way to fund studying. Architecture is also notorious for under paying people in the field. As an intern architect, getting your hours towards getting licensed, you will be severely under paid. If you can handle a huge pay cut, then definitely pursue it. | 1 | 11,489 | 1.2 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy228or | iy1dy8a | 1,669,606,930 | 1,669,595,214 | 6 | 4 | Life is long. Do what you enjoy until your last day. | Go for it. I think your background would be viewed as a value add and not a liability. So you wouldn’t necessarily start at ground zero. Follow your passion. | 1 | 11,716 | 1.5 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy228or | iy1w405 | 1,669,606,930 | 1,669,603,835 | 6 | 3 | Life is long. Do what you enjoy until your last day. | If you’re into sustainability and industrial design, maybe look into packaging design. Packaging waste is a huge issue and I think rivals construction waste? Or maybe use your soft goods experience for something like architectural finishes/textiles, or furniture. | 1 | 3,095 | 2 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy228or | iy1ik68 | 1,669,606,930 | 1,669,597,374 | 6 | 1 | Life is long. Do what you enjoy until your last day. | If it's any source of encouragement, I started my career in photography in my 30's. I can't see why architecture would be any different! Best of luck to you! | 1 | 9,556 | 6 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1efsd | iy2kfkc | 1,669,595,441 | 1,669,618,117 | 5 | 6 | I think that for most people architecture is a passion that they would regret not pursuing. I think if you have that passion, you should chase it. Life is short. To be fair money will be a problem. You will probably have to do a Master’s of architecture degree. Most schools don’t allow part time, so you will have to find a way to fund studying. Architecture is also notorious for under paying people in the field. As an intern architect, getting your hours towards getting licensed, you will be severely under paid. If you can handle a huge pay cut, then definitely pursue it. | Architect here, 45 years on the job, Germany. One of the greatest misunderstandings of our profession is, that it is a job, where you can exaust your creativity. Only very few collegues may do so. Most architects are held like slaves, struggling with the CAD, dealing with contracts, costs, quality and deadlines. There is nothing funny in this job. There are too many architects, so the income is poor. Most probably, you will start and end as freelancer, so you may suffer from anxiety concerning the continuity of occupation, reserves for old age and health insurance. If you want to be busy in the field of energetic-saving-architecture, you'd better start a firm to offer exactly this. Ryans building-physics, improvement of thermal isolations and installations. Don't be silly, follow your heart. | 0 | 22,676 | 1.2 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1dy8a | iy2kfkc | 1,669,595,214 | 1,669,618,117 | 4 | 6 | Go for it. I think your background would be viewed as a value add and not a liability. So you wouldn’t necessarily start at ground zero. Follow your passion. | Architect here, 45 years on the job, Germany. One of the greatest misunderstandings of our profession is, that it is a job, where you can exaust your creativity. Only very few collegues may do so. Most architects are held like slaves, struggling with the CAD, dealing with contracts, costs, quality and deadlines. There is nothing funny in this job. There are too many architects, so the income is poor. Most probably, you will start and end as freelancer, so you may suffer from anxiety concerning the continuity of occupation, reserves for old age and health insurance. If you want to be busy in the field of energetic-saving-architecture, you'd better start a firm to offer exactly this. Ryans building-physics, improvement of thermal isolations and installations. Don't be silly, follow your heart. | 0 | 22,903 | 1.5 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy2ceft | iy2kfkc | 1,669,612,526 | 1,669,618,117 | 3 | 6 | Hey there! I’m actually on this sub because once upon a time (actually multiple times) I considered a switch to architecture from civil/environmental engineering. Ultimately, at that time in my early thirties I decided not to pursue it. Cut to a couple of years later, and I am now dating an architect. I can say based on her and her friends experiences our jobs are like 90 percent the same, which is mostly dealing with “nuts and bolts” and project administration. The other 10 percent is where the design comes in. My conclusion was, that if you want to design, industrial design and a career in furniture design is probably much more design-intensive than most (but not all) architects. And you’re likely already qualified to do that. I don’t think it’s a bad choice, but it’s a lot of work for what may not end up being a change in the direction you’re hoping for. | Architect here, 45 years on the job, Germany. One of the greatest misunderstandings of our profession is, that it is a job, where you can exaust your creativity. Only very few collegues may do so. Most architects are held like slaves, struggling with the CAD, dealing with contracts, costs, quality and deadlines. There is nothing funny in this job. There are too many architects, so the income is poor. Most probably, you will start and end as freelancer, so you may suffer from anxiety concerning the continuity of occupation, reserves for old age and health insurance. If you want to be busy in the field of energetic-saving-architecture, you'd better start a firm to offer exactly this. Ryans building-physics, improvement of thermal isolations and installations. Don't be silly, follow your heart. | 0 | 5,591 | 2 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1w405 | iy2kfkc | 1,669,603,835 | 1,669,618,117 | 3 | 6 | If you’re into sustainability and industrial design, maybe look into packaging design. Packaging waste is a huge issue and I think rivals construction waste? Or maybe use your soft goods experience for something like architectural finishes/textiles, or furniture. | Architect here, 45 years on the job, Germany. One of the greatest misunderstandings of our profession is, that it is a job, where you can exaust your creativity. Only very few collegues may do so. Most architects are held like slaves, struggling with the CAD, dealing with contracts, costs, quality and deadlines. There is nothing funny in this job. There are too many architects, so the income is poor. Most probably, you will start and end as freelancer, so you may suffer from anxiety concerning the continuity of occupation, reserves for old age and health insurance. If you want to be busy in the field of energetic-saving-architecture, you'd better start a firm to offer exactly this. Ryans building-physics, improvement of thermal isolations and installations. Don't be silly, follow your heart. | 0 | 14,282 | 2 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy2kfkc | iy24fuh | 1,669,618,117 | 1,669,608,042 | 6 | 3 | Architect here, 45 years on the job, Germany. One of the greatest misunderstandings of our profession is, that it is a job, where you can exaust your creativity. Only very few collegues may do so. Most architects are held like slaves, struggling with the CAD, dealing with contracts, costs, quality and deadlines. There is nothing funny in this job. There are too many architects, so the income is poor. Most probably, you will start and end as freelancer, so you may suffer from anxiety concerning the continuity of occupation, reserves for old age and health insurance. If you want to be busy in the field of energetic-saving-architecture, you'd better start a firm to offer exactly this. Ryans building-physics, improvement of thermal isolations and installations. Don't be silly, follow your heart. | My uncle makes like $500k per year owning a small architecture firm in Chicago with two other people and just a couple of employees last I checked. He has a masters, so that's 6 years of school, but you already have a degree so you might be able to do it in four, full time. And there's an apprenticeship which is about 4 years I think. So by the time You are even allowed to make the big bux you will be 45. You will have 20 more working years. That's not the worst plan. He works 80 hours a week and he has been very lucky, but even at the low end you probably still do well enough to make up for the years of forgone wages. The key thing is, as other people have pointed out, do you really want to do that and stick with it? Architects are paper pushers. Other people get to do the interesting stuff and they get paid well too. Every time I ask my uncle about something he tells me I have to talk to a structural engineer. | 1 | 10,075 | 2 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy29yfx | iy2kfkc | 1,669,611,046 | 1,669,618,117 | 3 | 6 | Don’t do it. If you want to work in architecture, I’m sure you can find an opportunity somewhere. I worked for a firm that hired someone with an industrial design background and 0 architecture experience. The expense, effort and opportunity cost of another degree is far too great to justify | Architect here, 45 years on the job, Germany. One of the greatest misunderstandings of our profession is, that it is a job, where you can exaust your creativity. Only very few collegues may do so. Most architects are held like slaves, struggling with the CAD, dealing with contracts, costs, quality and deadlines. There is nothing funny in this job. There are too many architects, so the income is poor. Most probably, you will start and end as freelancer, so you may suffer from anxiety concerning the continuity of occupation, reserves for old age and health insurance. If you want to be busy in the field of energetic-saving-architecture, you'd better start a firm to offer exactly this. Ryans building-physics, improvement of thermal isolations and installations. Don't be silly, follow your heart. | 0 | 7,071 | 2 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy2kfkc | iy2ghom | 1,669,618,117 | 1,669,615,249 | 6 | 3 | Architect here, 45 years on the job, Germany. One of the greatest misunderstandings of our profession is, that it is a job, where you can exaust your creativity. Only very few collegues may do so. Most architects are held like slaves, struggling with the CAD, dealing with contracts, costs, quality and deadlines. There is nothing funny in this job. There are too many architects, so the income is poor. Most probably, you will start and end as freelancer, so you may suffer from anxiety concerning the continuity of occupation, reserves for old age and health insurance. If you want to be busy in the field of energetic-saving-architecture, you'd better start a firm to offer exactly this. Ryans building-physics, improvement of thermal isolations and installations. Don't be silly, follow your heart. | If it's a terrible idea then I'm fucked. I'm 43 with a BA in animation and I am just completing my architectural technician certification this coming spring. I only began pursuing an interest in Architecture a little over a year ago and have plans to carry on into an associates and hopefully a masters. Fuck our age, we want what we want. Don't let anyone tell you different. | 1 | 2,868 | 2 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1ik68 | iy2kfkc | 1,669,597,374 | 1,669,618,117 | 1 | 6 | If it's any source of encouragement, I started my career in photography in my 30's. I can't see why architecture would be any different! Best of luck to you! | Architect here, 45 years on the job, Germany. One of the greatest misunderstandings of our profession is, that it is a job, where you can exaust your creativity. Only very few collegues may do so. Most architects are held like slaves, struggling with the CAD, dealing with contracts, costs, quality and deadlines. There is nothing funny in this job. There are too many architects, so the income is poor. Most probably, you will start and end as freelancer, so you may suffer from anxiety concerning the continuity of occupation, reserves for old age and health insurance. If you want to be busy in the field of energetic-saving-architecture, you'd better start a firm to offer exactly this. Ryans building-physics, improvement of thermal isolations and installations. Don't be silly, follow your heart. | 0 | 20,743 | 6 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1efsd | iy1dy8a | 1,669,595,441 | 1,669,595,214 | 5 | 4 | I think that for most people architecture is a passion that they would regret not pursuing. I think if you have that passion, you should chase it. Life is short. To be fair money will be a problem. You will probably have to do a Master’s of architecture degree. Most schools don’t allow part time, so you will have to find a way to fund studying. Architecture is also notorious for under paying people in the field. As an intern architect, getting your hours towards getting licensed, you will be severely under paid. If you can handle a huge pay cut, then definitely pursue it. | Go for it. I think your background would be viewed as a value add and not a liability. So you wouldn’t necessarily start at ground zero. Follow your passion. | 1 | 227 | 1.25 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy2ceft | iy37kvt | 1,669,612,526 | 1,669,637,499 | 3 | 4 | Hey there! I’m actually on this sub because once upon a time (actually multiple times) I considered a switch to architecture from civil/environmental engineering. Ultimately, at that time in my early thirties I decided not to pursue it. Cut to a couple of years later, and I am now dating an architect. I can say based on her and her friends experiences our jobs are like 90 percent the same, which is mostly dealing with “nuts and bolts” and project administration. The other 10 percent is where the design comes in. My conclusion was, that if you want to design, industrial design and a career in furniture design is probably much more design-intensive than most (but not all) architects. And you’re likely already qualified to do that. I don’t think it’s a bad choice, but it’s a lot of work for what may not end up being a change in the direction you’re hoping for. | I’m a 36 year old carpenter in my second year of architecture school, and I’m really enjoying it. It’s costing me a fortune in fees, loss of earnings, and modelling materials. At least I won’t be spending my 50’s on my knees! | 0 | 24,973 | 1.333333 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy2ceft | iy3z8ll | 1,669,612,526 | 1,669,651,598 | 3 | 4 | Hey there! I’m actually on this sub because once upon a time (actually multiple times) I considered a switch to architecture from civil/environmental engineering. Ultimately, at that time in my early thirties I decided not to pursue it. Cut to a couple of years later, and I am now dating an architect. I can say based on her and her friends experiences our jobs are like 90 percent the same, which is mostly dealing with “nuts and bolts” and project administration. The other 10 percent is where the design comes in. My conclusion was, that if you want to design, industrial design and a career in furniture design is probably much more design-intensive than most (but not all) architects. And you’re likely already qualified to do that. I don’t think it’s a bad choice, but it’s a lot of work for what may not end up being a change in the direction you’re hoping for. | Work in an architecture office first!! That’s the best thing to do before taking any classes (which provide absolutely no insight into what the job is actually like). Learn Revit (there are lots of certification courses and amazing online community of folks to answer questions) and/or find out what software you already know that overlaps with what architecture firms are using. | 0 | 39,072 | 1.333333 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy2ceft | iy1ik68 | 1,669,612,526 | 1,669,597,374 | 3 | 1 | Hey there! I’m actually on this sub because once upon a time (actually multiple times) I considered a switch to architecture from civil/environmental engineering. Ultimately, at that time in my early thirties I decided not to pursue it. Cut to a couple of years later, and I am now dating an architect. I can say based on her and her friends experiences our jobs are like 90 percent the same, which is mostly dealing with “nuts and bolts” and project administration. The other 10 percent is where the design comes in. My conclusion was, that if you want to design, industrial design and a career in furniture design is probably much more design-intensive than most (but not all) architects. And you’re likely already qualified to do that. I don’t think it’s a bad choice, but it’s a lot of work for what may not end up being a change in the direction you’re hoping for. | If it's any source of encouragement, I started my career in photography in my 30's. I can't see why architecture would be any different! Best of luck to you! | 1 | 15,152 | 3 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1w405 | iy37kvt | 1,669,603,835 | 1,669,637,499 | 3 | 4 | If you’re into sustainability and industrial design, maybe look into packaging design. Packaging waste is a huge issue and I think rivals construction waste? Or maybe use your soft goods experience for something like architectural finishes/textiles, or furniture. | I’m a 36 year old carpenter in my second year of architecture school, and I’m really enjoying it. It’s costing me a fortune in fees, loss of earnings, and modelling materials. At least I won’t be spending my 50’s on my knees! | 0 | 33,664 | 1.333333 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy24fuh | iy37kvt | 1,669,608,042 | 1,669,637,499 | 3 | 4 | My uncle makes like $500k per year owning a small architecture firm in Chicago with two other people and just a couple of employees last I checked. He has a masters, so that's 6 years of school, but you already have a degree so you might be able to do it in four, full time. And there's an apprenticeship which is about 4 years I think. So by the time You are even allowed to make the big bux you will be 45. You will have 20 more working years. That's not the worst plan. He works 80 hours a week and he has been very lucky, but even at the low end you probably still do well enough to make up for the years of forgone wages. The key thing is, as other people have pointed out, do you really want to do that and stick with it? Architects are paper pushers. Other people get to do the interesting stuff and they get paid well too. Every time I ask my uncle about something he tells me I have to talk to a structural engineer. | I’m a 36 year old carpenter in my second year of architecture school, and I’m really enjoying it. It’s costing me a fortune in fees, loss of earnings, and modelling materials. At least I won’t be spending my 50’s on my knees! | 0 | 29,457 | 1.333333 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy29yfx | iy37kvt | 1,669,611,046 | 1,669,637,499 | 3 | 4 | Don’t do it. If you want to work in architecture, I’m sure you can find an opportunity somewhere. I worked for a firm that hired someone with an industrial design background and 0 architecture experience. The expense, effort and opportunity cost of another degree is far too great to justify | I’m a 36 year old carpenter in my second year of architecture school, and I’m really enjoying it. It’s costing me a fortune in fees, loss of earnings, and modelling materials. At least I won’t be spending my 50’s on my knees! | 0 | 26,453 | 1.333333 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy37kvt | iy2ghom | 1,669,637,499 | 1,669,615,249 | 4 | 3 | I’m a 36 year old carpenter in my second year of architecture school, and I’m really enjoying it. It’s costing me a fortune in fees, loss of earnings, and modelling materials. At least I won’t be spending my 50’s on my knees! | If it's a terrible idea then I'm fucked. I'm 43 with a BA in animation and I am just completing my architectural technician certification this coming spring. I only began pursuing an interest in Architecture a little over a year ago and have plans to carry on into an associates and hopefully a masters. Fuck our age, we want what we want. Don't let anyone tell you different. | 1 | 22,250 | 1.333333 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy2xj9j | iy37kvt | 1,669,629,360 | 1,669,637,499 | 2 | 4 | Couldn’t you apply to an M Arch program? I feel like your background and experience merits you that at least. They might require architecture history if you have taken those but tons of community colleges offer them. Also 37 isn’t the oldest an M Arch program has seen. Best of luck to your endeavors. I’m also applying to grad schools atm. | I’m a 36 year old carpenter in my second year of architecture school, and I’m really enjoying it. It’s costing me a fortune in fees, loss of earnings, and modelling materials. At least I won’t be spending my 50’s on my knees! | 0 | 8,139 | 2 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1ik68 | iy37kvt | 1,669,597,374 | 1,669,637,499 | 1 | 4 | If it's any source of encouragement, I started my career in photography in my 30's. I can't see why architecture would be any different! Best of luck to you! | I’m a 36 year old carpenter in my second year of architecture school, and I’m really enjoying it. It’s costing me a fortune in fees, loss of earnings, and modelling materials. At least I won’t be spending my 50’s on my knees! | 0 | 40,125 | 4 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy3z8ll | iy1w405 | 1,669,651,598 | 1,669,603,835 | 4 | 3 | Work in an architecture office first!! That’s the best thing to do before taking any classes (which provide absolutely no insight into what the job is actually like). Learn Revit (there are lots of certification courses and amazing online community of folks to answer questions) and/or find out what software you already know that overlaps with what architecture firms are using. | If you’re into sustainability and industrial design, maybe look into packaging design. Packaging waste is a huge issue and I think rivals construction waste? Or maybe use your soft goods experience for something like architectural finishes/textiles, or furniture. | 1 | 47,763 | 1.333333 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy3z8ll | iy24fuh | 1,669,651,598 | 1,669,608,042 | 4 | 3 | Work in an architecture office first!! That’s the best thing to do before taking any classes (which provide absolutely no insight into what the job is actually like). Learn Revit (there are lots of certification courses and amazing online community of folks to answer questions) and/or find out what software you already know that overlaps with what architecture firms are using. | My uncle makes like $500k per year owning a small architecture firm in Chicago with two other people and just a couple of employees last I checked. He has a masters, so that's 6 years of school, but you already have a degree so you might be able to do it in four, full time. And there's an apprenticeship which is about 4 years I think. So by the time You are even allowed to make the big bux you will be 45. You will have 20 more working years. That's not the worst plan. He works 80 hours a week and he has been very lucky, but even at the low end you probably still do well enough to make up for the years of forgone wages. The key thing is, as other people have pointed out, do you really want to do that and stick with it? Architects are paper pushers. Other people get to do the interesting stuff and they get paid well too. Every time I ask my uncle about something he tells me I have to talk to a structural engineer. | 1 | 43,556 | 1.333333 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy29yfx | iy3z8ll | 1,669,611,046 | 1,669,651,598 | 3 | 4 | Don’t do it. If you want to work in architecture, I’m sure you can find an opportunity somewhere. I worked for a firm that hired someone with an industrial design background and 0 architecture experience. The expense, effort and opportunity cost of another degree is far too great to justify | Work in an architecture office first!! That’s the best thing to do before taking any classes (which provide absolutely no insight into what the job is actually like). Learn Revit (there are lots of certification courses and amazing online community of folks to answer questions) and/or find out what software you already know that overlaps with what architecture firms are using. | 0 | 40,552 | 1.333333 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy2ghom | iy3z8ll | 1,669,615,249 | 1,669,651,598 | 3 | 4 | If it's a terrible idea then I'm fucked. I'm 43 with a BA in animation and I am just completing my architectural technician certification this coming spring. I only began pursuing an interest in Architecture a little over a year ago and have plans to carry on into an associates and hopefully a masters. Fuck our age, we want what we want. Don't let anyone tell you different. | Work in an architecture office first!! That’s the best thing to do before taking any classes (which provide absolutely no insight into what the job is actually like). Learn Revit (there are lots of certification courses and amazing online community of folks to answer questions) and/or find out what software you already know that overlaps with what architecture firms are using. | 0 | 36,349 | 1.333333 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy3z8ll | iy2xj9j | 1,669,651,598 | 1,669,629,360 | 4 | 2 | Work in an architecture office first!! That’s the best thing to do before taking any classes (which provide absolutely no insight into what the job is actually like). Learn Revit (there are lots of certification courses and amazing online community of folks to answer questions) and/or find out what software you already know that overlaps with what architecture firms are using. | Couldn’t you apply to an M Arch program? I feel like your background and experience merits you that at least. They might require architecture history if you have taken those but tons of community colleges offer them. Also 37 isn’t the oldest an M Arch program has seen. Best of luck to your endeavors. I’m also applying to grad schools atm. | 1 | 22,238 | 2 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy3lin4 | iy3z8ll | 1,669,645,470 | 1,669,651,598 | 2 | 4 | I’m 42 and doing exactly what you are doing. I’m an accomplished ID and am now working towards my masters in Architecture. I’ll get my hours and take my license exam but only plan on working in my own studio as I do now. Just adding Architecture to our service list | Work in an architecture office first!! That’s the best thing to do before taking any classes (which provide absolutely no insight into what the job is actually like). Learn Revit (there are lots of certification courses and amazing online community of folks to answer questions) and/or find out what software you already know that overlaps with what architecture firms are using. | 0 | 6,128 | 2 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy3qt35 | iy3z8ll | 1,669,647,948 | 1,669,651,598 | 2 | 4 | Consider a distance M.Arch such as at the BAC or other options that allow you to stay employed throughout. | Work in an architecture office first!! That’s the best thing to do before taking any classes (which provide absolutely no insight into what the job is actually like). Learn Revit (there are lots of certification courses and amazing online community of folks to answer questions) and/or find out what software you already know that overlaps with what architecture firms are using. | 0 | 3,650 | 2 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1ik68 | iy3z8ll | 1,669,597,374 | 1,669,651,598 | 1 | 4 | If it's any source of encouragement, I started my career in photography in my 30's. I can't see why architecture would be any different! Best of luck to you! | Work in an architecture office first!! That’s the best thing to do before taking any classes (which provide absolutely no insight into what the job is actually like). Learn Revit (there are lots of certification courses and amazing online community of folks to answer questions) and/or find out what software you already know that overlaps with what architecture firms are using. | 0 | 54,224 | 4 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1w405 | iy1ik68 | 1,669,603,835 | 1,669,597,374 | 3 | 1 | If you’re into sustainability and industrial design, maybe look into packaging design. Packaging waste is a huge issue and I think rivals construction waste? Or maybe use your soft goods experience for something like architectural finishes/textiles, or furniture. | If it's any source of encouragement, I started my career in photography in my 30's. I can't see why architecture would be any different! Best of luck to you! | 1 | 6,461 | 3 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy24fuh | iy1ik68 | 1,669,608,042 | 1,669,597,374 | 3 | 1 | My uncle makes like $500k per year owning a small architecture firm in Chicago with two other people and just a couple of employees last I checked. He has a masters, so that's 6 years of school, but you already have a degree so you might be able to do it in four, full time. And there's an apprenticeship which is about 4 years I think. So by the time You are even allowed to make the big bux you will be 45. You will have 20 more working years. That's not the worst plan. He works 80 hours a week and he has been very lucky, but even at the low end you probably still do well enough to make up for the years of forgone wages. The key thing is, as other people have pointed out, do you really want to do that and stick with it? Architects are paper pushers. Other people get to do the interesting stuff and they get paid well too. Every time I ask my uncle about something he tells me I have to talk to a structural engineer. | If it's any source of encouragement, I started my career in photography in my 30's. I can't see why architecture would be any different! Best of luck to you! | 1 | 10,668 | 3 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1ik68 | iy29yfx | 1,669,597,374 | 1,669,611,046 | 1 | 3 | If it's any source of encouragement, I started my career in photography in my 30's. I can't see why architecture would be any different! Best of luck to you! | Don’t do it. If you want to work in architecture, I’m sure you can find an opportunity somewhere. I worked for a firm that hired someone with an industrial design background and 0 architecture experience. The expense, effort and opportunity cost of another degree is far too great to justify | 0 | 13,672 | 3 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy2ghom | iy1ik68 | 1,669,615,249 | 1,669,597,374 | 3 | 1 | If it's a terrible idea then I'm fucked. I'm 43 with a BA in animation and I am just completing my architectural technician certification this coming spring. I only began pursuing an interest in Architecture a little over a year ago and have plans to carry on into an associates and hopefully a masters. Fuck our age, we want what we want. Don't let anyone tell you different. | If it's any source of encouragement, I started my career in photography in my 30's. I can't see why architecture would be any different! Best of luck to you! | 1 | 17,875 | 3 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy1ik68 | iy2xj9j | 1,669,597,374 | 1,669,629,360 | 1 | 2 | If it's any source of encouragement, I started my career in photography in my 30's. I can't see why architecture would be any different! Best of luck to you! | Couldn’t you apply to an M Arch program? I feel like your background and experience merits you that at least. They might require architecture history if you have taken those but tons of community colleges offer them. Also 37 isn’t the oldest an M Arch program has seen. Best of luck to your endeavors. I’m also applying to grad schools atm. | 0 | 31,986 | 2 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy3lin4 | iy1ik68 | 1,669,645,470 | 1,669,597,374 | 2 | 1 | I’m 42 and doing exactly what you are doing. I’m an accomplished ID and am now working towards my masters in Architecture. I’ll get my hours and take my license exam but only plan on working in my own studio as I do now. Just adding Architecture to our service list | If it's any source of encouragement, I started my career in photography in my 30's. I can't see why architecture would be any different! Best of luck to you! | 1 | 48,096 | 2 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy3qt35 | iy1ik68 | 1,669,647,948 | 1,669,597,374 | 2 | 1 | Consider a distance M.Arch such as at the BAC or other options that allow you to stay employed throughout. | If it's any source of encouragement, I started my career in photography in my 30's. I can't see why architecture would be any different! Best of luck to you! | 1 | 50,574 | 2 | ||
z6h6c5 | architecture_train | 0.94 | Please disabuse my career change inkling...Architecture degree in your late 30's? Hey All, quick background: I'm a 37 year old product designer with a BS in Industrial Design. I've been working in soft goods/apparel my entire career and I think having a crisis of identity and purpose at the moment. I've always loved Architecture and have been a casual observer/learner of the field for years. In recent years (the past two or so) I've been taking in a large amount of information around net-zero, passive, green, etc Architecture and have become mildly obsessed with a potential missed career opportunity. Perhaps it's my maturation and desire to have a greater impact on the world (a long-lasting, net-beneficial object such as a house vs a piece of clothing that is largely disposable in our modern society), or just a natural winding-down of this chapter of my professional career that has me seeking something new. I understand the career trajectory of an Architect is more rigid and regimented than say my career path as a product designer (understandably) which is my primary hesitation to go much further than a mild obsession/hobby to the next step of actually going through a BS in Architecture and effectively restarting my career at a lower paying, inexperienced place. I guess what I'm asking of this large hive-mind is: it's a terrible idea to pursue a degree/career shift into Architecture at my age, right? Of course money isn't everything, but seems an imprudent and difficult row to hoe at my age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Cheers Ryan | iy5c9s3 | iy1ik68 | 1,669,671,065 | 1,669,597,374 | 2 | 1 | Do it | If it's any source of encouragement, I started my career in photography in my 30's. I can't see why architecture would be any different! Best of luck to you! | 1 | 73,691 | 2 | ||
84eker | architecture_train | 0.92 | [ask] I'm searching for architectural construction details books. Drawings like this. http://becowallform.co.uk/technical-data/construction-details/ | dvozolh | dvozuh3 | 1,521,047,326 | 1,521,047,472 | 1 | 10 | Any specific type of construction your interested in? Details vary significantly based on the types of materials used. | Francis D. K. Ching's Building Construction Illustrated was the standard when I was in school. | 0 | 146 | 10 | ||
84eker | architecture_train | 0.92 | [ask] I'm searching for architectural construction details books. Drawings like this. http://becowallform.co.uk/technical-data/construction-details/ | dvp15fc | dvp3cxc | 1,521,048,590 | 1,521,050,486 | 3 | 4 | There is a series called "Detail in contemporary..." where it follows a theme like glass, concrete, etc. They come with CD with sketchy CAD files which are handy if you want to use them as a base for your project. | Constructing Architecture - Andrea Deplazes | 0 | 1,896 | 1.333333 | ||
84eker | architecture_train | 0.92 | [ask] I'm searching for architectural construction details books. Drawings like this. http://becowallform.co.uk/technical-data/construction-details/ | dvp3cxc | dvozolh | 1,521,050,486 | 1,521,047,326 | 4 | 1 | Constructing Architecture - Andrea Deplazes | Any specific type of construction your interested in? Details vary significantly based on the types of materials used. | 1 | 3,160 | 4 | ||
84eker | architecture_train | 0.92 | [ask] I'm searching for architectural construction details books. Drawings like this. http://becowallform.co.uk/technical-data/construction-details/ | dvp447r | dvp15fc | 1,521,051,154 | 1,521,048,590 | 4 | 3 | Building Construction Illustrated is what I use as a thesis student. | There is a series called "Detail in contemporary..." where it follows a theme like glass, concrete, etc. They come with CD with sketchy CAD files which are handy if you want to use them as a base for your project. | 1 | 2,564 | 1.333333 | ||
84eker | architecture_train | 0.92 | [ask] I'm searching for architectural construction details books. Drawings like this. http://becowallform.co.uk/technical-data/construction-details/ | dvozolh | dvp447r | 1,521,047,326 | 1,521,051,154 | 1 | 4 | Any specific type of construction your interested in? Details vary significantly based on the types of materials used. | Building Construction Illustrated is what I use as a thesis student. | 0 | 3,828 | 4 | ||
84eker | architecture_train | 0.92 | [ask] I'm searching for architectural construction details books. Drawings like this. http://becowallform.co.uk/technical-data/construction-details/ | dvp15fc | dvozolh | 1,521,048,590 | 1,521,047,326 | 3 | 1 | There is a series called "Detail in contemporary..." where it follows a theme like glass, concrete, etc. They come with CD with sketchy CAD files which are handy if you want to use them as a base for your project. | Any specific type of construction your interested in? Details vary significantly based on the types of materials used. | 1 | 1,264 | 3 | ||
84eker | architecture_train | 0.92 | [ask] I'm searching for architectural construction details books. Drawings like this. http://becowallform.co.uk/technical-data/construction-details/ | dvpefhl | dvozolh | 1,521,060,250 | 1,521,047,326 | 3 | 1 | architectural graphic standards is what your looking for | Any specific type of construction your interested in? Details vary significantly based on the types of materials used. | 1 | 12,924 | 3 | ||
8yk01j | architecture_train | 1 | [ask] Books on Detailing in Architecture:looking for suggestions Has anyone read "Architectural Detailing: Function, Constuctability, Aesthetics" by Rand and Allen? I have yet to find a thorough review of the book. I am also looking for other reads of a similar vein. I'm a masters student if that's relevant. Any suggestions? | e2biqwc | e2bge1g | 1,531,492,656 | 1,531,490,560 | 8 | 4 | I have heard that Constructing Architecture by Deplazes should be somewhat of a bible. Maybe others can confirm or deny that? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Constructing-Architecture-Materials-Processes-Structures/dp/3764386312 | The Architectural Detail by Edward Ford is an excellent theoretical analysis of the detail and the architectural debate of ornamentation vs functionality | 1 | 2,096 | 2 | ||
8yk01j | architecture_train | 1 | [ask] Books on Detailing in Architecture:looking for suggestions Has anyone read "Architectural Detailing: Function, Constuctability, Aesthetics" by Rand and Allen? I have yet to find a thorough review of the book. I am also looking for other reads of a similar vein. I'm a masters student if that's relevant. Any suggestions? | e2bge1g | e2bjm78 | 1,531,490,560 | 1,531,493,403 | 4 | 6 | The Architectural Detail by Edward Ford is an excellent theoretical analysis of the detail and the architectural debate of ornamentation vs functionality | I have regularly seen this book recommended, and this was a book we read in college. https://www.amazon.com/Architectural-Graphics-Francis-D-Ching/dp/0470399112 | 0 | 2,843 | 1.5 | ||
8yk01j | architecture_train | 1 | [ask] Books on Detailing in Architecture:looking for suggestions Has anyone read "Architectural Detailing: Function, Constuctability, Aesthetics" by Rand and Allen? I have yet to find a thorough review of the book. I am also looking for other reads of a similar vein. I'm a masters student if that's relevant. Any suggestions? | e2ft5dn | e2bu4cm | 1,531,678,460 | 1,531,501,840 | 2 | 1 | I've read it, its a fantastic book. Concise, well illustrated explanations of all the major principles of detailing. I'd definitely recommend it as an entry level book and/or general overview. Then the appendix has a 'detailers reference shelf' if you want to dig deeper into a particular subject. | I haven't checked out architectural detailing, but Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods (also by Allen) was an excellent textbook when I was in school, idk about the newer editions. Other than that, when it comes to detailings I'd rather look up material-specific references (concrete, steel, wood, etc.). | 1 | 176,620 | 2 | ||
8yk01j | architecture_train | 1 | [ask] Books on Detailing in Architecture:looking for suggestions Has anyone read "Architectural Detailing: Function, Constuctability, Aesthetics" by Rand and Allen? I have yet to find a thorough review of the book. I am also looking for other reads of a similar vein. I'm a masters student if that's relevant. Any suggestions? | e2ft5dn | e2cs872 | 1,531,678,460 | 1,531,532,934 | 2 | 1 | I've read it, its a fantastic book. Concise, well illustrated explanations of all the major principles of detailing. I'd definitely recommend it as an entry level book and/or general overview. Then the appendix has a 'detailers reference shelf' if you want to dig deeper into a particular subject. | I'm a big fan of Architectural Graphic Standards https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Architectural+Graphic+Standards%2C+12th+Edition-p-9781118909508 It's currently on 12th edition however it's an expensive book - if you got a used 10th or 11th you'd probably still be fine. | 1 | 145,526 | 2 | ||
aw4v7j | architecture_train | 0.76 | [ask] Would anyone happen to know a good survey book (or course) on Western architecture, from antiquity to the 19th century, covering the basic terminology? In the market for one but can't find anything that surveys the whole of Western architecture. I care less about the names or political ambitions of those involved, and more about seeing the architecture and knowing what its name is. Would super appreciate any recommendations! | ehjyxns | ehlpruq | 1,551,449,496 | 1,551,496,008 | 1 | 2 | If you're feeling cashed up, go with the original and best 'Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture'. | "A Global History of Architecture" is a fantastic book, well illustrated and photographed and concise explanations. It's not only on Western architecture but it provides information on the most important works. Authors: Francis DK Ching, Mark Jarzombek and Vikramaditya Prakash | 0 | 46,512 | 2 | ||
aw4v7j | architecture_train | 0.76 | [ask] Would anyone happen to know a good survey book (or course) on Western architecture, from antiquity to the 19th century, covering the basic terminology? In the market for one but can't find anything that surveys the whole of Western architecture. I care less about the names or political ambitions of those involved, and more about seeing the architecture and knowing what its name is. Would super appreciate any recommendations! | ehlpruq | ehkb5yq | 1,551,496,008 | 1,551,458,186 | 2 | 1 | "A Global History of Architecture" is a fantastic book, well illustrated and photographed and concise explanations. It's not only on Western architecture but it provides information on the most important works. Authors: Francis DK Ching, Mark Jarzombek and Vikramaditya Prakash | I might recommend the "Architectural Graphic Standards" | 1 | 37,822 | 2 | ||
c02ipj | architecture_train | 0.89 | [ask] Good book to learn about architectural styles Hey everyone, just looking for a good book to learn about the different architectural styles. Preferably something easy to read for a beginner since I'm by no means an architect or familiar with architecture. I live in Miami so I see a lot of art deco and MiMo architecture all the time but don't know anything about it which is something want to change. | er0kvqe | er17n27 | 1,560,418,438 | 1,560,428,016 | 1 | 4 | I want to know as well | Basic Wikipedia is a good beginner source. Seriously, I am not joking. | 0 | 9,578 | 4 | ||
9bsg4i | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] what is a must read book for any architecture student? | e55vgbn | e55ldvg | 1,535,731,652 | 1,535,722,828 | 13 | 10 | Atmospheres and Thinking Architecture by Peter Zumthor | Francis D. K. Ching, Architecture Form, Space And Order | 1 | 8,824 | 1.3 | ||
9bsg4i | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] what is a must read book for any architecture student? | e55vgbn | e55dh8r | 1,535,731,652 | 1,535,712,922 | 13 | 8 | Atmospheres and Thinking Architecture by Peter Zumthor | Toward an Architecture by Le Corbusier Capolavori by Livio Vacchini In Praise of Shadows by Junichiro Tanizaki | 1 | 18,730 | 1.625 | ||
9bsg4i | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] what is a must read book for any architecture student? | e55ftv4 | e55vgbn | 1,535,716,528 | 1,535,731,652 | 8 | 13 | Adding on.. Some fiction: The Fountainhead, 1984, Do androids dream of electric sheeps, In Search of lost time: Swann’s Way, London in two-and-a-half dimensions. Some more non-fiction: John Berger’s Ways of Seeing, Kenneth Frampton’s Modern Architecture, Learning from Las Vegas. Some graphic books: Brodsky + Utkin, Atelier Bow-wow’s Graphic Anatomy. | Atmospheres and Thinking Architecture by Peter Zumthor | 0 | 15,124 | 1.625 | ||
9bsg4i | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] what is a must read book for any architecture student? | e55vgbn | e55rc47 | 1,535,731,652 | 1,535,728,164 | 13 | 7 | Atmospheres and Thinking Architecture by Peter Zumthor | The historian in me also insists on some context and recommends The Seven Lamps of Truth by John Ruskin | 1 | 3,488 | 1.857143 | ||
9bsg4i | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] what is a must read book for any architecture student? | e55vgbn | e55emxm | 1,535,731,652 | 1,535,714,807 | 13 | 4 | Atmospheres and Thinking Architecture by Peter Zumthor | Delirious New York by Rem Koolhaus The Architecture of Happiness by Alain de Botton Thinking architecture by Peter Zumthor Atmosphere by Peter Zumthor The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture by Robert Venturi Space, Time, and Architecture by Sigfreid Gideon And The Eyes of the Skin by Juhani Palassma | 1 | 16,845 | 3.25 | ||
9bsg4i | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] what is a must read book for any architecture student? | e55ldvg | e55dh8r | 1,535,722,828 | 1,535,712,922 | 10 | 8 | Francis D. K. Ching, Architecture Form, Space And Order | Toward an Architecture by Le Corbusier Capolavori by Livio Vacchini In Praise of Shadows by Junichiro Tanizaki | 1 | 9,906 | 1.25 | ||
9bsg4i | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] what is a must read book for any architecture student? | e55ftv4 | e55ldvg | 1,535,716,528 | 1,535,722,828 | 8 | 10 | Adding on.. Some fiction: The Fountainhead, 1984, Do androids dream of electric sheeps, In Search of lost time: Swann’s Way, London in two-and-a-half dimensions. Some more non-fiction: John Berger’s Ways of Seeing, Kenneth Frampton’s Modern Architecture, Learning from Las Vegas. Some graphic books: Brodsky + Utkin, Atelier Bow-wow’s Graphic Anatomy. | Francis D. K. Ching, Architecture Form, Space And Order | 0 | 6,300 | 1.25 | ||
9bsg4i | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] what is a must read book for any architecture student? | e55ldvg | e55emxm | 1,535,722,828 | 1,535,714,807 | 10 | 4 | Francis D. K. Ching, Architecture Form, Space And Order | Delirious New York by Rem Koolhaus The Architecture of Happiness by Alain de Botton Thinking architecture by Peter Zumthor Atmosphere by Peter Zumthor The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture by Robert Venturi Space, Time, and Architecture by Sigfreid Gideon And The Eyes of the Skin by Juhani Palassma | 1 | 8,021 | 2.5 | ||
9bsg4i | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] what is a must read book for any architecture student? | e55ftv4 | e55emxm | 1,535,716,528 | 1,535,714,807 | 8 | 4 | Adding on.. Some fiction: The Fountainhead, 1984, Do androids dream of electric sheeps, In Search of lost time: Swann’s Way, London in two-and-a-half dimensions. Some more non-fiction: John Berger’s Ways of Seeing, Kenneth Frampton’s Modern Architecture, Learning from Las Vegas. Some graphic books: Brodsky + Utkin, Atelier Bow-wow’s Graphic Anatomy. | Delirious New York by Rem Koolhaus The Architecture of Happiness by Alain de Botton Thinking architecture by Peter Zumthor Atmosphere by Peter Zumthor The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture by Robert Venturi Space, Time, and Architecture by Sigfreid Gideon And The Eyes of the Skin by Juhani Palassma | 1 | 1,721 | 2 | ||
9bsg4i | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] what is a must read book for any architecture student? | e55rc47 | e55emxm | 1,535,728,164 | 1,535,714,807 | 7 | 4 | The historian in me also insists on some context and recommends The Seven Lamps of Truth by John Ruskin | Delirious New York by Rem Koolhaus The Architecture of Happiness by Alain de Botton Thinking architecture by Peter Zumthor Atmosphere by Peter Zumthor The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture by Robert Venturi Space, Time, and Architecture by Sigfreid Gideon And The Eyes of the Skin by Juhani Palassma | 1 | 13,357 | 1.75 | ||
9bsg4i | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] what is a must read book for any architecture student? | e56hvl2 | e566q75 | 1,535,751,471 | 1,535,741,257 | 2 | 1 | The Eyes of the Skin, Juhani Pallasmaa | Architecture: Choice or Fate by Leon Krier Architecture, Liberty and Civic Order: Architectural Theories from Vitruvius to Jefferson and Beyond by Carroll William Westfall Vitruvius on Architecture by Thomas Gordon Smith. This primarily for the thorough introductory essay discussing the theories, and historical context. V can be hard to digest without a good guide. | 1 | 10,214 | 2 | ||
9bsg4i | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] what is a must read book for any architecture student? | e56aqbs | e56hvl2 | 1,535,744,784 | 1,535,751,471 | 1 | 2 | 'The Death and Life of Great American Cities' by Jane Jacobs | The Eyes of the Skin, Juhani Pallasmaa | 0 | 6,687 | 2 | ||
eymip9 | architecture_train | 0.89 | [ASK] Can you recommend any great architecture books that are short? (40-100 pages) Hi, I would love to start carrying around small and short informative books on architecture for daily commutes. do you have any that are great ? god i posted this 3 times because of the tag. im sorry for that mods. i hope this is ok. | fgiru4x | fgid1b0 | 1,580,829,500 | 1,580,817,349 | 3 | -1 | Towards A new Architecture - Le Corbusier | Overview of Contemporary Troglodyte Design, by Ugg. | 1 | 12,151 | -3 |
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