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oqgmrj | architecture_train | 0.97 | Is it common for architects to build plans for clients who don’t end up building the house? I often see renderings in architect portfolios but fewer finished products | h6bwjs6 | h6c0nz5 | 1,627,099,172 | 1,627,101,829 | 2 | 11 | Atleast 4 in 1 year | I'm not an architect, but an architectural drafter that works in conjunction with an engineer to provide full sets of construction documents. Over half the structures I've drawn and been paid for have never been built. | 0 | 2,657 | 5.5 | ||
oqgmrj | architecture_train | 0.97 | Is it common for architects to build plans for clients who don’t end up building the house? I often see renderings in architect portfolios but fewer finished products | h6boe76 | h6c0vla | 1,627,094,338 | 1,627,101,969 | 6 | 7 | happened to mies a lot | I modify pre-made plans that people can buy online, I believe this happens all the time. They don't have enough money to build it, buracratic issues, life happens, they go "meh, what I have is fine and modifying/remodeling an existing home is a lot cheaper" or they find a house nearby that meets all their asks. I had a client who was rushing me for a month stressing me out over how much she NEEDED her plans. Then at the end told me she decided the night before she wasn't going to build anyway because they found a house across town that was "perfect". Also sometimes as designers we come up with ideas for clients that we really like but maybe they don't and we decide it would be good for our portfolios to finish the project for ourselves. | 0 | 7,631 | 1.166667 | ||
oqgmrj | architecture_train | 0.97 | Is it common for architects to build plans for clients who don’t end up building the house? I often see renderings in architect portfolios but fewer finished products | h6c0vla | h6bofcw | 1,627,101,969 | 1,627,094,357 | 7 | 6 | I modify pre-made plans that people can buy online, I believe this happens all the time. They don't have enough money to build it, buracratic issues, life happens, they go "meh, what I have is fine and modifying/remodeling an existing home is a lot cheaper" or they find a house nearby that meets all their asks. I had a client who was rushing me for a month stressing me out over how much she NEEDED her plans. Then at the end told me she decided the night before she wasn't going to build anyway because they found a house across town that was "perfect". Also sometimes as designers we come up with ideas for clients that we really like but maybe they don't and we decide it would be good for our portfolios to finish the project for ourselves. | My first job out of college we had a client who changed the scope five times and then never built anything. I don't think they had the money in the first place. | 1 | 7,612 | 1.166667 | ||
oqgmrj | architecture_train | 0.97 | Is it common for architects to build plans for clients who don’t end up building the house? I often see renderings in architect portfolios but fewer finished products | h6bwjs6 | h6c0vla | 1,627,099,172 | 1,627,101,969 | 2 | 7 | Atleast 4 in 1 year | I modify pre-made plans that people can buy online, I believe this happens all the time. They don't have enough money to build it, buracratic issues, life happens, they go "meh, what I have is fine and modifying/remodeling an existing home is a lot cheaper" or they find a house nearby that meets all their asks. I had a client who was rushing me for a month stressing me out over how much she NEEDED her plans. Then at the end told me she decided the night before she wasn't going to build anyway because they found a house across town that was "perfect". Also sometimes as designers we come up with ideas for clients that we really like but maybe they don't and we decide it would be good for our portfolios to finish the project for ourselves. | 0 | 2,797 | 3.5 | ||
oqgmrj | architecture_train | 0.97 | Is it common for architects to build plans for clients who don’t end up building the house? I often see renderings in architect portfolios but fewer finished products | h6bwjs6 | h6c4uty | 1,627,099,172 | 1,627,104,781 | 2 | 3 | Atleast 4 in 1 year | Yes definitely. Too many clients underestimate the costs involved and as such there any many revisions and even more plans prior to the finished product. (If any at all) | 0 | 5,609 | 1.5 | ||
oqgmrj | architecture_train | 0.97 | Is it common for architects to build plans for clients who don’t end up building the house? I often see renderings in architect portfolios but fewer finished products | h6c4uty | h6c15h3 | 1,627,104,781 | 1,627,102,144 | 3 | 1 | Yes definitely. Too many clients underestimate the costs involved and as such there any many revisions and even more plans prior to the finished product. (If any at all) | Yeah. Sometimes something goes wrong moneywise and the client has to cancel prematurely, or they just decide to drop it. Last year, our office had a client who was extremely perfectionistic and nitpicky and insecure. By the time she contacted us, she had already gone through 2 other architects and 3 redesigns. We redesigned again, and after about a year of tweaks and hesitation from her side, she finally cancelled the project. | 1 | 2,637 | 3 | ||
oqgmrj | architecture_train | 0.97 | Is it common for architects to build plans for clients who don’t end up building the house? I often see renderings in architect portfolios but fewer finished products | h6c7djj | h6bwjs6 | 1,627,106,665 | 1,627,099,172 | 3 | 2 | Unfortunately yes. People will often get planning permission on land *just* to increase the value of it. Happens all to commonly. | Atleast 4 in 1 year | 1 | 7,493 | 1.5 | ||
oqgmrj | architecture_train | 0.97 | Is it common for architects to build plans for clients who don’t end up building the house? I often see renderings in architect portfolios but fewer finished products | h6c7djj | h6c15h3 | 1,627,106,665 | 1,627,102,144 | 3 | 1 | Unfortunately yes. People will often get planning permission on land *just* to increase the value of it. Happens all to commonly. | Yeah. Sometimes something goes wrong moneywise and the client has to cancel prematurely, or they just decide to drop it. Last year, our office had a client who was extremely perfectionistic and nitpicky and insecure. By the time she contacted us, she had already gone through 2 other architects and 3 redesigns. We redesigned again, and after about a year of tweaks and hesitation from her side, she finally cancelled the project. | 1 | 4,521 | 3 | ||
oqgmrj | architecture_train | 0.97 | Is it common for architects to build plans for clients who don’t end up building the house? I often see renderings in architect portfolios but fewer finished products | h6c7djj | h6c6e6z | 1,627,106,665 | 1,627,105,945 | 3 | 1 | Unfortunately yes. People will often get planning permission on land *just* to increase the value of it. Happens all to commonly. | Yes it depends also on the size of the project how likely this is. Maybe the client ran out of money or lost permission to build. Sometimes there are conflicts of land ownership with neighbours property. In the case of commercial project like apartment building, hotel, shopping mall etc, clients can come to an architecture company to create designs for tender. With these they attempt to secure funding by investors/bank/local government. In this case 60-70% never get built or not in the initial design. | 1 | 720 | 3 | ||
oqgmrj | architecture_train | 0.97 | Is it common for architects to build plans for clients who don’t end up building the house? I often see renderings in architect portfolios but fewer finished products | h6bwjs6 | h6c8ut3 | 1,627,099,172 | 1,627,107,844 | 2 | 3 | Atleast 4 in 1 year | Yep. We have a client who keeps travelling between two countries for 4 years now and still his house has yet to see a single stone delivered let alone a full on construction. My mentor even has complete plans, 3D renders, miniatures for a project over a decade old that is still looking for enough investors. | 0 | 8,672 | 1.5 | ||
oqgmrj | architecture_train | 0.97 | Is it common for architects to build plans for clients who don’t end up building the house? I often see renderings in architect portfolios but fewer finished products | h6c15h3 | h6c8ut3 | 1,627,102,144 | 1,627,107,844 | 1 | 3 | Yeah. Sometimes something goes wrong moneywise and the client has to cancel prematurely, or they just decide to drop it. Last year, our office had a client who was extremely perfectionistic and nitpicky and insecure. By the time she contacted us, she had already gone through 2 other architects and 3 redesigns. We redesigned again, and after about a year of tweaks and hesitation from her side, she finally cancelled the project. | Yep. We have a client who keeps travelling between two countries for 4 years now and still his house has yet to see a single stone delivered let alone a full on construction. My mentor even has complete plans, 3D renders, miniatures for a project over a decade old that is still looking for enough investors. | 0 | 5,700 | 3 | ||
oqgmrj | architecture_train | 0.97 | Is it common for architects to build plans for clients who don’t end up building the house? I often see renderings in architect portfolios but fewer finished products | h6c6e6z | h6c8ut3 | 1,627,105,945 | 1,627,107,844 | 1 | 3 | Yes it depends also on the size of the project how likely this is. Maybe the client ran out of money or lost permission to build. Sometimes there are conflicts of land ownership with neighbours property. In the case of commercial project like apartment building, hotel, shopping mall etc, clients can come to an architecture company to create designs for tender. With these they attempt to secure funding by investors/bank/local government. In this case 60-70% never get built or not in the initial design. | Yep. We have a client who keeps travelling between two countries for 4 years now and still his house has yet to see a single stone delivered let alone a full on construction. My mentor even has complete plans, 3D renders, miniatures for a project over a decade old that is still looking for enough investors. | 0 | 1,899 | 3 | ||
oqgmrj | architecture_train | 0.97 | Is it common for architects to build plans for clients who don’t end up building the house? I often see renderings in architect portfolios but fewer finished products | h6cablz | h6bwjs6 | 1,627,109,063 | 1,627,099,172 | 3 | 2 | All the time! Probably half of the project are not getting built. Sometime they don’t even go further the initial feasibility study. That’s why the fee structure for the designer is organised around the “design stages”. In UK you follow the RIBA standard plan of work | Atleast 4 in 1 year | 1 | 9,891 | 1.5 | ||
oqgmrj | architecture_train | 0.97 | Is it common for architects to build plans for clients who don’t end up building the house? I often see renderings in architect portfolios but fewer finished products | h6c15h3 | h6cablz | 1,627,102,144 | 1,627,109,063 | 1 | 3 | Yeah. Sometimes something goes wrong moneywise and the client has to cancel prematurely, or they just decide to drop it. Last year, our office had a client who was extremely perfectionistic and nitpicky and insecure. By the time she contacted us, she had already gone through 2 other architects and 3 redesigns. We redesigned again, and after about a year of tweaks and hesitation from her side, she finally cancelled the project. | All the time! Probably half of the project are not getting built. Sometime they don’t even go further the initial feasibility study. That’s why the fee structure for the designer is organised around the “design stages”. In UK you follow the RIBA standard plan of work | 0 | 6,919 | 3 | ||
oqgmrj | architecture_train | 0.97 | Is it common for architects to build plans for clients who don’t end up building the house? I often see renderings in architect portfolios but fewer finished products | h6c6e6z | h6cablz | 1,627,105,945 | 1,627,109,063 | 1 | 3 | Yes it depends also on the size of the project how likely this is. Maybe the client ran out of money or lost permission to build. Sometimes there are conflicts of land ownership with neighbours property. In the case of commercial project like apartment building, hotel, shopping mall etc, clients can come to an architecture company to create designs for tender. With these they attempt to secure funding by investors/bank/local government. In this case 60-70% never get built or not in the initial design. | All the time! Probably half of the project are not getting built. Sometime they don’t even go further the initial feasibility study. That’s why the fee structure for the designer is organised around the “design stages”. In UK you follow the RIBA standard plan of work | 0 | 3,118 | 3 | ||
oqgmrj | architecture_train | 0.97 | Is it common for architects to build plans for clients who don’t end up building the house? I often see renderings in architect portfolios but fewer finished products | h6c15h3 | h6cj6w6 | 1,627,102,144 | 1,627,117,110 | 1 | 2 | Yeah. Sometimes something goes wrong moneywise and the client has to cancel prematurely, or they just decide to drop it. Last year, our office had a client who was extremely perfectionistic and nitpicky and insecure. By the time she contacted us, she had already gone through 2 other architects and 3 redesigns. We redesigned again, and after about a year of tweaks and hesitation from her side, she finally cancelled the project. | I quite often work on projects where the sole aim is to increase the value of the site by gaining planning permission. We get paid for the work, it's no hassle. But if your dream is to eventually experience your design in the flesh then yes it can be a bit of a downer. | 0 | 14,966 | 2 | ||
oqgmrj | architecture_train | 0.97 | Is it common for architects to build plans for clients who don’t end up building the house? I often see renderings in architect portfolios but fewer finished products | h6cj6w6 | h6c6e6z | 1,627,117,110 | 1,627,105,945 | 2 | 1 | I quite often work on projects where the sole aim is to increase the value of the site by gaining planning permission. We get paid for the work, it's no hassle. But if your dream is to eventually experience your design in the flesh then yes it can be a bit of a downer. | Yes it depends also on the size of the project how likely this is. Maybe the client ran out of money or lost permission to build. Sometimes there are conflicts of land ownership with neighbours property. In the case of commercial project like apartment building, hotel, shopping mall etc, clients can come to an architecture company to create designs for tender. With these they attempt to secure funding by investors/bank/local government. In this case 60-70% never get built or not in the initial design. | 1 | 11,165 | 2 | ||
oqgmrj | architecture_train | 0.97 | Is it common for architects to build plans for clients who don’t end up building the house? I often see renderings in architect portfolios but fewer finished products | h6ccsh3 | h6cj6w6 | 1,627,111,201 | 1,627,117,110 | 1 | 2 | Only a given % is built *and then* only a smaller % will look good enough that it is worth paying a photographer to get high quality shots. | I quite often work on projects where the sole aim is to increase the value of the site by gaining planning permission. We get paid for the work, it's no hassle. But if your dream is to eventually experience your design in the flesh then yes it can be a bit of a downer. | 0 | 5,909 | 2 | ||
c8o8jq | architecture_train | 0.78 | [Ask] What role(s) in our profession allows an architect to only work 40-43 hours a week? Most architects seem to assume our primary function is to serve as a Project Manager; which can involve intimate knowledge and management of several projects; including having to babysit our own internal team of designers, as well as all of the various disciplines and engineers involved in a project. This forces most of us to have to work long hours, sometimes in excess of 50 hours a week just to keep up with all of the internal coordination, coordination between disciplines, city submissions, code official reviews and contractors. This however, is not what I want for my life as an architect. I think we can get far too controlling and too perfectionist in our projects; to the point where we force ourselves into unhealthy long hours of work. I don't want to work in excess of 43 hours a week, because I value leisure and my personal life more than my professional life. I don't care about making a lot of money, I just want to coast through and enjoy life, I don't see delivering perfect products as my life goal. Since most of our firms and bosses seem to assume our role is primarily in different degrees of project management, I don't know what other options I have. | eso80sh | esofznu | 1,562,161,899 | 1,562,166,807 | 3 | 5 | You just need to be upfront about this at your interview and then refuse any extra hours when asked. Keep in mind that ‘coasting’ through your career creates a much longer path to the top. | I work less than that. Without prior authorization all employees where I work are capped at 40 hours a week. You just have to find the right firm that respects your time and work life balance. I'm a Project Architect, running the CD and a chunk of the CA processes on large custom single family residences. | 0 | 4,908 | 1.666667 | ||
c8o8jq | architecture_train | 0.78 | [Ask] What role(s) in our profession allows an architect to only work 40-43 hours a week? Most architects seem to assume our primary function is to serve as a Project Manager; which can involve intimate knowledge and management of several projects; including having to babysit our own internal team of designers, as well as all of the various disciplines and engineers involved in a project. This forces most of us to have to work long hours, sometimes in excess of 50 hours a week just to keep up with all of the internal coordination, coordination between disciplines, city submissions, code official reviews and contractors. This however, is not what I want for my life as an architect. I think we can get far too controlling and too perfectionist in our projects; to the point where we force ourselves into unhealthy long hours of work. I don't want to work in excess of 43 hours a week, because I value leisure and my personal life more than my professional life. I don't care about making a lot of money, I just want to coast through and enjoy life, I don't see delivering perfect products as my life goal. Since most of our firms and bosses seem to assume our role is primarily in different degrees of project management, I don't know what other options I have. | esogt7o | eso80sh | 1,562,167,281 | 1,562,161,899 | 4 | 3 | Architect. | You just need to be upfront about this at your interview and then refuse any extra hours when asked. Keep in mind that ‘coasting’ through your career creates a much longer path to the top. | 1 | 5,382 | 1.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi1d9rm | hi0jhct | 1,635,198,080 | 1,635,186,043 | 65 | 51 | “I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD.” ———————————————————————— Hi Jul, You’re very young in the profession. If you leave now to pursue a different career, you will lose momentum in this one (not to be taken for granted). Is it just the use of the computer 8 hours a day that you don’t like? What tasks would you prefer in your current position? What project types would you prefer? As one mentor asked me this, I’ll ask it if you: “If you had to choose only one project type to do for the rest of your life (or, say, since you’re so young, for the next 5 years), what would it be? Engineering requires more math and computations compared to Architecture. IT or tech (user experience or product designer) is going to require knowing how to code. Even some architectural production roles now require knowing how to code (see @provingground on Twitter - by Nate Miller (@archinate). Here’s a sample tweet: https://twitter.com/provinggroundio/status/1448737728900780035?s=21 If you don’t like the repetitive nature of using Revit or AutoCAD, there are other architectural software you can learn/use if you decide to go out on your own, depending on project type. I’ve heard some Architects are using Chief Architect for Residential and small commercial projects. Sketchup is another one. Or, you can be the Designer and farm out the nitty gritty CDs and 3D renderings to cheaper labor in China. If you’re wanting to earn more money, then, yes, Real Estate agent and Developer are good jobs to pursue. Just be aware that in the US, platforms like Zillow, Door, and Redfin are encroaching into the territory of Real Estate agents - but have not managed to interrupt their standard fees of 6% of the sale of the property- would that Architects made this kind of income! Talk about an imbalance of equity!! To become a Developer (my husband and I are developers), you need start-up capital to purchase your first property. We started w a warehouse and sold that. Then we started to buy lots for commercial zoned projects. That requires more capital as you may need to re-plat the land or build out some of the infrastructure to make it appealing to the next buyer. The learning curve is long and it’s best if you have investors who trust your judgment. Asset management involves a lot people interaction. As does Construction management. You have the whole world and your whole life in front of you. We need the next Steve Jobs to radically change how Architecture is practiced. Could you fulfill this role? Here are some things that need to be changed: 1. Develop easier to use software for sole practitioners (why should we be beholden to Autodesk???). 2. Create a way for Architects to be paid appropriately for the work we provide. (See @archineura’s efforts toward this with her Building Index start-up idea). 3. Create a better way to build, in general. It’s still a very disjointed, convoluted way of doing things, despite Slack for communications, PDFs in lieu of CAD dwgs, etc. We still have waste in the industry and no one really knows of the Contractor/GC is ripping them off or wildly under-bidding a job. This reduces the ability for clients to trust architects. So, having said all of this, what do you think? I recommend you take a few days and maybe go one a one or two week sabbatical train ride through Europe and ponder these questions: 1. What am I good at? 2. What do I like to do? 3. How much money do I feel I should be making? 4. How much time do I want to devote to work of building my own business? Also, I am not in favor of you getting more education. My husband’s degree is in Chemistry. We ran a home health care agency back in the 1990’s- that was a time when I departed from the industry but I was still pursuing my Architectural Registration Exams which I completed in 2001. I hope my answers help you. Feel free to DM to discuss further. All the best, T. | A few allied careers come immediately to mind: facilities planning/management, urban design/planning, (computer) game designer, etc. Depends a lot though on what you like doing. Seconded: your English is fine. | 1 | 12,037 | 1.27451 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi15jfh | hi1d9rm | 1,635,194,843 | 1,635,198,080 | 25 | 65 | I have a BS in Architecture and am I very happy Software Engineer now. There's a lot of overlap with requirements and analyzing the customer's needs as well as the general systems type thinking. The big up side to being in software over architecture is how much faster you see the results of your plans. For a bit I worked with a woman who had been a practicing architect for a few years and had switched to being a Software User Interface and User Experience Designer and was very happy with it. | “I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD.” ———————————————————————— Hi Jul, You’re very young in the profession. If you leave now to pursue a different career, you will lose momentum in this one (not to be taken for granted). Is it just the use of the computer 8 hours a day that you don’t like? What tasks would you prefer in your current position? What project types would you prefer? As one mentor asked me this, I’ll ask it if you: “If you had to choose only one project type to do for the rest of your life (or, say, since you’re so young, for the next 5 years), what would it be? Engineering requires more math and computations compared to Architecture. IT or tech (user experience or product designer) is going to require knowing how to code. Even some architectural production roles now require knowing how to code (see @provingground on Twitter - by Nate Miller (@archinate). Here’s a sample tweet: https://twitter.com/provinggroundio/status/1448737728900780035?s=21 If you don’t like the repetitive nature of using Revit or AutoCAD, there are other architectural software you can learn/use if you decide to go out on your own, depending on project type. I’ve heard some Architects are using Chief Architect for Residential and small commercial projects. Sketchup is another one. Or, you can be the Designer and farm out the nitty gritty CDs and 3D renderings to cheaper labor in China. If you’re wanting to earn more money, then, yes, Real Estate agent and Developer are good jobs to pursue. Just be aware that in the US, platforms like Zillow, Door, and Redfin are encroaching into the territory of Real Estate agents - but have not managed to interrupt their standard fees of 6% of the sale of the property- would that Architects made this kind of income! Talk about an imbalance of equity!! To become a Developer (my husband and I are developers), you need start-up capital to purchase your first property. We started w a warehouse and sold that. Then we started to buy lots for commercial zoned projects. That requires more capital as you may need to re-plat the land or build out some of the infrastructure to make it appealing to the next buyer. The learning curve is long and it’s best if you have investors who trust your judgment. Asset management involves a lot people interaction. As does Construction management. You have the whole world and your whole life in front of you. We need the next Steve Jobs to radically change how Architecture is practiced. Could you fulfill this role? Here are some things that need to be changed: 1. Develop easier to use software for sole practitioners (why should we be beholden to Autodesk???). 2. Create a way for Architects to be paid appropriately for the work we provide. (See @archineura’s efforts toward this with her Building Index start-up idea). 3. Create a better way to build, in general. It’s still a very disjointed, convoluted way of doing things, despite Slack for communications, PDFs in lieu of CAD dwgs, etc. We still have waste in the industry and no one really knows of the Contractor/GC is ripping them off or wildly under-bidding a job. This reduces the ability for clients to trust architects. So, having said all of this, what do you think? I recommend you take a few days and maybe go one a one or two week sabbatical train ride through Europe and ponder these questions: 1. What am I good at? 2. What do I like to do? 3. How much money do I feel I should be making? 4. How much time do I want to devote to work of building my own business? Also, I am not in favor of you getting more education. My husband’s degree is in Chemistry. We ran a home health care agency back in the 1990’s- that was a time when I departed from the industry but I was still pursuing my Architectural Registration Exams which I completed in 2001. I hope my answers help you. Feel free to DM to discuss further. All the best, T. | 0 | 3,237 | 2.6 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi1d9rm | hi0ckap | 1,635,198,080 | 1,635,183,208 | 65 | 24 | “I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD.” ———————————————————————— Hi Jul, You’re very young in the profession. If you leave now to pursue a different career, you will lose momentum in this one (not to be taken for granted). Is it just the use of the computer 8 hours a day that you don’t like? What tasks would you prefer in your current position? What project types would you prefer? As one mentor asked me this, I’ll ask it if you: “If you had to choose only one project type to do for the rest of your life (or, say, since you’re so young, for the next 5 years), what would it be? Engineering requires more math and computations compared to Architecture. IT or tech (user experience or product designer) is going to require knowing how to code. Even some architectural production roles now require knowing how to code (see @provingground on Twitter - by Nate Miller (@archinate). Here’s a sample tweet: https://twitter.com/provinggroundio/status/1448737728900780035?s=21 If you don’t like the repetitive nature of using Revit or AutoCAD, there are other architectural software you can learn/use if you decide to go out on your own, depending on project type. I’ve heard some Architects are using Chief Architect for Residential and small commercial projects. Sketchup is another one. Or, you can be the Designer and farm out the nitty gritty CDs and 3D renderings to cheaper labor in China. If you’re wanting to earn more money, then, yes, Real Estate agent and Developer are good jobs to pursue. Just be aware that in the US, platforms like Zillow, Door, and Redfin are encroaching into the territory of Real Estate agents - but have not managed to interrupt their standard fees of 6% of the sale of the property- would that Architects made this kind of income! Talk about an imbalance of equity!! To become a Developer (my husband and I are developers), you need start-up capital to purchase your first property. We started w a warehouse and sold that. Then we started to buy lots for commercial zoned projects. That requires more capital as you may need to re-plat the land or build out some of the infrastructure to make it appealing to the next buyer. The learning curve is long and it’s best if you have investors who trust your judgment. Asset management involves a lot people interaction. As does Construction management. You have the whole world and your whole life in front of you. We need the next Steve Jobs to radically change how Architecture is practiced. Could you fulfill this role? Here are some things that need to be changed: 1. Develop easier to use software for sole practitioners (why should we be beholden to Autodesk???). 2. Create a way for Architects to be paid appropriately for the work we provide. (See @archineura’s efforts toward this with her Building Index start-up idea). 3. Create a better way to build, in general. It’s still a very disjointed, convoluted way of doing things, despite Slack for communications, PDFs in lieu of CAD dwgs, etc. We still have waste in the industry and no one really knows of the Contractor/GC is ripping them off or wildly under-bidding a job. This reduces the ability for clients to trust architects. So, having said all of this, what do you think? I recommend you take a few days and maybe go one a one or two week sabbatical train ride through Europe and ponder these questions: 1. What am I good at? 2. What do I like to do? 3. How much money do I feel I should be making? 4. How much time do I want to devote to work of building my own business? Also, I am not in favor of you getting more education. My husband’s degree is in Chemistry. We ran a home health care agency back in the 1990’s- that was a time when I departed from the industry but I was still pursuing my Architectural Registration Exams which I completed in 2001. I hope my answers help you. Feel free to DM to discuss further. All the best, T. | You could look into being a product rep. I pondered switching to that for a little while. Not sure how much money you make though. And you have to enjoy talking to people. Construction manager is another one, they make good money but their whole job is just coordinating other people, which is the part I hate the most about architecture haha. But some people really enjoy it. | 1 | 14,872 | 2.708333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi1d9rm | hi17wd5 | 1,635,198,080 | 1,635,195,813 | 65 | 20 | “I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD.” ———————————————————————— Hi Jul, You’re very young in the profession. If you leave now to pursue a different career, you will lose momentum in this one (not to be taken for granted). Is it just the use of the computer 8 hours a day that you don’t like? What tasks would you prefer in your current position? What project types would you prefer? As one mentor asked me this, I’ll ask it if you: “If you had to choose only one project type to do for the rest of your life (or, say, since you’re so young, for the next 5 years), what would it be? Engineering requires more math and computations compared to Architecture. IT or tech (user experience or product designer) is going to require knowing how to code. Even some architectural production roles now require knowing how to code (see @provingground on Twitter - by Nate Miller (@archinate). Here’s a sample tweet: https://twitter.com/provinggroundio/status/1448737728900780035?s=21 If you don’t like the repetitive nature of using Revit or AutoCAD, there are other architectural software you can learn/use if you decide to go out on your own, depending on project type. I’ve heard some Architects are using Chief Architect for Residential and small commercial projects. Sketchup is another one. Or, you can be the Designer and farm out the nitty gritty CDs and 3D renderings to cheaper labor in China. If you’re wanting to earn more money, then, yes, Real Estate agent and Developer are good jobs to pursue. Just be aware that in the US, platforms like Zillow, Door, and Redfin are encroaching into the territory of Real Estate agents - but have not managed to interrupt their standard fees of 6% of the sale of the property- would that Architects made this kind of income! Talk about an imbalance of equity!! To become a Developer (my husband and I are developers), you need start-up capital to purchase your first property. We started w a warehouse and sold that. Then we started to buy lots for commercial zoned projects. That requires more capital as you may need to re-plat the land or build out some of the infrastructure to make it appealing to the next buyer. The learning curve is long and it’s best if you have investors who trust your judgment. Asset management involves a lot people interaction. As does Construction management. You have the whole world and your whole life in front of you. We need the next Steve Jobs to radically change how Architecture is practiced. Could you fulfill this role? Here are some things that need to be changed: 1. Develop easier to use software for sole practitioners (why should we be beholden to Autodesk???). 2. Create a way for Architects to be paid appropriately for the work we provide. (See @archineura’s efforts toward this with her Building Index start-up idea). 3. Create a better way to build, in general. It’s still a very disjointed, convoluted way of doing things, despite Slack for communications, PDFs in lieu of CAD dwgs, etc. We still have waste in the industry and no one really knows of the Contractor/GC is ripping them off or wildly under-bidding a job. This reduces the ability for clients to trust architects. So, having said all of this, what do you think? I recommend you take a few days and maybe go one a one or two week sabbatical train ride through Europe and ponder these questions: 1. What am I good at? 2. What do I like to do? 3. How much money do I feel I should be making? 4. How much time do I want to devote to work of building my own business? Also, I am not in favor of you getting more education. My husband’s degree is in Chemistry. We ran a home health care agency back in the 1990’s- that was a time when I departed from the industry but I was still pursuing my Architectural Registration Exams which I completed in 2001. I hope my answers help you. Feel free to DM to discuss further. All the best, T. | Construction Management. Good hours. Good pay. You already should know how to read and understand drawings. | 1 | 2,267 | 3.25 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi0hwna | hi1d9rm | 1,635,185,397 | 1,635,198,080 | 19 | 65 | I think Traveling Secretary of the Yankees can be quite a good alternative career. | “I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD.” ———————————————————————— Hi Jul, You’re very young in the profession. If you leave now to pursue a different career, you will lose momentum in this one (not to be taken for granted). Is it just the use of the computer 8 hours a day that you don’t like? What tasks would you prefer in your current position? What project types would you prefer? As one mentor asked me this, I’ll ask it if you: “If you had to choose only one project type to do for the rest of your life (or, say, since you’re so young, for the next 5 years), what would it be? Engineering requires more math and computations compared to Architecture. IT or tech (user experience or product designer) is going to require knowing how to code. Even some architectural production roles now require knowing how to code (see @provingground on Twitter - by Nate Miller (@archinate). Here’s a sample tweet: https://twitter.com/provinggroundio/status/1448737728900780035?s=21 If you don’t like the repetitive nature of using Revit or AutoCAD, there are other architectural software you can learn/use if you decide to go out on your own, depending on project type. I’ve heard some Architects are using Chief Architect for Residential and small commercial projects. Sketchup is another one. Or, you can be the Designer and farm out the nitty gritty CDs and 3D renderings to cheaper labor in China. If you’re wanting to earn more money, then, yes, Real Estate agent and Developer are good jobs to pursue. Just be aware that in the US, platforms like Zillow, Door, and Redfin are encroaching into the territory of Real Estate agents - but have not managed to interrupt their standard fees of 6% of the sale of the property- would that Architects made this kind of income! Talk about an imbalance of equity!! To become a Developer (my husband and I are developers), you need start-up capital to purchase your first property. We started w a warehouse and sold that. Then we started to buy lots for commercial zoned projects. That requires more capital as you may need to re-plat the land or build out some of the infrastructure to make it appealing to the next buyer. The learning curve is long and it’s best if you have investors who trust your judgment. Asset management involves a lot people interaction. As does Construction management. You have the whole world and your whole life in front of you. We need the next Steve Jobs to radically change how Architecture is practiced. Could you fulfill this role? Here are some things that need to be changed: 1. Develop easier to use software for sole practitioners (why should we be beholden to Autodesk???). 2. Create a way for Architects to be paid appropriately for the work we provide. (See @archineura’s efforts toward this with her Building Index start-up idea). 3. Create a better way to build, in general. It’s still a very disjointed, convoluted way of doing things, despite Slack for communications, PDFs in lieu of CAD dwgs, etc. We still have waste in the industry and no one really knows of the Contractor/GC is ripping them off or wildly under-bidding a job. This reduces the ability for clients to trust architects. So, having said all of this, what do you think? I recommend you take a few days and maybe go one a one or two week sabbatical train ride through Europe and ponder these questions: 1. What am I good at? 2. What do I like to do? 3. How much money do I feel I should be making? 4. How much time do I want to devote to work of building my own business? Also, I am not in favor of you getting more education. My husband’s degree is in Chemistry. We ran a home health care agency back in the 1990’s- that was a time when I departed from the industry but I was still pursuing my Architectural Registration Exams which I completed in 2001. I hope my answers help you. Feel free to DM to discuss further. All the best, T. | 0 | 12,683 | 3.421053 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi18uuy | hi1d9rm | 1,635,196,210 | 1,635,198,080 | 16 | 65 | I moved into historic building conservation, still as an architect but was soon completely out of the soul-destroying world of commercial architecture and into something more human. Then set up on my own and combined this with green building design But the truth is as a young architect, the job is what you make it. I employed about 14 staff and saw a lot of young people come through who were not really up to it, but those who were moved on much faster in terms of leading design projects and increasing salary. As an employer you can see after a few months who is going to spend their lives on a cad machine and who will become a designer/job runner. So I think don't knock the profession, but it may be you that needs to change if you want to succeed in any bureau. | “I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD.” ———————————————————————— Hi Jul, You’re very young in the profession. If you leave now to pursue a different career, you will lose momentum in this one (not to be taken for granted). Is it just the use of the computer 8 hours a day that you don’t like? What tasks would you prefer in your current position? What project types would you prefer? As one mentor asked me this, I’ll ask it if you: “If you had to choose only one project type to do for the rest of your life (or, say, since you’re so young, for the next 5 years), what would it be? Engineering requires more math and computations compared to Architecture. IT or tech (user experience or product designer) is going to require knowing how to code. Even some architectural production roles now require knowing how to code (see @provingground on Twitter - by Nate Miller (@archinate). Here’s a sample tweet: https://twitter.com/provinggroundio/status/1448737728900780035?s=21 If you don’t like the repetitive nature of using Revit or AutoCAD, there are other architectural software you can learn/use if you decide to go out on your own, depending on project type. I’ve heard some Architects are using Chief Architect for Residential and small commercial projects. Sketchup is another one. Or, you can be the Designer and farm out the nitty gritty CDs and 3D renderings to cheaper labor in China. If you’re wanting to earn more money, then, yes, Real Estate agent and Developer are good jobs to pursue. Just be aware that in the US, platforms like Zillow, Door, and Redfin are encroaching into the territory of Real Estate agents - but have not managed to interrupt their standard fees of 6% of the sale of the property- would that Architects made this kind of income! Talk about an imbalance of equity!! To become a Developer (my husband and I are developers), you need start-up capital to purchase your first property. We started w a warehouse and sold that. Then we started to buy lots for commercial zoned projects. That requires more capital as you may need to re-plat the land or build out some of the infrastructure to make it appealing to the next buyer. The learning curve is long and it’s best if you have investors who trust your judgment. Asset management involves a lot people interaction. As does Construction management. You have the whole world and your whole life in front of you. We need the next Steve Jobs to radically change how Architecture is practiced. Could you fulfill this role? Here are some things that need to be changed: 1. Develop easier to use software for sole practitioners (why should we be beholden to Autodesk???). 2. Create a way for Architects to be paid appropriately for the work we provide. (See @archineura’s efforts toward this with her Building Index start-up idea). 3. Create a better way to build, in general. It’s still a very disjointed, convoluted way of doing things, despite Slack for communications, PDFs in lieu of CAD dwgs, etc. We still have waste in the industry and no one really knows of the Contractor/GC is ripping them off or wildly under-bidding a job. This reduces the ability for clients to trust architects. So, having said all of this, what do you think? I recommend you take a few days and maybe go one a one or two week sabbatical train ride through Europe and ponder these questions: 1. What am I good at? 2. What do I like to do? 3. How much money do I feel I should be making? 4. How much time do I want to devote to work of building my own business? Also, I am not in favor of you getting more education. My husband’s degree is in Chemistry. We ran a home health care agency back in the 1990’s- that was a time when I departed from the industry but I was still pursuing my Architectural Registration Exams which I completed in 2001. I hope my answers help you. Feel free to DM to discuss further. All the best, T. | 0 | 1,870 | 4.0625 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi1882l | hi1d9rm | 1,635,195,949 | 1,635,198,080 | 12 | 65 | Although I’m still in architecture school, I would recommend going into UX, especially if you still enjoy designing as a lot of people in my school go down that path after graduating due to higher salaries and better work-life balance. Not sure whether you would require a degree for it tho. | “I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD.” ———————————————————————— Hi Jul, You’re very young in the profession. If you leave now to pursue a different career, you will lose momentum in this one (not to be taken for granted). Is it just the use of the computer 8 hours a day that you don’t like? What tasks would you prefer in your current position? What project types would you prefer? As one mentor asked me this, I’ll ask it if you: “If you had to choose only one project type to do for the rest of your life (or, say, since you’re so young, for the next 5 years), what would it be? Engineering requires more math and computations compared to Architecture. IT or tech (user experience or product designer) is going to require knowing how to code. Even some architectural production roles now require knowing how to code (see @provingground on Twitter - by Nate Miller (@archinate). Here’s a sample tweet: https://twitter.com/provinggroundio/status/1448737728900780035?s=21 If you don’t like the repetitive nature of using Revit or AutoCAD, there are other architectural software you can learn/use if you decide to go out on your own, depending on project type. I’ve heard some Architects are using Chief Architect for Residential and small commercial projects. Sketchup is another one. Or, you can be the Designer and farm out the nitty gritty CDs and 3D renderings to cheaper labor in China. If you’re wanting to earn more money, then, yes, Real Estate agent and Developer are good jobs to pursue. Just be aware that in the US, platforms like Zillow, Door, and Redfin are encroaching into the territory of Real Estate agents - but have not managed to interrupt their standard fees of 6% of the sale of the property- would that Architects made this kind of income! Talk about an imbalance of equity!! To become a Developer (my husband and I are developers), you need start-up capital to purchase your first property. We started w a warehouse and sold that. Then we started to buy lots for commercial zoned projects. That requires more capital as you may need to re-plat the land or build out some of the infrastructure to make it appealing to the next buyer. The learning curve is long and it’s best if you have investors who trust your judgment. Asset management involves a lot people interaction. As does Construction management. You have the whole world and your whole life in front of you. We need the next Steve Jobs to radically change how Architecture is practiced. Could you fulfill this role? Here are some things that need to be changed: 1. Develop easier to use software for sole practitioners (why should we be beholden to Autodesk???). 2. Create a way for Architects to be paid appropriately for the work we provide. (See @archineura’s efforts toward this with her Building Index start-up idea). 3. Create a better way to build, in general. It’s still a very disjointed, convoluted way of doing things, despite Slack for communications, PDFs in lieu of CAD dwgs, etc. We still have waste in the industry and no one really knows of the Contractor/GC is ripping them off or wildly under-bidding a job. This reduces the ability for clients to trust architects. So, having said all of this, what do you think? I recommend you take a few days and maybe go one a one or two week sabbatical train ride through Europe and ponder these questions: 1. What am I good at? 2. What do I like to do? 3. How much money do I feel I should be making? 4. How much time do I want to devote to work of building my own business? Also, I am not in favor of you getting more education. My husband’s degree is in Chemistry. We ran a home health care agency back in the 1990’s- that was a time when I departed from the industry but I was still pursuing my Architectural Registration Exams which I completed in 2001. I hope my answers help you. Feel free to DM to discuss further. All the best, T. | 0 | 2,131 | 5.416667 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi191do | hi1d9rm | 1,635,196,286 | 1,635,198,080 | 8 | 65 | If you are into high risk high reward, get into developing and develop your own rentals with loans. Start small with adus and tiny homes. Move up from there. Your architecture background will come quite handy during design and permit phase. If you do the contracting yourself you can also implement good details into the buildings you develop. A word of caution. It is highly stressful and there is a very high risk of failing. | “I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD.” ———————————————————————— Hi Jul, You’re very young in the profession. If you leave now to pursue a different career, you will lose momentum in this one (not to be taken for granted). Is it just the use of the computer 8 hours a day that you don’t like? What tasks would you prefer in your current position? What project types would you prefer? As one mentor asked me this, I’ll ask it if you: “If you had to choose only one project type to do for the rest of your life (or, say, since you’re so young, for the next 5 years), what would it be? Engineering requires more math and computations compared to Architecture. IT or tech (user experience or product designer) is going to require knowing how to code. Even some architectural production roles now require knowing how to code (see @provingground on Twitter - by Nate Miller (@archinate). Here’s a sample tweet: https://twitter.com/provinggroundio/status/1448737728900780035?s=21 If you don’t like the repetitive nature of using Revit or AutoCAD, there are other architectural software you can learn/use if you decide to go out on your own, depending on project type. I’ve heard some Architects are using Chief Architect for Residential and small commercial projects. Sketchup is another one. Or, you can be the Designer and farm out the nitty gritty CDs and 3D renderings to cheaper labor in China. If you’re wanting to earn more money, then, yes, Real Estate agent and Developer are good jobs to pursue. Just be aware that in the US, platforms like Zillow, Door, and Redfin are encroaching into the territory of Real Estate agents - but have not managed to interrupt their standard fees of 6% of the sale of the property- would that Architects made this kind of income! Talk about an imbalance of equity!! To become a Developer (my husband and I are developers), you need start-up capital to purchase your first property. We started w a warehouse and sold that. Then we started to buy lots for commercial zoned projects. That requires more capital as you may need to re-plat the land or build out some of the infrastructure to make it appealing to the next buyer. The learning curve is long and it’s best if you have investors who trust your judgment. Asset management involves a lot people interaction. As does Construction management. You have the whole world and your whole life in front of you. We need the next Steve Jobs to radically change how Architecture is practiced. Could you fulfill this role? Here are some things that need to be changed: 1. Develop easier to use software for sole practitioners (why should we be beholden to Autodesk???). 2. Create a way for Architects to be paid appropriately for the work we provide. (See @archineura’s efforts toward this with her Building Index start-up idea). 3. Create a better way to build, in general. It’s still a very disjointed, convoluted way of doing things, despite Slack for communications, PDFs in lieu of CAD dwgs, etc. We still have waste in the industry and no one really knows of the Contractor/GC is ripping them off or wildly under-bidding a job. This reduces the ability for clients to trust architects. So, having said all of this, what do you think? I recommend you take a few days and maybe go one a one or two week sabbatical train ride through Europe and ponder these questions: 1. What am I good at? 2. What do I like to do? 3. How much money do I feel I should be making? 4. How much time do I want to devote to work of building my own business? Also, I am not in favor of you getting more education. My husband’s degree is in Chemistry. We ran a home health care agency back in the 1990’s- that was a time when I departed from the industry but I was still pursuing my Architectural Registration Exams which I completed in 2001. I hope my answers help you. Feel free to DM to discuss further. All the best, T. | 0 | 1,794 | 8.125 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi0bzaa | hi1d9rm | 1,635,182,970 | 1,635,198,080 | 3 | 65 | Engineering? Mechanical, electrical, software… | “I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD.” ———————————————————————— Hi Jul, You’re very young in the profession. If you leave now to pursue a different career, you will lose momentum in this one (not to be taken for granted). Is it just the use of the computer 8 hours a day that you don’t like? What tasks would you prefer in your current position? What project types would you prefer? As one mentor asked me this, I’ll ask it if you: “If you had to choose only one project type to do for the rest of your life (or, say, since you’re so young, for the next 5 years), what would it be? Engineering requires more math and computations compared to Architecture. IT or tech (user experience or product designer) is going to require knowing how to code. Even some architectural production roles now require knowing how to code (see @provingground on Twitter - by Nate Miller (@archinate). Here’s a sample tweet: https://twitter.com/provinggroundio/status/1448737728900780035?s=21 If you don’t like the repetitive nature of using Revit or AutoCAD, there are other architectural software you can learn/use if you decide to go out on your own, depending on project type. I’ve heard some Architects are using Chief Architect for Residential and small commercial projects. Sketchup is another one. Or, you can be the Designer and farm out the nitty gritty CDs and 3D renderings to cheaper labor in China. If you’re wanting to earn more money, then, yes, Real Estate agent and Developer are good jobs to pursue. Just be aware that in the US, platforms like Zillow, Door, and Redfin are encroaching into the territory of Real Estate agents - but have not managed to interrupt their standard fees of 6% of the sale of the property- would that Architects made this kind of income! Talk about an imbalance of equity!! To become a Developer (my husband and I are developers), you need start-up capital to purchase your first property. We started w a warehouse and sold that. Then we started to buy lots for commercial zoned projects. That requires more capital as you may need to re-plat the land or build out some of the infrastructure to make it appealing to the next buyer. The learning curve is long and it’s best if you have investors who trust your judgment. Asset management involves a lot people interaction. As does Construction management. You have the whole world and your whole life in front of you. We need the next Steve Jobs to radically change how Architecture is practiced. Could you fulfill this role? Here are some things that need to be changed: 1. Develop easier to use software for sole practitioners (why should we be beholden to Autodesk???). 2. Create a way for Architects to be paid appropriately for the work we provide. (See @archineura’s efforts toward this with her Building Index start-up idea). 3. Create a better way to build, in general. It’s still a very disjointed, convoluted way of doing things, despite Slack for communications, PDFs in lieu of CAD dwgs, etc. We still have waste in the industry and no one really knows of the Contractor/GC is ripping them off or wildly under-bidding a job. This reduces the ability for clients to trust architects. So, having said all of this, what do you think? I recommend you take a few days and maybe go one a one or two week sabbatical train ride through Europe and ponder these questions: 1. What am I good at? 2. What do I like to do? 3. How much money do I feel I should be making? 4. How much time do I want to devote to work of building my own business? Also, I am not in favor of you getting more education. My husband’s degree is in Chemistry. We ran a home health care agency back in the 1990’s- that was a time when I departed from the industry but I was still pursuing my Architectural Registration Exams which I completed in 2001. I hope my answers help you. Feel free to DM to discuss further. All the best, T. | 0 | 15,110 | 21.666667 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi0jhct | hi0ckap | 1,635,186,043 | 1,635,183,208 | 51 | 24 | A few allied careers come immediately to mind: facilities planning/management, urban design/planning, (computer) game designer, etc. Depends a lot though on what you like doing. Seconded: your English is fine. | You could look into being a product rep. I pondered switching to that for a little while. Not sure how much money you make though. And you have to enjoy talking to people. Construction manager is another one, they make good money but their whole job is just coordinating other people, which is the part I hate the most about architecture haha. But some people really enjoy it. | 1 | 2,835 | 2.125 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi0jhct | hi0hwna | 1,635,186,043 | 1,635,185,397 | 51 | 19 | A few allied careers come immediately to mind: facilities planning/management, urban design/planning, (computer) game designer, etc. Depends a lot though on what you like doing. Seconded: your English is fine. | I think Traveling Secretary of the Yankees can be quite a good alternative career. | 1 | 646 | 2.684211 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi0bzaa | hi0jhct | 1,635,182,970 | 1,635,186,043 | 3 | 51 | Engineering? Mechanical, electrical, software… | A few allied careers come immediately to mind: facilities planning/management, urban design/planning, (computer) game designer, etc. Depends a lot though on what you like doing. Seconded: your English is fine. | 0 | 3,073 | 17 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi15jfh | hi0ckap | 1,635,194,843 | 1,635,183,208 | 25 | 24 | I have a BS in Architecture and am I very happy Software Engineer now. There's a lot of overlap with requirements and analyzing the customer's needs as well as the general systems type thinking. The big up side to being in software over architecture is how much faster you see the results of your plans. For a bit I worked with a woman who had been a practicing architect for a few years and had switched to being a Software User Interface and User Experience Designer and was very happy with it. | You could look into being a product rep. I pondered switching to that for a little while. Not sure how much money you make though. And you have to enjoy talking to people. Construction manager is another one, they make good money but their whole job is just coordinating other people, which is the part I hate the most about architecture haha. But some people really enjoy it. | 1 | 11,635 | 1.041667 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi15jfh | hi0hwna | 1,635,194,843 | 1,635,185,397 | 25 | 19 | I have a BS in Architecture and am I very happy Software Engineer now. There's a lot of overlap with requirements and analyzing the customer's needs as well as the general systems type thinking. The big up side to being in software over architecture is how much faster you see the results of your plans. For a bit I worked with a woman who had been a practicing architect for a few years and had switched to being a Software User Interface and User Experience Designer and was very happy with it. | I think Traveling Secretary of the Yankees can be quite a good alternative career. | 1 | 9,446 | 1.315789 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi0bzaa | hi15jfh | 1,635,182,970 | 1,635,194,843 | 3 | 25 | Engineering? Mechanical, electrical, software… | I have a BS in Architecture and am I very happy Software Engineer now. There's a lot of overlap with requirements and analyzing the customer's needs as well as the general systems type thinking. The big up side to being in software over architecture is how much faster you see the results of your plans. For a bit I worked with a woman who had been a practicing architect for a few years and had switched to being a Software User Interface and User Experience Designer and was very happy with it. | 0 | 11,873 | 8.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi0bzaa | hi0ckap | 1,635,182,970 | 1,635,183,208 | 3 | 24 | Engineering? Mechanical, electrical, software… | You could look into being a product rep. I pondered switching to that for a little while. Not sure how much money you make though. And you have to enjoy talking to people. Construction manager is another one, they make good money but their whole job is just coordinating other people, which is the part I hate the most about architecture haha. But some people really enjoy it. | 0 | 238 | 8 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi0hwna | hi17wd5 | 1,635,185,397 | 1,635,195,813 | 19 | 20 | I think Traveling Secretary of the Yankees can be quite a good alternative career. | Construction Management. Good hours. Good pay. You already should know how to read and understand drawings. | 0 | 10,416 | 1.052632 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi17wd5 | hi0bzaa | 1,635,195,813 | 1,635,182,970 | 20 | 3 | Construction Management. Good hours. Good pay. You already should know how to read and understand drawings. | Engineering? Mechanical, electrical, software… | 1 | 12,843 | 6.666667 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi0bzaa | hi0hwna | 1,635,182,970 | 1,635,185,397 | 3 | 19 | Engineering? Mechanical, electrical, software… | I think Traveling Secretary of the Yankees can be quite a good alternative career. | 0 | 2,427 | 6.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi1882l | hi18uuy | 1,635,195,949 | 1,635,196,210 | 12 | 16 | Although I’m still in architecture school, I would recommend going into UX, especially if you still enjoy designing as a lot of people in my school go down that path after graduating due to higher salaries and better work-life balance. Not sure whether you would require a degree for it tho. | I moved into historic building conservation, still as an architect but was soon completely out of the soul-destroying world of commercial architecture and into something more human. Then set up on my own and combined this with green building design But the truth is as a young architect, the job is what you make it. I employed about 14 staff and saw a lot of young people come through who were not really up to it, but those who were moved on much faster in terms of leading design projects and increasing salary. As an employer you can see after a few months who is going to spend their lives on a cad machine and who will become a designer/job runner. So I think don't knock the profession, but it may be you that needs to change if you want to succeed in any bureau. | 0 | 261 | 1.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi18uuy | hi0bzaa | 1,635,196,210 | 1,635,182,970 | 16 | 3 | I moved into historic building conservation, still as an architect but was soon completely out of the soul-destroying world of commercial architecture and into something more human. Then set up on my own and combined this with green building design But the truth is as a young architect, the job is what you make it. I employed about 14 staff and saw a lot of young people come through who were not really up to it, but those who were moved on much faster in terms of leading design projects and increasing salary. As an employer you can see after a few months who is going to spend their lives on a cad machine and who will become a designer/job runner. So I think don't knock the profession, but it may be you that needs to change if you want to succeed in any bureau. | Engineering? Mechanical, electrical, software… | 1 | 13,240 | 5.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi1882l | hi0bzaa | 1,635,195,949 | 1,635,182,970 | 12 | 3 | Although I’m still in architecture school, I would recommend going into UX, especially if you still enjoy designing as a lot of people in my school go down that path after graduating due to higher salaries and better work-life balance. Not sure whether you would require a degree for it tho. | Engineering? Mechanical, electrical, software… | 1 | 12,979 | 4 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi2n9h1 | hi1i4b2 | 1,635,219,572 | 1,635,200,179 | 10 | 9 | Incoming late night stream of thought rant... forgive the poor grammar. Every year I talk to a freshman class about this topic. I left the traditional architecture career path over 10 years ago. I dabbled in a lot of things since from arch viz, industrial design, 3D motion design, video game design, experiential design, photography, cinematography... So. Many. Things. Eventually you will figure it out and find a niche job that fits all your past experiences. For me that was experiential design and motion graphics because I love 3D rendering and designing environments. You would be surprised how useful the skills you learned in architecture school can be applied in other fields indirectly. At the end of the day architecture is large scale project management and how to organize space in meaningful ways. Also architecture is like boot camp... You will be use to working your ass off in ways many other fields can't imagine, everything else feels a little easier after. My best advice it to just explore anything and everything you find interesting. | I stopped working in architecture for lots of similar reasons. If you're still interested in design you could do something like graphic or product design. Alternatively, if you like working with your hands you could seek out working in a fabrication studio or a woodshop. | 1 | 19,393 | 1.111111 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi2n9h1 | hi191do | 1,635,219,572 | 1,635,196,286 | 10 | 8 | Incoming late night stream of thought rant... forgive the poor grammar. Every year I talk to a freshman class about this topic. I left the traditional architecture career path over 10 years ago. I dabbled in a lot of things since from arch viz, industrial design, 3D motion design, video game design, experiential design, photography, cinematography... So. Many. Things. Eventually you will figure it out and find a niche job that fits all your past experiences. For me that was experiential design and motion graphics because I love 3D rendering and designing environments. You would be surprised how useful the skills you learned in architecture school can be applied in other fields indirectly. At the end of the day architecture is large scale project management and how to organize space in meaningful ways. Also architecture is like boot camp... You will be use to working your ass off in ways many other fields can't imagine, everything else feels a little easier after. My best advice it to just explore anything and everything you find interesting. | If you are into high risk high reward, get into developing and develop your own rentals with loans. Start small with adus and tiny homes. Move up from there. Your architecture background will come quite handy during design and permit phase. If you do the contracting yourself you can also implement good details into the buildings you develop. A word of caution. It is highly stressful and there is a very high risk of failing. | 1 | 23,286 | 1.25 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi1e69y | hi2n9h1 | 1,635,198,468 | 1,635,219,572 | 7 | 10 | Money is less, but landscape architecture is much more fulfilling. Designing spaces between the boxes, but not the boxes themselves. Masters in LA would afford a wide variety of opportunities including teaching without the soul sucking drudgery of Revit. | Incoming late night stream of thought rant... forgive the poor grammar. Every year I talk to a freshman class about this topic. I left the traditional architecture career path over 10 years ago. I dabbled in a lot of things since from arch viz, industrial design, 3D motion design, video game design, experiential design, photography, cinematography... So. Many. Things. Eventually you will figure it out and find a niche job that fits all your past experiences. For me that was experiential design and motion graphics because I love 3D rendering and designing environments. You would be surprised how useful the skills you learned in architecture school can be applied in other fields indirectly. At the end of the day architecture is large scale project management and how to organize space in meaningful ways. Also architecture is like boot camp... You will be use to working your ass off in ways many other fields can't imagine, everything else feels a little easier after. My best advice it to just explore anything and everything you find interesting. | 0 | 21,104 | 1.428571 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi1izqg | hi2n9h1 | 1,635,200,567 | 1,635,219,572 | 5 | 10 | I have a masters in architecture and current I am doing Material Research for a tech company. This is a lot of 3d printing and whatnot which is pretty fulfilling to the creative side and definitely the money and time is much more humane than arch. | Incoming late night stream of thought rant... forgive the poor grammar. Every year I talk to a freshman class about this topic. I left the traditional architecture career path over 10 years ago. I dabbled in a lot of things since from arch viz, industrial design, 3D motion design, video game design, experiential design, photography, cinematography... So. Many. Things. Eventually you will figure it out and find a niche job that fits all your past experiences. For me that was experiential design and motion graphics because I love 3D rendering and designing environments. You would be surprised how useful the skills you learned in architecture school can be applied in other fields indirectly. At the end of the day architecture is large scale project management and how to organize space in meaningful ways. Also architecture is like boot camp... You will be use to working your ass off in ways many other fields can't imagine, everything else feels a little easier after. My best advice it to just explore anything and everything you find interesting. | 0 | 19,005 | 2 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi2n9h1 | hi25d9z | 1,635,219,572 | 1,635,210,829 | 10 | 6 | Incoming late night stream of thought rant... forgive the poor grammar. Every year I talk to a freshman class about this topic. I left the traditional architecture career path over 10 years ago. I dabbled in a lot of things since from arch viz, industrial design, 3D motion design, video game design, experiential design, photography, cinematography... So. Many. Things. Eventually you will figure it out and find a niche job that fits all your past experiences. For me that was experiential design and motion graphics because I love 3D rendering and designing environments. You would be surprised how useful the skills you learned in architecture school can be applied in other fields indirectly. At the end of the day architecture is large scale project management and how to organize space in meaningful ways. Also architecture is like boot camp... You will be use to working your ass off in ways many other fields can't imagine, everything else feels a little easier after. My best advice it to just explore anything and everything you find interesting. | Don't look at what you're doing right now, what are people you know in those offices doing who are 5 or 10 years ahead of you in their career? Do they have a good salary and less repetitive work? That's where you'll be in 5 or 10 years. You put in the time to get a degree and the first few years of experience, I think it's better to build on top of that than to try and change and definitely don't go back to school. | 1 | 8,743 | 1.666667 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi2n9h1 | hi1l83q | 1,635,219,572 | 1,635,201,563 | 10 | 5 | Incoming late night stream of thought rant... forgive the poor grammar. Every year I talk to a freshman class about this topic. I left the traditional architecture career path over 10 years ago. I dabbled in a lot of things since from arch viz, industrial design, 3D motion design, video game design, experiential design, photography, cinematography... So. Many. Things. Eventually you will figure it out and find a niche job that fits all your past experiences. For me that was experiential design and motion graphics because I love 3D rendering and designing environments. You would be surprised how useful the skills you learned in architecture school can be applied in other fields indirectly. At the end of the day architecture is large scale project management and how to organize space in meaningful ways. Also architecture is like boot camp... You will be use to working your ass off in ways many other fields can't imagine, everything else feels a little easier after. My best advice it to just explore anything and everything you find interesting. | Environment artist / architect / level designer for video games. None of the real life engineering problems, with all of the creativity and freedom. | 1 | 18,009 | 2 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi2ml7y | hi2n9h1 | 1,635,219,201 | 1,635,219,572 | 5 | 10 | Couldn't you design houses for people directly? Like create your own boutique sort of design service? | Incoming late night stream of thought rant... forgive the poor grammar. Every year I talk to a freshman class about this topic. I left the traditional architecture career path over 10 years ago. I dabbled in a lot of things since from arch viz, industrial design, 3D motion design, video game design, experiential design, photography, cinematography... So. Many. Things. Eventually you will figure it out and find a niche job that fits all your past experiences. For me that was experiential design and motion graphics because I love 3D rendering and designing environments. You would be surprised how useful the skills you learned in architecture school can be applied in other fields indirectly. At the end of the day architecture is large scale project management and how to organize space in meaningful ways. Also architecture is like boot camp... You will be use to working your ass off in ways many other fields can't imagine, everything else feels a little easier after. My best advice it to just explore anything and everything you find interesting. | 0 | 371 | 2 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi1l3wf | hi2n9h1 | 1,635,201,513 | 1,635,219,572 | 4 | 10 | I would suggest project management - particularly useful if you can get work at a larger firm that has both architects and project management. I work with some project managers who have a background in architecture and they're very well suited to it. If you can do a short course in Project Management (or even a graduate diploma if you want) I think you would be very well placed to move into PM. Best of luck!! | Incoming late night stream of thought rant... forgive the poor grammar. Every year I talk to a freshman class about this topic. I left the traditional architecture career path over 10 years ago. I dabbled in a lot of things since from arch viz, industrial design, 3D motion design, video game design, experiential design, photography, cinematography... So. Many. Things. Eventually you will figure it out and find a niche job that fits all your past experiences. For me that was experiential design and motion graphics because I love 3D rendering and designing environments. You would be surprised how useful the skills you learned in architecture school can be applied in other fields indirectly. At the end of the day architecture is large scale project management and how to organize space in meaningful ways. Also architecture is like boot camp... You will be use to working your ass off in ways many other fields can't imagine, everything else feels a little easier after. My best advice it to just explore anything and everything you find interesting. | 0 | 18,059 | 2.5 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi2i4s9 | hi2n9h1 | 1,635,216,870 | 1,635,219,572 | 4 | 10 | Anything you want really, all, and I mean all, my classmates have different jobs now and we got out a few years ago. One is a real estate agent, one is a fisherman, another a web designer, another is a pilot, there are like 5 people who made businesses like restaurants and such. You don't need to spend your time doing the same thing just because you studied for that. | Incoming late night stream of thought rant... forgive the poor grammar. Every year I talk to a freshman class about this topic. I left the traditional architecture career path over 10 years ago. I dabbled in a lot of things since from arch viz, industrial design, 3D motion design, video game design, experiential design, photography, cinematography... So. Many. Things. Eventually you will figure it out and find a niche job that fits all your past experiences. For me that was experiential design and motion graphics because I love 3D rendering and designing environments. You would be surprised how useful the skills you learned in architecture school can be applied in other fields indirectly. At the end of the day architecture is large scale project management and how to organize space in meaningful ways. Also architecture is like boot camp... You will be use to working your ass off in ways many other fields can't imagine, everything else feels a little easier after. My best advice it to just explore anything and everything you find interesting. | 0 | 2,702 | 2.5 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi2n9h1 | hi0bzaa | 1,635,219,572 | 1,635,182,970 | 10 | 3 | Incoming late night stream of thought rant... forgive the poor grammar. Every year I talk to a freshman class about this topic. I left the traditional architecture career path over 10 years ago. I dabbled in a lot of things since from arch viz, industrial design, 3D motion design, video game design, experiential design, photography, cinematography... So. Many. Things. Eventually you will figure it out and find a niche job that fits all your past experiences. For me that was experiential design and motion graphics because I love 3D rendering and designing environments. You would be surprised how useful the skills you learned in architecture school can be applied in other fields indirectly. At the end of the day architecture is large scale project management and how to organize space in meaningful ways. Also architecture is like boot camp... You will be use to working your ass off in ways many other fields can't imagine, everything else feels a little easier after. My best advice it to just explore anything and everything you find interesting. | Engineering? Mechanical, electrical, software… | 1 | 36,602 | 3.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi1uioq | hi2n9h1 | 1,635,205,803 | 1,635,219,572 | 3 | 10 | Movie set design and/or product sourcing. | Incoming late night stream of thought rant... forgive the poor grammar. Every year I talk to a freshman class about this topic. I left the traditional architecture career path over 10 years ago. I dabbled in a lot of things since from arch viz, industrial design, 3D motion design, video game design, experiential design, photography, cinematography... So. Many. Things. Eventually you will figure it out and find a niche job that fits all your past experiences. For me that was experiential design and motion graphics because I love 3D rendering and designing environments. You would be surprised how useful the skills you learned in architecture school can be applied in other fields indirectly. At the end of the day architecture is large scale project management and how to organize space in meaningful ways. Also architecture is like boot camp... You will be use to working your ass off in ways many other fields can't imagine, everything else feels a little easier after. My best advice it to just explore anything and everything you find interesting. | 0 | 13,769 | 3.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi1w64p | hi2n9h1 | 1,635,206,582 | 1,635,219,572 | 3 | 10 | My old little league baseball coach was an architect and acted as the "interpreter" for Jay Van Andel (a very wealthy and influential man in Michigan) between the firms he was doing business with for a few years when Mr. Van Andel wanted to expand his company (Van Andel Institute) | Incoming late night stream of thought rant... forgive the poor grammar. Every year I talk to a freshman class about this topic. I left the traditional architecture career path over 10 years ago. I dabbled in a lot of things since from arch viz, industrial design, 3D motion design, video game design, experiential design, photography, cinematography... So. Many. Things. Eventually you will figure it out and find a niche job that fits all your past experiences. For me that was experiential design and motion graphics because I love 3D rendering and designing environments. You would be surprised how useful the skills you learned in architecture school can be applied in other fields indirectly. At the end of the day architecture is large scale project management and how to organize space in meaningful ways. Also architecture is like boot camp... You will be use to working your ass off in ways many other fields can't imagine, everything else feels a little easier after. My best advice it to just explore anything and everything you find interesting. | 0 | 12,990 | 3.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi207v2 | hi2n9h1 | 1,635,208,464 | 1,635,219,572 | 3 | 10 | I believe your soft skills can be applicable a number of roles in tech or in consulting. Businesses hire technology and consulting companies to “architect” software solutions. This could range from customizing Salesforce or Oracle. There are roles like project manager / delivery managers that gather the requirements and puts together schedules plans and budgeting. A product manager is also another role which has similar skills | Incoming late night stream of thought rant... forgive the poor grammar. Every year I talk to a freshman class about this topic. I left the traditional architecture career path over 10 years ago. I dabbled in a lot of things since from arch viz, industrial design, 3D motion design, video game design, experiential design, photography, cinematography... So. Many. Things. Eventually you will figure it out and find a niche job that fits all your past experiences. For me that was experiential design and motion graphics because I love 3D rendering and designing environments. You would be surprised how useful the skills you learned in architecture school can be applied in other fields indirectly. At the end of the day architecture is large scale project management and how to organize space in meaningful ways. Also architecture is like boot camp... You will be use to working your ass off in ways many other fields can't imagine, everything else feels a little easier after. My best advice it to just explore anything and everything you find interesting. | 0 | 11,108 | 3.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi2n9h1 | hi24tcj | 1,635,219,572 | 1,635,210,568 | 10 | 3 | Incoming late night stream of thought rant... forgive the poor grammar. Every year I talk to a freshman class about this topic. I left the traditional architecture career path over 10 years ago. I dabbled in a lot of things since from arch viz, industrial design, 3D motion design, video game design, experiential design, photography, cinematography... So. Many. Things. Eventually you will figure it out and find a niche job that fits all your past experiences. For me that was experiential design and motion graphics because I love 3D rendering and designing environments. You would be surprised how useful the skills you learned in architecture school can be applied in other fields indirectly. At the end of the day architecture is large scale project management and how to organize space in meaningful ways. Also architecture is like boot camp... You will be use to working your ass off in ways many other fields can't imagine, everything else feels a little easier after. My best advice it to just explore anything and everything you find interesting. | Set design for film and TV. There is a huge need for them at the moment. It is a great career with great benefits (yay unions!) and the pay is significantly better than any job in an architecture firm. Every job is different and with new problems to solve and different creative people, I can not recommend it enough | 1 | 9,004 | 3.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi267vi | hi2n9h1 | 1,635,211,220 | 1,635,219,572 | 3 | 10 | Set design/building or other film industry roles | Incoming late night stream of thought rant... forgive the poor grammar. Every year I talk to a freshman class about this topic. I left the traditional architecture career path over 10 years ago. I dabbled in a lot of things since from arch viz, industrial design, 3D motion design, video game design, experiential design, photography, cinematography... So. Many. Things. Eventually you will figure it out and find a niche job that fits all your past experiences. For me that was experiential design and motion graphics because I love 3D rendering and designing environments. You would be surprised how useful the skills you learned in architecture school can be applied in other fields indirectly. At the end of the day architecture is large scale project management and how to organize space in meaningful ways. Also architecture is like boot camp... You will be use to working your ass off in ways many other fields can't imagine, everything else feels a little easier after. My best advice it to just explore anything and everything you find interesting. | 0 | 8,352 | 3.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi2h6y6 | hi2n9h1 | 1,635,216,404 | 1,635,219,572 | 3 | 10 | Hey mate, not to be the party pooper, you know best how you feel about your life but this is friendly advice coming from another young architect. Whenever we are stuck on a problem at the office my boss always says 'hai ba ca iese' which, in my language, is a way of saying that things will turn out ok one way or another. Architecture is not, by any means, a fast paced career. Being the 'cad monkey' is not what your career is or will be about. It's a necessary step tough. You are given the time to experience and understand how architecture works in the real life (not the idealistic school environment). Whether it's a big corporation-like studio or a small, more personal one, you will have a few years of walking slow. I believe architecture is one of the oldest and most beautiful possible careers. Humanity was building before it knew how to write.. and you get to be the mind behind a structure. I'm romanticizing it, of course, but the point is that it's a domain really worth investing in. If something doesn't work it might not be the subject itself but the way it.s approached. I guess you'd love to have a project of your own, to design and to build. This comes hard but man is it worth it doing revit and cad work and waiting years for it. | Incoming late night stream of thought rant... forgive the poor grammar. Every year I talk to a freshman class about this topic. I left the traditional architecture career path over 10 years ago. I dabbled in a lot of things since from arch viz, industrial design, 3D motion design, video game design, experiential design, photography, cinematography... So. Many. Things. Eventually you will figure it out and find a niche job that fits all your past experiences. For me that was experiential design and motion graphics because I love 3D rendering and designing environments. You would be surprised how useful the skills you learned in architecture school can be applied in other fields indirectly. At the end of the day architecture is large scale project management and how to organize space in meaningful ways. Also architecture is like boot camp... You will be use to working your ass off in ways many other fields can't imagine, everything else feels a little easier after. My best advice it to just explore anything and everything you find interesting. | 0 | 3,168 | 3.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi2m33q | hi2n9h1 | 1,635,218,925 | 1,635,219,572 | 3 | 10 | I also did not enjoy architecture. But I love construction estimating! Many more beautiful buildings to enjoy the details of, and plenty of excel geek work. | Incoming late night stream of thought rant... forgive the poor grammar. Every year I talk to a freshman class about this topic. I left the traditional architecture career path over 10 years ago. I dabbled in a lot of things since from arch viz, industrial design, 3D motion design, video game design, experiential design, photography, cinematography... So. Many. Things. Eventually you will figure it out and find a niche job that fits all your past experiences. For me that was experiential design and motion graphics because I love 3D rendering and designing environments. You would be surprised how useful the skills you learned in architecture school can be applied in other fields indirectly. At the end of the day architecture is large scale project management and how to organize space in meaningful ways. Also architecture is like boot camp... You will be use to working your ass off in ways many other fields can't imagine, everything else feels a little easier after. My best advice it to just explore anything and everything you find interesting. | 0 | 647 | 3.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi191do | hi1i4b2 | 1,635,196,286 | 1,635,200,179 | 8 | 9 | If you are into high risk high reward, get into developing and develop your own rentals with loans. Start small with adus and tiny homes. Move up from there. Your architecture background will come quite handy during design and permit phase. If you do the contracting yourself you can also implement good details into the buildings you develop. A word of caution. It is highly stressful and there is a very high risk of failing. | I stopped working in architecture for lots of similar reasons. If you're still interested in design you could do something like graphic or product design. Alternatively, if you like working with your hands you could seek out working in a fabrication studio or a woodshop. | 0 | 3,893 | 1.125 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi1i4b2 | hi1e69y | 1,635,200,179 | 1,635,198,468 | 9 | 7 | I stopped working in architecture for lots of similar reasons. If you're still interested in design you could do something like graphic or product design. Alternatively, if you like working with your hands you could seek out working in a fabrication studio or a woodshop. | Money is less, but landscape architecture is much more fulfilling. Designing spaces between the boxes, but not the boxes themselves. Masters in LA would afford a wide variety of opportunities including teaching without the soul sucking drudgery of Revit. | 1 | 1,711 | 1.285714 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi0bzaa | hi1i4b2 | 1,635,182,970 | 1,635,200,179 | 3 | 9 | Engineering? Mechanical, electrical, software… | I stopped working in architecture for lots of similar reasons. If you're still interested in design you could do something like graphic or product design. Alternatively, if you like working with your hands you could seek out working in a fabrication studio or a woodshop. | 0 | 17,209 | 3 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi191do | hi0bzaa | 1,635,196,286 | 1,635,182,970 | 8 | 3 | If you are into high risk high reward, get into developing and develop your own rentals with loans. Start small with adus and tiny homes. Move up from there. Your architecture background will come quite handy during design and permit phase. If you do the contracting yourself you can also implement good details into the buildings you develop. A word of caution. It is highly stressful and there is a very high risk of failing. | Engineering? Mechanical, electrical, software… | 1 | 13,316 | 2.666667 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi1e69y | hi0bzaa | 1,635,198,468 | 1,635,182,970 | 7 | 3 | Money is less, but landscape architecture is much more fulfilling. Designing spaces between the boxes, but not the boxes themselves. Masters in LA would afford a wide variety of opportunities including teaching without the soul sucking drudgery of Revit. | Engineering? Mechanical, electrical, software… | 1 | 15,498 | 2.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi1izqg | hi25d9z | 1,635,200,567 | 1,635,210,829 | 5 | 6 | I have a masters in architecture and current I am doing Material Research for a tech company. This is a lot of 3d printing and whatnot which is pretty fulfilling to the creative side and definitely the money and time is much more humane than arch. | Don't look at what you're doing right now, what are people you know in those offices doing who are 5 or 10 years ahead of you in their career? Do they have a good salary and less repetitive work? That's where you'll be in 5 or 10 years. You put in the time to get a degree and the first few years of experience, I think it's better to build on top of that than to try and change and definitely don't go back to school. | 0 | 10,262 | 1.2 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi1izqg | hi0bzaa | 1,635,200,567 | 1,635,182,970 | 5 | 3 | I have a masters in architecture and current I am doing Material Research for a tech company. This is a lot of 3d printing and whatnot which is pretty fulfilling to the creative side and definitely the money and time is much more humane than arch. | Engineering? Mechanical, electrical, software… | 1 | 17,597 | 1.666667 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi1l83q | hi25d9z | 1,635,201,563 | 1,635,210,829 | 5 | 6 | Environment artist / architect / level designer for video games. None of the real life engineering problems, with all of the creativity and freedom. | Don't look at what you're doing right now, what are people you know in those offices doing who are 5 or 10 years ahead of you in their career? Do they have a good salary and less repetitive work? That's where you'll be in 5 or 10 years. You put in the time to get a degree and the first few years of experience, I think it's better to build on top of that than to try and change and definitely don't go back to school. | 0 | 9,266 | 1.2 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi25d9z | hi1l3wf | 1,635,210,829 | 1,635,201,513 | 6 | 4 | Don't look at what you're doing right now, what are people you know in those offices doing who are 5 or 10 years ahead of you in their career? Do they have a good salary and less repetitive work? That's where you'll be in 5 or 10 years. You put in the time to get a degree and the first few years of experience, I think it's better to build on top of that than to try and change and definitely don't go back to school. | I would suggest project management - particularly useful if you can get work at a larger firm that has both architects and project management. I work with some project managers who have a background in architecture and they're very well suited to it. If you can do a short course in Project Management (or even a graduate diploma if you want) I think you would be very well placed to move into PM. Best of luck!! | 1 | 9,316 | 1.5 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi0bzaa | hi25d9z | 1,635,182,970 | 1,635,210,829 | 3 | 6 | Engineering? Mechanical, electrical, software… | Don't look at what you're doing right now, what are people you know in those offices doing who are 5 or 10 years ahead of you in their career? Do they have a good salary and less repetitive work? That's where you'll be in 5 or 10 years. You put in the time to get a degree and the first few years of experience, I think it's better to build on top of that than to try and change and definitely don't go back to school. | 0 | 27,859 | 2 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi1uioq | hi25d9z | 1,635,205,803 | 1,635,210,829 | 3 | 6 | Movie set design and/or product sourcing. | Don't look at what you're doing right now, what are people you know in those offices doing who are 5 or 10 years ahead of you in their career? Do they have a good salary and less repetitive work? That's where you'll be in 5 or 10 years. You put in the time to get a degree and the first few years of experience, I think it's better to build on top of that than to try and change and definitely don't go back to school. | 0 | 5,026 | 2 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi25d9z | hi1w64p | 1,635,210,829 | 1,635,206,582 | 6 | 3 | Don't look at what you're doing right now, what are people you know in those offices doing who are 5 or 10 years ahead of you in their career? Do they have a good salary and less repetitive work? That's where you'll be in 5 or 10 years. You put in the time to get a degree and the first few years of experience, I think it's better to build on top of that than to try and change and definitely don't go back to school. | My old little league baseball coach was an architect and acted as the "interpreter" for Jay Van Andel (a very wealthy and influential man in Michigan) between the firms he was doing business with for a few years when Mr. Van Andel wanted to expand his company (Van Andel Institute) | 1 | 4,247 | 2 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi25d9z | hi207v2 | 1,635,210,829 | 1,635,208,464 | 6 | 3 | Don't look at what you're doing right now, what are people you know in those offices doing who are 5 or 10 years ahead of you in their career? Do they have a good salary and less repetitive work? That's where you'll be in 5 or 10 years. You put in the time to get a degree and the first few years of experience, I think it's better to build on top of that than to try and change and definitely don't go back to school. | I believe your soft skills can be applicable a number of roles in tech or in consulting. Businesses hire technology and consulting companies to “architect” software solutions. This could range from customizing Salesforce or Oracle. There are roles like project manager / delivery managers that gather the requirements and puts together schedules plans and budgeting. A product manager is also another role which has similar skills | 1 | 2,365 | 2 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi24tcj | hi25d9z | 1,635,210,568 | 1,635,210,829 | 3 | 6 | Set design for film and TV. There is a huge need for them at the moment. It is a great career with great benefits (yay unions!) and the pay is significantly better than any job in an architecture firm. Every job is different and with new problems to solve and different creative people, I can not recommend it enough | Don't look at what you're doing right now, what are people you know in those offices doing who are 5 or 10 years ahead of you in their career? Do they have a good salary and less repetitive work? That's where you'll be in 5 or 10 years. You put in the time to get a degree and the first few years of experience, I think it's better to build on top of that than to try and change and definitely don't go back to school. | 0 | 261 | 2 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi1l3wf | hi1l83q | 1,635,201,513 | 1,635,201,563 | 4 | 5 | I would suggest project management - particularly useful if you can get work at a larger firm that has both architects and project management. I work with some project managers who have a background in architecture and they're very well suited to it. If you can do a short course in Project Management (or even a graduate diploma if you want) I think you would be very well placed to move into PM. Best of luck!! | Environment artist / architect / level designer for video games. None of the real life engineering problems, with all of the creativity and freedom. | 0 | 50 | 1.25 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi0bzaa | hi1l83q | 1,635,182,970 | 1,635,201,563 | 3 | 5 | Engineering? Mechanical, electrical, software… | Environment artist / architect / level designer for video games. None of the real life engineering problems, with all of the creativity and freedom. | 0 | 18,593 | 1.666667 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi1l3wf | hi2ml7y | 1,635,201,513 | 1,635,219,201 | 4 | 5 | I would suggest project management - particularly useful if you can get work at a larger firm that has both architects and project management. I work with some project managers who have a background in architecture and they're very well suited to it. If you can do a short course in Project Management (or even a graduate diploma if you want) I think you would be very well placed to move into PM. Best of luck!! | Couldn't you design houses for people directly? Like create your own boutique sort of design service? | 0 | 17,688 | 1.25 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi2i4s9 | hi2ml7y | 1,635,216,870 | 1,635,219,201 | 4 | 5 | Anything you want really, all, and I mean all, my classmates have different jobs now and we got out a few years ago. One is a real estate agent, one is a fisherman, another a web designer, another is a pilot, there are like 5 people who made businesses like restaurants and such. You don't need to spend your time doing the same thing just because you studied for that. | Couldn't you design houses for people directly? Like create your own boutique sort of design service? | 0 | 2,331 | 1.25 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi2ml7y | hi0bzaa | 1,635,219,201 | 1,635,182,970 | 5 | 3 | Couldn't you design houses for people directly? Like create your own boutique sort of design service? | Engineering? Mechanical, electrical, software… | 1 | 36,231 | 1.666667 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi2ml7y | hi1uioq | 1,635,219,201 | 1,635,205,803 | 5 | 3 | Couldn't you design houses for people directly? Like create your own boutique sort of design service? | Movie set design and/or product sourcing. | 1 | 13,398 | 1.666667 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi1w64p | hi2ml7y | 1,635,206,582 | 1,635,219,201 | 3 | 5 | My old little league baseball coach was an architect and acted as the "interpreter" for Jay Van Andel (a very wealthy and influential man in Michigan) between the firms he was doing business with for a few years when Mr. Van Andel wanted to expand his company (Van Andel Institute) | Couldn't you design houses for people directly? Like create your own boutique sort of design service? | 0 | 12,619 | 1.666667 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi2ml7y | hi207v2 | 1,635,219,201 | 1,635,208,464 | 5 | 3 | Couldn't you design houses for people directly? Like create your own boutique sort of design service? | I believe your soft skills can be applicable a number of roles in tech or in consulting. Businesses hire technology and consulting companies to “architect” software solutions. This could range from customizing Salesforce or Oracle. There are roles like project manager / delivery managers that gather the requirements and puts together schedules plans and budgeting. A product manager is also another role which has similar skills | 1 | 10,737 | 1.666667 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi24tcj | hi2ml7y | 1,635,210,568 | 1,635,219,201 | 3 | 5 | Set design for film and TV. There is a huge need for them at the moment. It is a great career with great benefits (yay unions!) and the pay is significantly better than any job in an architecture firm. Every job is different and with new problems to solve and different creative people, I can not recommend it enough | Couldn't you design houses for people directly? Like create your own boutique sort of design service? | 0 | 8,633 | 1.666667 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi267vi | hi2ml7y | 1,635,211,220 | 1,635,219,201 | 3 | 5 | Set design/building or other film industry roles | Couldn't you design houses for people directly? Like create your own boutique sort of design service? | 0 | 7,981 | 1.666667 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi2ml7y | hi2h6y6 | 1,635,219,201 | 1,635,216,404 | 5 | 3 | Couldn't you design houses for people directly? Like create your own boutique sort of design service? | Hey mate, not to be the party pooper, you know best how you feel about your life but this is friendly advice coming from another young architect. Whenever we are stuck on a problem at the office my boss always says 'hai ba ca iese' which, in my language, is a way of saying that things will turn out ok one way or another. Architecture is not, by any means, a fast paced career. Being the 'cad monkey' is not what your career is or will be about. It's a necessary step tough. You are given the time to experience and understand how architecture works in the real life (not the idealistic school environment). Whether it's a big corporation-like studio or a small, more personal one, you will have a few years of walking slow. I believe architecture is one of the oldest and most beautiful possible careers. Humanity was building before it knew how to write.. and you get to be the mind behind a structure. I'm romanticizing it, of course, but the point is that it's a domain really worth investing in. If something doesn't work it might not be the subject itself but the way it.s approached. I guess you'd love to have a project of your own, to design and to build. This comes hard but man is it worth it doing revit and cad work and waiting years for it. | 1 | 2,797 | 1.666667 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi2m33q | hi2ml7y | 1,635,218,925 | 1,635,219,201 | 3 | 5 | I also did not enjoy architecture. But I love construction estimating! Many more beautiful buildings to enjoy the details of, and plenty of excel geek work. | Couldn't you design houses for people directly? Like create your own boutique sort of design service? | 0 | 276 | 1.666667 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi1l3wf | hi0bzaa | 1,635,201,513 | 1,635,182,970 | 4 | 3 | I would suggest project management - particularly useful if you can get work at a larger firm that has both architects and project management. I work with some project managers who have a background in architecture and they're very well suited to it. If you can do a short course in Project Management (or even a graduate diploma if you want) I think you would be very well placed to move into PM. Best of luck!! | Engineering? Mechanical, electrical, software… | 1 | 18,543 | 1.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi2i4s9 | hi0bzaa | 1,635,216,870 | 1,635,182,970 | 4 | 3 | Anything you want really, all, and I mean all, my classmates have different jobs now and we got out a few years ago. One is a real estate agent, one is a fisherman, another a web designer, another is a pilot, there are like 5 people who made businesses like restaurants and such. You don't need to spend your time doing the same thing just because you studied for that. | Engineering? Mechanical, electrical, software… | 1 | 33,900 | 1.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi2i4s9 | hi1uioq | 1,635,216,870 | 1,635,205,803 | 4 | 3 | Anything you want really, all, and I mean all, my classmates have different jobs now and we got out a few years ago. One is a real estate agent, one is a fisherman, another a web designer, another is a pilot, there are like 5 people who made businesses like restaurants and such. You don't need to spend your time doing the same thing just because you studied for that. | Movie set design and/or product sourcing. | 1 | 11,067 | 1.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi1w64p | hi2i4s9 | 1,635,206,582 | 1,635,216,870 | 3 | 4 | My old little league baseball coach was an architect and acted as the "interpreter" for Jay Van Andel (a very wealthy and influential man in Michigan) between the firms he was doing business with for a few years when Mr. Van Andel wanted to expand his company (Van Andel Institute) | Anything you want really, all, and I mean all, my classmates have different jobs now and we got out a few years ago. One is a real estate agent, one is a fisherman, another a web designer, another is a pilot, there are like 5 people who made businesses like restaurants and such. You don't need to spend your time doing the same thing just because you studied for that. | 0 | 10,288 | 1.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi2i4s9 | hi207v2 | 1,635,216,870 | 1,635,208,464 | 4 | 3 | Anything you want really, all, and I mean all, my classmates have different jobs now and we got out a few years ago. One is a real estate agent, one is a fisherman, another a web designer, another is a pilot, there are like 5 people who made businesses like restaurants and such. You don't need to spend your time doing the same thing just because you studied for that. | I believe your soft skills can be applicable a number of roles in tech or in consulting. Businesses hire technology and consulting companies to “architect” software solutions. This could range from customizing Salesforce or Oracle. There are roles like project manager / delivery managers that gather the requirements and puts together schedules plans and budgeting. A product manager is also another role which has similar skills | 1 | 8,406 | 1.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi24tcj | hi2i4s9 | 1,635,210,568 | 1,635,216,870 | 3 | 4 | Set design for film and TV. There is a huge need for them at the moment. It is a great career with great benefits (yay unions!) and the pay is significantly better than any job in an architecture firm. Every job is different and with new problems to solve and different creative people, I can not recommend it enough | Anything you want really, all, and I mean all, my classmates have different jobs now and we got out a few years ago. One is a real estate agent, one is a fisherman, another a web designer, another is a pilot, there are like 5 people who made businesses like restaurants and such. You don't need to spend your time doing the same thing just because you studied for that. | 0 | 6,302 | 1.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi2i4s9 | hi267vi | 1,635,216,870 | 1,635,211,220 | 4 | 3 | Anything you want really, all, and I mean all, my classmates have different jobs now and we got out a few years ago. One is a real estate agent, one is a fisherman, another a web designer, another is a pilot, there are like 5 people who made businesses like restaurants and such. You don't need to spend your time doing the same thing just because you studied for that. | Set design/building or other film industry roles | 1 | 5,650 | 1.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi2i4s9 | hi2h6y6 | 1,635,216,870 | 1,635,216,404 | 4 | 3 | Anything you want really, all, and I mean all, my classmates have different jobs now and we got out a few years ago. One is a real estate agent, one is a fisherman, another a web designer, another is a pilot, there are like 5 people who made businesses like restaurants and such. You don't need to spend your time doing the same thing just because you studied for that. | Hey mate, not to be the party pooper, you know best how you feel about your life but this is friendly advice coming from another young architect. Whenever we are stuck on a problem at the office my boss always says 'hai ba ca iese' which, in my language, is a way of saying that things will turn out ok one way or another. Architecture is not, by any means, a fast paced career. Being the 'cad monkey' is not what your career is or will be about. It's a necessary step tough. You are given the time to experience and understand how architecture works in the real life (not the idealistic school environment). Whether it's a big corporation-like studio or a small, more personal one, you will have a few years of walking slow. I believe architecture is one of the oldest and most beautiful possible careers. Humanity was building before it knew how to write.. and you get to be the mind behind a structure. I'm romanticizing it, of course, but the point is that it's a domain really worth investing in. If something doesn't work it might not be the subject itself but the way it.s approached. I guess you'd love to have a project of your own, to design and to build. This comes hard but man is it worth it doing revit and cad work and waiting years for it. | 1 | 466 | 1.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi41nzc | hi0bzaa | 1,635,255,086 | 1,635,182,970 | 4 | 3 | I spent 23 years with a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and found it very satisfying. Worked in the leasing group and ultimately led the development team. Had the opportunity to hire/partner with many world class architects on some very exciting projects! Although I did not design these, my fingerprints are all over them. I do not regret one moment of that experience. Paid very well too. My wife and I are enjoying retirement made possible by the hard work there over the years. This was NOT an easy job, but very rewarding on many levels. | Engineering? Mechanical, electrical, software… | 1 | 72,116 | 1.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi41nzc | hi1uioq | 1,635,255,086 | 1,635,205,803 | 4 | 3 | I spent 23 years with a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and found it very satisfying. Worked in the leasing group and ultimately led the development team. Had the opportunity to hire/partner with many world class architects on some very exciting projects! Although I did not design these, my fingerprints are all over them. I do not regret one moment of that experience. Paid very well too. My wife and I are enjoying retirement made possible by the hard work there over the years. This was NOT an easy job, but very rewarding on many levels. | Movie set design and/or product sourcing. | 1 | 49,283 | 1.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi41nzc | hi1w64p | 1,635,255,086 | 1,635,206,582 | 4 | 3 | I spent 23 years with a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and found it very satisfying. Worked in the leasing group and ultimately led the development team. Had the opportunity to hire/partner with many world class architects on some very exciting projects! Although I did not design these, my fingerprints are all over them. I do not regret one moment of that experience. Paid very well too. My wife and I are enjoying retirement made possible by the hard work there over the years. This was NOT an easy job, but very rewarding on many levels. | My old little league baseball coach was an architect and acted as the "interpreter" for Jay Van Andel (a very wealthy and influential man in Michigan) between the firms he was doing business with for a few years when Mr. Van Andel wanted to expand his company (Van Andel Institute) | 1 | 48,504 | 1.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi41nzc | hi207v2 | 1,635,255,086 | 1,635,208,464 | 4 | 3 | I spent 23 years with a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and found it very satisfying. Worked in the leasing group and ultimately led the development team. Had the opportunity to hire/partner with many world class architects on some very exciting projects! Although I did not design these, my fingerprints are all over them. I do not regret one moment of that experience. Paid very well too. My wife and I are enjoying retirement made possible by the hard work there over the years. This was NOT an easy job, but very rewarding on many levels. | I believe your soft skills can be applicable a number of roles in tech or in consulting. Businesses hire technology and consulting companies to “architect” software solutions. This could range from customizing Salesforce or Oracle. There are roles like project manager / delivery managers that gather the requirements and puts together schedules plans and budgeting. A product manager is also another role which has similar skills | 1 | 46,622 | 1.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi24tcj | hi41nzc | 1,635,210,568 | 1,635,255,086 | 3 | 4 | Set design for film and TV. There is a huge need for them at the moment. It is a great career with great benefits (yay unions!) and the pay is significantly better than any job in an architecture firm. Every job is different and with new problems to solve and different creative people, I can not recommend it enough | I spent 23 years with a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and found it very satisfying. Worked in the leasing group and ultimately led the development team. Had the opportunity to hire/partner with many world class architects on some very exciting projects! Although I did not design these, my fingerprints are all over them. I do not regret one moment of that experience. Paid very well too. My wife and I are enjoying retirement made possible by the hard work there over the years. This was NOT an easy job, but very rewarding on many levels. | 0 | 44,518 | 1.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi41nzc | hi267vi | 1,635,255,086 | 1,635,211,220 | 4 | 3 | I spent 23 years with a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and found it very satisfying. Worked in the leasing group and ultimately led the development team. Had the opportunity to hire/partner with many world class architects on some very exciting projects! Although I did not design these, my fingerprints are all over them. I do not regret one moment of that experience. Paid very well too. My wife and I are enjoying retirement made possible by the hard work there over the years. This was NOT an easy job, but very rewarding on many levels. | Set design/building or other film industry roles | 1 | 43,866 | 1.333333 | ||
qfl4rh | architecture_train | 0.98 | Alternative career paths for architects ? Hello everyone, I need some advice about my career. I am an architect and I have been working for 3 years now, in various architectural agencies. I had the opportunity to test different work environments: small agencies, large agencies, housing projects, offices etc.. However I am not fulfilled in my work, I do not like the repetitive tasks on Revit and AutoCAD, the instability of the job market and especially the low wages... I would like to move to another career in the short term. I would like to work in a profession that is in demand, offering more professional development and a better salary. Furthermore, I am not against going back to school for another degree (1 or 2 years). What professions could I choose? Have other architects among you chosen a different career path? After some research I found several other professions that could meet my expectations: \- Real estate jobs: asset management, development, real estate private equity, etc. - Construction: construction manager, project engineer. - Tech: UX Designer, Product Designer, etc. If there are people working in these fields I would be happy to exchange with you. Sorry for my English, I am from a non-English speaking country. Thank you for you help/advices ! | hi41nzc | hi2h6y6 | 1,635,255,086 | 1,635,216,404 | 4 | 3 | I spent 23 years with a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and found it very satisfying. Worked in the leasing group and ultimately led the development team. Had the opportunity to hire/partner with many world class architects on some very exciting projects! Although I did not design these, my fingerprints are all over them. I do not regret one moment of that experience. Paid very well too. My wife and I are enjoying retirement made possible by the hard work there over the years. This was NOT an easy job, but very rewarding on many levels. | Hey mate, not to be the party pooper, you know best how you feel about your life but this is friendly advice coming from another young architect. Whenever we are stuck on a problem at the office my boss always says 'hai ba ca iese' which, in my language, is a way of saying that things will turn out ok one way or another. Architecture is not, by any means, a fast paced career. Being the 'cad monkey' is not what your career is or will be about. It's a necessary step tough. You are given the time to experience and understand how architecture works in the real life (not the idealistic school environment). Whether it's a big corporation-like studio or a small, more personal one, you will have a few years of walking slow. I believe architecture is one of the oldest and most beautiful possible careers. Humanity was building before it knew how to write.. and you get to be the mind behind a structure. I'm romanticizing it, of course, but the point is that it's a domain really worth investing in. If something doesn't work it might not be the subject itself but the way it.s approached. I guess you'd love to have a project of your own, to design and to build. This comes hard but man is it worth it doing revit and cad work and waiting years for it. | 1 | 38,682 | 1.333333 |
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