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7yd8z3 | architecture_train | 0.69 | [ask] I am a hotel owner looking to build a downtown hostel when our lease is up. Would a rooftop pool on a budget hostel be a good idea or a terrible one? I noticed there aren't any hostels with rooftop pool views and thought this could set us apart from the competition. I began researching the possibility of this and learned it was very difficult and expensive. There are a lot of hotels that do rooftop pools still, so is it a difficult, yet completely feasible idea? Or should I drop the idea before I waste thousands of dollars on a terrible idea? | duflj69 | duh2nh6 | 1,518,951,683 | 1,519,010,477 | 1 | 2 | Do you mean Hotel rather than Hostel? | The build price will be roughly x2-x4 maintenance the same, but could turn into nightmare if built even with slightest problems. Can't save here, find the best contractor who have done that before. However all that vary if you are in hurricane or seismic active zone;in fact, prices grow almost exponentially when pool size increases there. All things considered, something the size of a 10-15 people hot tub might be alright. Gym on rooftop will not be a good idea because its gets way too hot. Best thing that going to happen people wont use it; worst - some 70 year old New Yorker will have heart attack without a/c. | 0 | 58,794 | 2 | ||
cf8axy | architecture_train | 1 | [Ask] Looking to start my education in Architecture- what are some good options/tips for my situation? I am currently Active Duty USAF, and I would like to start my education sooner than later. I have about a year of Gen Ed classes under my belt (English, History, Gov). The problem is, there are no universities (with BS/BA in Architecture, not really even sure what the difference is between the two) nearby I can attend in person... I was wondering if there are any online/hybrid programs that I can start just to get a head start. I plan on attending college after I get out of the service (in about 4 years). I have been looking at Academy of Art University for their 5 year program (B.Arch), but I just wanted to see if anyone could give me insight to their online program. It’s been difficult to find online courses in general for Architecture... While I am AD, I receive TA, so either way I want to take some classes, any other suggestions for what may help down the road? Also, I saw an in person associates degree nearby for an AAS in CADD (Computer Aided Drafting and Design)- will that benefit me in learning anything for future? Any insight is greatly appreciated! | eu8gn4f | eu8mufy | 1,563,556,689 | 1,563,560,213 | 3 | 6 | Lawrence Tech University has an entire Masters Degree of Arch online, I am not sure about a BA, but I would bet a lot of the undergrad classes are online, and would be a good place to start. Something you want to keep in mind is that you want your BA and Master degrees to be Accredited, LTU is, but you should keep that in mind while looking as a lot of schools will gloss over that part, and it is the most important. Also, each state has different requirements for being licensed, so use the attached link to pick a state and find out exactly what you need to take your tests, then set a game plan, and move ahead. If you plan your state and where you are going to test now, it will save you a lot of time in the future. https://www.ncarb.org/get-licensed/licensing-requirements-tool Last, you need to find a licensed architect that possibly has a similar situation to you(vet) and have them mentor you, or at least make friends with them, helps if they are in the state you want to live. Cheers | I would strongly urge NOT trying to do Architecture school online. General ed and electives? Sure, knock em all out, but a studio environment is key. Make sure your general ed stuff is going to transfer, then find a school once your commitment is up. | 0 | 3,524 | 2 | ||
b5n3i0 | architecture_train | 1 | [ask]What are some of the tallest neoclassical buildings, or some good examples of neoclassical skyscrapers? I'm not an architect in the least, but I am doing some quick visual arts concepting for a fictional society, and I've become enamored by the idea of a neoclassical art style being widely adopted by both business and residential buildings, as opposed to the monuments and government buildings we see today. As such, I was wondering if there were any good examples of neoclassical skyscrapers or simply very tall neoclassical buildings, especially those built in the 20th century. Thank you! | ejf6i0b | ejfa5gi | 1,553,612,683 | 1,553,615,101 | 1 | 11 | Honestly having a hard time coming up with an example... The issue is that neoclassical architecture is heavily based on proportionality and since classical buildings didn't tend to go very high, it would break all the proportions to just stretch vertically, unless you started stacking, which is actually what the Romans did at the Colosseum. So any tall classical building will probably just be a metal and glass box with fake, half depth columns plastered on the outside. I'm not saying it's a bad idea and I'm sure you could come up with some cool concepts, but I *am* saying you can probably do something more interesting/modern than Ceasars Palace hotel in Las Vegas. But maybe that's exactly what you're looking for... Also, if you're looking for monumentality rather than height, look at the US Supreme Court building, or half the buildings in DC which is like the peak of neoclassicism, just not skyscrapers. That being said, feel free to break the rules, add extraneous columns, stretch things out and come up with something cool Edit: missed the besides government and monuments bit, oops... Hopefully someone smarter than me chimes in | The early skyscrapers were predominately classical in composition. Downtown Manhattan is great lesson in adopting the toolset of classical architect to, what was then, this new building type. Some architects did more than others - McKim, Meade and White did the Municipal Building in downtown Manhattan. There is also Carrere and Hastings's Standard Oil Building also downtown. The of course there is the well known Flatiron Building. Other architects worth looking into: Warren and Wetmore are best known as the architects of Grand Central terminal, but also did many high-rises for commercial and residential uses. A couple of my favorites are the Aeolian Building, the Consolidated Gas Building, and the Helmsley Building, which terminates the southern vista down park avenue, and you actually drive through it. Shultz & Weaver did quite a few tall classical buildings. There is even a great capriccio of their work at the Wolfsonian museum in South Beach. A couple of my favorites are the Sherry-Netherland, and the Biltmore Hotel. Rosario Candela had a prolifiic career designing high-rise apartment buildings. Emory Roth also did quite a few high-rise apartment buildings. The beresford being one of the more famous ones. Ernest Flagg is important to note for his work on the now demolished Singer Buiding. It is also worth noting his advocacy for housing reform, developing mid-rise projects such as the Cherokee Apartments, and Mills House no. 1 - again, adapting the classical toolkit to other problems. | 0 | 2,418 | 11 | ||
g6fshy | architecture_train | 0.9 | Essential readings for a beginner looking into architecture? [Ask] Hey, this seems like a really nice community and I hope this post can help me and others in the future. I've just graduated high school, and am currently looking at an occupation in Architecture. I'm not looking for a job or free books or anything, simply for some request of books or other forms of information to grow my knowledge in the field without spending thousands on a class in post secondary. Anywyas, I wish you all the best. Ultimately, what books would you recommend to an absolute beginner who knows nothing about architecture? Thanks and be safe. | fobkuko | foaey6p | 1,587,660,845 | 1,587,645,527 | 3 | 2 | Delirious New York l Rem Koolhaas Learning from Las Vegas l Robert Venturi The image of the city l Kevin Lynch İnvisible cities l İtalo Calvino | 101 Things I Learned In Architecture School by Mathew Frederick is great. Also books by Francis D.K Ching like Architectural Graphics are good for learning the basics. Also check out colleges around you and see what the students are doing. You usually need a license to get a job at an architectural firm which means going through a masters degree program. Check with local companies though to see what they want. | 1 | 15,318 | 1.5 | ||
g6fshy | architecture_train | 0.9 | Essential readings for a beginner looking into architecture? [Ask] Hey, this seems like a really nice community and I hope this post can help me and others in the future. I've just graduated high school, and am currently looking at an occupation in Architecture. I'm not looking for a job or free books or anything, simply for some request of books or other forms of information to grow my knowledge in the field without spending thousands on a class in post secondary. Anywyas, I wish you all the best. Ultimately, what books would you recommend to an absolute beginner who knows nothing about architecture? Thanks and be safe. | foaey6p | foatlf9 | 1,587,645,527 | 1,587,652,295 | 2 | 3 | 101 Things I Learned In Architecture School by Mathew Frederick is great. Also books by Francis D.K Ching like Architectural Graphics are good for learning the basics. Also check out colleges around you and see what the students are doing. You usually need a license to get a job at an architectural firm which means going through a masters degree program. Check with local companies though to see what they want. | /u/TheRealSmart mentioned 101 things I learned in Architecture school, and I agree with that. It is small, but helpful and was the only book that I was made to read in my first year of college that I liked. I didn't have Chings' Architectural Graphics, but borrowed it a lot and it was very good. I had Architectural Drawing by Yee which was similar. 101 things is a good, short primer for college and the other two are more for reference when you are already in college. Professors will probably be teaching you the things in those books or telling you to read one of them. My college had specific requirements for books for our ARCH 101 class, so I wouldn't spend too much on books before you know what they will ask you to read for class. My Materials for Design books were the ones people in school borrowed the most. They have a bunch of projects split up by material and have interesting material uses and details for their connections. (there is a first book, but I don't see it on amazon) I found one of these Form and Technique books by Asterios Agkathidis at a gift shop while traveling and really liked it. They are small-ish books that have a bunch of projects that are variations on a theme for form-finding. I had the Generative Design and Biomorphic Structures books and a friend who liked them also got an air structures one that related to their senior thesis and was apparently really helpful. | 0 | 6,768 | 1.5 | ||
g6fshy | architecture_train | 0.9 | Essential readings for a beginner looking into architecture? [Ask] Hey, this seems like a really nice community and I hope this post can help me and others in the future. I've just graduated high school, and am currently looking at an occupation in Architecture. I'm not looking for a job or free books or anything, simply for some request of books or other forms of information to grow my knowledge in the field without spending thousands on a class in post secondary. Anywyas, I wish you all the best. Ultimately, what books would you recommend to an absolute beginner who knows nothing about architecture? Thanks and be safe. | foaxh7y | foaey6p | 1,587,653,759 | 1,587,645,527 | 3 | 2 | In addition to what's already been mentioned, I would recommend the following for young designers - Observations for Young Architects, How Buildings Learn, Why Buildings Stand Up, Why Buildings Fall Down. | 101 Things I Learned In Architecture School by Mathew Frederick is great. Also books by Francis D.K Ching like Architectural Graphics are good for learning the basics. Also check out colleges around you and see what the students are doing. You usually need a license to get a job at an architectural firm which means going through a masters degree program. Check with local companies though to see what they want. | 1 | 8,232 | 1.5 | ||
doc064 | architecture_train | 1 | [ask] I'm going to Japan! What are some must-see architecture? I'm going to Japan over christmas and new years! I'm currently making plans on where to go and what to see, and I'd very much like to see some interesting architecture while I'm there. I'd like to not only visit temples and traditional buildings, but also some more more modern buildings. Hopefully I'll get the chance to learn more about what sets japanese architecture apart from other styles, what's trending or has been trending there. Maybe get inspired and bring somthing with me for future projects. I'll be searching for books and online sources for this too, but I wanted to reach out to you and see if you had any recommendations for me. Help me out! | f5m4bm9 | f5m4fkk | 1,572,286,361 | 1,572,286,399 | 2 | 3 | Where are you going to be. I was there 12 years ago in school most of the time I was in Kyoto, I would personally make my whole trip there if I went back again. Lots of traditional feeling architecture and neighborhoods with little modern surprises everywhere. If you are a big Tado Ando fan Awaji island is worth it to see some of his projects, water temple and his conference center, can't remember the name and also the TOTO employee retreat. He of course has stuff everywhere so if you are staying more in the big cities you'll find something. Tokyo is Tokyo, there are lots of cool neighborhoods with modern architect. I can't at the moment remember names. The Prada store designed by Herzog and de Meuron was pretty cool. | /r/JapanTravel is good for this. Also /r/JapanPics, though less focused on discussion, might give you some inspiration of places to see. I've been wanting to do this for ages so I've thought a good deal about it. Kyoto is generally considered the must-see when it comes to traditional work. It has a high concentration of old temples and houses. The Katsura Imperial Villa is my number one spot to see though it's a bit out of the way. It's considered one of the finest examples of classical taste in the country. It was built as a weekend retreat, originally inspired by a famous novel of the time, added to over the years. It has a main palace made of 3 sections, and numerous old tea houses around the gardens. You need tickets in advance I think, but there are guides online that describe how to get them. Also the tour is in Japanese, so you may want to plan on finding an audio-guide you can listen to while you're there. My other big goal if I visit will be seeing the work of Tadao Ando. He's all over the country though so I'd suggest looking through some of his work and deciding what is your favorite and might work best with your itinerary (and what might be open to the public). Also worth looking into would be work by SANAA, Kengo Kuma, Fujimoto, etc. If you have the money, stay in an Onsen for a night or three. They're traditionally styled hotels (some don't even offer normal Western beds) and usually come with at least one big traditional meal a day. They also tend to have hot springs either as part of the hotel or even as part of your room. One onsen is considered the longest running family business in the world and has been kept by the same family for something like 800+ years. They are pricey though - usually over $200 a night. I've heard you can sleep in temples over night but haven't looked further into it. Might be restrictions like 'must speak Japanese' or 'must help with work around the temple' or something. | 0 | 38 | 1.5 | ||
doc064 | architecture_train | 1 | [ask] I'm going to Japan! What are some must-see architecture? I'm going to Japan over christmas and new years! I'm currently making plans on where to go and what to see, and I'd very much like to see some interesting architecture while I'm there. I'd like to not only visit temples and traditional buildings, but also some more more modern buildings. Hopefully I'll get the chance to learn more about what sets japanese architecture apart from other styles, what's trending or has been trending there. Maybe get inspired and bring somthing with me for future projects. I'll be searching for books and online sources for this too, but I wanted to reach out to you and see if you had any recommendations for me. Help me out! | f5oalvi | f5m4bm9 | 1,572,313,584 | 1,572,286,361 | 3 | 2 | Everything Tadao Ando especially in Naoshima island! I went two times in Japan and Naoshima is the most incredible place ever | Where are you going to be. I was there 12 years ago in school most of the time I was in Kyoto, I would personally make my whole trip there if I went back again. Lots of traditional feeling architecture and neighborhoods with little modern surprises everywhere. If you are a big Tado Ando fan Awaji island is worth it to see some of his projects, water temple and his conference center, can't remember the name and also the TOTO employee retreat. He of course has stuff everywhere so if you are staying more in the big cities you'll find something. Tokyo is Tokyo, there are lots of cool neighborhoods with modern architect. I can't at the moment remember names. The Prada store designed by Herzog and de Meuron was pretty cool. | 1 | 27,223 | 1.5 | ||
doc064 | architecture_train | 1 | [ask] I'm going to Japan! What are some must-see architecture? I'm going to Japan over christmas and new years! I'm currently making plans on where to go and what to see, and I'd very much like to see some interesting architecture while I'm there. I'd like to not only visit temples and traditional buildings, but also some more more modern buildings. Hopefully I'll get the chance to learn more about what sets japanese architecture apart from other styles, what's trending or has been trending there. Maybe get inspired and bring somthing with me for future projects. I'll be searching for books and online sources for this too, but I wanted to reach out to you and see if you had any recommendations for me. Help me out! | f5m7xt3 | f5oalvi | 1,572,287,395 | 1,572,313,584 | 2 | 3 | Definitely go to Omotesando and walk around inside the fashion stores. Seriously this was the highlight of a weeklong Tokyo trip that I spent looking at buildings. I might be able to dig up my map Of buildings but Arch Daily has a map feature with all their published projects which is pretty easy to navigate. | Everything Tadao Ando especially in Naoshima island! I went two times in Japan and Naoshima is the most incredible place ever | 0 | 26,189 | 1.5 | ||
8g6nci | architecture_train | 0.8 | [ask] What would it take to get a revival of classical architecture in places like America today? All these newer places I've seen posted usually look more plain and blocky. They're nice looking, but there seems to be a pretty big departure from the classical styles derived mostly from the ancient Greeks and Roman's. We look to these older buildings using that style and say they're beautiful, but these futuristic looking houses don't even approach similar aesthetics. They seem veer off completely in the opposite direction, with no consideration whatsoever. | dy9bbr2 | dy9alq2 | 1,525,163,679 | 1,525,162,009 | 4 | 1 | It would take a war that destroys modern culture as it is. Architects and designers usually look toward the future while only looking at the past to seek references. The industry in other hands has transitioned from Roman concrete to steel. rebar concrete and glass. Insulation is better. Walls are thinner and stronger. Theoretically construction is getting better with time. Also construction time is shorter. It would take 10x the time to build a house Roman style than with prefab bricks or wood or panels so cost would elevate as well. Don’t dream on a classic revival. Just consider most buildings aren’t even designed, they are just built to save time and money. | You need to get everyone to agree on the same thing.... which isn't the way things are going in any sphere of life. Consensus isn't really the 21st century way. | 1 | 1,670 | 4 | ||
8g6nci | architecture_train | 0.8 | [ask] What would it take to get a revival of classical architecture in places like America today? All these newer places I've seen posted usually look more plain and blocky. They're nice looking, but there seems to be a pretty big departure from the classical styles derived mostly from the ancient Greeks and Roman's. We look to these older buildings using that style and say they're beautiful, but these futuristic looking houses don't even approach similar aesthetics. They seem veer off completely in the opposite direction, with no consideration whatsoever. | dy99xr7 | dy9bbr2 | 1,525,160,482 | 1,525,163,679 | -2 | 4 | idiots who don't care about architecture and ust want what they already know. so a bunch of self important conservatives. | It would take a war that destroys modern culture as it is. Architects and designers usually look toward the future while only looking at the past to seek references. The industry in other hands has transitioned from Roman concrete to steel. rebar concrete and glass. Insulation is better. Walls are thinner and stronger. Theoretically construction is getting better with time. Also construction time is shorter. It would take 10x the time to build a house Roman style than with prefab bricks or wood or panels so cost would elevate as well. Don’t dream on a classic revival. Just consider most buildings aren’t even designed, they are just built to save time and money. | 0 | 3,197 | -2 | ||
8g6nci | architecture_train | 0.8 | [ask] What would it take to get a revival of classical architecture in places like America today? All these newer places I've seen posted usually look more plain and blocky. They're nice looking, but there seems to be a pretty big departure from the classical styles derived mostly from the ancient Greeks and Roman's. We look to these older buildings using that style and say they're beautiful, but these futuristic looking houses don't even approach similar aesthetics. They seem veer off completely in the opposite direction, with no consideration whatsoever. | dy9dkmn | dy9bcgh | 1,525,169,016 | 1,525,163,723 | 3 | 2 | To an extent, there has been a growing resurgence. There are institutions such as the Institute for Classical Architecture, and INTBAU that actively promote classical architecture, and provide education. There are also a handful of university programs that offer programs with studios in classical design. What would it take? Largely a change in the educational system to incorporate design studios where students can learn classical and traditional design principles. It would also take a substantial change in the philosophical view the profesion has towards new classical work. While nearly every architect agrees the old buildings are beautiful, they simultaneously reject the notion of making new ones today. The arguments fall along these lines: 1. We can’t build like that anymore because buildings are a direct result of building techniques, and our building techniques have changed, people don’t know how to design or build like that, or it is too expensive to do today. 2. We don’t build like that anymore because to do so is nostalgic, fake history, etc. or building like that doesn’t represent our time as defined by architectural technology or changing culture. 3. We don’t build like that anymore because to do so is a copy/paste from pattern books, and self-expressive innovation is better/gives more freedom 4. We don’t make classical buildings because bad people made classical buildings once. 5. We don’t make traditional buildings because our functions have changed and require a new architectural response. 6. We do still make classical/traditional buildings because modernism is a tradition and a continuation of the tradition of classicism in the abstract. This is frequently transmitted in schools, and reinforced in many offices and media. Rarely is a good traditional project given a fair review on its own merits without simultaneously being critiqued based on the above. Personally, I don’t find any of them hold up to real scrutiny - they all make assumptions or place limitations on what tradition is within architecture. | >We look to these older buildings using that style and say they're beautiful, but these futuristic looking houses don't even approach similar aesthetics. Because architecture is a process and makes progress. We don't dwell on old things and try to imitate them. That's not progress. | 1 | 5,293 | 1.5 | ||
8g6nci | architecture_train | 0.8 | [ask] What would it take to get a revival of classical architecture in places like America today? All these newer places I've seen posted usually look more plain and blocky. They're nice looking, but there seems to be a pretty big departure from the classical styles derived mostly from the ancient Greeks and Roman's. We look to these older buildings using that style and say they're beautiful, but these futuristic looking houses don't even approach similar aesthetics. They seem veer off completely in the opposite direction, with no consideration whatsoever. | dy9dkmn | dy9alq2 | 1,525,169,016 | 1,525,162,009 | 3 | 1 | To an extent, there has been a growing resurgence. There are institutions such as the Institute for Classical Architecture, and INTBAU that actively promote classical architecture, and provide education. There are also a handful of university programs that offer programs with studios in classical design. What would it take? Largely a change in the educational system to incorporate design studios where students can learn classical and traditional design principles. It would also take a substantial change in the philosophical view the profesion has towards new classical work. While nearly every architect agrees the old buildings are beautiful, they simultaneously reject the notion of making new ones today. The arguments fall along these lines: 1. We can’t build like that anymore because buildings are a direct result of building techniques, and our building techniques have changed, people don’t know how to design or build like that, or it is too expensive to do today. 2. We don’t build like that anymore because to do so is nostalgic, fake history, etc. or building like that doesn’t represent our time as defined by architectural technology or changing culture. 3. We don’t build like that anymore because to do so is a copy/paste from pattern books, and self-expressive innovation is better/gives more freedom 4. We don’t make classical buildings because bad people made classical buildings once. 5. We don’t make traditional buildings because our functions have changed and require a new architectural response. 6. We do still make classical/traditional buildings because modernism is a tradition and a continuation of the tradition of classicism in the abstract. This is frequently transmitted in schools, and reinforced in many offices and media. Rarely is a good traditional project given a fair review on its own merits without simultaneously being critiqued based on the above. Personally, I don’t find any of them hold up to real scrutiny - they all make assumptions or place limitations on what tradition is within architecture. | You need to get everyone to agree on the same thing.... which isn't the way things are going in any sphere of life. Consensus isn't really the 21st century way. | 1 | 7,007 | 3 | ||
8g6nci | architecture_train | 0.8 | [ask] What would it take to get a revival of classical architecture in places like America today? All these newer places I've seen posted usually look more plain and blocky. They're nice looking, but there seems to be a pretty big departure from the classical styles derived mostly from the ancient Greeks and Roman's. We look to these older buildings using that style and say they're beautiful, but these futuristic looking houses don't even approach similar aesthetics. They seem veer off completely in the opposite direction, with no consideration whatsoever. | dy9dkmn | dy99xr7 | 1,525,169,016 | 1,525,160,482 | 3 | -2 | To an extent, there has been a growing resurgence. There are institutions such as the Institute for Classical Architecture, and INTBAU that actively promote classical architecture, and provide education. There are also a handful of university programs that offer programs with studios in classical design. What would it take? Largely a change in the educational system to incorporate design studios where students can learn classical and traditional design principles. It would also take a substantial change in the philosophical view the profesion has towards new classical work. While nearly every architect agrees the old buildings are beautiful, they simultaneously reject the notion of making new ones today. The arguments fall along these lines: 1. We can’t build like that anymore because buildings are a direct result of building techniques, and our building techniques have changed, people don’t know how to design or build like that, or it is too expensive to do today. 2. We don’t build like that anymore because to do so is nostalgic, fake history, etc. or building like that doesn’t represent our time as defined by architectural technology or changing culture. 3. We don’t build like that anymore because to do so is a copy/paste from pattern books, and self-expressive innovation is better/gives more freedom 4. We don’t make classical buildings because bad people made classical buildings once. 5. We don’t make traditional buildings because our functions have changed and require a new architectural response. 6. We do still make classical/traditional buildings because modernism is a tradition and a continuation of the tradition of classicism in the abstract. This is frequently transmitted in schools, and reinforced in many offices and media. Rarely is a good traditional project given a fair review on its own merits without simultaneously being critiqued based on the above. Personally, I don’t find any of them hold up to real scrutiny - they all make assumptions or place limitations on what tradition is within architecture. | idiots who don't care about architecture and ust want what they already know. so a bunch of self important conservatives. | 1 | 8,534 | -1.5 | ||
8g6nci | architecture_train | 0.8 | [ask] What would it take to get a revival of classical architecture in places like America today? All these newer places I've seen posted usually look more plain and blocky. They're nice looking, but there seems to be a pretty big departure from the classical styles derived mostly from the ancient Greeks and Roman's. We look to these older buildings using that style and say they're beautiful, but these futuristic looking houses don't even approach similar aesthetics. They seem veer off completely in the opposite direction, with no consideration whatsoever. | dy9bcgh | dy9alq2 | 1,525,163,723 | 1,525,162,009 | 2 | 1 | >We look to these older buildings using that style and say they're beautiful, but these futuristic looking houses don't even approach similar aesthetics. Because architecture is a process and makes progress. We don't dwell on old things and try to imitate them. That's not progress. | You need to get everyone to agree on the same thing.... which isn't the way things are going in any sphere of life. Consensus isn't really the 21st century way. | 1 | 1,714 | 2 | ||
8g6nci | architecture_train | 0.8 | [ask] What would it take to get a revival of classical architecture in places like America today? All these newer places I've seen posted usually look more plain and blocky. They're nice looking, but there seems to be a pretty big departure from the classical styles derived mostly from the ancient Greeks and Roman's. We look to these older buildings using that style and say they're beautiful, but these futuristic looking houses don't even approach similar aesthetics. They seem veer off completely in the opposite direction, with no consideration whatsoever. | dy99xr7 | dy9bcgh | 1,525,160,482 | 1,525,163,723 | -2 | 2 | idiots who don't care about architecture and ust want what they already know. so a bunch of self important conservatives. | >We look to these older buildings using that style and say they're beautiful, but these futuristic looking houses don't even approach similar aesthetics. Because architecture is a process and makes progress. We don't dwell on old things and try to imitate them. That's not progress. | 0 | 3,241 | -1 | ||
8g6nci | architecture_train | 0.8 | [ask] What would it take to get a revival of classical architecture in places like America today? All these newer places I've seen posted usually look more plain and blocky. They're nice looking, but there seems to be a pretty big departure from the classical styles derived mostly from the ancient Greeks and Roman's. We look to these older buildings using that style and say they're beautiful, but these futuristic looking houses don't even approach similar aesthetics. They seem veer off completely in the opposite direction, with no consideration whatsoever. | dycdhww | dy9alq2 | 1,525,291,603 | 1,525,162,009 | 2 | 1 | I mean thats your opinion. I personally think its butt ugly but that is also my oppinion. We also don't really know what classical architecture is. We have spent centuries studying it and mimicking what we thought it was. Prior to the French revolution that was pretty much the only excepted form of Civic architecture. Several French architects leading up to that time and afterwards were some of the first to break the notions of white pristine classical buildings. They also arent useful. The only classical buildings you know are probably temples and religious structures. You are comparing an apartment building to the Pantheon then of course you are gunna be disappointed. But I also dont want to live in the pantheon. Most classical buildings are symmetric and rely on stone construction. Legit stone construction is a skill we have largely forgotten because it is soooo expensive. I think you should look at the fall of modernism and the rise of postmodernism. It Postmodernism uses classical forms as a pastiche to cover buildings and it might have some elements you find interesting. However I think most people have passed on Post modernism because it was a little tacky. | You need to get everyone to agree on the same thing.... which isn't the way things are going in any sphere of life. Consensus isn't really the 21st century way. | 1 | 129,594 | 2 | ||
8g6nci | architecture_train | 0.8 | [ask] What would it take to get a revival of classical architecture in places like America today? All these newer places I've seen posted usually look more plain and blocky. They're nice looking, but there seems to be a pretty big departure from the classical styles derived mostly from the ancient Greeks and Roman's. We look to these older buildings using that style and say they're beautiful, but these futuristic looking houses don't even approach similar aesthetics. They seem veer off completely in the opposite direction, with no consideration whatsoever. | dycdhww | dy99xr7 | 1,525,291,603 | 1,525,160,482 | 2 | -2 | I mean thats your opinion. I personally think its butt ugly but that is also my oppinion. We also don't really know what classical architecture is. We have spent centuries studying it and mimicking what we thought it was. Prior to the French revolution that was pretty much the only excepted form of Civic architecture. Several French architects leading up to that time and afterwards were some of the first to break the notions of white pristine classical buildings. They also arent useful. The only classical buildings you know are probably temples and religious structures. You are comparing an apartment building to the Pantheon then of course you are gunna be disappointed. But I also dont want to live in the pantheon. Most classical buildings are symmetric and rely on stone construction. Legit stone construction is a skill we have largely forgotten because it is soooo expensive. I think you should look at the fall of modernism and the rise of postmodernism. It Postmodernism uses classical forms as a pastiche to cover buildings and it might have some elements you find interesting. However I think most people have passed on Post modernism because it was a little tacky. | idiots who don't care about architecture and ust want what they already know. so a bunch of self important conservatives. | 1 | 131,121 | -1 | ||
8g6nci | architecture_train | 0.8 | [ask] What would it take to get a revival of classical architecture in places like America today? All these newer places I've seen posted usually look more plain and blocky. They're nice looking, but there seems to be a pretty big departure from the classical styles derived mostly from the ancient Greeks and Roman's. We look to these older buildings using that style and say they're beautiful, but these futuristic looking houses don't even approach similar aesthetics. They seem veer off completely in the opposite direction, with no consideration whatsoever. | dy9alq2 | dy99xr7 | 1,525,162,009 | 1,525,160,482 | 1 | -2 | You need to get everyone to agree on the same thing.... which isn't the way things are going in any sphere of life. Consensus isn't really the 21st century way. | idiots who don't care about architecture and ust want what they already know. so a bunch of self important conservatives. | 1 | 1,527 | -0.5 | ||
8p4h7u | architecture_train | 1 | [ask] i‘m visiting paris this weekend and was wondering if you guys have any recommendations concerning architecture in paris? | e08ej1k | e08kyr8 | 1,528,321,684 | 1,528,328,102 | 3 | 4 | 31 Rue Saint-Guillaume, 75007 Paris, France https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maison_de_Verre?wprov=sfla1 | I lived in Paris for a few months and was blown away by the architecture. Depends what you're into though. For Medieval, I'd suggest booking a classical music concert at Sainte Chapelle. It's just a few blocks from Notre Damme, which lends to why it's so underrated. It's more than just a chapel, it's a small cathedral. And the glass to non\-glass ratio on the walls is almost miraculous considering how long ago it was built (1238). The experience of listening to Vivaldi in there just makes your soul shit its pants. Hands down, my favourite little architectural surprise was the romantic pseudo\-village Mary Antoinette commissioned for herself in the massive backyard of Versailles. A glimpse of heaven IMO. As for architecture from "la belle epoque," Mersailles is glorious. Great neighborhood to walk around and soak in the "Amelie" vibes. And the best museum, design wise, is the "Musee D'Orsay". The feeling of being in an immense converted train station is spectacular. Not to mention, the views from the Renoir room, from behind the clock tower, are the best in Paris. Oh, also checkout the fantastic neo\-Hellenic design of the church of La Madeleine. Any architecture from later periods isn't my cup of tea, so can't recommend much. I know the Pompidou museum is famous. It houses PoMo stuff like Warhol... but it looks like giant hamster village. | 0 | 6,418 | 1.333333 | ||
8p4h7u | architecture_train | 1 | [ask] i‘m visiting paris this weekend and was wondering if you guys have any recommendations concerning architecture in paris? | e08j4wk | e08kyr8 | 1,528,326,209 | 1,528,328,102 | 1 | 4 | Check out Sainte-Chapelle and the Pompidou Center. Also, Virginia Duran's blog has a great collection of architecture-focussed travel guides guides that I'd highly recommend. The Paris guide is organised by location and her notes are quite interesting https://duranvirginia.wordpress.com/2015/11/03/the-free-architecture-guide-of-paris-pdf/ | I lived in Paris for a few months and was blown away by the architecture. Depends what you're into though. For Medieval, I'd suggest booking a classical music concert at Sainte Chapelle. It's just a few blocks from Notre Damme, which lends to why it's so underrated. It's more than just a chapel, it's a small cathedral. And the glass to non\-glass ratio on the walls is almost miraculous considering how long ago it was built (1238). The experience of listening to Vivaldi in there just makes your soul shit its pants. Hands down, my favourite little architectural surprise was the romantic pseudo\-village Mary Antoinette commissioned for herself in the massive backyard of Versailles. A glimpse of heaven IMO. As for architecture from "la belle epoque," Mersailles is glorious. Great neighborhood to walk around and soak in the "Amelie" vibes. And the best museum, design wise, is the "Musee D'Orsay". The feeling of being in an immense converted train station is spectacular. Not to mention, the views from the Renoir room, from behind the clock tower, are the best in Paris. Oh, also checkout the fantastic neo\-Hellenic design of the church of La Madeleine. Any architecture from later periods isn't my cup of tea, so can't recommend much. I know the Pompidou museum is famous. It houses PoMo stuff like Warhol... but it looks like giant hamster village. | 0 | 1,893 | 4 | ||
8p4h7u | architecture_train | 1 | [ask] i‘m visiting paris this weekend and was wondering if you guys have any recommendations concerning architecture in paris? | e08kjug | e08kyr8 | 1,528,327,673 | 1,528,328,102 | -4 | 4 | I don't think Paris is really known for it's architecture, but there's this house out in the suburbs that's worth a visit. | I lived in Paris for a few months and was blown away by the architecture. Depends what you're into though. For Medieval, I'd suggest booking a classical music concert at Sainte Chapelle. It's just a few blocks from Notre Damme, which lends to why it's so underrated. It's more than just a chapel, it's a small cathedral. And the glass to non\-glass ratio on the walls is almost miraculous considering how long ago it was built (1238). The experience of listening to Vivaldi in there just makes your soul shit its pants. Hands down, my favourite little architectural surprise was the romantic pseudo\-village Mary Antoinette commissioned for herself in the massive backyard of Versailles. A glimpse of heaven IMO. As for architecture from "la belle epoque," Mersailles is glorious. Great neighborhood to walk around and soak in the "Amelie" vibes. And the best museum, design wise, is the "Musee D'Orsay". The feeling of being in an immense converted train station is spectacular. Not to mention, the views from the Renoir room, from behind the clock tower, are the best in Paris. Oh, also checkout the fantastic neo\-Hellenic design of the church of La Madeleine. Any architecture from later periods isn't my cup of tea, so can't recommend much. I know the Pompidou museum is famous. It houses PoMo stuff like Warhol... but it looks like giant hamster village. | 0 | 429 | -1 | ||
sqo1wz | architecture_train | 0.91 | How would you go about getting your first customer as an architect? I'm stuck on the following case and I'm trying to gather all the information I can before making a decision. These are the numbers: You have 6 years of experience as a freelance architect at an architect firm (this includes 2 years internship so 4 years of total as an architect). You're playing with the idea to completely (or partly) work for yourself. How would you go about getting your first customers? I feel like a lot of peope start with projects for friends/family but I don't have that advantage or opportunity at the moment. \- How do you put yourself out there without any reference projects and get people to get in contact with you? And how do you avoid the battle for the lowest rate? I feel like a lot of architects work for very low rates. \- What are some mistakes to avoid in the beginning and must do's? \- Are there any big hidden costs besides the obvious computer/laptop, insurance? (I'm already a freelancer so I'm aware of the accountant/taxes). | hwn40xf | hwmp0w0 | 1,644,671,688 | 1,644,662,140 | 5 | 2 | Well you can create spec work for your portfolio. Spend sometime creating fantasy or never built projects to put on your website. Social media is big too. Architects and interior designers take full advantage of the visual nature of Instagram to show off their ideas or work. You might get some traction on LinkedIn or advertising on services like Bark and Houzz. There's a couple of great series, on YouTube that are basically must watch. The first is The Business of Architecture podcast. The second is Monograph. EntreArchitect puts out great content for sole proprietor architects. And lastly, though he's not an architect Chris Do has an outstanding platform for creatives who are also entrepreneurs. These resources are probably the difference between success out of the gate and toiling in the wilderness forever trying to figure it out on your own. Obviously you'll need to understand the legal ins and outs. You probably want to know the B-101 Owner/Architect Agreement like the back of your hand. And then there's all of the stuff about business that you need to know. How to calculate your utilization rate, how to properly set and calculate fees, how much runway you need, what counts as billable versus non-billable time. If you want to do commercial work maybe spending some money on a business development service isn't the worst idea especially as you begin to scale because they might have access to projects in locales you're not thinking of (for example there's tons of work in Latin America right now). You probably also want to decide early on whether you want to be more of a design architect or take on more architect of record type projects. In reality you'll have to do both a fair amount especially at small scale but some firms choose to do more executive architect work (it's good money and less hastle because those are often B2B type relationships) and some firms just want to be design boutiques that let someone else figure out the details. There's pros and cons of both approaches. Lastly you probably need to pick a niche and avoid the jack of all trades trap. It doesn't mean only do one thing in perpetuity but half of marketing is simply being known for something. It's really hard for you to get referrals if you try to do everything because many times clients are looking for a specific solution to their problems (only inexperienced or uneducated clients would seek a generalist usually). This becomes especially important when you start answering RFPs because there's good work out there to be had, say doing government work like schools, but the RFP process for those tends to disqualify architects purely on the basis of whether or not they've done that kind of work before. You'll quickly find that many clients don't really care much about the merits of your design. Design itself is sometimes a secondary consideration (and this is good to know when you're doing your client presentations or pitching for a job -- you need to know what the client is really after. Often design is seen by them as a means to an end. And that end might be as simple as making a lot of money, or something more latent like conveying status). A good early exercise is to figure out what your brand archetype is. In other words how is it that you want your ideal client to see you (and more importantly talk about you to other potential clients). So it's an exciting journey to step out on that is endlessly difficult and complex but also rewarding. The first time you get that check for real money you'll swear off ever working for someone else again lol. | Long game. It's people you've worked with in the last 6 years, played soccer with, neighbours, consultants etc. Relationships take time, but firm enough of them up over years and when you do go official there's a certain leap of faith that there will be connections interested in your help. | 1 | 9,548 | 2.5 | ||
vf60eb | architecture_train | 0.86 | How to enter the field making over a livable wage Noticing the level of pay of architects can be quite low compared to the livable wage in the states, what can I do to ensure that I am making the most money I can as soon as I can when entering into the field of architecture, my ballpark would be 80,000-90,000 and later on to only go up from there Any advice and tips are welcome | ictvjuz | ictvnwb | 1,655,558,433 | 1,655,558,497 | 5 | 10 | To make that much you need to get your license, which requires working under a licensed architect for 3600 hours if you have your masters degree. I guess it depends where you live, but I don’t see a way of making that much just starting out with no experience. | You typically won't make that much until many years in. I have 12 years experience, licensed, and make 112k. My wife has 10 years experience, not licensed, and makes 85k, for reference. I've had to ask for raises almost every year of working and if I don't get what I think I should be making then I find another job. I'm in my third position now since finishing school. Both my wife and I have a professional bachelor's degree (5 year school). Masters degrees are useless unless you need it to get your license, starting to work in a real firm as soon as possible, including during high school and college will be the best way to get your foot forward. | 0 | 64 | 2 | ||
vf60eb | architecture_train | 0.86 | How to enter the field making over a livable wage Noticing the level of pay of architects can be quite low compared to the livable wage in the states, what can I do to ensure that I am making the most money I can as soon as I can when entering into the field of architecture, my ballpark would be 80,000-90,000 and later on to only go up from there Any advice and tips are welcome | ictv21a | ictvnwb | 1,655,558,142 | 1,655,558,497 | 3 | 10 | Get a master's, and get licensed. | You typically won't make that much until many years in. I have 12 years experience, licensed, and make 112k. My wife has 10 years experience, not licensed, and makes 85k, for reference. I've had to ask for raises almost every year of working and if I don't get what I think I should be making then I find another job. I'm in my third position now since finishing school. Both my wife and I have a professional bachelor's degree (5 year school). Masters degrees are useless unless you need it to get your license, starting to work in a real firm as soon as possible, including during high school and college will be the best way to get your foot forward. | 0 | 355 | 3.333333 | ||
vf60eb | architecture_train | 0.86 | How to enter the field making over a livable wage Noticing the level of pay of architects can be quite low compared to the livable wage in the states, what can I do to ensure that I am making the most money I can as soon as I can when entering into the field of architecture, my ballpark would be 80,000-90,000 and later on to only go up from there Any advice and tips are welcome | icuok6s | ictvjuz | 1,655,572,891 | 1,655,558,433 | 8 | 5 | There’s no world that you will make 80k fresh out of architecture school. I would look into other careers | To make that much you need to get your license, which requires working under a licensed architect for 3600 hours if you have your masters degree. I guess it depends where you live, but I don’t see a way of making that much just starting out with no experience. | 1 | 14,458 | 1.6 | ||
vf60eb | architecture_train | 0.86 | How to enter the field making over a livable wage Noticing the level of pay of architects can be quite low compared to the livable wage in the states, what can I do to ensure that I am making the most money I can as soon as I can when entering into the field of architecture, my ballpark would be 80,000-90,000 and later on to only go up from there Any advice and tips are welcome | icu9342 | icuok6s | 1,655,565,523 | 1,655,572,891 | 4 | 8 | It sounds like this is a critical factor for you, and so I would say you should probably look at doing real estate development instead of architecture. You’ll make far better money and still be able to work adjacent to architects. | There’s no world that you will make 80k fresh out of architecture school. I would look into other careers | 0 | 7,368 | 2 | ||
vf60eb | architecture_train | 0.86 | How to enter the field making over a livable wage Noticing the level of pay of architects can be quite low compared to the livable wage in the states, what can I do to ensure that I am making the most money I can as soon as I can when entering into the field of architecture, my ballpark would be 80,000-90,000 and later on to only go up from there Any advice and tips are welcome | icuok6s | ictv21a | 1,655,572,891 | 1,655,558,142 | 8 | 3 | There’s no world that you will make 80k fresh out of architecture school. I would look into other careers | Get a master's, and get licensed. | 1 | 14,749 | 2.666667 | ||
vf60eb | architecture_train | 0.86 | How to enter the field making over a livable wage Noticing the level of pay of architects can be quite low compared to the livable wage in the states, what can I do to ensure that I am making the most money I can as soon as I can when entering into the field of architecture, my ballpark would be 80,000-90,000 and later on to only go up from there Any advice and tips are welcome | ictv21a | ictvjuz | 1,655,558,142 | 1,655,558,433 | 3 | 5 | Get a master's, and get licensed. | To make that much you need to get your license, which requires working under a licensed architect for 3600 hours if you have your masters degree. I guess it depends where you live, but I don’t see a way of making that much just starting out with no experience. | 0 | 291 | 1.666667 | ||
vf60eb | architecture_train | 0.86 | How to enter the field making over a livable wage Noticing the level of pay of architects can be quite low compared to the livable wage in the states, what can I do to ensure that I am making the most money I can as soon as I can when entering into the field of architecture, my ballpark would be 80,000-90,000 and later on to only go up from there Any advice and tips are welcome | ictv21a | icu9342 | 1,655,558,142 | 1,655,565,523 | 3 | 4 | Get a master's, and get licensed. | It sounds like this is a critical factor for you, and so I would say you should probably look at doing real estate development instead of architecture. You’ll make far better money and still be able to work adjacent to architects. | 0 | 7,381 | 1.333333 | ||
vf60eb | architecture_train | 0.86 | How to enter the field making over a livable wage Noticing the level of pay of architects can be quite low compared to the livable wage in the states, what can I do to ensure that I am making the most money I can as soon as I can when entering into the field of architecture, my ballpark would be 80,000-90,000 and later on to only go up from there Any advice and tips are welcome | icvan6j | icuxyvl | 1,655,583,564 | 1,655,577,375 | 3 | 0 | You definitely won't make that much starting out. I graduated with a bachelor's and master's 5 years ago and started at about $40,000 in a low cost of living area (1 bedroom was $700-$1,000). My peers with the same degrees moved to big cities with higher cost of living and started at about $50,000. With 2.5 years of experience I now make mid $60,000s in a high cost of living area (a 1 bedroom is $1,400-$1,800). The only way I can see you maybe starting at $60,000 is if you start in a huge city like NYC. | The sooner you get licensed the sooner you'll make more money, but you can't get a license without working in an office, so expectations of $80k+ to start are probably off by a factor of two. I believe you can accrue a certain amount of hours before you graduate, so working at an office while in school would be the path that would get you to licensure fastest. | 1 | 6,189 | 3,000 | ||
vf60eb | architecture_train | 0.86 | How to enter the field making over a livable wage Noticing the level of pay of architects can be quite low compared to the livable wage in the states, what can I do to ensure that I am making the most money I can as soon as I can when entering into the field of architecture, my ballpark would be 80,000-90,000 and later on to only go up from there Any advice and tips are welcome | icuxyvl | icvlzoi | 1,655,577,375 | 1,655,589,006 | 0 | 2 | The sooner you get licensed the sooner you'll make more money, but you can't get a license without working in an office, so expectations of $80k+ to start are probably off by a factor of two. I believe you can accrue a certain amount of hours before you graduate, so working at an office while in school would be the path that would get you to licensure fastest. | Choose a different career that's in demand and pays well. Probably at least 5 years to crack 80-90k then you'll stagnate around 100 until you are running your own shop. | 0 | 11,631 | 2,000 | ||
vf60eb | architecture_train | 0.86 | How to enter the field making over a livable wage Noticing the level of pay of architects can be quite low compared to the livable wage in the states, what can I do to ensure that I am making the most money I can as soon as I can when entering into the field of architecture, my ballpark would be 80,000-90,000 and later on to only go up from there Any advice and tips are welcome | icvvois | icuxyvl | 1,655,593,922 | 1,655,577,375 | 1 | 0 | When you figure out how to do this, then solve the vexing problem of catching lightning in a bottle. There are many many many professions and degree programs which do not lead to high paying jobs. The college industrial complex has bamboozled people into thinking a college degree will open all doors and employer's pocketbooks. A degree is more like a lottery ticket. Someone is likely to win, just not everyone. | The sooner you get licensed the sooner you'll make more money, but you can't get a license without working in an office, so expectations of $80k+ to start are probably off by a factor of two. I believe you can accrue a certain amount of hours before you graduate, so working at an office while in school would be the path that would get you to licensure fastest. | 1 | 16,547 | 1,000 | ||
vf60eb | architecture_train | 0.86 | How to enter the field making over a livable wage Noticing the level of pay of architects can be quite low compared to the livable wage in the states, what can I do to ensure that I am making the most money I can as soon as I can when entering into the field of architecture, my ballpark would be 80,000-90,000 and later on to only go up from there Any advice and tips are welcome | icuxyvl | icwubr4 | 1,655,577,375 | 1,655,614,012 | 0 | 1 | The sooner you get licensed the sooner you'll make more money, but you can't get a license without working in an office, so expectations of $80k+ to start are probably off by a factor of two. I believe you can accrue a certain amount of hours before you graduate, so working at an office while in school would be the path that would get you to licensure fastest. | Urban planning out the gate would give you a better salary bump but as others have said 80k out the gun is unrealistic. Just quit school or whatever you’re doing be a logistics broker making 45 base and sell hella freight and get up to 85 in one year and cry yourself to sleep each night | 0 | 36,637 | 1,000 | ||
f21um1 | architecture_train | 1 | [Ask] Is it possible to have Work-Life Balance in this profession? I'm pretty new in this field and on my first year working in a firm (fresh grad, no license yet) and its getting really hard to manage time and money while I work. Since I'm working out of my hometown, I'm currently working to pay for my expenses and stuff. I know it's pretty early but whenever I focus on work my relationships and health start to suffer; and when I finally focus on the latter, work performance deteriorates. I can't seem to find a balance in this field and being away from my family and relationships. Is there a way? I just reallyy need advice on this. | fh9x790 | fhb5hai | 1,581,391,704 | 1,581,435,216 | 1 | 3 | you'll figure it out, hang in there | I work at a smaller-midsized firm, and I have a great work life balance. I work 40 hours a week (sometimes more in specific circumstances, but almost every time I didn't do it of my own accord, I have been reimbursed). I have a friend that works for a firm that sees itself as a "high end design firm" and he works about 60 hours a week as a designer. He's trying to find somewhere else to work. Just because a firm paints itself as a cutting edge company and you want to work for them, don't let them take advantage of you. | 0 | 43,512 | 3 | ||
hd2229 | architecture_train | 1 | Architects of reddit, are you succesful as an architect? Aged 17, currently researching the field of architecture and i dont know if it is worth to chase after so i have questions you can freely answer to (you can pick one to answer). 1. In terms of money are you living a stable life? Is it enough to support your family? If so how much do ypu make? 2. Are you making a honest living under a firm? 3. If you are successful what are some tips to rake in cash? do you invest in other things? 4. Do you love it? I honestly dont know what to decide and my future kinda looks dark because my country is going down to shit. | fvinvq2 | fviqqc0 | 1,592,723,321 | 1,592,726,164 | 2 | 3 | 1. Yes - you can live a stable life, but you do not go into this career for the money, if money is important than architecture is not the right career. 2. Yes - it is an honest living, but there are times when you will be designing a building which is part of the public realm and you will have to do things that may not benefit the public, your moral compass is questioned. 3. In Australia, houses are unaffordable, I'm a 30M with no intension to buy a house as I cannot afford it. I have been investing in stocks to help boost what I make. 4. Sometimes - you really have to be passionate to do it, there will be project managers you disagree with, clients that have the final call and projects can be corrosive. It does seem like money is important for yourself, if that is the case architecture is not the right call. You have to study for 5 years before you will get to work, when you start working for minimum wage and you will be a grunt that has no say (a CAD monkey). After a bit of time you will be able to start influencing the design internally, bit generally you do what you are told. If you are good, you can do more if you are not you will hate the career. | When the construction industry sneezes, everyone feels it, and usually architects are hit hardest. We are currently going through a recession, with ongoing 20% pay cuts with no end in site. We have work however it's a bit demoralizing to work even harder for less pay. Consumer confidence is down which means developers are less likely to push projects, in turn meaning less work for us. Just have to ride this out and hope for the best. After 11 years, I do feel successful, with still plenty to learn but I'm fatigued by all the difficult clients, project managers etc that somehow expect the world from project architects and we don't get compensated for it. It can be a tough slog. Usually after a year or 2 when your project comes to completion can you truly appreciate it and feel you've accomplished something, it's just everything that comes before it! | 0 | 2,843 | 1.5 | ||
hd2229 | architecture_train | 1 | Architects of reddit, are you succesful as an architect? Aged 17, currently researching the field of architecture and i dont know if it is worth to chase after so i have questions you can freely answer to (you can pick one to answer). 1. In terms of money are you living a stable life? Is it enough to support your family? If so how much do ypu make? 2. Are you making a honest living under a firm? 3. If you are successful what are some tips to rake in cash? do you invest in other things? 4. Do you love it? I honestly dont know what to decide and my future kinda looks dark because my country is going down to shit. | fvipane | fviqqc0 | 1,592,724,711 | 1,592,726,164 | 1 | 3 | >and my future kinda looks dark because my country is going down to shit. Then don't choose architecture. It's very vulnerable to market fluctuations. | When the construction industry sneezes, everyone feels it, and usually architects are hit hardest. We are currently going through a recession, with ongoing 20% pay cuts with no end in site. We have work however it's a bit demoralizing to work even harder for less pay. Consumer confidence is down which means developers are less likely to push projects, in turn meaning less work for us. Just have to ride this out and hope for the best. After 11 years, I do feel successful, with still plenty to learn but I'm fatigued by all the difficult clients, project managers etc that somehow expect the world from project architects and we don't get compensated for it. It can be a tough slog. Usually after a year or 2 when your project comes to completion can you truly appreciate it and feel you've accomplished something, it's just everything that comes before it! | 0 | 1,453 | 3 | ||
d8le55 | architecture_train | 0.9 | To become an architect [Ask] Hello Fellas I’ve recently been very interested in architecture designing . Hence thinking about enrolling into university to study it. I’m unfortunately not much of a artist when it comes to drawings, I’m basically a beginner and at best only do doodles. Remember I’m a totally beginner when it comes to drawing... what kind of drawing style would I need to learn from scratch? What books or YouTube channels can teach me the essential drawing skills that I’ll need to become a decent architect ? | f1b4yq5 | f1bja2w | 1,569,323,884 | 1,569,335,924 | 1 | 2 | Architectural Graphics Freehand Drawing for Architects and Interior Designers Design Drawing These should provide plenty of foundational skills and examples of the kinds of handdrawings you may find useful. | 1) You don't need to know how to draw 2) designing is a tiny part of the actual job, so you'll be fine 3) Even during school nowadays there are many ways to express and visualize a design, no need for nice hand drawings anymore. | 0 | 12,040 | 2 | ||
d8le55 | architecture_train | 0.9 | To become an architect [Ask] Hello Fellas I’ve recently been very interested in architecture designing . Hence thinking about enrolling into university to study it. I’m unfortunately not much of a artist when it comes to drawings, I’m basically a beginner and at best only do doodles. Remember I’m a totally beginner when it comes to drawing... what kind of drawing style would I need to learn from scratch? What books or YouTube channels can teach me the essential drawing skills that I’ll need to become a decent architect ? | f1bbyzk | f1bja2w | 1,569,330,538 | 1,569,335,924 | 1 | 2 | Great question! With good answers so far. Same general idea as above. I am both a practicing architect and teach 1st year undergraduate students in architecture. Drawings and models are used to communicate your conceptual design intent. Sketching (both pen to paper and 3D modeling) is important for you to efficiently develop your ideas. Carrying around a sketchbook with a good pen (look at microns or precise V5) is a good habit. Learn how to sketch with longer continuous lines without “ticking” your pen across the paper. As far as software, sketchup is a good starting point. There is a free version. Rhino is a good next step but not user friendly just jumping in cold. It will be important to know. Find some good tutorials on YouTube. Check out r/rhino for some info. Adobe creative cloud is pretty critical to learn well. Specifically, Photoshop, indesign, and illustrator. Autodesk programs like Autocad and Revit are critical to know as you move into the professional world. Last I checked, as a student, you can get their educational versions for free. Good luck! | 1) You don't need to know how to draw 2) designing is a tiny part of the actual job, so you'll be fine 3) Even during school nowadays there are many ways to express and visualize a design, no need for nice hand drawings anymore. | 0 | 5,386 | 2 | ||
e9sr3r | architecture_train | 0.81 | [ask] graduate architect wanting to get some 'building' experience what is the best? What's the best job to get into that would be most beneficial about learning about detailing and construction of buildings? E.g a builder (idk if this is a generic term), joiner, carpenter, labourer etc. Graduate part 1 UK architect with no experience on site but good detailing knowledge. Want to improve on this. | falktrd | falhead | 1,576,186,033 | 1,576,184,401 | 9 | 2 | 1. work at a small firm. If you are drawing everything and have to coordinate everything, you learn a lot. 2. General trades on a construction site. If you are lucky they will let you sit in on coordination meetings. You will also see how finishes are installed, etc. You basically get a bit of everything. | Apply to a construction management company and see what happens...but in reality, you're rather limited without having real world and project management experience. I trust you're not licensed (and therefore not an architect yet) so perhaps you need to consider applying to smaller offices as a arch technologist and try to carve yourself a niche that extends to more than just drawing production. | 1 | 1,632 | 4.5 | ||
e9sr3r | architecture_train | 0.81 | [ask] graduate architect wanting to get some 'building' experience what is the best? What's the best job to get into that would be most beneficial about learning about detailing and construction of buildings? E.g a builder (idk if this is a generic term), joiner, carpenter, labourer etc. Graduate part 1 UK architect with no experience on site but good detailing knowledge. Want to improve on this. | falktrd | falfxuv | 1,576,186,033 | 1,576,183,715 | 9 | 1 | 1. work at a small firm. If you are drawing everything and have to coordinate everything, you learn a lot. 2. General trades on a construction site. If you are lucky they will let you sit in on coordination meetings. You will also see how finishes are installed, etc. You basically get a bit of everything. | Job in an architecture firm where you are placed in a project that is in the detailing phase... working with a senior architect will teach you a lot. Experience on site comes later and is more a project manager role than anything else. | 1 | 2,318 | 9 | ||
e9sr3r | architecture_train | 0.81 | [ask] graduate architect wanting to get some 'building' experience what is the best? What's the best job to get into that would be most beneficial about learning about detailing and construction of buildings? E.g a builder (idk if this is a generic term), joiner, carpenter, labourer etc. Graduate part 1 UK architect with no experience on site but good detailing knowledge. Want to improve on this. | falhead | falfxuv | 1,576,184,401 | 1,576,183,715 | 2 | 1 | Apply to a construction management company and see what happens...but in reality, you're rather limited without having real world and project management experience. I trust you're not licensed (and therefore not an architect yet) so perhaps you need to consider applying to smaller offices as a arch technologist and try to carve yourself a niche that extends to more than just drawing production. | Job in an architecture firm where you are placed in a project that is in the detailing phase... working with a senior architect will teach you a lot. Experience on site comes later and is more a project manager role than anything else. | 1 | 686 | 2 | ||
e9sr3r | architecture_train | 0.81 | [ask] graduate architect wanting to get some 'building' experience what is the best? What's the best job to get into that would be most beneficial about learning about detailing and construction of buildings? E.g a builder (idk if this is a generic term), joiner, carpenter, labourer etc. Graduate part 1 UK architect with no experience on site but good detailing knowledge. Want to improve on this. | famtt90 | falfxuv | 1,576,212,671 | 1,576,183,715 | 2 | 1 | you can try working at a construction management firm (for more technical experience such as budgets, timelines etc) or a consultant firm (for more aesthetics experience). | Job in an architecture firm where you are placed in a project that is in the detailing phase... working with a senior architect will teach you a lot. Experience on site comes later and is more a project manager role than anything else. | 1 | 28,956 | 2 | ||
9qx73c | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] Why is it that in all new large-scale construction I see, the wall studs are steel instead of wood? I thought wood was less expensive and easier to cut to shape. But all of the multi-story buildings I see in construction lately have these metal bars making up the walls. | e8ck1ih | e8ckgbb | 1,540,369,762 | 1,540,370,839 | 1 | 4 | It mostly depends on building code and cost. For example in my country steel constructions are very rare because of very strict fire prevention regulations which are much easier and cheaper to fulfill with concrete. | From Australia here, metal studs are pretty much on par for cost with timber. Timber offers the ability to cut where you need but metal comes pre cut so you have less time required for cutting holes. It's pretty much a builders preference. Metal are also premanufactured and proprietary so perhaps it comes down to the builder liking to hand off that task and responsibility to a sub-contractor fully. I'm talking about non-load bearing walls on multistorey when the main structure is independent concrete or steel framed. As such fire does not come into the equation as the cladding is what gives the fire resistance. Timber actually tends to perform better in fires as it holds its structure for longer while metal warms up and bends quickly. | 0 | 1,077 | 4 | ||
9qx73c | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] Why is it that in all new large-scale construction I see, the wall studs are steel instead of wood? I thought wood was less expensive and easier to cut to shape. But all of the multi-story buildings I see in construction lately have these metal bars making up the walls. | e8ck1ih | e8czsuu | 1,540,369,762 | 1,540,391,368 | 1 | 2 | It mostly depends on building code and cost. For example in my country steel constructions are very rare because of very strict fire prevention regulations which are much easier and cheaper to fulfill with concrete. | wood is combustible and severely limits your building area/height/use | 0 | 21,606 | 2 | ||
9qx73c | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] Why is it that in all new large-scale construction I see, the wall studs are steel instead of wood? I thought wood was less expensive and easier to cut to shape. But all of the multi-story buildings I see in construction lately have these metal bars making up the walls. | e8ck1ih | e8f67m8 | 1,540,369,762 | 1,540,470,067 | 1 | 2 | It mostly depends on building code and cost. For example in my country steel constructions are very rare because of very strict fire prevention regulations which are much easier and cheaper to fulfill with concrete. | Are you referring to the columns as studs (so not 'walls' in the case), or do you mean internal partitions? For columns (and beams and structural walls), to get strength requirements from wood to be the same as steel, you need pretty hefty pieces of glulam, LVL or CLT, which at the moment are on the expensive side of things. People have mentioned fire, which is an interesting one, since while timer may contribute fuel to the fire, it actually performs very well structurally compared to steel when used in sufficiently large pieces, since the outside are will char, and prevent further damage to the internal core. On the other hand, steel can buckle under enough heat, so to meet fire requirements you end up covering it somehow, such as with fire resistant coatings like intumescent paint, spray on vermiculite or boxing it in the fire resistant plasterboard. You can also do this with timber though to help improve it. They even do transparent intumescent coatings so you can keep that natural timber aesthetic is that's important. For internal partitions, I've found them to be more or less the same cost. Steel studs are super quick to put up and they can be used for greater heights without additional bracing. It's also easier to tear down and put up again, so can be quite useful for say an office fitout, where in 3 years time they might move out, and a new client comes in and wants things a bit different. Timber gives you a bit more flexibility if you've got any odd shapes going on, and it also provides a bit more flexibility for fixing things to, and can be a bit easier for routing services. As Mr. Australia points out, fire ratings from internal partitions comes from the linings used, so combustibility isn't really a concern. It's mainly a preference thing for steel vs timber internal partitions, and it's not uncommon to see a mix of both within the same building. | 0 | 100,305 | 2 | ||
9qx73c | architecture_train | 0.86 | [ask] Why is it that in all new large-scale construction I see, the wall studs are steel instead of wood? I thought wood was less expensive and easier to cut to shape. But all of the multi-story buildings I see in construction lately have these metal bars making up the walls. | e8dkeho | e8f67m8 | 1,540,407,942 | 1,540,470,067 | 1 | 2 | Technically there's no reason not to. The systems just aren't there yet to make it mainstream. There are people doing skyscrapers today. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160930145847.htm | Are you referring to the columns as studs (so not 'walls' in the case), or do you mean internal partitions? For columns (and beams and structural walls), to get strength requirements from wood to be the same as steel, you need pretty hefty pieces of glulam, LVL or CLT, which at the moment are on the expensive side of things. People have mentioned fire, which is an interesting one, since while timer may contribute fuel to the fire, it actually performs very well structurally compared to steel when used in sufficiently large pieces, since the outside are will char, and prevent further damage to the internal core. On the other hand, steel can buckle under enough heat, so to meet fire requirements you end up covering it somehow, such as with fire resistant coatings like intumescent paint, spray on vermiculite or boxing it in the fire resistant plasterboard. You can also do this with timber though to help improve it. They even do transparent intumescent coatings so you can keep that natural timber aesthetic is that's important. For internal partitions, I've found them to be more or less the same cost. Steel studs are super quick to put up and they can be used for greater heights without additional bracing. It's also easier to tear down and put up again, so can be quite useful for say an office fitout, where in 3 years time they might move out, and a new client comes in and wants things a bit different. Timber gives you a bit more flexibility if you've got any odd shapes going on, and it also provides a bit more flexibility for fixing things to, and can be a bit easier for routing services. As Mr. Australia points out, fire ratings from internal partitions comes from the linings used, so combustibility isn't really a concern. It's mainly a preference thing for steel vs timber internal partitions, and it's not uncommon to see a mix of both within the same building. | 0 | 62,125 | 2 | ||
9spmct | architecture_train | 0.8 | [Ask] Should I become an Architect? - Desperately in Need of Advice Currently, I am 25 with a bachelors degree in hospitality administration from a good university. I have 3 years of working experience in digital marketing. I have a great job now but I feel as if it is not what I should be doing with my time here. Architecture is kinda in my blood, as my uncle is an architect and both grandfathers were engineers, and has been a passion of mine for a long time. I've dreamt of buildings at night and have fascinated over them during the day for as long as I can remember. As a profession, I admire it much more than my current one. Not only do I love it as a form of expression (the design bit) but also as an act of goodness. I love the concept of creating enjoyable spaces that can provide shelter and impact someones day, wether they notice or not. This sounds like a rant but I hope someone gets where I am coming from. With this and many other points, I've come to this sub to find some advice on whether it's too late to make the switch and go for a degree in architecture (I've read that I should consider a M. Arch). What does everyone think? Should I just accept it as a hobby or can I go for it and switch careers? If the latter is your suggested path forward, what are the steps I should take? | e8qrnic | e8qr0ui | 1,540,926,941 | 1,540,926,451 | 3 | 1 | You sound really passionate about it and i think you should give it a try. Love for the craft and dedication are the most important atributes in any profession and even more so in architecture because it can sometimes seem very ungrateful or disheartening. Don't worry too much about being too old, just make sure that you have learned everything you can whenever you finish your studies. As for the master or grad, I don't know how smart or hard-working you are bit what I know is that for me it would be absolutely impossible to learn everything leading up to a master and the contents in it in its duration. Architecture is a very complex field and un my opinión,the basic knowledge of it is the steepest ladder to climb. Once you get the hang of the basics, later concepts come much easier. Anyway, here i leave you with a collection of some of the best student projects from the school of architecture of Madrid, hopefully to inspire you. https://archive.dpa-etsam.com/ | Hustle your family connections to secure an internship in an architecture firm in your area. Create some savings to give yourself a financial cushion. I can't recommend taking an unpaid internship, but something along the lines of $10-$15 an hour. Don't get bogged down in what is sure to be bitchwork handed to you. Instead try to focus on what people with 5+ years of experience are doing. The larger the firm the better, you're basically window shopping the profession. If you like what you see and do, then go spend real money on a Masters of Architecture degree from an accredited program. Know that it's going to be a demanding and inquisitive process. Design school is nothing like a traditional collegiate experience. It's not going to match the internship you had, but it will teach you the skills necessary to succeed. If you're not adverse to risk just apply to Masters Programs and get it done. My brother-in-law started architecture school in his mid-20's and is now working in the profession and enjoying himself. People re-imagine careers constantly | 1 | 490 | 3 | ||
9spmct | architecture_train | 0.8 | [Ask] Should I become an Architect? - Desperately in Need of Advice Currently, I am 25 with a bachelors degree in hospitality administration from a good university. I have 3 years of working experience in digital marketing. I have a great job now but I feel as if it is not what I should be doing with my time here. Architecture is kinda in my blood, as my uncle is an architect and both grandfathers were engineers, and has been a passion of mine for a long time. I've dreamt of buildings at night and have fascinated over them during the day for as long as I can remember. As a profession, I admire it much more than my current one. Not only do I love it as a form of expression (the design bit) but also as an act of goodness. I love the concept of creating enjoyable spaces that can provide shelter and impact someones day, wether they notice or not. This sounds like a rant but I hope someone gets where I am coming from. With this and many other points, I've come to this sub to find some advice on whether it's too late to make the switch and go for a degree in architecture (I've read that I should consider a M. Arch). What does everyone think? Should I just accept it as a hobby or can I go for it and switch careers? If the latter is your suggested path forward, what are the steps I should take? | e8qrnic | e8qhqy7 | 1,540,926,941 | 1,540,919,072 | 3 | 0 | You sound really passionate about it and i think you should give it a try. Love for the craft and dedication are the most important atributes in any profession and even more so in architecture because it can sometimes seem very ungrateful or disheartening. Don't worry too much about being too old, just make sure that you have learned everything you can whenever you finish your studies. As for the master or grad, I don't know how smart or hard-working you are bit what I know is that for me it would be absolutely impossible to learn everything leading up to a master and the contents in it in its duration. Architecture is a very complex field and un my opinión,the basic knowledge of it is the steepest ladder to climb. Once you get the hang of the basics, later concepts come much easier. Anyway, here i leave you with a collection of some of the best student projects from the school of architecture of Madrid, hopefully to inspire you. https://archive.dpa-etsam.com/ | You'd have to be really motivated, as you're starting the college process at an age most are nearing the end of their internships. A Master is a 2 year degree. In those two years, you're expecting to go from zero to "Master" in: 1) design (most people with non-accredited Bachelors do so in design fields) 2) arch. history 3) engineering constraints 4) contracts / project management 5) materials and processes 6) software proficiency All that said, if you ARE really motivated, maybe it'll work. Nobody knows your future. | 1 | 7,869 | 3,000 | ||
9spmct | architecture_train | 0.8 | [Ask] Should I become an Architect? - Desperately in Need of Advice Currently, I am 25 with a bachelors degree in hospitality administration from a good university. I have 3 years of working experience in digital marketing. I have a great job now but I feel as if it is not what I should be doing with my time here. Architecture is kinda in my blood, as my uncle is an architect and both grandfathers were engineers, and has been a passion of mine for a long time. I've dreamt of buildings at night and have fascinated over them during the day for as long as I can remember. As a profession, I admire it much more than my current one. Not only do I love it as a form of expression (the design bit) but also as an act of goodness. I love the concept of creating enjoyable spaces that can provide shelter and impact someones day, wether they notice or not. This sounds like a rant but I hope someone gets where I am coming from. With this and many other points, I've come to this sub to find some advice on whether it's too late to make the switch and go for a degree in architecture (I've read that I should consider a M. Arch). What does everyone think? Should I just accept it as a hobby or can I go for it and switch careers? If the latter is your suggested path forward, what are the steps I should take? | e8qhqy7 | e8qr0ui | 1,540,919,072 | 1,540,926,451 | 0 | 1 | You'd have to be really motivated, as you're starting the college process at an age most are nearing the end of their internships. A Master is a 2 year degree. In those two years, you're expecting to go from zero to "Master" in: 1) design (most people with non-accredited Bachelors do so in design fields) 2) arch. history 3) engineering constraints 4) contracts / project management 5) materials and processes 6) software proficiency All that said, if you ARE really motivated, maybe it'll work. Nobody knows your future. | Hustle your family connections to secure an internship in an architecture firm in your area. Create some savings to give yourself a financial cushion. I can't recommend taking an unpaid internship, but something along the lines of $10-$15 an hour. Don't get bogged down in what is sure to be bitchwork handed to you. Instead try to focus on what people with 5+ years of experience are doing. The larger the firm the better, you're basically window shopping the profession. If you like what you see and do, then go spend real money on a Masters of Architecture degree from an accredited program. Know that it's going to be a demanding and inquisitive process. Design school is nothing like a traditional collegiate experience. It's not going to match the internship you had, but it will teach you the skills necessary to succeed. If you're not adverse to risk just apply to Masters Programs and get it done. My brother-in-law started architecture school in his mid-20's and is now working in the profession and enjoying himself. People re-imagine careers constantly | 0 | 7,379 | 1,000 | ||
899yjs | architecture_train | 0.85 | [ask] How do i become an architect? Hello Reddit! I'm a 16 year old studying in Vancouver, B.C. and I've always wanted to be an architect. I've read tonnes of materials and websites and documents about how to be an architect but not much of it makes sense to me. So far i understand that i gotta take an Architecture course in university, then apprentice and eventually take an exam to become approved. However, not many universities offer a pure architecture course! On top of that, i haven't taken any Art courses, and most universities seem to be looking for that as an optional course, but it seems important enough to make or break admission. Take some art courses in my 12th year? Are there other alternatives to taking a direct architecture course? After that i'm at a loss. So i turn this to you guys here on Reddit. Any idea what i should do and what i need to do to become and Architect? | dwrw00i | dwq6bhm | 1,522,813,062 | 1,522,759,736 | 3 | 2 | I didn't take any art in high school. Plenty of successful undergrads don't take art in high school. Don't sweat it. But if you can, studio art will prep you well for your design classes. | So I should start by saying that you are correct in that not many architecture schools in Canada offer architecture coursss right away. This is partly because in Canada, Architecture is designated as a professional degree, meaning you need a masters degree from an accredited institution or equivalent degree. There is an exception to this, but I’ll talk about this later. While a fine art class may be optional, I would highly advise it. Classes like drawing and sculpture help you to learn how to communicate idea visually, something that will really help you in the long run. I don’t think you need to be good at drawing, you would never really need to be able to do complete illustrations, just being able to convey ideas visually is immensely helpful. Many schools require the submission of a portfolio of acceptance in to the program. A lot of this is for them them to see what I talked about above. Can they communicate effectively through visual means? Once you get in to an Canadian Uni, this is the usual path: 4 year Environmental Design bachelor degree, 2 year Masters of Architecture degree. In my mind the reason for this is because Environemtnal design covers more than just designing buildings, it looks at the built environment as a whole. Architecture, the focus on buildings, is like a specialization in environmental design. It is ~6 year process I’m Canada, and that is through education. I mentioned an exception to this at the beginning of my post, and that is through the RAIC syllabus program, which can take 10-15 years to complete because you complete it while you’re working. There is information about online. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. | 1 | 53,326 | 1.5 | ||
8875p4 | architecture_train | 0.88 | [ask] I got accepted to Sci-ARC, I am a resident of Iowa and have Iowa State as an option to go to. Is there a way that I justify the cost of attending Sci-ARC vs. going to ISU? | dwij5bf | dwin37i | 1,522,382,245 | 1,522,387,784 | -2 | 7 | Do it! | No. I've known a few Sci-ARC grads and they were no better off career-wise than the rest of us, but they had about 150k more debt. Public school is expensive enough. | 0 | 5,539 | -3.5 | ||
8875p4 | architecture_train | 0.88 | [ask] I got accepted to Sci-ARC, I am a resident of Iowa and have Iowa State as an option to go to. Is there a way that I justify the cost of attending Sci-ARC vs. going to ISU? | dwiogsl | dwiulby | 1,522,390,200 | 1,522,404,277 | 1 | 6 | Do you have other schools to choose from? Without knowing ISU, I would have to assume it is not very similar to sci arc. I myself am considering sci arc, but only because I am 100% sure it is stylistically compatible with my interests. | From my own experience, I found that the school environment and surrounding town was more important for me. I’m from the east coast and visited California to look at schools, and it was such a culture shock that I just couldn’t do it. Even the architecture felt different. I ended up going to a big school in the Midwest and felt much more at home. I still got an amazing education. I have a friend who is a professor at ISU, and he’s constantly doing really amazing projects with his students. He’s one of the smartest people I know, and does lots of work on computational design. I have another friend who went to Sci-ARC and does the most amazing 3D modeling and renderings but didn’t know how anything actually gets built. Those are my only experiences with the two schools. I say go with your gut. I don’t think ISU will let you down. Let me know if you want to chat with the professor from ISU. I think he’s a redditor. | 0 | 14,077 | 6 | ||
8875p4 | architecture_train | 0.88 | [ask] I got accepted to Sci-ARC, I am a resident of Iowa and have Iowa State as an option to go to. Is there a way that I justify the cost of attending Sci-ARC vs. going to ISU? | dwiulby | dwij5bf | 1,522,404,277 | 1,522,382,245 | 6 | -2 | From my own experience, I found that the school environment and surrounding town was more important for me. I’m from the east coast and visited California to look at schools, and it was such a culture shock that I just couldn’t do it. Even the architecture felt different. I ended up going to a big school in the Midwest and felt much more at home. I still got an amazing education. I have a friend who is a professor at ISU, and he’s constantly doing really amazing projects with his students. He’s one of the smartest people I know, and does lots of work on computational design. I have another friend who went to Sci-ARC and does the most amazing 3D modeling and renderings but didn’t know how anything actually gets built. Those are my only experiences with the two schools. I say go with your gut. I don’t think ISU will let you down. Let me know if you want to chat with the professor from ISU. I think he’s a redditor. | Do it! | 1 | 22,032 | -3 | ||
8875p4 | architecture_train | 0.88 | [ask] I got accepted to Sci-ARC, I am a resident of Iowa and have Iowa State as an option to go to. Is there a way that I justify the cost of attending Sci-ARC vs. going to ISU? | dwj3ofi | dwjh2g0 | 1,522,419,107 | 1,522,432,038 | 2 | 4 | Absolutely not. | For Undergrad, I'd say no. For Grad, I'd go strong maybe. I have one friend from undergrad that attended there, did amazing work, and is now with an amazing firm doing insane real life projects. | 0 | 12,931 | 2 | ||
8875p4 | architecture_train | 0.88 | [ask] I got accepted to Sci-ARC, I am a resident of Iowa and have Iowa State as an option to go to. Is there a way that I justify the cost of attending Sci-ARC vs. going to ISU? | dwjh2g0 | dwiogsl | 1,522,432,038 | 1,522,390,200 | 4 | 1 | For Undergrad, I'd say no. For Grad, I'd go strong maybe. I have one friend from undergrad that attended there, did amazing work, and is now with an amazing firm doing insane real life projects. | Do you have other schools to choose from? Without knowing ISU, I would have to assume it is not very similar to sci arc. I myself am considering sci arc, but only because I am 100% sure it is stylistically compatible with my interests. | 1 | 41,838 | 4 | ||
8875p4 | architecture_train | 0.88 | [ask] I got accepted to Sci-ARC, I am a resident of Iowa and have Iowa State as an option to go to. Is there a way that I justify the cost of attending Sci-ARC vs. going to ISU? | dwjh2g0 | dwij5bf | 1,522,432,038 | 1,522,382,245 | 4 | -2 | For Undergrad, I'd say no. For Grad, I'd go strong maybe. I have one friend from undergrad that attended there, did amazing work, and is now with an amazing firm doing insane real life projects. | Do it! | 1 | 49,793 | -2 | ||
8875p4 | architecture_train | 0.88 | [ask] I got accepted to Sci-ARC, I am a resident of Iowa and have Iowa State as an option to go to. Is there a way that I justify the cost of attending Sci-ARC vs. going to ISU? | dwiogsl | dwj3ofi | 1,522,390,200 | 1,522,419,107 | 1 | 2 | Do you have other schools to choose from? Without knowing ISU, I would have to assume it is not very similar to sci arc. I myself am considering sci arc, but only because I am 100% sure it is stylistically compatible with my interests. | Absolutely not. | 0 | 28,907 | 2 | ||
8875p4 | architecture_train | 0.88 | [ask] I got accepted to Sci-ARC, I am a resident of Iowa and have Iowa State as an option to go to. Is there a way that I justify the cost of attending Sci-ARC vs. going to ISU? | dwij5bf | dwj3ofi | 1,522,382,245 | 1,522,419,107 | -2 | 2 | Do it! | Absolutely not. | 0 | 36,862 | -1 | ||
8875p4 | architecture_train | 0.88 | [ask] I got accepted to Sci-ARC, I am a resident of Iowa and have Iowa State as an option to go to. Is there a way that I justify the cost of attending Sci-ARC vs. going to ISU? | dwk1il0 | dwiogsl | 1,522,453,759 | 1,522,390,200 | 2 | 1 | For grad or undergrad? As an undergrad Iowa for sure. They have a strong department and you might even get a scholarship on the in state rate. Sci-ARC is a great school. Don't get me wrong. But if you have ANY even the smallest inclination towards becoming a stamp-carrying architect you will have to go grad school plus you will (unless your family is blessed with extreme prosperity) be saddled with massive debt. Grad school is a whole other beast. Might even be justifiable if you have a strong research agenda and some professors in mind. Still though, MASSIVE debt. And its not a panacea, you can go to sci-ARC and end up taking a whatever job with a developer because you have to start paying loans off. | Do you have other schools to choose from? Without knowing ISU, I would have to assume it is not very similar to sci arc. I myself am considering sci arc, but only because I am 100% sure it is stylistically compatible with my interests. | 1 | 63,559 | 2 | ||
8875p4 | architecture_train | 0.88 | [ask] I got accepted to Sci-ARC, I am a resident of Iowa and have Iowa State as an option to go to. Is there a way that I justify the cost of attending Sci-ARC vs. going to ISU? | dwij5bf | dwk1il0 | 1,522,382,245 | 1,522,453,759 | -2 | 2 | Do it! | For grad or undergrad? As an undergrad Iowa for sure. They have a strong department and you might even get a scholarship on the in state rate. Sci-ARC is a great school. Don't get me wrong. But if you have ANY even the smallest inclination towards becoming a stamp-carrying architect you will have to go grad school plus you will (unless your family is blessed with extreme prosperity) be saddled with massive debt. Grad school is a whole other beast. Might even be justifiable if you have a strong research agenda and some professors in mind. Still though, MASSIVE debt. And its not a panacea, you can go to sci-ARC and end up taking a whatever job with a developer because you have to start paying loans off. | 0 | 71,514 | -1 | ||
8875p4 | architecture_train | 0.88 | [ask] I got accepted to Sci-ARC, I am a resident of Iowa and have Iowa State as an option to go to. Is there a way that I justify the cost of attending Sci-ARC vs. going to ISU? | dwiogsl | dwklcwg | 1,522,390,200 | 1,522,483,576 | 1 | 2 | Do you have other schools to choose from? Without knowing ISU, I would have to assume it is not very similar to sci arc. I myself am considering sci arc, but only because I am 100% sure it is stylistically compatible with my interests. | Your first job in architecture and what you do with the experience will determine much more about your success in life. Try this for an idea. 1) Go to ISU and put the 150k into a couple of index funds instead. 2) graduate and get a job. Make sure they support you to get a license. The 150k has grown through the miracle of dividend reinvestment. Leave it alone. 3) during the 3 years that you are preparing to sit for the licensing exam, go make a Friend who is a young GC. Or get a GC license yourself. Continue to leave the money alone. 4) you have saved that money for a Long time. It’s gotten up to 500k. with some real experience in watching buildings go up, go find a plot of land and build something with your buddy. Sell it or lease it. 5) reinvest proceeds and continue as necessary. | 0 | 93,376 | 2 | ||
8875p4 | architecture_train | 0.88 | [ask] I got accepted to Sci-ARC, I am a resident of Iowa and have Iowa State as an option to go to. Is there a way that I justify the cost of attending Sci-ARC vs. going to ISU? | dwij5bf | dwklcwg | 1,522,382,245 | 1,522,483,576 | -2 | 2 | Do it! | Your first job in architecture and what you do with the experience will determine much more about your success in life. Try this for an idea. 1) Go to ISU and put the 150k into a couple of index funds instead. 2) graduate and get a job. Make sure they support you to get a license. The 150k has grown through the miracle of dividend reinvestment. Leave it alone. 3) during the 3 years that you are preparing to sit for the licensing exam, go make a Friend who is a young GC. Or get a GC license yourself. Continue to leave the money alone. 4) you have saved that money for a Long time. It’s gotten up to 500k. with some real experience in watching buildings go up, go find a plot of land and build something with your buddy. Sell it or lease it. 5) reinvest proceeds and continue as necessary. | 0 | 101,331 | -1 | ||
8875p4 | architecture_train | 0.88 | [ask] I got accepted to Sci-ARC, I am a resident of Iowa and have Iowa State as an option to go to. Is there a way that I justify the cost of attending Sci-ARC vs. going to ISU? | dwij5bf | dwiogsl | 1,522,382,245 | 1,522,390,200 | -2 | 1 | Do it! | Do you have other schools to choose from? Without knowing ISU, I would have to assume it is not very similar to sci arc. I myself am considering sci arc, but only because I am 100% sure it is stylistically compatible with my interests. | 0 | 7,955 | -0.5 | ||
8875p4 | architecture_train | 0.88 | [ask] I got accepted to Sci-ARC, I am a resident of Iowa and have Iowa State as an option to go to. Is there a way that I justify the cost of attending Sci-ARC vs. going to ISU? | dwn27cs | dwij5bf | 1,522,610,933 | 1,522,382,245 | 1 | -2 | As a Minnesota grad all of this pains me to say, but Iowa State's program is well respected and their graduates have no problem finding jobs at good firms. My office has Iowa State grads and a SciArc grad and they're comparable in their skills. The only reason to choose SciArc over Iowa State is if you're trying to get out of Iowa, which I always recommend. But there are tons of better options than SciArc when you consider cost/benefit. | Do it! | 1 | 228,688 | -0.5 | ||
mju9u4 | architecture_train | 0.86 | I’m thinking of moving away from architecture as a profession. What else can we do with our high level of education and skills. I have tried to work in the profession for almost 5 years and have found that the environment is extremely toxic and exploitative. I have become very disillusioned with the prospect of doing anything creative or socially positive in this job. I feel like it’s a race to the bottom and it drives the best of us out of the profession. What other lines of work can we do with our high levels of education and skill? Myself and my friends have worked in props, set design, theatre design where there is more creativity and respect for what we do but it can be an unstable line of work so I believe diversification is in order. so I wanted to ask as one architect to another what else we can do out there to keep ourselves creative respected and less dependent on the toxic nature of architecture. Disclaimer: this is not to bash on our profession and I’m sure there are plenty of good and ethical studios out there but I want to see what else we can do as I imagine a lot of people feel trapped and obligated to continue with this because they have already committed so much to this profession. | gtc6wvj | gtc9upq | 1,617,536,223 | 1,617,538,676 | 5 | 22 | I mostly do teaching and research, but an argument can be made that the former is actually helping to propagate the buyer’s market for talent that results in exploitative labor practices. I can’t really do anything else with my skill set, so here we are. | Please try working in a different firm first. They are not all the same. If you can get into a smaller one the better. I’ve found that working in larger firms might be the worst thing for you unless all you want is to work in a large firm. They usually pay better and have nice little perks. But there are usually no real architects, only dissected architects. The designers are just really renderers with a vague idea of design and constructability. The project managers will just know how to keep a project on track. The project architects will be stuck trying to make sense of what the designers have drawn. If any of these people went out on their own they would have a tough time bringing a small project from completion to end. Five years is very little time in this profession. I know you are probably stuck in the grinding stage right now. You can make this a profession you love that lets you be creative and practical but you have to figure out how to do it on your own. Your company is only interested in how you can benefit them, not your personal growth. | 0 | 2,453 | 4.4 | ||
mju9u4 | architecture_train | 0.86 | I’m thinking of moving away from architecture as a profession. What else can we do with our high level of education and skills. I have tried to work in the profession for almost 5 years and have found that the environment is extremely toxic and exploitative. I have become very disillusioned with the prospect of doing anything creative or socially positive in this job. I feel like it’s a race to the bottom and it drives the best of us out of the profession. What other lines of work can we do with our high levels of education and skill? Myself and my friends have worked in props, set design, theatre design where there is more creativity and respect for what we do but it can be an unstable line of work so I believe diversification is in order. so I wanted to ask as one architect to another what else we can do out there to keep ourselves creative respected and less dependent on the toxic nature of architecture. Disclaimer: this is not to bash on our profession and I’m sure there are plenty of good and ethical studios out there but I want to see what else we can do as I imagine a lot of people feel trapped and obligated to continue with this because they have already committed so much to this profession. | gtcb20z | gtcabyx | 1,617,539,598 | 1,617,539,051 | 9 | 7 | You have worked at terrible places, apparently. You have not experienced a typical architecture career. I have worked at a half dozen firms in my career; only one was remotely toxic and exploitative. That was a design-build multi-family residential developer. I quit there after 9 months. I have done many creative and socially positive projects. I never felt like it was a race to the bottom, and definitely disagree that the best have been driven out of the profession. If by creative, you mean being an "artiste"-type fine, that could very well not happen. But each plan, elevation, and detail gives endless opportunity for creativity, whether artistic or technical. One idea for you: Maybe you should find a firm that designs a lot of government projects. In the U.S., most governmental units and agencies choose design firms based on qualifications, not low bid. Many projects help people. Most are required to meet environmental goals. Project schedules are usually realistic because of institutional knowledge of how long things actually take, and late projects do not look good for the government's management team. Also, in general, governmental agencies pay like clockwork. This can help make the management of the design firm more relaxed. I wish you good luck; it seems like you have had terrible luck so far based on your characterisation of the profession. | There are definitely toxic firms, but there are also a lot of awesome places to work. If you're 5 years in, you've probably not seen different management styles. | 1 | 547 | 1.285714 | ||
mju9u4 | architecture_train | 0.86 | I’m thinking of moving away from architecture as a profession. What else can we do with our high level of education and skills. I have tried to work in the profession for almost 5 years and have found that the environment is extremely toxic and exploitative. I have become very disillusioned with the prospect of doing anything creative or socially positive in this job. I feel like it’s a race to the bottom and it drives the best of us out of the profession. What other lines of work can we do with our high levels of education and skill? Myself and my friends have worked in props, set design, theatre design where there is more creativity and respect for what we do but it can be an unstable line of work so I believe diversification is in order. so I wanted to ask as one architect to another what else we can do out there to keep ourselves creative respected and less dependent on the toxic nature of architecture. Disclaimer: this is not to bash on our profession and I’m sure there are plenty of good and ethical studios out there but I want to see what else we can do as I imagine a lot of people feel trapped and obligated to continue with this because they have already committed so much to this profession. | gtcb20z | gtc6wvj | 1,617,539,598 | 1,617,536,223 | 9 | 5 | You have worked at terrible places, apparently. You have not experienced a typical architecture career. I have worked at a half dozen firms in my career; only one was remotely toxic and exploitative. That was a design-build multi-family residential developer. I quit there after 9 months. I have done many creative and socially positive projects. I never felt like it was a race to the bottom, and definitely disagree that the best have been driven out of the profession. If by creative, you mean being an "artiste"-type fine, that could very well not happen. But each plan, elevation, and detail gives endless opportunity for creativity, whether artistic or technical. One idea for you: Maybe you should find a firm that designs a lot of government projects. In the U.S., most governmental units and agencies choose design firms based on qualifications, not low bid. Many projects help people. Most are required to meet environmental goals. Project schedules are usually realistic because of institutional knowledge of how long things actually take, and late projects do not look good for the government's management team. Also, in general, governmental agencies pay like clockwork. This can help make the management of the design firm more relaxed. I wish you good luck; it seems like you have had terrible luck so far based on your characterisation of the profession. | I mostly do teaching and research, but an argument can be made that the former is actually helping to propagate the buyer’s market for talent that results in exploitative labor practices. I can’t really do anything else with my skill set, so here we are. | 1 | 3,375 | 1.8 | ||
mju9u4 | architecture_train | 0.86 | I’m thinking of moving away from architecture as a profession. What else can we do with our high level of education and skills. I have tried to work in the profession for almost 5 years and have found that the environment is extremely toxic and exploitative. I have become very disillusioned with the prospect of doing anything creative or socially positive in this job. I feel like it’s a race to the bottom and it drives the best of us out of the profession. What other lines of work can we do with our high levels of education and skill? Myself and my friends have worked in props, set design, theatre design where there is more creativity and respect for what we do but it can be an unstable line of work so I believe diversification is in order. so I wanted to ask as one architect to another what else we can do out there to keep ourselves creative respected and less dependent on the toxic nature of architecture. Disclaimer: this is not to bash on our profession and I’m sure there are plenty of good and ethical studios out there but I want to see what else we can do as I imagine a lot of people feel trapped and obligated to continue with this because they have already committed so much to this profession. | gtc6wvj | gtcabyx | 1,617,536,223 | 1,617,539,051 | 5 | 7 | I mostly do teaching and research, but an argument can be made that the former is actually helping to propagate the buyer’s market for talent that results in exploitative labor practices. I can’t really do anything else with my skill set, so here we are. | There are definitely toxic firms, but there are also a lot of awesome places to work. If you're 5 years in, you've probably not seen different management styles. | 0 | 2,828 | 1.4 | ||
mju9u4 | architecture_train | 0.86 | I’m thinking of moving away from architecture as a profession. What else can we do with our high level of education and skills. I have tried to work in the profession for almost 5 years and have found that the environment is extremely toxic and exploitative. I have become very disillusioned with the prospect of doing anything creative or socially positive in this job. I feel like it’s a race to the bottom and it drives the best of us out of the profession. What other lines of work can we do with our high levels of education and skill? Myself and my friends have worked in props, set design, theatre design where there is more creativity and respect for what we do but it can be an unstable line of work so I believe diversification is in order. so I wanted to ask as one architect to another what else we can do out there to keep ourselves creative respected and less dependent on the toxic nature of architecture. Disclaimer: this is not to bash on our profession and I’m sure there are plenty of good and ethical studios out there but I want to see what else we can do as I imagine a lot of people feel trapped and obligated to continue with this because they have already committed so much to this profession. | gtc6wvj | gtcl13z | 1,617,536,223 | 1,617,546,148 | 5 | 7 | I mostly do teaching and research, but an argument can be made that the former is actually helping to propagate the buyer’s market for talent that results in exploitative labor practices. I can’t really do anything else with my skill set, so here we are. | I want to also jump on the “you worked at shitty firms” train. Do you live in a big city? If you do love the profession and would want to live somewhere smaller, smaller cities tend to not be so competitive, it exploiting workers etc. Sure, the projects may not be as large, but you will still get to be creative but at a slower pace. | 0 | 9,925 | 1.4 | ||
mju9u4 | architecture_train | 0.86 | I’m thinking of moving away from architecture as a profession. What else can we do with our high level of education and skills. I have tried to work in the profession for almost 5 years and have found that the environment is extremely toxic and exploitative. I have become very disillusioned with the prospect of doing anything creative or socially positive in this job. I feel like it’s a race to the bottom and it drives the best of us out of the profession. What other lines of work can we do with our high levels of education and skill? Myself and my friends have worked in props, set design, theatre design where there is more creativity and respect for what we do but it can be an unstable line of work so I believe diversification is in order. so I wanted to ask as one architect to another what else we can do out there to keep ourselves creative respected and less dependent on the toxic nature of architecture. Disclaimer: this is not to bash on our profession and I’m sure there are plenty of good and ethical studios out there but I want to see what else we can do as I imagine a lot of people feel trapped and obligated to continue with this because they have already committed so much to this profession. | gtdyni1 | gtdc65m | 1,617,572,003 | 1,617,560,255 | 3 | 2 | I’m going against the grain here. I worked for mostly small firms over my early career. And only one of them had a healthy working environment. Let’s face architecture head on it is a utilitarian profession that fancies the occasional artist. As art it is very expensive and to succeed you need to be able to prove you can build your art early on in a career to gather the momentum you need to get another client with openness idea wise and finance wise . Few small offices are going to have a principal that is going to say go ahead kid take this one. So to get where you need to be you need a wealthy family or patron who will take a chance on an artsy beach house in the Hamptons. I’m sure there are those who will point to exceptions but this is the reality most of us face. However I really value my education in architecture . It is truly a unique program that requires the student to really open up their mind to knowledge . Professional it makes us able to do so much . I have been a carpenter, an art gallery owner, a furniture designer, and set designer. I will never have that long term stability but at least I’m not detailing egress diagrams. So I say jump soon if you can otherwise you get too wrapped up in the stability dilemma. | A viable and sustainable career path has to answer yes to all three questions: 1) are you good at it? Better than most people? (Talent) 2) do you enjoy the work most of the time? (Interest) 3) does it pay enough to live the life you want to live? (Time/money/life balance) Are there aspects of practicing architecture that you enjoy? Managing projects, detailing, interfacing with the owner, coordinating with consultants, CA, etc? Figure out what you like, get really good at that, and you’ll become more valuable as an employee and enjoy your work more. | 1 | 11,748 | 1.5 | ||
mju9u4 | architecture_train | 0.86 | I’m thinking of moving away from architecture as a profession. What else can we do with our high level of education and skills. I have tried to work in the profession for almost 5 years and have found that the environment is extremely toxic and exploitative. I have become very disillusioned with the prospect of doing anything creative or socially positive in this job. I feel like it’s a race to the bottom and it drives the best of us out of the profession. What other lines of work can we do with our high levels of education and skill? Myself and my friends have worked in props, set design, theatre design where there is more creativity and respect for what we do but it can be an unstable line of work so I believe diversification is in order. so I wanted to ask as one architect to another what else we can do out there to keep ourselves creative respected and less dependent on the toxic nature of architecture. Disclaimer: this is not to bash on our profession and I’m sure there are plenty of good and ethical studios out there but I want to see what else we can do as I imagine a lot of people feel trapped and obligated to continue with this because they have already committed so much to this profession. | gtdyni1 | gtddv4p | 1,617,572,003 | 1,617,561,130 | 3 | 1 | I’m going against the grain here. I worked for mostly small firms over my early career. And only one of them had a healthy working environment. Let’s face architecture head on it is a utilitarian profession that fancies the occasional artist. As art it is very expensive and to succeed you need to be able to prove you can build your art early on in a career to gather the momentum you need to get another client with openness idea wise and finance wise . Few small offices are going to have a principal that is going to say go ahead kid take this one. So to get where you need to be you need a wealthy family or patron who will take a chance on an artsy beach house in the Hamptons. I’m sure there are those who will point to exceptions but this is the reality most of us face. However I really value my education in architecture . It is truly a unique program that requires the student to really open up their mind to knowledge . Professional it makes us able to do so much . I have been a carpenter, an art gallery owner, a furniture designer, and set designer. I will never have that long term stability but at least I’m not detailing egress diagrams. So I say jump soon if you can otherwise you get too wrapped up in the stability dilemma. | I feel the same way, went through a series of toxic jobs where the competition is mind bogglingly unnecessary and vicious, everyone wants to eat everyone and nobody appreciates any originality or freedom of thought. i want to entrepreneur way, started my own business in ecommerce, designing stuff for homes and sell online | 1 | 10,873 | 3 | ||
8ghsqz | architecture_train | 1 | [ask] Architectural tourism. Any tips or guide to discover architecture while travelling? I am an architecture enthusiast \- but not expert at all \- and i'm lucky to travel full\-time while working remotely. I usually travel every 3 months to a new city and i'd like to take this opportunity to see and visit more interesting building, historical or modern. However i have a hard time to gather information when arriving in new city. Which buildings to see, or also details about the building themselves. I'm also interested in discovering museum or other cultural place focused on architecture \(i.e the vitra museum\). Do you have any recommendation about ressources / guides that could help me? | dydko53 | dyelxlw | 1,525,348,458 | 1,525,383,702 | 1 | 5 | Any place built before 1945. | I like to find cool interiors, so I usually type in the name of the city I'm visiting alongside "inside" or "interiors" into google images. It will help you find great lobbies and spaces that you would normally have no idea existed. That's how I found out about the Cunard Building's lobby in NYC for instance. Outside looks like this But the inside looks like this | 0 | 35,244 | 5 | ||
vbpmdi | architecture_train | 0.9 | How do architects decide on glass color? I noticed that buildings with blue-tinted glass have different shades of blue and different levels of reflectivity: https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/05/29/realestate/00skyline-top/86b2f16d7f7a462c903cea4f134ac440-superJumbo.jpg How do architects decide on the exact glass color and reflectiveness level? How do an architect choose between blue and green? Are certain shades of blue more popular? Do certain glass tints have certain qualities (like heat management)? Or is it just a matter of preference? Are certain tints more expensive? Do tints go in and out of fashion? Does glass color give any hints on what year a building was designed? | ic9zbmv | ic9lceb | 1,655,170,545 | 1,655,163,724 | 12 | 4 | Glazing selection can get complicated. Architects will base their decision on a range of parameters ranging from aesthetics, performance, cost, fabrication time, etc. And many of the parameters fall into multiple categories. Reflexivity for instance. The amount of light a type of glass reflects will affect how it looks and also the level of solar heat gain that is allowed through, which in turn affects the buildings required energy to heat and cool. A typical glazing selection will specify both layers of glass in an insulated glazing unit (IGU) as well as each side of both of the layers (and sometimes even more than two layers). Each surface is given a number - the number one surface is on the exterior, number four on the interior of the building, and two and three are inside of the IGU. Some of the criteria that needs specified for each pane/surface include; - glass type - Tint (or lack of tint). - coating - frit coating (either solid or patterned) - argon filling Many projects have several different IGU glazing types. Each glazing panel on a buildings elevation needs to be specified with a glazing type. Sometimes this is as simple as defining which panels are vision (the type you can see out) and which are spandrel (opaque panels used above a ceiling for instance). Other times times this is further complicated with several types of vision and several types of spandrel. On top of that a curtain wall frame type needs selected. Again, performance, aesthetics, cost all come into play. Provisions must also be made for how the frame is anchored to the building and how it will accommodate the movement that can be expected with a given structure. All of this needs buy off from the client, and coordinated with the buildings structural and mechanical systems. | Not a specific choice at all. The material of panel is the choice that is made not color, and often it’s not the architect who chooses the panel at all | 1 | 6,821 | 3 | ||
vbpmdi | architecture_train | 0.9 | How do architects decide on glass color? I noticed that buildings with blue-tinted glass have different shades of blue and different levels of reflectivity: https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/05/29/realestate/00skyline-top/86b2f16d7f7a462c903cea4f134ac440-superJumbo.jpg How do architects decide on the exact glass color and reflectiveness level? How do an architect choose between blue and green? Are certain shades of blue more popular? Do certain glass tints have certain qualities (like heat management)? Or is it just a matter of preference? Are certain tints more expensive? Do tints go in and out of fashion? Does glass color give any hints on what year a building was designed? | ic9zbmv | ic9u71a | 1,655,170,545 | 1,655,168,067 | 12 | 4 | Glazing selection can get complicated. Architects will base their decision on a range of parameters ranging from aesthetics, performance, cost, fabrication time, etc. And many of the parameters fall into multiple categories. Reflexivity for instance. The amount of light a type of glass reflects will affect how it looks and also the level of solar heat gain that is allowed through, which in turn affects the buildings required energy to heat and cool. A typical glazing selection will specify both layers of glass in an insulated glazing unit (IGU) as well as each side of both of the layers (and sometimes even more than two layers). Each surface is given a number - the number one surface is on the exterior, number four on the interior of the building, and two and three are inside of the IGU. Some of the criteria that needs specified for each pane/surface include; - glass type - Tint (or lack of tint). - coating - frit coating (either solid or patterned) - argon filling Many projects have several different IGU glazing types. Each glazing panel on a buildings elevation needs to be specified with a glazing type. Sometimes this is as simple as defining which panels are vision (the type you can see out) and which are spandrel (opaque panels used above a ceiling for instance). Other times times this is further complicated with several types of vision and several types of spandrel. On top of that a curtain wall frame type needs selected. Again, performance, aesthetics, cost all come into play. Provisions must also be made for how the frame is anchored to the building and how it will accommodate the movement that can be expected with a given structure. All of this needs buy off from the client, and coordinated with the buildings structural and mechanical systems. | It's too bad, blue glass is fine but not when everything is blue glass and even worse when they're all blue glass rectangles. It just makes everything look so sterile. More developers need to get on board with tinting, it'd really make things much nicer. | 1 | 2,478 | 3 | ||
vbpmdi | architecture_train | 0.9 | How do architects decide on glass color? I noticed that buildings with blue-tinted glass have different shades of blue and different levels of reflectivity: https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/05/29/realestate/00skyline-top/86b2f16d7f7a462c903cea4f134ac440-superJumbo.jpg How do architects decide on the exact glass color and reflectiveness level? How do an architect choose between blue and green? Are certain shades of blue more popular? Do certain glass tints have certain qualities (like heat management)? Or is it just a matter of preference? Are certain tints more expensive? Do tints go in and out of fashion? Does glass color give any hints on what year a building was designed? | ic9mq2c | ic9zbmv | 1,655,164,387 | 1,655,170,545 | 1 | 12 | In my experience the color is chosen by the client. However different glasses have different qualities you mentioned, such as insulation and light reflectivity. These things are definitely considered, since windows are the biggest source of energy loss in the building and the type of glass you choose matters a lot when it comes to meeting energy code mandates. | Glazing selection can get complicated. Architects will base their decision on a range of parameters ranging from aesthetics, performance, cost, fabrication time, etc. And many of the parameters fall into multiple categories. Reflexivity for instance. The amount of light a type of glass reflects will affect how it looks and also the level of solar heat gain that is allowed through, which in turn affects the buildings required energy to heat and cool. A typical glazing selection will specify both layers of glass in an insulated glazing unit (IGU) as well as each side of both of the layers (and sometimes even more than two layers). Each surface is given a number - the number one surface is on the exterior, number four on the interior of the building, and two and three are inside of the IGU. Some of the criteria that needs specified for each pane/surface include; - glass type - Tint (or lack of tint). - coating - frit coating (either solid or patterned) - argon filling Many projects have several different IGU glazing types. Each glazing panel on a buildings elevation needs to be specified with a glazing type. Sometimes this is as simple as defining which panels are vision (the type you can see out) and which are spandrel (opaque panels used above a ceiling for instance). Other times times this is further complicated with several types of vision and several types of spandrel. On top of that a curtain wall frame type needs selected. Again, performance, aesthetics, cost all come into play. Provisions must also be made for how the frame is anchored to the building and how it will accommodate the movement that can be expected with a given structure. All of this needs buy off from the client, and coordinated with the buildings structural and mechanical systems. | 0 | 6,158 | 12 | ||
vbpmdi | architecture_train | 0.9 | How do architects decide on glass color? I noticed that buildings with blue-tinted glass have different shades of blue and different levels of reflectivity: https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/05/29/realestate/00skyline-top/86b2f16d7f7a462c903cea4f134ac440-superJumbo.jpg How do architects decide on the exact glass color and reflectiveness level? How do an architect choose between blue and green? Are certain shades of blue more popular? Do certain glass tints have certain qualities (like heat management)? Or is it just a matter of preference? Are certain tints more expensive? Do tints go in and out of fashion? Does glass color give any hints on what year a building was designed? | ic9mq2c | ic9u71a | 1,655,164,387 | 1,655,168,067 | 1 | 4 | In my experience the color is chosen by the client. However different glasses have different qualities you mentioned, such as insulation and light reflectivity. These things are definitely considered, since windows are the biggest source of energy loss in the building and the type of glass you choose matters a lot when it comes to meeting energy code mandates. | It's too bad, blue glass is fine but not when everything is blue glass and even worse when they're all blue glass rectangles. It just makes everything look so sterile. More developers need to get on board with tinting, it'd really make things much nicer. | 0 | 3,680 | 4 | ||
pohdjm | architecture_train | 0.76 | To Architects: What made you interested in the field? I'm thinking of majoring in Architecture and I want to see if I should major in it by seeing if I have the same interests as someone else. Of course, there are different factors that I should be aware of but this question has plagued my mind. Might post more questions soon | hcwpdic | hcwq82a | 1,631,676,558 | 1,631,677,007 | 4 | 6 | I’ve always been a practical guy. My grandfather did a lot of woodwork and as a kid I spent a lot of time with him in the garage watching him work. So I guess I was always primed to want to pursue some kind of design/making career. I still love making things with my hands. I was leaning towards engineering as I got older, though. Until my parents decided to build a new house from scratch. They took me to a meeting with the architect and I immediately fell in love. And as I grew up I started looking into the career more seriously and found that it struck the right balance between design and physical involvement for me. | Interning and getting real world experience is critical. If you’re serious about architecture you should look for programs that include internships (for instance Drexel in Philly has a major internship component in their architecture program). Firstly because getting licensed requires experience hours, but as someone involved in my firms hiring process we always look for real world experience over course work alone. Plus it will be really enlightening if you are on the fence about pursuing architecture. Model building is definitely a part of the process at some firms but with the speed and quality of renderings and 3D printing software skills like revit, cad, and enscape are what most firms prioritize in my experience. In a larger firm you can certainly have a focus area like model building or design but you’ll want to have a solid set of basic skills in order to get your foot in the door. Be cautious about getting into it just to design to your hearts content - all clients, whether they’re developers, wealthy individuals, or institutions have design and budgetary constraints that will present limitations. If the artistic side is really what appeals to you, we work with a lot of rendering companies who specialize in just creating the highly detailed, beautiful and realistic images of our conceptual designs etc (and many larger firms do this in house) so that may be a career path to consider over a traditional architectural position. | 0 | 449 | 1.5 | ||
pohdjm | architecture_train | 0.76 | To Architects: What made you interested in the field? I'm thinking of majoring in Architecture and I want to see if I should major in it by seeing if I have the same interests as someone else. Of course, there are different factors that I should be aware of but this question has plagued my mind. Might post more questions soon | hcwq0k6 | hcwq82a | 1,631,676,895 | 1,631,677,007 | 3 | 6 | I just always appreciated interesting buildings, as I think most people should, and I enjoyed drawing. Pair that with looking at mediocre suburban office blocks and strip malls and thinking "I know I could at least do better than that, or do a cooler version of that." | Interning and getting real world experience is critical. If you’re serious about architecture you should look for programs that include internships (for instance Drexel in Philly has a major internship component in their architecture program). Firstly because getting licensed requires experience hours, but as someone involved in my firms hiring process we always look for real world experience over course work alone. Plus it will be really enlightening if you are on the fence about pursuing architecture. Model building is definitely a part of the process at some firms but with the speed and quality of renderings and 3D printing software skills like revit, cad, and enscape are what most firms prioritize in my experience. In a larger firm you can certainly have a focus area like model building or design but you’ll want to have a solid set of basic skills in order to get your foot in the door. Be cautious about getting into it just to design to your hearts content - all clients, whether they’re developers, wealthy individuals, or institutions have design and budgetary constraints that will present limitations. If the artistic side is really what appeals to you, we work with a lot of rendering companies who specialize in just creating the highly detailed, beautiful and realistic images of our conceptual designs etc (and many larger firms do this in house) so that may be a career path to consider over a traditional architectural position. | 0 | 112 | 2 | ||
pohdjm | architecture_train | 0.76 | To Architects: What made you interested in the field? I'm thinking of majoring in Architecture and I want to see if I should major in it by seeing if I have the same interests as someone else. Of course, there are different factors that I should be aware of but this question has plagued my mind. Might post more questions soon | hcxugjt | hcx8fap | 1,631,706,929 | 1,631,688,894 | 3 | 2 | For me it was the relationship that Architecture has with everything around us and the fact that it is a profession that keeps reinventing itself, it never gets boring, there's always something new to learn. I had a teacher in school who once told me that you learn two important things during your time studying Architecture: the first one is working hard and the second is critic, but not in the "ohhh this is ugly" way, but to be able to understand and to discuss it. Architecture is such a huge field, I have teachers/classmates who are working with so many incredible things: films, video games, art history, design, photography... if you have an interest in any of those subjecta you will be making an excellent choice! | Studying Art and Architecture History and theory I quickly realized that even as someone who loved all my classes, nothing I’d ever studied had ever been this awesome to me. Specifically the feat of the gothic cathedrals seemed like the coolest thing ever. | 1 | 18,035 | 1.5 | ||
pohdjm | architecture_train | 0.76 | To Architects: What made you interested in the field? I'm thinking of majoring in Architecture and I want to see if I should major in it by seeing if I have the same interests as someone else. Of course, there are different factors that I should be aware of but this question has plagued my mind. Might post more questions soon | hcxugjt | hcxol0d | 1,631,706,929 | 1,631,702,999 | 3 | 2 | For me it was the relationship that Architecture has with everything around us and the fact that it is a profession that keeps reinventing itself, it never gets boring, there's always something new to learn. I had a teacher in school who once told me that you learn two important things during your time studying Architecture: the first one is working hard and the second is critic, but not in the "ohhh this is ugly" way, but to be able to understand and to discuss it. Architecture is such a huge field, I have teachers/classmates who are working with so many incredible things: films, video games, art history, design, photography... if you have an interest in any of those subjecta you will be making an excellent choice! | Capability to draw by hands and creativity…if you have those go for it | 1 | 3,930 | 1.5 | ||
pohdjm | architecture_train | 0.76 | To Architects: What made you interested in the field? I'm thinking of majoring in Architecture and I want to see if I should major in it by seeing if I have the same interests as someone else. Of course, there are different factors that I should be aware of but this question has plagued my mind. Might post more questions soon | hcxsgux | hcxugjt | 1,631,705,681 | 1,631,706,929 | 2 | 3 | When I was a kid, I used to move once to twice a year to different houses. Then in 2004 my mother gave me her old computer, a 99' Gateway. I didn't have any games really, but it had Broderbund 3D Home architect. Something amazing caught my eye that I could design something and hit "Render" and see it come to fruition. If anything, it was the moment CAD as a field engulfed me, and architecture was forever an interest. | For me it was the relationship that Architecture has with everything around us and the fact that it is a profession that keeps reinventing itself, it never gets boring, there's always something new to learn. I had a teacher in school who once told me that you learn two important things during your time studying Architecture: the first one is working hard and the second is critic, but not in the "ohhh this is ugly" way, but to be able to understand and to discuss it. Architecture is such a huge field, I have teachers/classmates who are working with so many incredible things: films, video games, art history, design, photography... if you have an interest in any of those subjecta you will be making an excellent choice! | 0 | 1,248 | 1.5 | ||
pohdjm | architecture_train | 0.76 | To Architects: What made you interested in the field? I'm thinking of majoring in Architecture and I want to see if I should major in it by seeing if I have the same interests as someone else. Of course, there are different factors that I should be aware of but this question has plagued my mind. Might post more questions soon | hcxugjt | hcxrda9 | 1,631,706,929 | 1,631,704,954 | 3 | 1 | For me it was the relationship that Architecture has with everything around us and the fact that it is a profession that keeps reinventing itself, it never gets boring, there's always something new to learn. I had a teacher in school who once told me that you learn two important things during your time studying Architecture: the first one is working hard and the second is critic, but not in the "ohhh this is ugly" way, but to be able to understand and to discuss it. Architecture is such a huge field, I have teachers/classmates who are working with so many incredible things: films, video games, art history, design, photography... if you have an interest in any of those subjecta you will be making an excellent choice! | Fields are easier to build in than on a mountain. | 1 | 1,975 | 3 | ||
pohdjm | architecture_train | 0.76 | To Architects: What made you interested in the field? I'm thinking of majoring in Architecture and I want to see if I should major in it by seeing if I have the same interests as someone else. Of course, there are different factors that I should be aware of but this question has plagued my mind. Might post more questions soon | hcxrda9 | hcxsgux | 1,631,704,954 | 1,631,705,681 | 1 | 2 | Fields are easier to build in than on a mountain. | When I was a kid, I used to move once to twice a year to different houses. Then in 2004 my mother gave me her old computer, a 99' Gateway. I didn't have any games really, but it had Broderbund 3D Home architect. Something amazing caught my eye that I could design something and hit "Render" and see it come to fruition. If anything, it was the moment CAD as a field engulfed me, and architecture was forever an interest. | 0 | 727 | 2 | ||
pohdjm | architecture_train | 0.76 | To Architects: What made you interested in the field? I'm thinking of majoring in Architecture and I want to see if I should major in it by seeing if I have the same interests as someone else. Of course, there are different factors that I should be aware of but this question has plagued my mind. Might post more questions soon | hcy1idk | hcxrda9 | 1,631,710,868 | 1,631,704,954 | 2 | 1 | I’m not an architect, I probably never will be, but I’ve become passionate about construction and design, specifically residential. I’ve rented all of my adult life and seen more than my fair share of units from section 8 housing to what they call “luxury” apartments/townhomes. When I somehow ended up in construction and I started seeing first-hand how buildings are put together, it kind of made me mad that developers and landlords can get away with shoddy, thoughtless design and little to no maintenance for a premium charge justified by “market value.” I dream of building ergonomic living spaces that are enjoyable to look at and undercut market value just to stick it to billionaires. Unfortunately you need capital for that kind of thing. | Fields are easier to build in than on a mountain. | 1 | 5,914 | 2 | ||
pohdjm | architecture_train | 0.76 | To Architects: What made you interested in the field? I'm thinking of majoring in Architecture and I want to see if I should major in it by seeing if I have the same interests as someone else. Of course, there are different factors that I should be aware of but this question has plagued my mind. Might post more questions soon | hcy1idk | hcxui8m | 1,631,710,868 | 1,631,706,956 | 2 | 1 | I’m not an architect, I probably never will be, but I’ve become passionate about construction and design, specifically residential. I’ve rented all of my adult life and seen more than my fair share of units from section 8 housing to what they call “luxury” apartments/townhomes. When I somehow ended up in construction and I started seeing first-hand how buildings are put together, it kind of made me mad that developers and landlords can get away with shoddy, thoughtless design and little to no maintenance for a premium charge justified by “market value.” I dream of building ergonomic living spaces that are enjoyable to look at and undercut market value just to stick it to billionaires. Unfortunately you need capital for that kind of thing. | In retrospect I always enjoyed designing things and games/scenarios that allowed me to make up a world or had immersive ones themselves. I didn't know what I wanted to do for a career and was leaning into the maths/sciences which I enjoyed but definitely wasn't great at. I ended up taking a sculpture/3D course in undergrad and loved making things again. Architecture seemed like a great combination of a professional degree/career but with the stimulation of those artistic explorations. I've met some great people and a lot of insufferable ones. Had a lot of great times, but don't make that much for how much schooling and experience I have. Sometimes wish I'd gone into Mech engineering but didn't think I knew enough about how stuff works. Turns out you can just always keep learning, problem solved. | 1 | 3,912 | 2 | ||
tfw8kn | architecture_train | 0.98 | What kind of work can an Architect pivot into when burned-out? Ive been working in architecture for a bit now, and overall, it's getting frustrating how underpaid I am by firms in general, and even how low my peers are paid as well. What kind of work have other architects or designers pivoted into here? So far, it seems like tech is where I should go, but I'm having a hard time coming up with what that means. I don't desire to return to school for a bachelor's. I also don't wish to abandon what I know now from studying and working in architecture. What have you pivoted into in the past, or recommend looking into? | i0zllg2 | i0ybbyj | 1,647,498,459 | 1,647,474,537 | 68 | 18 | OnlyFans, we already have a lot of experience selling ourselves for money. Quite frankly, the step up in self respect would be good for us all. | It’s not super lucrative, but you might think about the public sector. In my experience, you are treated better, the benefits are good, and the work can be varied. Depends very much on the agency of course. | 1 | 23,922 | 3.777778 | ||
tfw8kn | architecture_train | 0.98 | What kind of work can an Architect pivot into when burned-out? Ive been working in architecture for a bit now, and overall, it's getting frustrating how underpaid I am by firms in general, and even how low my peers are paid as well. What kind of work have other architects or designers pivoted into here? So far, it seems like tech is where I should go, but I'm having a hard time coming up with what that means. I don't desire to return to school for a bachelor's. I also don't wish to abandon what I know now from studying and working in architecture. What have you pivoted into in the past, or recommend looking into? | i0zllg2 | i0ydfls | 1,647,498,459 | 1,647,475,462 | 68 | 16 | OnlyFans, we already have a lot of experience selling ourselves for money. Quite frankly, the step up in self respect would be good for us all. | Door Hardware, Div 8. If you can get a job as a spec writer you can do very well. I know a couple people who quit architecture and went into it as a related field. | 1 | 22,997 | 4.25 | ||
tfw8kn | architecture_train | 0.98 | What kind of work can an Architect pivot into when burned-out? Ive been working in architecture for a bit now, and overall, it's getting frustrating how underpaid I am by firms in general, and even how low my peers are paid as well. What kind of work have other architects or designers pivoted into here? So far, it seems like tech is where I should go, but I'm having a hard time coming up with what that means. I don't desire to return to school for a bachelor's. I also don't wish to abandon what I know now from studying and working in architecture. What have you pivoted into in the past, or recommend looking into? | i0z47ns | i0zllg2 | 1,647,487,861 | 1,647,498,459 | 16 | 68 | Building Consultant in the insurance industry | OnlyFans, we already have a lot of experience selling ourselves for money. Quite frankly, the step up in self respect would be good for us all. | 0 | 10,598 | 4.25 | ||
tfw8kn | architecture_train | 0.98 | What kind of work can an Architect pivot into when burned-out? Ive been working in architecture for a bit now, and overall, it's getting frustrating how underpaid I am by firms in general, and even how low my peers are paid as well. What kind of work have other architects or designers pivoted into here? So far, it seems like tech is where I should go, but I'm having a hard time coming up with what that means. I don't desire to return to school for a bachelor's. I also don't wish to abandon what I know now from studying and working in architecture. What have you pivoted into in the past, or recommend looking into? | i0zllg2 | i0yszdp | 1,647,498,459 | 1,647,482,508 | 68 | 9 | OnlyFans, we already have a lot of experience selling ourselves for money. Quite frankly, the step up in self respect would be good for us all. | Suggest Project management. Architects are trained to understand the whole building and how it goes together. Not a great leap from there to leading a team in the development and documentation of a building design. | 1 | 15,951 | 7.555556 | ||
tfw8kn | architecture_train | 0.98 | What kind of work can an Architect pivot into when burned-out? Ive been working in architecture for a bit now, and overall, it's getting frustrating how underpaid I am by firms in general, and even how low my peers are paid as well. What kind of work have other architects or designers pivoted into here? So far, it seems like tech is where I should go, but I'm having a hard time coming up with what that means. I don't desire to return to school for a bachelor's. I also don't wish to abandon what I know now from studying and working in architecture. What have you pivoted into in the past, or recommend looking into? | i0zllg2 | i0yqf73 | 1,647,498,459 | 1,647,481,361 | 68 | 8 | OnlyFans, we already have a lot of experience selling ourselves for money. Quite frankly, the step up in self respect would be good for us all. | A lot of my colleagues who lost their jobs in the Great Recession ended up as sales reps for architectural products, but personally, I would hate that. If you can handle the physical labor, go into design/build. | 1 | 17,098 | 8.5 | ||
tfw8kn | architecture_train | 0.98 | What kind of work can an Architect pivot into when burned-out? Ive been working in architecture for a bit now, and overall, it's getting frustrating how underpaid I am by firms in general, and even how low my peers are paid as well. What kind of work have other architects or designers pivoted into here? So far, it seems like tech is where I should go, but I'm having a hard time coming up with what that means. I don't desire to return to school for a bachelor's. I also don't wish to abandon what I know now from studying and working in architecture. What have you pivoted into in the past, or recommend looking into? | i0zllg2 | i0yeton | 1,647,498,459 | 1,647,476,100 | 68 | 6 | OnlyFans, we already have a lot of experience selling ourselves for money. Quite frankly, the step up in self respect would be good for us all. | Big fan of design build. | 1 | 22,359 | 11.333333 | ||
tfw8kn | architecture_train | 0.98 | What kind of work can an Architect pivot into when burned-out? Ive been working in architecture for a bit now, and overall, it's getting frustrating how underpaid I am by firms in general, and even how low my peers are paid as well. What kind of work have other architects or designers pivoted into here? So far, it seems like tech is where I should go, but I'm having a hard time coming up with what that means. I don't desire to return to school for a bachelor's. I also don't wish to abandon what I know now from studying and working in architecture. What have you pivoted into in the past, or recommend looking into? | i0z75i6 | i0zllg2 | 1,647,489,343 | 1,647,498,459 | 2 | 68 | i switched from architecture to development. same stress level but different stressors: now the biggest stress loads are from underachieving architects!!! (sad but true). pay is better. perks are better. but…i do miss being in the flow state of designing. | OnlyFans, we already have a lot of experience selling ourselves for money. Quite frankly, the step up in self respect would be good for us all. | 0 | 9,116 | 34 | ||
tfw8kn | architecture_train | 0.98 | What kind of work can an Architect pivot into when burned-out? Ive been working in architecture for a bit now, and overall, it's getting frustrating how underpaid I am by firms in general, and even how low my peers are paid as well. What kind of work have other architects or designers pivoted into here? So far, it seems like tech is where I should go, but I'm having a hard time coming up with what that means. I don't desire to return to school for a bachelor's. I also don't wish to abandon what I know now from studying and working in architecture. What have you pivoted into in the past, or recommend looking into? | i0yqz4i | i0zllg2 | 1,647,481,610 | 1,647,498,459 | 2 | 68 | Have a visit at r/sysadmin before you think about tech. | OnlyFans, we already have a lot of experience selling ourselves for money. Quite frankly, the step up in self respect would be good for us all. | 0 | 16,849 | 34 | ||
tfw8kn | architecture_train | 0.98 | What kind of work can an Architect pivot into when burned-out? Ive been working in architecture for a bit now, and overall, it's getting frustrating how underpaid I am by firms in general, and even how low my peers are paid as well. What kind of work have other architects or designers pivoted into here? So far, it seems like tech is where I should go, but I'm having a hard time coming up with what that means. I don't desire to return to school for a bachelor's. I also don't wish to abandon what I know now from studying and working in architecture. What have you pivoted into in the past, or recommend looking into? | i0z47ns | i0yszdp | 1,647,487,861 | 1,647,482,508 | 16 | 9 | Building Consultant in the insurance industry | Suggest Project management. Architects are trained to understand the whole building and how it goes together. Not a great leap from there to leading a team in the development and documentation of a building design. | 1 | 5,353 | 1.777778 | ||
tfw8kn | architecture_train | 0.98 | What kind of work can an Architect pivot into when burned-out? Ive been working in architecture for a bit now, and overall, it's getting frustrating how underpaid I am by firms in general, and even how low my peers are paid as well. What kind of work have other architects or designers pivoted into here? So far, it seems like tech is where I should go, but I'm having a hard time coming up with what that means. I don't desire to return to school for a bachelor's. I also don't wish to abandon what I know now from studying and working in architecture. What have you pivoted into in the past, or recommend looking into? | i0z47ns | i0yqf73 | 1,647,487,861 | 1,647,481,361 | 16 | 8 | Building Consultant in the insurance industry | A lot of my colleagues who lost their jobs in the Great Recession ended up as sales reps for architectural products, but personally, I would hate that. If you can handle the physical labor, go into design/build. | 1 | 6,500 | 2 | ||
tfw8kn | architecture_train | 0.98 | What kind of work can an Architect pivot into when burned-out? Ive been working in architecture for a bit now, and overall, it's getting frustrating how underpaid I am by firms in general, and even how low my peers are paid as well. What kind of work have other architects or designers pivoted into here? So far, it seems like tech is where I should go, but I'm having a hard time coming up with what that means. I don't desire to return to school for a bachelor's. I also don't wish to abandon what I know now from studying and working in architecture. What have you pivoted into in the past, or recommend looking into? | i0z47ns | i0yeton | 1,647,487,861 | 1,647,476,100 | 16 | 6 | Building Consultant in the insurance industry | Big fan of design build. | 1 | 11,761 | 2.666667 | ||
tfw8kn | architecture_train | 0.98 | What kind of work can an Architect pivot into when burned-out? Ive been working in architecture for a bit now, and overall, it's getting frustrating how underpaid I am by firms in general, and even how low my peers are paid as well. What kind of work have other architects or designers pivoted into here? So far, it seems like tech is where I should go, but I'm having a hard time coming up with what that means. I don't desire to return to school for a bachelor's. I also don't wish to abandon what I know now from studying and working in architecture. What have you pivoted into in the past, or recommend looking into? | i0z47ns | i0yqz4i | 1,647,487,861 | 1,647,481,610 | 16 | 2 | Building Consultant in the insurance industry | Have a visit at r/sysadmin before you think about tech. | 1 | 6,251 | 8 | ||
tfw8kn | architecture_train | 0.98 | What kind of work can an Architect pivot into when burned-out? Ive been working in architecture for a bit now, and overall, it's getting frustrating how underpaid I am by firms in general, and even how low my peers are paid as well. What kind of work have other architects or designers pivoted into here? So far, it seems like tech is where I should go, but I'm having a hard time coming up with what that means. I don't desire to return to school for a bachelor's. I also don't wish to abandon what I know now from studying and working in architecture. What have you pivoted into in the past, or recommend looking into? | i0yqf73 | i0yszdp | 1,647,481,361 | 1,647,482,508 | 8 | 9 | A lot of my colleagues who lost their jobs in the Great Recession ended up as sales reps for architectural products, but personally, I would hate that. If you can handle the physical labor, go into design/build. | Suggest Project management. Architects are trained to understand the whole building and how it goes together. Not a great leap from there to leading a team in the development and documentation of a building design. | 0 | 1,147 | 1.125 | ||
tfw8kn | architecture_train | 0.98 | What kind of work can an Architect pivot into when burned-out? Ive been working in architecture for a bit now, and overall, it's getting frustrating how underpaid I am by firms in general, and even how low my peers are paid as well. What kind of work have other architects or designers pivoted into here? So far, it seems like tech is where I should go, but I'm having a hard time coming up with what that means. I don't desire to return to school for a bachelor's. I also don't wish to abandon what I know now from studying and working in architecture. What have you pivoted into in the past, or recommend looking into? | i0yszdp | i0yeton | 1,647,482,508 | 1,647,476,100 | 9 | 6 | Suggest Project management. Architects are trained to understand the whole building and how it goes together. Not a great leap from there to leading a team in the development and documentation of a building design. | Big fan of design build. | 1 | 6,408 | 1.5 |
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