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u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5aggly | i5cmrzp | 1,650,334,492 | 1,650,380,475 | 0 | 1 | I use Chief Architect Premier, I believe they offer student versions. They also have a stripped down version called home designer pro that has a very similar interface without being as complicated. Revit is king but a lot of the skills with any of the main softwares will transfer. If it matters I do primarily interior design, learning photoshop will also serve you quite well for years to come. | At your age I'd do the parts that you like/have fun with. If it's the artistic parts, do some sketches either on computer or paper, practice perspective art. If you want to go more design/ house building, play The Sims (I designed so many houses in that game it's so much fun). Or try your hand at model-building, it's expensive but time consuming and challenging to create scenic models of your favorite places. It teaches you how to put things together and you can sell them for money too. | 0 | 45,983 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5aggly | i5cu350 | 1,650,334,492 | 1,650,383,272 | 0 | 1 | I use Chief Architect Premier, I believe they offer student versions. They also have a stripped down version called home designer pro that has a very similar interface without being as complicated. Revit is king but a lot of the skills with any of the main softwares will transfer. If it matters I do primarily interior design, learning photoshop will also serve you quite well for years to come. | Fusion360 is a very handy program to know in general but it’s not really architectural. Maybe it’s good for furniture design, etc. Sketchup is good, you’ll also be doing your post-graduate self a massive favor by learning Revit at an early age. But AutoCAD is also a good intro into draughting. But, and I can’t stress this enough, CAD isn’t the be all and end all in architecture. You need to sharpen your other, more creative skills too, ideally while your still as young as you are. I daresay they are more important, actually, than CAD is at this point. Draughting only comes later. | 0 | 48,780 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5czi1q | i5aggly | 1,650,385,362 | 1,650,334,492 | 1 | 0 | Go outside and play | I use Chief Architect Premier, I believe they offer student versions. They also have a stripped down version called home designer pro that has a very similar interface without being as complicated. Revit is king but a lot of the skills with any of the main softwares will transfer. If it matters I do primarily interior design, learning photoshop will also serve you quite well for years to come. | 1 | 50,870 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5dt8fy | i5aggly | 1,650,396,498 | 1,650,334,492 | 1 | 0 | Depends on the country you're in... Research which softwares most architecture offices use and learn that. | I use Chief Architect Premier, I believe they offer student versions. They also have a stripped down version called home designer pro that has a very similar interface without being as complicated. Revit is king but a lot of the skills with any of the main softwares will transfer. If it matters I do primarily interior design, learning photoshop will also serve you quite well for years to come. | 1 | 62,006 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5aggly | i5e3isb | 1,650,334,492 | 1,650,400,265 | 0 | 1 | I use Chief Architect Premier, I believe they offer student versions. They also have a stripped down version called home designer pro that has a very similar interface without being as complicated. Revit is king but a lot of the skills with any of the main softwares will transfer. If it matters I do primarily interior design, learning photoshop will also serve you quite well for years to come. | Revit, bender, ryno sketch up | 0 | 65,773 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5aggly | i5eivrg | 1,650,334,492 | 1,650,406,268 | 0 | 1 | I use Chief Architect Premier, I believe they offer student versions. They also have a stripped down version called home designer pro that has a very similar interface without being as complicated. Revit is king but a lot of the skills with any of the main softwares will transfer. If it matters I do primarily interior design, learning photoshop will also serve you quite well for years to come. | At your age I think you should start developing your creative side more like making a sketchbook with different concepts of buildings ( you can go crazy it doesn’t have to be realistically) . Learn about different architectural styles and about famous architects etc | 0 | 71,776 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5eji81 | i5aggly | 1,650,406,523 | 1,650,334,492 | 1 | 0 | Revit, Rhino and Grasshopper. | I use Chief Architect Premier, I believe they offer student versions. They also have a stripped down version called home designer pro that has a very similar interface without being as complicated. Revit is king but a lot of the skills with any of the main softwares will transfer. If it matters I do primarily interior design, learning photoshop will also serve you quite well for years to come. | 1 | 72,031 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5eq2dc | i5aggly | 1,650,409,253 | 1,650,334,492 | 1 | 0 | at architecture school we mostly used AutoCad. professionally I mostly use Rhino (and non-cad tools such as pen and paper, and text... and inDesign). but i believe the alternatives you mention are good too. whichever tools you use (and software are only tools to help you to commmunicate an idea) the important part is your will and imagination. honestly, i don't think it matters that much which program you choose. just pick one and get started! and then pick another one and have fun with that one too. as long as you keep on learning new skills, at some point you will find a use for those skills, whatever they are. The ability to quickly understand a new piece of software, is a very valuable skill - no matter which software it is. | I use Chief Architect Premier, I believe they offer student versions. They also have a stripped down version called home designer pro that has a very similar interface without being as complicated. Revit is king but a lot of the skills with any of the main softwares will transfer. If it matters I do primarily interior design, learning photoshop will also serve you quite well for years to come. | 1 | 74,761 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5er67c | i5aggly | 1,650,409,725 | 1,650,334,492 | 1 | 0 | I started around your age with a drafting table, pen and pencil. When you get to high school take as many art classes as you can. Drawing, painting, sculpture, etc. A strong art portfolio will get you into any architecture school. You will have your entire professional life to use computers, so don’t focus all of your energy on learning software. If you work hard now at developing hand drawing skills you will stand out among your peers and have a greater ability to design | I use Chief Architect Premier, I believe they offer student versions. They also have a stripped down version called home designer pro that has a very similar interface without being as complicated. Revit is king but a lot of the skills with any of the main softwares will transfer. If it matters I do primarily interior design, learning photoshop will also serve you quite well for years to come. | 1 | 75,233 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5aggly | i5fmigv | 1,650,334,492 | 1,650,423,330 | 0 | 1 | I use Chief Architect Premier, I believe they offer student versions. They also have a stripped down version called home designer pro that has a very similar interface without being as complicated. Revit is king but a lot of the skills with any of the main softwares will transfer. If it matters I do primarily interior design, learning photoshop will also serve you quite well for years to come. | Take a technical drawing curse ;) | 0 | 88,838 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5aggly | i6d5gr6 | 1,650,334,492 | 1,651,035,983 | 0 | 1 | I use Chief Architect Premier, I believe they offer student versions. They also have a stripped down version called home designer pro that has a very similar interface without being as complicated. Revit is king but a lot of the skills with any of the main softwares will transfer. If it matters I do primarily interior design, learning photoshop will also serve you quite well for years to come. | P5.js and python. Everything else is easy to learn. | 0 | 701,491 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5c9egc | i5b2hhd | 1,650,375,024 | 1,650,345,681 | 1 | 0 | It depends on where you live. Europeans use different software than US American’s as far as I have gathered. But I agree that drawing with your hand is the most vital one to master as it teaches you proportionality in different scales. The zoom feature and the fact that in many CAD programs you draw in 1:1 makes understanding proportions hard. If you don’t have your hand drawing skill to lean on. | Make tons of Photoshop Tutorials and you will eher have Friends in the next decades:) | 1 | 29,343 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5b2hhd | i5cmrzp | 1,650,345,681 | 1,650,380,475 | 0 | 1 | Make tons of Photoshop Tutorials and you will eher have Friends in the next decades:) | At your age I'd do the parts that you like/have fun with. If it's the artistic parts, do some sketches either on computer or paper, practice perspective art. If you want to go more design/ house building, play The Sims (I designed so many houses in that game it's so much fun). Or try your hand at model-building, it's expensive but time consuming and challenging to create scenic models of your favorite places. It teaches you how to put things together and you can sell them for money too. | 0 | 34,794 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5b2hhd | i5cu350 | 1,650,345,681 | 1,650,383,272 | 0 | 1 | Make tons of Photoshop Tutorials and you will eher have Friends in the next decades:) | Fusion360 is a very handy program to know in general but it’s not really architectural. Maybe it’s good for furniture design, etc. Sketchup is good, you’ll also be doing your post-graduate self a massive favor by learning Revit at an early age. But AutoCAD is also a good intro into draughting. But, and I can’t stress this enough, CAD isn’t the be all and end all in architecture. You need to sharpen your other, more creative skills too, ideally while your still as young as you are. I daresay they are more important, actually, than CAD is at this point. Draughting only comes later. | 0 | 37,591 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5b2hhd | i5czi1q | 1,650,345,681 | 1,650,385,362 | 0 | 1 | Make tons of Photoshop Tutorials and you will eher have Friends in the next decades:) | Go outside and play | 0 | 39,681 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5dt8fy | i5b2hhd | 1,650,396,498 | 1,650,345,681 | 1 | 0 | Depends on the country you're in... Research which softwares most architecture offices use and learn that. | Make tons of Photoshop Tutorials and you will eher have Friends in the next decades:) | 1 | 50,817 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5b2hhd | i5e3isb | 1,650,345,681 | 1,650,400,265 | 0 | 1 | Make tons of Photoshop Tutorials and you will eher have Friends in the next decades:) | Revit, bender, ryno sketch up | 0 | 54,584 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5eivrg | i5b2hhd | 1,650,406,268 | 1,650,345,681 | 1 | 0 | At your age I think you should start developing your creative side more like making a sketchbook with different concepts of buildings ( you can go crazy it doesn’t have to be realistically) . Learn about different architectural styles and about famous architects etc | Make tons of Photoshop Tutorials and you will eher have Friends in the next decades:) | 1 | 60,587 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5b2hhd | i5eji81 | 1,650,345,681 | 1,650,406,523 | 0 | 1 | Make tons of Photoshop Tutorials and you will eher have Friends in the next decades:) | Revit, Rhino and Grasshopper. | 0 | 60,842 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5b2hhd | i5eq2dc | 1,650,345,681 | 1,650,409,253 | 0 | 1 | Make tons of Photoshop Tutorials and you will eher have Friends in the next decades:) | at architecture school we mostly used AutoCad. professionally I mostly use Rhino (and non-cad tools such as pen and paper, and text... and inDesign). but i believe the alternatives you mention are good too. whichever tools you use (and software are only tools to help you to commmunicate an idea) the important part is your will and imagination. honestly, i don't think it matters that much which program you choose. just pick one and get started! and then pick another one and have fun with that one too. as long as you keep on learning new skills, at some point you will find a use for those skills, whatever they are. The ability to quickly understand a new piece of software, is a very valuable skill - no matter which software it is. | 0 | 63,572 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5er67c | i5b2hhd | 1,650,409,725 | 1,650,345,681 | 1 | 0 | I started around your age with a drafting table, pen and pencil. When you get to high school take as many art classes as you can. Drawing, painting, sculpture, etc. A strong art portfolio will get you into any architecture school. You will have your entire professional life to use computers, so don’t focus all of your energy on learning software. If you work hard now at developing hand drawing skills you will stand out among your peers and have a greater ability to design | Make tons of Photoshop Tutorials and you will eher have Friends in the next decades:) | 1 | 64,044 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5b2hhd | i5fmigv | 1,650,345,681 | 1,650,423,330 | 0 | 1 | Make tons of Photoshop Tutorials and you will eher have Friends in the next decades:) | Take a technical drawing curse ;) | 0 | 77,649 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5b2hhd | i6d5gr6 | 1,650,345,681 | 1,651,035,983 | 0 | 1 | Make tons of Photoshop Tutorials and you will eher have Friends in the next decades:) | P5.js and python. Everything else is easy to learn. | 0 | 690,302 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5c9egc | i5bglng | 1,650,375,024 | 1,650,356,550 | 1 | 0 | It depends on where you live. Europeans use different software than US American’s as far as I have gathered. But I agree that drawing with your hand is the most vital one to master as it teaches you proportionality in different scales. The zoom feature and the fact that in many CAD programs you draw in 1:1 makes understanding proportions hard. If you don’t have your hand drawing skill to lean on. | Google SketchUp is great for begginers and super easy to understand and mess around with | 1 | 18,474 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5bglng | i5cmrzp | 1,650,356,550 | 1,650,380,475 | 0 | 1 | Google SketchUp is great for begginers and super easy to understand and mess around with | At your age I'd do the parts that you like/have fun with. If it's the artistic parts, do some sketches either on computer or paper, practice perspective art. If you want to go more design/ house building, play The Sims (I designed so many houses in that game it's so much fun). Or try your hand at model-building, it's expensive but time consuming and challenging to create scenic models of your favorite places. It teaches you how to put things together and you can sell them for money too. | 0 | 23,925 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5cu350 | i5bglng | 1,650,383,272 | 1,650,356,550 | 1 | 0 | Fusion360 is a very handy program to know in general but it’s not really architectural. Maybe it’s good for furniture design, etc. Sketchup is good, you’ll also be doing your post-graduate self a massive favor by learning Revit at an early age. But AutoCAD is also a good intro into draughting. But, and I can’t stress this enough, CAD isn’t the be all and end all in architecture. You need to sharpen your other, more creative skills too, ideally while your still as young as you are. I daresay they are more important, actually, than CAD is at this point. Draughting only comes later. | Google SketchUp is great for begginers and super easy to understand and mess around with | 1 | 26,722 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5bglng | i5czi1q | 1,650,356,550 | 1,650,385,362 | 0 | 1 | Google SketchUp is great for begginers and super easy to understand and mess around with | Go outside and play | 0 | 28,812 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5bglng | i5dt8fy | 1,650,356,550 | 1,650,396,498 | 0 | 1 | Google SketchUp is great for begginers and super easy to understand and mess around with | Depends on the country you're in... Research which softwares most architecture offices use and learn that. | 0 | 39,948 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5e3isb | i5bglng | 1,650,400,265 | 1,650,356,550 | 1 | 0 | Revit, bender, ryno sketch up | Google SketchUp is great for begginers and super easy to understand and mess around with | 1 | 43,715 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5eivrg | i5bglng | 1,650,406,268 | 1,650,356,550 | 1 | 0 | At your age I think you should start developing your creative side more like making a sketchbook with different concepts of buildings ( you can go crazy it doesn’t have to be realistically) . Learn about different architectural styles and about famous architects etc | Google SketchUp is great for begginers and super easy to understand and mess around with | 1 | 49,718 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5bglng | i5eji81 | 1,650,356,550 | 1,650,406,523 | 0 | 1 | Google SketchUp is great for begginers and super easy to understand and mess around with | Revit, Rhino and Grasshopper. | 0 | 49,973 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5bglng | i5eq2dc | 1,650,356,550 | 1,650,409,253 | 0 | 1 | Google SketchUp is great for begginers and super easy to understand and mess around with | at architecture school we mostly used AutoCad. professionally I mostly use Rhino (and non-cad tools such as pen and paper, and text... and inDesign). but i believe the alternatives you mention are good too. whichever tools you use (and software are only tools to help you to commmunicate an idea) the important part is your will and imagination. honestly, i don't think it matters that much which program you choose. just pick one and get started! and then pick another one and have fun with that one too. as long as you keep on learning new skills, at some point you will find a use for those skills, whatever they are. The ability to quickly understand a new piece of software, is a very valuable skill - no matter which software it is. | 0 | 52,703 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5bglng | i5er67c | 1,650,356,550 | 1,650,409,725 | 0 | 1 | Google SketchUp is great for begginers and super easy to understand and mess around with | I started around your age with a drafting table, pen and pencil. When you get to high school take as many art classes as you can. Drawing, painting, sculpture, etc. A strong art portfolio will get you into any architecture school. You will have your entire professional life to use computers, so don’t focus all of your energy on learning software. If you work hard now at developing hand drawing skills you will stand out among your peers and have a greater ability to design | 0 | 53,175 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5bglng | i5fmigv | 1,650,356,550 | 1,650,423,330 | 0 | 1 | Google SketchUp is great for begginers and super easy to understand and mess around with | Take a technical drawing curse ;) | 0 | 66,780 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5bglng | i6d5gr6 | 1,650,356,550 | 1,651,035,983 | 0 | 1 | Google SketchUp is great for begginers and super easy to understand and mess around with | P5.js and python. Everything else is easy to learn. | 0 | 679,433 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5boby6 | i5c9egc | 1,650,362,963 | 1,650,375,024 | 0 | 1 | Hand sketching or model making will be of most value to you now, and it will be invaluable throughout your career. Perhaps sign up for a life drawing or art course, or buy books that provide you with daily challenges. Go out into your town/city and draw places & things that inspire you. If you really want to learn some software, sketch up is useful - and fun. Adobe Creative Suite is also very useful. I use Photoshop, Indesign a lot, occasionally Illustrator. I’ve never even heard of the other ones you’ve mentioned and I’ve been working in practice for 10 years. I’m UK based and have had to learn software in every job I’ve had - AutoCad, Microstation, AecoSim, Revit. It’s never been a problem. Your university and any future employers will want to see your creativity, not necessarily poorly designed buildings constrained by the limitations of the software or your ability to use it. A good employer will provide you with any training that you need. | It depends on where you live. Europeans use different software than US American’s as far as I have gathered. But I agree that drawing with your hand is the most vital one to master as it teaches you proportionality in different scales. The zoom feature and the fact that in many CAD programs you draw in 1:1 makes understanding proportions hard. If you don’t have your hand drawing skill to lean on. | 0 | 12,061 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5boby6 | i5cmrzp | 1,650,362,963 | 1,650,380,475 | 0 | 1 | Hand sketching or model making will be of most value to you now, and it will be invaluable throughout your career. Perhaps sign up for a life drawing or art course, or buy books that provide you with daily challenges. Go out into your town/city and draw places & things that inspire you. If you really want to learn some software, sketch up is useful - and fun. Adobe Creative Suite is also very useful. I use Photoshop, Indesign a lot, occasionally Illustrator. I’ve never even heard of the other ones you’ve mentioned and I’ve been working in practice for 10 years. I’m UK based and have had to learn software in every job I’ve had - AutoCad, Microstation, AecoSim, Revit. It’s never been a problem. Your university and any future employers will want to see your creativity, not necessarily poorly designed buildings constrained by the limitations of the software or your ability to use it. A good employer will provide you with any training that you need. | At your age I'd do the parts that you like/have fun with. If it's the artistic parts, do some sketches either on computer or paper, practice perspective art. If you want to go more design/ house building, play The Sims (I designed so many houses in that game it's so much fun). Or try your hand at model-building, it's expensive but time consuming and challenging to create scenic models of your favorite places. It teaches you how to put things together and you can sell them for money too. | 0 | 17,512 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5cu350 | i5boby6 | 1,650,383,272 | 1,650,362,963 | 1 | 0 | Fusion360 is a very handy program to know in general but it’s not really architectural. Maybe it’s good for furniture design, etc. Sketchup is good, you’ll also be doing your post-graduate self a massive favor by learning Revit at an early age. But AutoCAD is also a good intro into draughting. But, and I can’t stress this enough, CAD isn’t the be all and end all in architecture. You need to sharpen your other, more creative skills too, ideally while your still as young as you are. I daresay they are more important, actually, than CAD is at this point. Draughting only comes later. | Hand sketching or model making will be of most value to you now, and it will be invaluable throughout your career. Perhaps sign up for a life drawing or art course, or buy books that provide you with daily challenges. Go out into your town/city and draw places & things that inspire you. If you really want to learn some software, sketch up is useful - and fun. Adobe Creative Suite is also very useful. I use Photoshop, Indesign a lot, occasionally Illustrator. I’ve never even heard of the other ones you’ve mentioned and I’ve been working in practice for 10 years. I’m UK based and have had to learn software in every job I’ve had - AutoCad, Microstation, AecoSim, Revit. It’s never been a problem. Your university and any future employers will want to see your creativity, not necessarily poorly designed buildings constrained by the limitations of the software or your ability to use it. A good employer will provide you with any training that you need. | 1 | 20,309 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5czi1q | i5boby6 | 1,650,385,362 | 1,650,362,963 | 1 | 0 | Go outside and play | Hand sketching or model making will be of most value to you now, and it will be invaluable throughout your career. Perhaps sign up for a life drawing or art course, or buy books that provide you with daily challenges. Go out into your town/city and draw places & things that inspire you. If you really want to learn some software, sketch up is useful - and fun. Adobe Creative Suite is also very useful. I use Photoshop, Indesign a lot, occasionally Illustrator. I’ve never even heard of the other ones you’ve mentioned and I’ve been working in practice for 10 years. I’m UK based and have had to learn software in every job I’ve had - AutoCad, Microstation, AecoSim, Revit. It’s never been a problem. Your university and any future employers will want to see your creativity, not necessarily poorly designed buildings constrained by the limitations of the software or your ability to use it. A good employer will provide you with any training that you need. | 1 | 22,399 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5boby6 | i5dt8fy | 1,650,362,963 | 1,650,396,498 | 0 | 1 | Hand sketching or model making will be of most value to you now, and it will be invaluable throughout your career. Perhaps sign up for a life drawing or art course, or buy books that provide you with daily challenges. Go out into your town/city and draw places & things that inspire you. If you really want to learn some software, sketch up is useful - and fun. Adobe Creative Suite is also very useful. I use Photoshop, Indesign a lot, occasionally Illustrator. I’ve never even heard of the other ones you’ve mentioned and I’ve been working in practice for 10 years. I’m UK based and have had to learn software in every job I’ve had - AutoCad, Microstation, AecoSim, Revit. It’s never been a problem. Your university and any future employers will want to see your creativity, not necessarily poorly designed buildings constrained by the limitations of the software or your ability to use it. A good employer will provide you with any training that you need. | Depends on the country you're in... Research which softwares most architecture offices use and learn that. | 0 | 33,535 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5e3isb | i5boby6 | 1,650,400,265 | 1,650,362,963 | 1 | 0 | Revit, bender, ryno sketch up | Hand sketching or model making will be of most value to you now, and it will be invaluable throughout your career. Perhaps sign up for a life drawing or art course, or buy books that provide you with daily challenges. Go out into your town/city and draw places & things that inspire you. If you really want to learn some software, sketch up is useful - and fun. Adobe Creative Suite is also very useful. I use Photoshop, Indesign a lot, occasionally Illustrator. I’ve never even heard of the other ones you’ve mentioned and I’ve been working in practice for 10 years. I’m UK based and have had to learn software in every job I’ve had - AutoCad, Microstation, AecoSim, Revit. It’s never been a problem. Your university and any future employers will want to see your creativity, not necessarily poorly designed buildings constrained by the limitations of the software or your ability to use it. A good employer will provide you with any training that you need. | 1 | 37,302 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5boby6 | i5eivrg | 1,650,362,963 | 1,650,406,268 | 0 | 1 | Hand sketching or model making will be of most value to you now, and it will be invaluable throughout your career. Perhaps sign up for a life drawing or art course, or buy books that provide you with daily challenges. Go out into your town/city and draw places & things that inspire you. If you really want to learn some software, sketch up is useful - and fun. Adobe Creative Suite is also very useful. I use Photoshop, Indesign a lot, occasionally Illustrator. I’ve never even heard of the other ones you’ve mentioned and I’ve been working in practice for 10 years. I’m UK based and have had to learn software in every job I’ve had - AutoCad, Microstation, AecoSim, Revit. It’s never been a problem. Your university and any future employers will want to see your creativity, not necessarily poorly designed buildings constrained by the limitations of the software or your ability to use it. A good employer will provide you with any training that you need. | At your age I think you should start developing your creative side more like making a sketchbook with different concepts of buildings ( you can go crazy it doesn’t have to be realistically) . Learn about different architectural styles and about famous architects etc | 0 | 43,305 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5boby6 | i5eji81 | 1,650,362,963 | 1,650,406,523 | 0 | 1 | Hand sketching or model making will be of most value to you now, and it will be invaluable throughout your career. Perhaps sign up for a life drawing or art course, or buy books that provide you with daily challenges. Go out into your town/city and draw places & things that inspire you. If you really want to learn some software, sketch up is useful - and fun. Adobe Creative Suite is also very useful. I use Photoshop, Indesign a lot, occasionally Illustrator. I’ve never even heard of the other ones you’ve mentioned and I’ve been working in practice for 10 years. I’m UK based and have had to learn software in every job I’ve had - AutoCad, Microstation, AecoSim, Revit. It’s never been a problem. Your university and any future employers will want to see your creativity, not necessarily poorly designed buildings constrained by the limitations of the software or your ability to use it. A good employer will provide you with any training that you need. | Revit, Rhino and Grasshopper. | 0 | 43,560 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5eq2dc | i5boby6 | 1,650,409,253 | 1,650,362,963 | 1 | 0 | at architecture school we mostly used AutoCad. professionally I mostly use Rhino (and non-cad tools such as pen and paper, and text... and inDesign). but i believe the alternatives you mention are good too. whichever tools you use (and software are only tools to help you to commmunicate an idea) the important part is your will and imagination. honestly, i don't think it matters that much which program you choose. just pick one and get started! and then pick another one and have fun with that one too. as long as you keep on learning new skills, at some point you will find a use for those skills, whatever they are. The ability to quickly understand a new piece of software, is a very valuable skill - no matter which software it is. | Hand sketching or model making will be of most value to you now, and it will be invaluable throughout your career. Perhaps sign up for a life drawing or art course, or buy books that provide you with daily challenges. Go out into your town/city and draw places & things that inspire you. If you really want to learn some software, sketch up is useful - and fun. Adobe Creative Suite is also very useful. I use Photoshop, Indesign a lot, occasionally Illustrator. I’ve never even heard of the other ones you’ve mentioned and I’ve been working in practice for 10 years. I’m UK based and have had to learn software in every job I’ve had - AutoCad, Microstation, AecoSim, Revit. It’s never been a problem. Your university and any future employers will want to see your creativity, not necessarily poorly designed buildings constrained by the limitations of the software or your ability to use it. A good employer will provide you with any training that you need. | 1 | 46,290 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5boby6 | i5er67c | 1,650,362,963 | 1,650,409,725 | 0 | 1 | Hand sketching or model making will be of most value to you now, and it will be invaluable throughout your career. Perhaps sign up for a life drawing or art course, or buy books that provide you with daily challenges. Go out into your town/city and draw places & things that inspire you. If you really want to learn some software, sketch up is useful - and fun. Adobe Creative Suite is also very useful. I use Photoshop, Indesign a lot, occasionally Illustrator. I’ve never even heard of the other ones you’ve mentioned and I’ve been working in practice for 10 years. I’m UK based and have had to learn software in every job I’ve had - AutoCad, Microstation, AecoSim, Revit. It’s never been a problem. Your university and any future employers will want to see your creativity, not necessarily poorly designed buildings constrained by the limitations of the software or your ability to use it. A good employer will provide you with any training that you need. | I started around your age with a drafting table, pen and pencil. When you get to high school take as many art classes as you can. Drawing, painting, sculpture, etc. A strong art portfolio will get you into any architecture school. You will have your entire professional life to use computers, so don’t focus all of your energy on learning software. If you work hard now at developing hand drawing skills you will stand out among your peers and have a greater ability to design | 0 | 46,762 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5fmigv | i5boby6 | 1,650,423,330 | 1,650,362,963 | 1 | 0 | Take a technical drawing curse ;) | Hand sketching or model making will be of most value to you now, and it will be invaluable throughout your career. Perhaps sign up for a life drawing or art course, or buy books that provide you with daily challenges. Go out into your town/city and draw places & things that inspire you. If you really want to learn some software, sketch up is useful - and fun. Adobe Creative Suite is also very useful. I use Photoshop, Indesign a lot, occasionally Illustrator. I’ve never even heard of the other ones you’ve mentioned and I’ve been working in practice for 10 years. I’m UK based and have had to learn software in every job I’ve had - AutoCad, Microstation, AecoSim, Revit. It’s never been a problem. Your university and any future employers will want to see your creativity, not necessarily poorly designed buildings constrained by the limitations of the software or your ability to use it. A good employer will provide you with any training that you need. | 1 | 60,367 | 1,000 | ||
u6r4sv | architecture_train | 0.91 | I am 13 years old and wanna be an architect. What CAD software should I learn? Ive heard that Fusion 360, blender , maia and sketchup are some good options but im not sure about what I should pick. Some context : I like architecture/design and I have a month of holidays . Thought it would be a good idea to spend some money on a course so Im asking to know what I should spend my money on. Since im 13 i cant do anything and everything yet, so I want to do what I can (with regard to my age) | i5boby6 | i6d5gr6 | 1,650,362,963 | 1,651,035,983 | 0 | 1 | Hand sketching or model making will be of most value to you now, and it will be invaluable throughout your career. Perhaps sign up for a life drawing or art course, or buy books that provide you with daily challenges. Go out into your town/city and draw places & things that inspire you. If you really want to learn some software, sketch up is useful - and fun. Adobe Creative Suite is also very useful. I use Photoshop, Indesign a lot, occasionally Illustrator. I’ve never even heard of the other ones you’ve mentioned and I’ve been working in practice for 10 years. I’m UK based and have had to learn software in every job I’ve had - AutoCad, Microstation, AecoSim, Revit. It’s never been a problem. Your university and any future employers will want to see your creativity, not necessarily poorly designed buildings constrained by the limitations of the software or your ability to use it. A good employer will provide you with any training that you need. | P5.js and python. Everything else is easy to learn. | 0 | 673,020 | 1,000 | ||
w3wzov | architecture_train | 0.83 | I want to become a Mole Person (aka Building a multi-story home underground.) My spouse and I were high, and we dreamed up our dream home. What we both concluded was that we would want to have part of our home be underground as a way to keep cool (since higher temperatures will be our way of life from here on out). Our thought was a three story home: the first floor would have a garage, and look typical. It’d be our garden with a water feature / pool. This would lead down a staircase, to essentially a basement that will serve as the living room and kitchen, with 12-foot tall ceilings. This will then lead down another staircase, and lead to the bedrooms in our bear cave, also with 12-foot ceilings. We’d also have a second emergency staircase, and if we can swing it, an elevator or dumb waiter to get to the 1st or 2nd floors. As we laughed about becoming mole people, we kind of warmed up to the idea. Has anyone seen this type of home or architecture? How feasible is something like this? (I’m an absolute novice in this field, so I wanted to ask those that would know a thing or two.) Thanks! #JoinTheMolePeople | igyzcy6 | igz1skt | 1,658,353,764 | 1,658,354,853 | 4 | 5 | As Urkaburka said having multiple stories underground would be very expensive for maintenance. As for the capital costs of building it, I've been told in the past that building underground is 3 times more expensive than above. You'd also need a petty substantial ventilation installation and if you're in a radon environment it could be dangerous. As an alternative, you could build above ground but with massive walls that act as thermal mass heat regulators. You could also install ground source heat pumps in reverse that take the coolth out of the ground and run it through the walls like a fridge. Having concentric walls and water features that moderates air temperature before hitting centralised living spaces could be... cool.... more vole than mole though. Good luck! | There are old missile silos available for sale. :) | 0 | 1,089 | 1.25 | ||
ddd6tc | architecture_train | 1 | [Ask] I'm 23 and recently applied for architecture. My math skills leave much to be desired. I am currently taking a calculus course to improve but I am admittedly struggling a bit. Should I be concerned about this heading into university? | f2ftl74 | f2fttlq | 1,570,222,436 | 1,570,222,561 | 3 | 9 | AFAIK the only math skills we needed were for Structural classes (unless you need to finish precalc or physics as GE requirements). It’s really similar to Physics we’re you need to understand derivatives to solve for forces, weight, etc. Calculus provides a good base, but for the most part your core classes won’t have much to do with math. | For University, maybe. For the actual practice of architecture, no. Knuckle-down to get through whatever classes your degree path requires, but know that once you're passed them the real world basically requires high School level arithmetic. | 0 | 125 | 3 | ||
ddd6tc | architecture_train | 1 | [Ask] I'm 23 and recently applied for architecture. My math skills leave much to be desired. I am currently taking a calculus course to improve but I am admittedly struggling a bit. Should I be concerned about this heading into university? | f2ftl74 | f2fu02i | 1,570,222,436 | 1,570,222,655 | 3 | 4 | AFAIK the only math skills we needed were for Structural classes (unless you need to finish precalc or physics as GE requirements). It’s really similar to Physics we’re you need to understand derivatives to solve for forces, weight, etc. Calculus provides a good base, but for the most part your core classes won’t have much to do with math. | As long as you can shade boxes in persepctive you'll be a starchitect in no time. | 0 | 219 | 1.333333 | ||
bu98uw | architecture_train | 0.7 | [ask] What mouse do you architects use professionally? Title says it all, looking to spend around 50,60 to get a new mouse. Looking at the Logitech MX Master 2 but I don't know if I can get over the weird placement of the thumb buttons, but the thumb scroll seems super useful for illustrator and such. | ep9q7rn | ep8xdkd | 1,559,114,320 | 1,559,101,242 | 3 | 1 | Using the same Microsoft mouse for 6 years now | I’m a fan of Razr Death Adders. I reprogram the key bindings a bit, putting pan/orbit on a thumb button instead of wheel click. | 1 | 13,078 | 3 | ||
bu98uw | architecture_train | 0.7 | [ask] What mouse do you architects use professionally? Title says it all, looking to spend around 50,60 to get a new mouse. Looking at the Logitech MX Master 2 but I don't know if I can get over the weird placement of the thumb buttons, but the thumb scroll seems super useful for illustrator and such. | ep8xdkd | epb8cgk | 1,559,101,242 | 1,559,139,148 | 1 | 3 | I’m a fan of Razr Death Adders. I reprogram the key bindings a bit, putting pan/orbit on a thumb button instead of wheel click. | I have the MX Master and it’s worked well for me so far—I was buying it for comfort and once your hand gets used to it it’s great. It’s a little more expensive than your price range but definitely worth it—if you have to stick to 50-60 dollars maybe look for some sales or poke around on Craigslist? | 0 | 37,906 | 3 | ||
bu98uw | architecture_train | 0.7 | [ask] What mouse do you architects use professionally? Title says it all, looking to spend around 50,60 to get a new mouse. Looking at the Logitech MX Master 2 but I don't know if I can get over the weird placement of the thumb buttons, but the thumb scroll seems super useful for illustrator and such. | epa83s9 | epb8cgk | 1,559,123,608 | 1,559,139,148 | 1 | 3 | If you're not looking for a mouse with a million buttons, I recommend the g603. Brilliant mouse. Wireless that lasts for ages, on the larger side,a very comfortable shape(right handed), and I think 5 different sensitivity presets. | I have the MX Master and it’s worked well for me so far—I was buying it for comfort and once your hand gets used to it it’s great. It’s a little more expensive than your price range but definitely worth it—if you have to stick to 50-60 dollars maybe look for some sales or poke around on Craigslist? | 0 | 15,540 | 3 | ||
aki2tk | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] Do you think architects are sometimes too... pretentious? It seems to me that sometimes we feel we are superior to others and other professions. I have to admit, I feel that way sometimes too, but I'm wondering how it developed and whether its universal. I think we pity ourselves too much and romanticize the poor artist life while complaining about it at the same time (I do this) and look down on other people. what do you think? and how do deal with feeling this way sometimes? | ef511yj | ef5amtv | 1,548,638,917 | 1,548,645,796 | 3 | 28 | Yeah %100, but every profession does this in their own special way. | The thing about architects is that we're literally paid to be opinionated and are paid to tell other professionals what they need to do to manifest our opinions. When you hire a structural engineer you don't want their opinion, you want the facts and reality of how to keep the building from collapsing. But architects have to interpret what a "good looking" building needs to look like; there's no absolutes, only opinions and consensus. And contractors can't plan anything unless we first tell them what needs to be done, and they _want_ us to be confident in the information we provide them. It's easy for that to be interpreted as pretentious, but clients need to feel confident that their money is being well spent, and pretentiousness, bold opinions, and high self-confidence goes a long way to making a client feel secure. | 0 | 6,879 | 9.333333 | ||
aki2tk | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] Do you think architects are sometimes too... pretentious? It seems to me that sometimes we feel we are superior to others and other professions. I have to admit, I feel that way sometimes too, but I'm wondering how it developed and whether its universal. I think we pity ourselves too much and romanticize the poor artist life while complaining about it at the same time (I do this) and look down on other people. what do you think? and how do deal with feeling this way sometimes? | ef5l252 | ef5m3l6 | 1,548,654,661 | 1,548,655,788 | 10 | 15 | I’ve been an architectural technologist (draftsperson) for 14 years and I’m now back in university to get my masters: the pretentiousness runs rampant, especially with the theoretical/academic types. I get so frustrated seeing outrageous designs that could never be viable get praised for being provocative, while good practical design solutions for real situations get ripped apart for not being innovative enough. The whole industry needs to get its head out of its ass. | Pretentious?! *Moi?!* | 0 | 1,127 | 1.5 | ||
aki2tk | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] Do you think architects are sometimes too... pretentious? It seems to me that sometimes we feel we are superior to others and other professions. I have to admit, I feel that way sometimes too, but I'm wondering how it developed and whether its universal. I think we pity ourselves too much and romanticize the poor artist life while complaining about it at the same time (I do this) and look down on other people. what do you think? and how do deal with feeling this way sometimes? | ef5m3l6 | ef5c0dt | 1,548,655,788 | 1,548,646,870 | 15 | 8 | Pretentious?! *Moi?!* | Yes. I also think that's a natural and maybe healthy part of art, which high architecture certainly is. It's also totally justifiable to mock buzzwordy concept statements and fappy designs. | 1 | 8,918 | 1.875 | ||
aki2tk | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] Do you think architects are sometimes too... pretentious? It seems to me that sometimes we feel we are superior to others and other professions. I have to admit, I feel that way sometimes too, but I'm wondering how it developed and whether its universal. I think we pity ourselves too much and romanticize the poor artist life while complaining about it at the same time (I do this) and look down on other people. what do you think? and how do deal with feeling this way sometimes? | ef5m3l6 | ef511yj | 1,548,655,788 | 1,548,638,917 | 15 | 3 | Pretentious?! *Moi?!* | Yeah %100, but every profession does this in their own special way. | 1 | 16,871 | 5 | ||
aki2tk | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] Do you think architects are sometimes too... pretentious? It seems to me that sometimes we feel we are superior to others and other professions. I have to admit, I feel that way sometimes too, but I'm wondering how it developed and whether its universal. I think we pity ourselves too much and romanticize the poor artist life while complaining about it at the same time (I do this) and look down on other people. what do you think? and how do deal with feeling this way sometimes? | ef5bwdt | ef5m3l6 | 1,548,646,782 | 1,548,655,788 | 2 | 15 | I’ve heard far more tradesmen express their disdain for all architect-kind than the other way around, but yes, architecture is a “pretentious” and necessarily discerning profession. | Pretentious?! *Moi?!* | 0 | 9,006 | 7.5 | ||
aki2tk | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] Do you think architects are sometimes too... pretentious? It seems to me that sometimes we feel we are superior to others and other professions. I have to admit, I feel that way sometimes too, but I'm wondering how it developed and whether its universal. I think we pity ourselves too much and romanticize the poor artist life while complaining about it at the same time (I do this) and look down on other people. what do you think? and how do deal with feeling this way sometimes? | ef5c0dt | ef5l252 | 1,548,646,870 | 1,548,654,661 | 8 | 10 | Yes. I also think that's a natural and maybe healthy part of art, which high architecture certainly is. It's also totally justifiable to mock buzzwordy concept statements and fappy designs. | I’ve been an architectural technologist (draftsperson) for 14 years and I’m now back in university to get my masters: the pretentiousness runs rampant, especially with the theoretical/academic types. I get so frustrated seeing outrageous designs that could never be viable get praised for being provocative, while good practical design solutions for real situations get ripped apart for not being innovative enough. The whole industry needs to get its head out of its ass. | 0 | 7,791 | 1.25 | ||
aki2tk | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] Do you think architects are sometimes too... pretentious? It seems to me that sometimes we feel we are superior to others and other professions. I have to admit, I feel that way sometimes too, but I'm wondering how it developed and whether its universal. I think we pity ourselves too much and romanticize the poor artist life while complaining about it at the same time (I do this) and look down on other people. what do you think? and how do deal with feeling this way sometimes? | ef5l252 | ef511yj | 1,548,654,661 | 1,548,638,917 | 10 | 3 | I’ve been an architectural technologist (draftsperson) for 14 years and I’m now back in university to get my masters: the pretentiousness runs rampant, especially with the theoretical/academic types. I get so frustrated seeing outrageous designs that could never be viable get praised for being provocative, while good practical design solutions for real situations get ripped apart for not being innovative enough. The whole industry needs to get its head out of its ass. | Yeah %100, but every profession does this in their own special way. | 1 | 15,744 | 3.333333 | ||
aki2tk | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] Do you think architects are sometimes too... pretentious? It seems to me that sometimes we feel we are superior to others and other professions. I have to admit, I feel that way sometimes too, but I'm wondering how it developed and whether its universal. I think we pity ourselves too much and romanticize the poor artist life while complaining about it at the same time (I do this) and look down on other people. what do you think? and how do deal with feeling this way sometimes? | ef5bwdt | ef5l252 | 1,548,646,782 | 1,548,654,661 | 2 | 10 | I’ve heard far more tradesmen express their disdain for all architect-kind than the other way around, but yes, architecture is a “pretentious” and necessarily discerning profession. | I’ve been an architectural technologist (draftsperson) for 14 years and I’m now back in university to get my masters: the pretentiousness runs rampant, especially with the theoretical/academic types. I get so frustrated seeing outrageous designs that could never be viable get praised for being provocative, while good practical design solutions for real situations get ripped apart for not being innovative enough. The whole industry needs to get its head out of its ass. | 0 | 7,879 | 5 | ||
aki2tk | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] Do you think architects are sometimes too... pretentious? It seems to me that sometimes we feel we are superior to others and other professions. I have to admit, I feel that way sometimes too, but I'm wondering how it developed and whether its universal. I think we pity ourselves too much and romanticize the poor artist life while complaining about it at the same time (I do this) and look down on other people. what do you think? and how do deal with feeling this way sometimes? | ef511yj | ef5c0dt | 1,548,638,917 | 1,548,646,870 | 3 | 8 | Yeah %100, but every profession does this in their own special way. | Yes. I also think that's a natural and maybe healthy part of art, which high architecture certainly is. It's also totally justifiable to mock buzzwordy concept statements and fappy designs. | 0 | 7,953 | 2.666667 | ||
aki2tk | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] Do you think architects are sometimes too... pretentious? It seems to me that sometimes we feel we are superior to others and other professions. I have to admit, I feel that way sometimes too, but I'm wondering how it developed and whether its universal. I think we pity ourselves too much and romanticize the poor artist life while complaining about it at the same time (I do this) and look down on other people. what do you think? and how do deal with feeling this way sometimes? | ef5bwdt | ef5c0dt | 1,548,646,782 | 1,548,646,870 | 2 | 8 | I’ve heard far more tradesmen express their disdain for all architect-kind than the other way around, but yes, architecture is a “pretentious” and necessarily discerning profession. | Yes. I also think that's a natural and maybe healthy part of art, which high architecture certainly is. It's also totally justifiable to mock buzzwordy concept statements and fappy designs. | 0 | 88 | 4 | ||
aki2tk | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] Do you think architects are sometimes too... pretentious? It seems to me that sometimes we feel we are superior to others and other professions. I have to admit, I feel that way sometimes too, but I'm wondering how it developed and whether its universal. I think we pity ourselves too much and romanticize the poor artist life while complaining about it at the same time (I do this) and look down on other people. what do you think? and how do deal with feeling this way sometimes? | ef511yj | ef9dwkm | 1,548,638,917 | 1,548,769,848 | 3 | 4 | Yeah %100, but every profession does this in their own special way. | We literally get paid to be the smartest person in the room, and often that means we hire people smarter to make us look better (structural engineers in particular). The thing with Engineers is that they are rigid. If you can find one that's flexible, understands what you're trying to achieve, they are invaluable, but you still have to bend them to your will. Poor artists life? Find a better firm. | 0 | 130,931 | 1.333333 | ||
aki2tk | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] Do you think architects are sometimes too... pretentious? It seems to me that sometimes we feel we are superior to others and other professions. I have to admit, I feel that way sometimes too, but I'm wondering how it developed and whether its universal. I think we pity ourselves too much and romanticize the poor artist life while complaining about it at the same time (I do this) and look down on other people. what do you think? and how do deal with feeling this way sometimes? | ef5bwdt | ef9dwkm | 1,548,646,782 | 1,548,769,848 | 2 | 4 | I’ve heard far more tradesmen express their disdain for all architect-kind than the other way around, but yes, architecture is a “pretentious” and necessarily discerning profession. | We literally get paid to be the smartest person in the room, and often that means we hire people smarter to make us look better (structural engineers in particular). The thing with Engineers is that they are rigid. If you can find one that's flexible, understands what you're trying to achieve, they are invaluable, but you still have to bend them to your will. Poor artists life? Find a better firm. | 0 | 123,066 | 2 | ||
aki2tk | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] Do you think architects are sometimes too... pretentious? It seems to me that sometimes we feel we are superior to others and other professions. I have to admit, I feel that way sometimes too, but I'm wondering how it developed and whether its universal. I think we pity ourselves too much and romanticize the poor artist life while complaining about it at the same time (I do this) and look down on other people. what do you think? and how do deal with feeling this way sometimes? | ef9dwkm | ef5u3lf | 1,548,769,848 | 1,548,665,807 | 4 | 1 | We literally get paid to be the smartest person in the room, and often that means we hire people smarter to make us look better (structural engineers in particular). The thing with Engineers is that they are rigid. If you can find one that's flexible, understands what you're trying to achieve, they are invaluable, but you still have to bend them to your will. Poor artists life? Find a better firm. | Sometimes? | 1 | 104,041 | 4 | ||
s30zl5 | architecture_train | 0.81 | Can I become an architect if I am terrible at drawing Hi, i am 16, and I am looking to study Architecture when I finish high school. But the problem is, I an TERRIBLE at drawing, maybe even hard for me to draw an apple. Now I heard and know for sure that in architecture uni you use a lot of drawing ans creativity in it. Can I still become an architect or will it be really hard for me since I very bad at drawing and making shapes. Tho I love geometry and figuring out how much is every engle and lenth of every line. That's it, thanks in advance. | hsi24o8 | hsi49hh | 1,642,090,217 | 1,642,091,021 | 3 | 5 | There’s a great post somewhere, sure you can find it easily, where a teacher shows students improvement from 1 semester of art classes and it is crazy. I’m sure whatever difficulties you have with mental projection, like drawing, will develop as long as you are passionate about the field of study. In today’s day and age, you can pretty much be whatever you want (to some degree). | 100% yes. I’m in college right now at one of the top 15 architecture schools in the US. I’m in my 3rd year and have not seen any hand drawn final submissions. In fact the school does not even offer the architecture drawing course anymore. It is all CAD and rhino drawings Of course we still do small sketches but those do not have to be good and are more for you to see what you want and a visual aid for presentations. | 0 | 804 | 1.666667 | ||
s30zl5 | architecture_train | 0.81 | Can I become an architect if I am terrible at drawing Hi, i am 16, and I am looking to study Architecture when I finish high school. But the problem is, I an TERRIBLE at drawing, maybe even hard for me to draw an apple. Now I heard and know for sure that in architecture uni you use a lot of drawing ans creativity in it. Can I still become an architect or will it be really hard for me since I very bad at drawing and making shapes. Tho I love geometry and figuring out how much is every engle and lenth of every line. That's it, thanks in advance. | hsi49hh | hsi3tty | 1,642,091,021 | 1,642,090,860 | 5 | 2 | 100% yes. I’m in college right now at one of the top 15 architecture schools in the US. I’m in my 3rd year and have not seen any hand drawn final submissions. In fact the school does not even offer the architecture drawing course anymore. It is all CAD and rhino drawings Of course we still do small sketches but those do not have to be good and are more for you to see what you want and a visual aid for presentations. | Architecture is not about drawing beautiful, is about designing solutions. When I started college I didn't even kniw how to hold the pencil correctly; by the end I was considered to have one of the best skills to draw architecture. You'll learn the basics of drawing at college, and you'll find is not that hard at all. Because drawing is not used to show off your artistic skills, is used mostly as a design tool, to express your ideas to yourself (is very different the way we visualize sonething in our brains and how it looks after we draw it). And if you're worried about drawing blueprints, CAD and other software got your back, no one manually draws blueprints anymore. Also there are architects that don't draw at all, I consider that drawing is an important design tool to fully concieve your ideas, but some people simple skip that step and go straight to CAD and other softwares. | 1 | 161 | 2.5 | ||
s30zl5 | architecture_train | 0.81 | Can I become an architect if I am terrible at drawing Hi, i am 16, and I am looking to study Architecture when I finish high school. But the problem is, I an TERRIBLE at drawing, maybe even hard for me to draw an apple. Now I heard and know for sure that in architecture uni you use a lot of drawing ans creativity in it. Can I still become an architect or will it be really hard for me since I very bad at drawing and making shapes. Tho I love geometry and figuring out how much is every engle and lenth of every line. That's it, thanks in advance. | hsi3tty | hsioywx | 1,642,090,860 | 1,642,098,636 | 2 | 3 | Architecture is not about drawing beautiful, is about designing solutions. When I started college I didn't even kniw how to hold the pencil correctly; by the end I was considered to have one of the best skills to draw architecture. You'll learn the basics of drawing at college, and you'll find is not that hard at all. Because drawing is not used to show off your artistic skills, is used mostly as a design tool, to express your ideas to yourself (is very different the way we visualize sonething in our brains and how it looks after we draw it). And if you're worried about drawing blueprints, CAD and other software got your back, no one manually draws blueprints anymore. Also there are architects that don't draw at all, I consider that drawing is an important design tool to fully concieve your ideas, but some people simple skip that step and go straight to CAD and other softwares. | Yes! You can be an architect! I let my terrible skill at drawing dissuade me from pursuing architecture for many years. I finally overcame my fear and pursued architecture, took a drawing course, and turns out with proper instruction I’m much better at drawing than I ever thought I could be! Go for architecture and have fun! | 0 | 7,776 | 1.5 | ||
s30zl5 | architecture_train | 0.81 | Can I become an architect if I am terrible at drawing Hi, i am 16, and I am looking to study Architecture when I finish high school. But the problem is, I an TERRIBLE at drawing, maybe even hard for me to draw an apple. Now I heard and know for sure that in architecture uni you use a lot of drawing ans creativity in it. Can I still become an architect or will it be really hard for me since I very bad at drawing and making shapes. Tho I love geometry and figuring out how much is every engle and lenth of every line. That's it, thanks in advance. | hsi9doe | hsioywx | 1,642,092,921 | 1,642,098,636 | 2 | 3 | YES, you can learn how to draw architecturally. Many of my classmates where terrible at drawing but eventually learned to draw architecture. Whether it be using software or hand. Knowing how to draw is good, but architecture has changed a lot in recent years. I do advise you to learn how to draw. Drawing is a skill. You can build it. | Yes! You can be an architect! I let my terrible skill at drawing dissuade me from pursuing architecture for many years. I finally overcame my fear and pursued architecture, took a drawing course, and turns out with proper instruction I’m much better at drawing than I ever thought I could be! Go for architecture and have fun! | 0 | 5,715 | 1.5 | ||
s30zl5 | architecture_train | 0.81 | Can I become an architect if I am terrible at drawing Hi, i am 16, and I am looking to study Architecture when I finish high school. But the problem is, I an TERRIBLE at drawing, maybe even hard for me to draw an apple. Now I heard and know for sure that in architecture uni you use a lot of drawing ans creativity in it. Can I still become an architect or will it be really hard for me since I very bad at drawing and making shapes. Tho I love geometry and figuring out how much is every engle and lenth of every line. That's it, thanks in advance. | hsioywx | hsibzd4 | 1,642,098,636 | 1,642,093,891 | 3 | 2 | Yes! You can be an architect! I let my terrible skill at drawing dissuade me from pursuing architecture for many years. I finally overcame my fear and pursued architecture, took a drawing course, and turns out with proper instruction I’m much better at drawing than I ever thought I could be! Go for architecture and have fun! | Drawing freehand - hard Drawing with a ruler as all architects do - easy Autocad - easiest once you learn | 1 | 4,745 | 1.5 | ||
c2wyhm | architecture_train | 0.93 | [ask] My father (70) has been an architect his whole life. He recently had a stroke and is unable to draw. What are alternative jobs he can do within the field? Gist in title, but more detail: My father has been a residential architect for over 50 years. He is facing the end of his career thanks to his stroke, and due to poor financial management really doesn't have any retirement, at all. So he needs to work, somehow. He's leaning towards trying to sell his house plans online to generate passive income, but doesn't know where to get started. Is there anything he can do within the field with his expertise that wouldn't depend on him drawing? He's really quite talented (has won awards in his market, has a great reputation, has never had an issue finding work) and smart. He's made a great recovery from his stroke, but really just unable to continue drawing for the most part. Any advice I can give him from you all? | eroj5go | ernvn53 | 1,561,080,395 | 1,561,062,112 | 3 | 1 | Consultant, college or high school teacher, I mean it depends on how serious his stroke was, if he is just lacking accuracy and control he could probably still sketch and have draftsman do the floor plans and stuff. If his motor controls are completely shot in his hands (barely able to draw a line) then he might have luck showcasing his older work to students as a professor or teacher. Instead of physically demonstrating what he’s suggest he’d just have to show through reference images and verbally telling them. | I'm surprised he still drew at that age. Usually after that amount of experience architects have employees for that. There is a lot of other things to do. Coordination, meeting clients,... drawing is the least part. | 1 | 18,283 | 3 | ||
yyi09g | architecture_train | 1 | Investing in an architecture firm A pair of young architects I know started an architecture firm a few years ago and they do just well enough to break even. I’m not an architect but I own 3 businesses and have sold 1 business. I know how to manage finances, customers, etc. I want to help these guys out but I wonder what can I do to help them? Happy to provide them with capital…but what can they do with it that can have meaningful impact on their business? Hire a sales guy? Digital marketing? Sponsor some event? It’d be interesting to diversify my business investment portfolio and I really want these guys to succeed. I know this sounds stupid so grill away if you wish. | iwuabjb | iwuig5c | 1,668,773,233 | 1,668,778,034 | 15 | 49 | Mentor them. Make sure they have a great accountant and AEC specialized lawyer. Many firms take on a « business » partner to keep the firm profitable. | I wouldn’t invest in an architecture firm unless it was an act of charity. | 0 | 4,801 | 3.266667 | ||
yyi09g | architecture_train | 1 | Investing in an architecture firm A pair of young architects I know started an architecture firm a few years ago and they do just well enough to break even. I’m not an architect but I own 3 businesses and have sold 1 business. I know how to manage finances, customers, etc. I want to help these guys out but I wonder what can I do to help them? Happy to provide them with capital…but what can they do with it that can have meaningful impact on their business? Hire a sales guy? Digital marketing? Sponsor some event? It’d be interesting to diversify my business investment portfolio and I really want these guys to succeed. I know this sounds stupid so grill away if you wish. | iwuhndn | iwuig5c | 1,668,777,609 | 1,668,778,034 | 3 | 49 | Hire a BD officer, perhaps an experienced person who has connections to potential clients. | I wouldn’t invest in an architecture firm unless it was an act of charity. | 0 | 425 | 16.333333 | ||
yyi09g | architecture_train | 1 | Investing in an architecture firm A pair of young architects I know started an architecture firm a few years ago and they do just well enough to break even. I’m not an architect but I own 3 businesses and have sold 1 business. I know how to manage finances, customers, etc. I want to help these guys out but I wonder what can I do to help them? Happy to provide them with capital…but what can they do with it that can have meaningful impact on their business? Hire a sales guy? Digital marketing? Sponsor some event? It’d be interesting to diversify my business investment portfolio and I really want these guys to succeed. I know this sounds stupid so grill away if you wish. | iwuigmh | iwuabjb | 1,668,778,041 | 1,668,773,233 | 25 | 15 | You could finance a spec house, (or small development) so they could show off their work. Work that isn't client driven. Maybe they'd take an equity position rather than fee if their cash flow was okay. The architects I know that make bank are also hooked into development. | Mentor them. Make sure they have a great accountant and AEC specialized lawyer. Many firms take on a « business » partner to keep the firm profitable. | 1 | 4,808 | 1.666667 | ||
yyi09g | architecture_train | 1 | Investing in an architecture firm A pair of young architects I know started an architecture firm a few years ago and they do just well enough to break even. I’m not an architect but I own 3 businesses and have sold 1 business. I know how to manage finances, customers, etc. I want to help these guys out but I wonder what can I do to help them? Happy to provide them with capital…but what can they do with it that can have meaningful impact on their business? Hire a sales guy? Digital marketing? Sponsor some event? It’d be interesting to diversify my business investment portfolio and I really want these guys to succeed. I know this sounds stupid so grill away if you wish. | iwuigmh | iwuhndn | 1,668,778,041 | 1,668,777,609 | 25 | 3 | You could finance a spec house, (or small development) so they could show off their work. Work that isn't client driven. Maybe they'd take an equity position rather than fee if their cash flow was okay. The architects I know that make bank are also hooked into development. | Hire a BD officer, perhaps an experienced person who has connections to potential clients. | 1 | 432 | 8.333333 | ||
yyi09g | architecture_train | 1 | Investing in an architecture firm A pair of young architects I know started an architecture firm a few years ago and they do just well enough to break even. I’m not an architect but I own 3 businesses and have sold 1 business. I know how to manage finances, customers, etc. I want to help these guys out but I wonder what can I do to help them? Happy to provide them with capital…but what can they do with it that can have meaningful impact on their business? Hire a sales guy? Digital marketing? Sponsor some event? It’d be interesting to diversify my business investment portfolio and I really want these guys to succeed. I know this sounds stupid so grill away if you wish. | iwux781 | iwuwn9l | 1,668,784,868 | 1,668,784,634 | 13 | 9 | hire them to do a project, or tell your friends to hire them to do a project. | You may not be able to legally invest in an architecture firm. In most jurisdictions ownership of architecture firms is limited to licensed architects, engineers, and surveyors. | 1 | 234 | 1.444444 | ||
yyi09g | architecture_train | 1 | Investing in an architecture firm A pair of young architects I know started an architecture firm a few years ago and they do just well enough to break even. I’m not an architect but I own 3 businesses and have sold 1 business. I know how to manage finances, customers, etc. I want to help these guys out but I wonder what can I do to help them? Happy to provide them with capital…but what can they do with it that can have meaningful impact on their business? Hire a sales guy? Digital marketing? Sponsor some event? It’d be interesting to diversify my business investment portfolio and I really want these guys to succeed. I know this sounds stupid so grill away if you wish. | iwux781 | iwuhndn | 1,668,784,868 | 1,668,777,609 | 13 | 3 | hire them to do a project, or tell your friends to hire them to do a project. | Hire a BD officer, perhaps an experienced person who has connections to potential clients. | 1 | 7,259 | 4.333333 | ||
yyi09g | architecture_train | 1 | Investing in an architecture firm A pair of young architects I know started an architecture firm a few years ago and they do just well enough to break even. I’m not an architect but I own 3 businesses and have sold 1 business. I know how to manage finances, customers, etc. I want to help these guys out but I wonder what can I do to help them? Happy to provide them with capital…but what can they do with it that can have meaningful impact on their business? Hire a sales guy? Digital marketing? Sponsor some event? It’d be interesting to diversify my business investment portfolio and I really want these guys to succeed. I know this sounds stupid so grill away if you wish. | iwuhndn | iwuwn9l | 1,668,777,609 | 1,668,784,634 | 3 | 9 | Hire a BD officer, perhaps an experienced person who has connections to potential clients. | You may not be able to legally invest in an architecture firm. In most jurisdictions ownership of architecture firms is limited to licensed architects, engineers, and surveyors. | 0 | 7,025 | 3 | ||
yyi09g | architecture_train | 1 | Investing in an architecture firm A pair of young architects I know started an architecture firm a few years ago and they do just well enough to break even. I’m not an architect but I own 3 businesses and have sold 1 business. I know how to manage finances, customers, etc. I want to help these guys out but I wonder what can I do to help them? Happy to provide them with capital…but what can they do with it that can have meaningful impact on their business? Hire a sales guy? Digital marketing? Sponsor some event? It’d be interesting to diversify my business investment portfolio and I really want these guys to succeed. I know this sounds stupid so grill away if you wish. | iwwnagz | iwuhndn | 1,668,810,396 | 1,668,777,609 | 4 | 3 | Others have said it well: 1) mentor them from a business standpoint. Many architects are bad at this and embarrassed so you may need to be forceful to get them to open up. 2) direct them to work or help drum it up if you have connections. 3) there may be passive ways you can "invest" (donate, etc). Inexpensive rent on office space from space in one of your business? Buy them a 3d printer if they'd use it if they help you make personal trinkets? That sort of thing... That all said, many architects are in the business because they want the control and they like what they do and it may not be primarily about money. There are better business to own or start to make money faster and more reliably. Make sure you understand their goals and how they view success and that you don't come in with the attitude that their goals are purely financial. | Hire a BD officer, perhaps an experienced person who has connections to potential clients. | 1 | 32,787 | 1.333333 | ||
yyi09g | architecture_train | 1 | Investing in an architecture firm A pair of young architects I know started an architecture firm a few years ago and they do just well enough to break even. I’m not an architect but I own 3 businesses and have sold 1 business. I know how to manage finances, customers, etc. I want to help these guys out but I wonder what can I do to help them? Happy to provide them with capital…but what can they do with it that can have meaningful impact on their business? Hire a sales guy? Digital marketing? Sponsor some event? It’d be interesting to diversify my business investment portfolio and I really want these guys to succeed. I know this sounds stupid so grill away if you wish. | iwwnagz | iwvu2q2 | 1,668,810,396 | 1,668,798,211 | 4 | 2 | Others have said it well: 1) mentor them from a business standpoint. Many architects are bad at this and embarrassed so you may need to be forceful to get them to open up. 2) direct them to work or help drum it up if you have connections. 3) there may be passive ways you can "invest" (donate, etc). Inexpensive rent on office space from space in one of your business? Buy them a 3d printer if they'd use it if they help you make personal trinkets? That sort of thing... That all said, many architects are in the business because they want the control and they like what they do and it may not be primarily about money. There are better business to own or start to make money faster and more reliably. Make sure you understand their goals and how they view success and that you don't come in with the attitude that their goals are purely financial. | Do not invest in an architecture firm with any expectation of seeing a return on your investment. | 1 | 12,185 | 2 | ||
yyi09g | architecture_train | 1 | Investing in an architecture firm A pair of young architects I know started an architecture firm a few years ago and they do just well enough to break even. I’m not an architect but I own 3 businesses and have sold 1 business. I know how to manage finances, customers, etc. I want to help these guys out but I wonder what can I do to help them? Happy to provide them with capital…but what can they do with it that can have meaningful impact on their business? Hire a sales guy? Digital marketing? Sponsor some event? It’d be interesting to diversify my business investment portfolio and I really want these guys to succeed. I know this sounds stupid so grill away if you wish. | iwwnagz | iwvyezm | 1,668,810,396 | 1,668,800,006 | 4 | 2 | Others have said it well: 1) mentor them from a business standpoint. Many architects are bad at this and embarrassed so you may need to be forceful to get them to open up. 2) direct them to work or help drum it up if you have connections. 3) there may be passive ways you can "invest" (donate, etc). Inexpensive rent on office space from space in one of your business? Buy them a 3d printer if they'd use it if they help you make personal trinkets? That sort of thing... That all said, many architects are in the business because they want the control and they like what they do and it may not be primarily about money. There are better business to own or start to make money faster and more reliably. Make sure you understand their goals and how they view success and that you don't come in with the attitude that their goals are purely financial. | Invest in what you know. As a self proclaimed businessman you should see red flags by having to ask random’s for advice because you don’t understand the business well enough yourself. | 1 | 10,390 | 2 | ||
yyi09g | architecture_train | 1 | Investing in an architecture firm A pair of young architects I know started an architecture firm a few years ago and they do just well enough to break even. I’m not an architect but I own 3 businesses and have sold 1 business. I know how to manage finances, customers, etc. I want to help these guys out but I wonder what can I do to help them? Happy to provide them with capital…but what can they do with it that can have meaningful impact on their business? Hire a sales guy? Digital marketing? Sponsor some event? It’d be interesting to diversify my business investment portfolio and I really want these guys to succeed. I know this sounds stupid so grill away if you wish. | iwwnagz | iwvr528 | 1,668,810,396 | 1,668,797,017 | 4 | 1 | Others have said it well: 1) mentor them from a business standpoint. Many architects are bad at this and embarrassed so you may need to be forceful to get them to open up. 2) direct them to work or help drum it up if you have connections. 3) there may be passive ways you can "invest" (donate, etc). Inexpensive rent on office space from space in one of your business? Buy them a 3d printer if they'd use it if they help you make personal trinkets? That sort of thing... That all said, many architects are in the business because they want the control and they like what they do and it may not be primarily about money. There are better business to own or start to make money faster and more reliably. Make sure you understand their goals and how they view success and that you don't come in with the attitude that their goals are purely financial. | find a way to provide serious customers | 1 | 13,379 | 4 | ||
yyi09g | architecture_train | 1 | Investing in an architecture firm A pair of young architects I know started an architecture firm a few years ago and they do just well enough to break even. I’m not an architect but I own 3 businesses and have sold 1 business. I know how to manage finances, customers, etc. I want to help these guys out but I wonder what can I do to help them? Happy to provide them with capital…but what can they do with it that can have meaningful impact on their business? Hire a sales guy? Digital marketing? Sponsor some event? It’d be interesting to diversify my business investment portfolio and I really want these guys to succeed. I know this sounds stupid so grill away if you wish. | iwwnagz | iwvwnrx | 1,668,810,396 | 1,668,799,281 | 4 | -1 | Others have said it well: 1) mentor them from a business standpoint. Many architects are bad at this and embarrassed so you may need to be forceful to get them to open up. 2) direct them to work or help drum it up if you have connections. 3) there may be passive ways you can "invest" (donate, etc). Inexpensive rent on office space from space in one of your business? Buy them a 3d printer if they'd use it if they help you make personal trinkets? That sort of thing... That all said, many architects are in the business because they want the control and they like what they do and it may not be primarily about money. There are better business to own or start to make money faster and more reliably. Make sure you understand their goals and how they view success and that you don't come in with the attitude that their goals are purely financial. | There are tons of places to invest and you choose architecture firm… | 1 | 11,115 | -4 | ||
yyi09g | architecture_train | 1 | Investing in an architecture firm A pair of young architects I know started an architecture firm a few years ago and they do just well enough to break even. I’m not an architect but I own 3 businesses and have sold 1 business. I know how to manage finances, customers, etc. I want to help these guys out but I wonder what can I do to help them? Happy to provide them with capital…but what can they do with it that can have meaningful impact on their business? Hire a sales guy? Digital marketing? Sponsor some event? It’d be interesting to diversify my business investment portfolio and I really want these guys to succeed. I know this sounds stupid so grill away if you wish. | iwvu2q2 | iwwobub | 1,668,798,211 | 1,668,810,853 | 2 | 3 | Do not invest in an architecture firm with any expectation of seeing a return on your investment. | as someone who is planning to start my own architecture firm in the future, it will be a big help to get somebody promote our works at least. apparently, connections is key in this field. i find it so warm of you to think about helping them! all the best | 0 | 12,642 | 1.5 | ||
yyi09g | architecture_train | 1 | Investing in an architecture firm A pair of young architects I know started an architecture firm a few years ago and they do just well enough to break even. I’m not an architect but I own 3 businesses and have sold 1 business. I know how to manage finances, customers, etc. I want to help these guys out but I wonder what can I do to help them? Happy to provide them with capital…but what can they do with it that can have meaningful impact on their business? Hire a sales guy? Digital marketing? Sponsor some event? It’d be interesting to diversify my business investment portfolio and I really want these guys to succeed. I know this sounds stupid so grill away if you wish. | iwvr528 | iwvu2q2 | 1,668,797,017 | 1,668,798,211 | 1 | 2 | find a way to provide serious customers | Do not invest in an architecture firm with any expectation of seeing a return on your investment. | 0 | 1,194 | 2 | ||
yyi09g | architecture_train | 1 | Investing in an architecture firm A pair of young architects I know started an architecture firm a few years ago and they do just well enough to break even. I’m not an architect but I own 3 businesses and have sold 1 business. I know how to manage finances, customers, etc. I want to help these guys out but I wonder what can I do to help them? Happy to provide them with capital…but what can they do with it that can have meaningful impact on their business? Hire a sales guy? Digital marketing? Sponsor some event? It’d be interesting to diversify my business investment portfolio and I really want these guys to succeed. I know this sounds stupid so grill away if you wish. | iwwobub | iwvyezm | 1,668,810,853 | 1,668,800,006 | 3 | 2 | as someone who is planning to start my own architecture firm in the future, it will be a big help to get somebody promote our works at least. apparently, connections is key in this field. i find it so warm of you to think about helping them! all the best | Invest in what you know. As a self proclaimed businessman you should see red flags by having to ask random’s for advice because you don’t understand the business well enough yourself. | 1 | 10,847 | 1.5 | ||
yyi09g | architecture_train | 1 | Investing in an architecture firm A pair of young architects I know started an architecture firm a few years ago and they do just well enough to break even. I’m not an architect but I own 3 businesses and have sold 1 business. I know how to manage finances, customers, etc. I want to help these guys out but I wonder what can I do to help them? Happy to provide them with capital…but what can they do with it that can have meaningful impact on their business? Hire a sales guy? Digital marketing? Sponsor some event? It’d be interesting to diversify my business investment portfolio and I really want these guys to succeed. I know this sounds stupid so grill away if you wish. | iwwobub | iwvr528 | 1,668,810,853 | 1,668,797,017 | 3 | 1 | as someone who is planning to start my own architecture firm in the future, it will be a big help to get somebody promote our works at least. apparently, connections is key in this field. i find it so warm of you to think about helping them! all the best | find a way to provide serious customers | 1 | 13,836 | 3 | ||
yyi09g | architecture_train | 1 | Investing in an architecture firm A pair of young architects I know started an architecture firm a few years ago and they do just well enough to break even. I’m not an architect but I own 3 businesses and have sold 1 business. I know how to manage finances, customers, etc. I want to help these guys out but I wonder what can I do to help them? Happy to provide them with capital…but what can they do with it that can have meaningful impact on their business? Hire a sales guy? Digital marketing? Sponsor some event? It’d be interesting to diversify my business investment portfolio and I really want these guys to succeed. I know this sounds stupid so grill away if you wish. | iwvwnrx | iwwobub | 1,668,799,281 | 1,668,810,853 | -1 | 3 | There are tons of places to invest and you choose architecture firm… | as someone who is planning to start my own architecture firm in the future, it will be a big help to get somebody promote our works at least. apparently, connections is key in this field. i find it so warm of you to think about helping them! all the best | 0 | 11,572 | -3 | ||
yyi09g | architecture_train | 1 | Investing in an architecture firm A pair of young architects I know started an architecture firm a few years ago and they do just well enough to break even. I’m not an architect but I own 3 businesses and have sold 1 business. I know how to manage finances, customers, etc. I want to help these guys out but I wonder what can I do to help them? Happy to provide them with capital…but what can they do with it that can have meaningful impact on their business? Hire a sales guy? Digital marketing? Sponsor some event? It’d be interesting to diversify my business investment portfolio and I really want these guys to succeed. I know this sounds stupid so grill away if you wish. | iwvr528 | iwvyezm | 1,668,797,017 | 1,668,800,006 | 1 | 2 | find a way to provide serious customers | Invest in what you know. As a self proclaimed businessman you should see red flags by having to ask random’s for advice because you don’t understand the business well enough yourself. | 0 | 2,989 | 2 | ||
yyi09g | architecture_train | 1 | Investing in an architecture firm A pair of young architects I know started an architecture firm a few years ago and they do just well enough to break even. I’m not an architect but I own 3 businesses and have sold 1 business. I know how to manage finances, customers, etc. I want to help these guys out but I wonder what can I do to help them? Happy to provide them with capital…but what can they do with it that can have meaningful impact on their business? Hire a sales guy? Digital marketing? Sponsor some event? It’d be interesting to diversify my business investment portfolio and I really want these guys to succeed. I know this sounds stupid so grill away if you wish. | iwvyezm | iwvwnrx | 1,668,800,006 | 1,668,799,281 | 2 | -1 | Invest in what you know. As a self proclaimed businessman you should see red flags by having to ask random’s for advice because you don’t understand the business well enough yourself. | There are tons of places to invest and you choose architecture firm… | 1 | 725 | -2 | ||
yyi09g | architecture_train | 1 | Investing in an architecture firm A pair of young architects I know started an architecture firm a few years ago and they do just well enough to break even. I’m not an architect but I own 3 businesses and have sold 1 business. I know how to manage finances, customers, etc. I want to help these guys out but I wonder what can I do to help them? Happy to provide them with capital…but what can they do with it that can have meaningful impact on their business? Hire a sales guy? Digital marketing? Sponsor some event? It’d be interesting to diversify my business investment portfolio and I really want these guys to succeed. I know this sounds stupid so grill away if you wish. | iwxak40 | iwvr528 | 1,668,821,339 | 1,668,797,017 | 2 | 1 | I don't know how you'd get an ROI with an architecture firm, but you could front there software fees for a year. Why is this important you ask? Autodesk - which is most likely where they get their software from is VERY expensive. For example with Revit, If they pay month-to-month for it, it's $335/month per seat. If they buy a yearly or 3 year subscription it would be $2675 or $7625 respectively. So if you front them the yearly subscription, they'd save $1400. And they'd love that. You could say, "hey I'll buy your yearly subscription, and you can pay me monthly for it, rather than pay autodesk monthly". https://www.autodesk.com/products/revit/overview?term=1-YEAR&tab=subscription Note: make sure to find out what software they use before you go purchasing anything! :) | find a way to provide serious customers | 1 | 24,322 | 2 | ||
yyi09g | architecture_train | 1 | Investing in an architecture firm A pair of young architects I know started an architecture firm a few years ago and they do just well enough to break even. I’m not an architect but I own 3 businesses and have sold 1 business. I know how to manage finances, customers, etc. I want to help these guys out but I wonder what can I do to help them? Happy to provide them with capital…but what can they do with it that can have meaningful impact on their business? Hire a sales guy? Digital marketing? Sponsor some event? It’d be interesting to diversify my business investment portfolio and I really want these guys to succeed. I know this sounds stupid so grill away if you wish. | iwxak40 | iwvwnrx | 1,668,821,339 | 1,668,799,281 | 2 | -1 | I don't know how you'd get an ROI with an architecture firm, but you could front there software fees for a year. Why is this important you ask? Autodesk - which is most likely where they get their software from is VERY expensive. For example with Revit, If they pay month-to-month for it, it's $335/month per seat. If they buy a yearly or 3 year subscription it would be $2675 or $7625 respectively. So if you front them the yearly subscription, they'd save $1400. And they'd love that. You could say, "hey I'll buy your yearly subscription, and you can pay me monthly for it, rather than pay autodesk monthly". https://www.autodesk.com/products/revit/overview?term=1-YEAR&tab=subscription Note: make sure to find out what software they use before you go purchasing anything! :) | There are tons of places to invest and you choose architecture firm… | 1 | 22,058 | -2 | ||
yyi09g | architecture_train | 1 | Investing in an architecture firm A pair of young architects I know started an architecture firm a few years ago and they do just well enough to break even. I’m not an architect but I own 3 businesses and have sold 1 business. I know how to manage finances, customers, etc. I want to help these guys out but I wonder what can I do to help them? Happy to provide them with capital…but what can they do with it that can have meaningful impact on their business? Hire a sales guy? Digital marketing? Sponsor some event? It’d be interesting to diversify my business investment portfolio and I really want these guys to succeed. I know this sounds stupid so grill away if you wish. | iwxhmg9 | iwvr528 | 1,668,824,899 | 1,668,797,017 | 2 | 1 | I think first might be for you to spend time with them to understand their business. Like others are saying, offer to be a mentor but also an observer. I own a small practice myself. I find it’s a lot more like being a doctor or dentist than any other profession. You are providing an individual, customized service to specific clients. Your bandwidth as a group is roughly proportional to the employees you have. It’s not a business where you can just keep investing in efficiency to make it exponentially more profitable. It has a threshold. I’d be curious if you can help them and come up with anything! I’m sure there are ways all of us could pick our nose up from the drawing board for a moment and make our businesses leaner and more effective. | find a way to provide serious customers | 1 | 27,882 | 2 | ||
yyi09g | architecture_train | 1 | Investing in an architecture firm A pair of young architects I know started an architecture firm a few years ago and they do just well enough to break even. I’m not an architect but I own 3 businesses and have sold 1 business. I know how to manage finances, customers, etc. I want to help these guys out but I wonder what can I do to help them? Happy to provide them with capital…but what can they do with it that can have meaningful impact on their business? Hire a sales guy? Digital marketing? Sponsor some event? It’d be interesting to diversify my business investment portfolio and I really want these guys to succeed. I know this sounds stupid so grill away if you wish. | iwxhmg9 | iwvwnrx | 1,668,824,899 | 1,668,799,281 | 2 | -1 | I think first might be for you to spend time with them to understand their business. Like others are saying, offer to be a mentor but also an observer. I own a small practice myself. I find it’s a lot more like being a doctor or dentist than any other profession. You are providing an individual, customized service to specific clients. Your bandwidth as a group is roughly proportional to the employees you have. It’s not a business where you can just keep investing in efficiency to make it exponentially more profitable. It has a threshold. I’d be curious if you can help them and come up with anything! I’m sure there are ways all of us could pick our nose up from the drawing board for a moment and make our businesses leaner and more effective. | There are tons of places to invest and you choose architecture firm… | 1 | 25,618 | -2 | ||
yyi09g | architecture_train | 1 | Investing in an architecture firm A pair of young architects I know started an architecture firm a few years ago and they do just well enough to break even. I’m not an architect but I own 3 businesses and have sold 1 business. I know how to manage finances, customers, etc. I want to help these guys out but I wonder what can I do to help them? Happy to provide them with capital…but what can they do with it that can have meaningful impact on their business? Hire a sales guy? Digital marketing? Sponsor some event? It’d be interesting to diversify my business investment portfolio and I really want these guys to succeed. I know this sounds stupid so grill away if you wish. | iwvwnrx | iwyqh44 | 1,668,799,281 | 1,668,857,272 | -1 | 1 | There are tons of places to invest and you choose architecture firm… | I think first you should sit with them and get an idea of where their head is (business wise). I hate to say this but architects have a hard time grasping with business reality. I am a contractor-turned architect, and now I fully understand why the dislike for architects come from, specially architects that are in the residential business. A conversation goes a long way. | 0 | 57,991 | -1 | ||
yyi09g | architecture_train | 1 | Investing in an architecture firm A pair of young architects I know started an architecture firm a few years ago and they do just well enough to break even. I’m not an architect but I own 3 businesses and have sold 1 business. I know how to manage finances, customers, etc. I want to help these guys out but I wonder what can I do to help them? Happy to provide them with capital…but what can they do with it that can have meaningful impact on their business? Hire a sales guy? Digital marketing? Sponsor some event? It’d be interesting to diversify my business investment portfolio and I really want these guys to succeed. I know this sounds stupid so grill away if you wish. | ix6md7o | iwvwnrx | 1,669,001,225 | 1,668,799,281 | 1 | -1 | Margins in architecture are tiny… definitely not a business to make bank on your investment. | There are tons of places to invest and you choose architecture firm… | 1 | 201,944 | -1 | ||
tke7g3 | architecture_train | 0.91 | How stressful is working in an architecture firm? I've been offered my first role in an architecture firm as a graduate interior designer. I've been through archi and interior design school so I know how stressful it can get in the studio. Is the stress also bad in the workplace? I ask because I have multiple chronic health conditions that flare up when I'm stressed and tired, and I'm just not sure if this career path is the best thing for me. Would love to hear insights from everyone, thank you. | i1q8h1x | i1q5nsr | 1,647,991,928 | 1,647,990,715 | 9 | 5 | Depends on the firm. If you work for a diva or screamer it can be very stressful. Same with ridiculous clients or bad office practices. If you work at a place that has their shit together then it might not be too bad. Really can vary from firm to firm. | It depends on the firm and country I think. Where I work in the UK is usually fine with regards to the number of work hours, and, especially after the pandemic, people can choose where to work from and when within reason. There are the odd overtimes but that has been maybe once or twice since 2018 where we had to stay in on request to finish the work, and even then we could decline and either got paid for it or traded the time for extra holidays if we agreed to work late. With regards to the workload it can get stressful but that is the same anywhere I think, especially as people have more responsibility later down the line in their careers. As long as you set your own boundaries and people are clear about what you can or cannot do you will be fine I think. As other people have suggested here, the people in the team are key, and staying away from office politics is a wise decision. All the best for the new start! :) | 1 | 1,213 | 1.8 | ||
qlfksn | architecture_train | 0.86 | How do you get more clients for your architecture firm? Just started out my business and wanted to know more specifically the best ways of getting clients? I heard through Real Estate companies, and Developers mostly, and having a great website. What has worked out for you in your careers? | hj3lfzq | hj2ojy3 | 1,635,907,404 | 1,635,893,680 | 2 | 1 | What type and scale of work do you do? | Where abouts are you located? | 1 | 13,724 | 2 | ||
qlfksn | architecture_train | 0.86 | How do you get more clients for your architecture firm? Just started out my business and wanted to know more specifically the best ways of getting clients? I heard through Real Estate companies, and Developers mostly, and having a great website. What has worked out for you in your careers? | hj5iqet | hj4mc0b | 1,635,950,362 | 1,635,932,104 | 2 | 1 | The majority of my clients have come as referrals from past projects. Both from the client and from the contractor. So my answer would be to finish strong. Continue to provide services through construction so the contractor and owner are happy. | Try not to be too aloof. I have approached a couple architects for help with restoration of my house. They all acted like they were only interested in serving the rich. Each were pretentious in the appearance of their office and the way they carried themselves. | 1 | 18,258 | 2 |
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