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snd31e | architecture_train | 1 | Is architecture school really as bad as people say? I'm applying for an undergraduate of architecture soon, but all the posts about how horrible it is (no sleep, toxic environment) are making me reconsider. Should instead do a relevant (but easier) degree first, and then get a master's? | hw293l1 | hw2mqo5 | 1,644,311,910 | 1,644,322,373 | 1 | 5 | I don't know you, but just in terms of return on investment, if your goal is to be an architect, you should probably look at the shortest possible path to being an architect. Getting an unrelated BA and then getting an MA will cost you a lot more money, and time, then getting a combined degree. This isn't to say it's not a good path, but ultimately, you will lose years and money by doing it that way. If you're not sure if you want to be an architect, then I would see if you can do work experience or an internship at a local architecture firm to understand the role more, and then research schools specifically for their mindset and approach. | It will really depend on you as a person and how you work, in my opinion. I never wanted to be an architect but wanted to do animation instead. I was only given the option to either study architecture (mother's choice) or medicine (father's choice) and I chose the shorter course lol. I had a tough time in the begining when I was in uni but it was my own fault for procrastinating so much. I will always be glad i studied architecture, you learn so much and gain a lot of knowledge in a number of different fields. I have classmates who do fashion design to being a newspaper editor to furniture design, etc. I think the school you choose is also very important. I find that some schools have different approaches to architecture (mainly because of professors/lecturers), aside from just learning the basics. My school was heavily focused on phenomenology and the theoretical approach to architecture and the built space. My friends studied in schools where there was more attention paid to the functionality and planning of a building, urban development, etc. It's important to know beforehand because for someone like me, I much prefer the abstract and theories of architecture so I'm more inclined to work harder. If I was in a school where the professors focused more on the "buildability" I sure as shit would have not continued/survived. It's hard and toxic and competitive as hell. You'll question everything and hate a lot of it. You'll find solace in complaining about your course load to your classmates but it'll make you closer. I wish shitting on your students wasn't so pervasive in architecture schools, but it is and from what I hear it's getting better. I honestly think it's a course for people who can handle the pressure and if you can't do it then like I said it teaches you so much more then "architecture". Ps. I'm an architect/interior designer + have small businesses because I worked so much in school it became a way of life and I can't NOT work, or I feel empty. Take that as you will, but I know so many architects who always try to one up themselves in whatever they do, personally, I think it's a good thing but that's me. TLDR: research schools, think about why you want to study architecture and what's your working vibe. | 0 | 10,463 | 5 | ||
snd31e | architecture_train | 1 | Is architecture school really as bad as people say? I'm applying for an undergraduate of architecture soon, but all the posts about how horrible it is (no sleep, toxic environment) are making me reconsider. Should instead do a relevant (but easier) degree first, and then get a master's? | hw30709 | hw1vnrc | 1,644,329,467 | 1,644,301,774 | 4 | 2 | Personally I have an undergrad degree in Sociology and a Masters in Architecture. It took a long time to get both but I am very glad I didn’t get an undergrad Arch degree. Why? Because architecture programs teach you to look at other architects to learn architecture whereas the greats leveraged their liberal arts educations to inform their designs. In short, study other stuff first and travel if you can before locking yourself away in architecture school and it’s self referential environment. | I had a couple architecture student housemates back in the day. Home at 2am from the studio, back to the studio at 7am, 6 days per week. Before that I thought it would have been cool to be an architect but I got cured by seeing that | 1 | 27,693 | 2 | ||
snd31e | architecture_train | 1 | Is architecture school really as bad as people say? I'm applying for an undergraduate of architecture soon, but all the posts about how horrible it is (no sleep, toxic environment) are making me reconsider. Should instead do a relevant (but easier) degree first, and then get a master's? | hw30709 | hw297pf | 1,644,329,467 | 1,644,312,006 | 4 | 2 | Personally I have an undergrad degree in Sociology and a Masters in Architecture. It took a long time to get both but I am very glad I didn’t get an undergrad Arch degree. Why? Because architecture programs teach you to look at other architects to learn architecture whereas the greats leveraged their liberal arts educations to inform their designs. In short, study other stuff first and travel if you can before locking yourself away in architecture school and it’s self referential environment. | It is generally more demanding than most other studies, nut how much so can differ widely form university to university or even depending on the particular professors. It would probably be most relyable info to get in touch with students at the schools that are of interest to you. Getting another architecture relevant education (doesn't have to be at universit, could also be a trade education) won't cut down much on the timeconsuming aspects of architecture studies as those are mostly design/studio assignments. In my opinion it will definitley make you a better architect in the long run though, since architecture school wil teach you only a tiny fraction of whats really required for the job. Of you really go through with architecture studies, i would advise you to get a student job at an architecture firm as soon as possible since this will teach you 100 times more of the relevant work skills than university, although it will make your education even more frustrating as this will make you see how much of architecture school is just useless busywork and high concept design with very little real world application/ feasability. | 1 | 17,461 | 2 | ||
snd31e | architecture_train | 1 | Is architecture school really as bad as people say? I'm applying for an undergraduate of architecture soon, but all the posts about how horrible it is (no sleep, toxic environment) are making me reconsider. Should instead do a relevant (but easier) degree first, and then get a master's? | hw29i2y | hw30709 | 1,644,312,247 | 1,644,329,467 | 2 | 4 | Depends on the ppl you meet. Go to a school where the odds of meeting interesting ppl is highest. | Personally I have an undergrad degree in Sociology and a Masters in Architecture. It took a long time to get both but I am very glad I didn’t get an undergrad Arch degree. Why? Because architecture programs teach you to look at other architects to learn architecture whereas the greats leveraged their liberal arts educations to inform their designs. In short, study other stuff first and travel if you can before locking yourself away in architecture school and it’s self referential environment. | 0 | 17,220 | 2 | ||
snd31e | architecture_train | 1 | Is architecture school really as bad as people say? I'm applying for an undergraduate of architecture soon, but all the posts about how horrible it is (no sleep, toxic environment) are making me reconsider. Should instead do a relevant (but easier) degree first, and then get a master's? | hw2muk3 | hw30709 | 1,644,322,443 | 1,644,329,467 | 2 | 4 | architecture school can definitely be as difficult as people say. i originally didn’t get into my program of choice (which at the time was a very arts-focused BFA and not a BS, and my artistic background was limited) so i spent my freshman year trying to choose a different major. my school had virtually every major you could want, and a path to create your own major. but nothing else interested me in the way that architecture did, even slightly. i would 100% rather spend 12 hour days in the studio with people who cared as much as i did than spend less time writing essays and going to lectures on topics i didn’t care about. and what others have said is true - all nighters were something that probably happened two or three times a semester, not constantly. i would also evaluate the path of getting another degree and an MArch afterwards. where i got my masters, people who went there for undergrad only completed one year of grad school; those with an architecture degree completed one and a half to two years; and those with even “related” degrees had to complete three years of classes. and those three years definitely seemed much more difficult than my early years of undergrad. i agree with what some others have said too - schools are putting a greater focus on “studio culture” and encouraging students to get enough sleep, but it’s usually the students themselves who choose to stay late because they want their work to be the best it can be. and there is definitely a lot of work. best of luck in your decision! | Personally I have an undergrad degree in Sociology and a Masters in Architecture. It took a long time to get both but I am very glad I didn’t get an undergrad Arch degree. Why? Because architecture programs teach you to look at other architects to learn architecture whereas the greats leveraged their liberal arts educations to inform their designs. In short, study other stuff first and travel if you can before locking yourself away in architecture school and it’s self referential environment. | 0 | 7,024 | 2 | ||
snd31e | architecture_train | 1 | Is architecture school really as bad as people say? I'm applying for an undergraduate of architecture soon, but all the posts about how horrible it is (no sleep, toxic environment) are making me reconsider. Should instead do a relevant (but easier) degree first, and then get a master's? | hw30709 | hw293l1 | 1,644,329,467 | 1,644,311,910 | 4 | 1 | Personally I have an undergrad degree in Sociology and a Masters in Architecture. It took a long time to get both but I am very glad I didn’t get an undergrad Arch degree. Why? Because architecture programs teach you to look at other architects to learn architecture whereas the greats leveraged their liberal arts educations to inform their designs. In short, study other stuff first and travel if you can before locking yourself away in architecture school and it’s self referential environment. | I don't know you, but just in terms of return on investment, if your goal is to be an architect, you should probably look at the shortest possible path to being an architect. Getting an unrelated BA and then getting an MA will cost you a lot more money, and time, then getting a combined degree. This isn't to say it's not a good path, but ultimately, you will lose years and money by doing it that way. If you're not sure if you want to be an architect, then I would see if you can do work experience or an internship at a local architecture firm to understand the role more, and then research schools specifically for their mindset and approach. | 1 | 17,557 | 4 | ||
snd31e | architecture_train | 1 | Is architecture school really as bad as people say? I'm applying for an undergraduate of architecture soon, but all the posts about how horrible it is (no sleep, toxic environment) are making me reconsider. Should instead do a relevant (but easier) degree first, and then get a master's? | hw30709 | hw2z7yf | 1,644,329,467 | 1,644,329,021 | 4 | 1 | Personally I have an undergrad degree in Sociology and a Masters in Architecture. It took a long time to get both but I am very glad I didn’t get an undergrad Arch degree. Why? Because architecture programs teach you to look at other architects to learn architecture whereas the greats leveraged their liberal arts educations to inform their designs. In short, study other stuff first and travel if you can before locking yourself away in architecture school and it’s self referential environment. | If you like architecture, it's a blast. But definitely not for people that want an easy degree. I will say, I sucked at school all thru grade school. Had a <1.0 gpa at one point, and then I really clicked into architecture school and ended up even making dean's list one semester. If that applies to you at all you should definitely give it a shot. If you want an easy job honestly go into IT. You can make 6 Figgy's as a level 1-2, and from what I've seen even in the Bay Area it's in demand. | 1 | 446 | 4 | ||
snd31e | architecture_train | 1 | Is architecture school really as bad as people say? I'm applying for an undergraduate of architecture soon, but all the posts about how horrible it is (no sleep, toxic environment) are making me reconsider. Should instead do a relevant (but easier) degree first, and then get a master's? | hw297pf | hw293l1 | 1,644,312,006 | 1,644,311,910 | 2 | 1 | It is generally more demanding than most other studies, nut how much so can differ widely form university to university or even depending on the particular professors. It would probably be most relyable info to get in touch with students at the schools that are of interest to you. Getting another architecture relevant education (doesn't have to be at universit, could also be a trade education) won't cut down much on the timeconsuming aspects of architecture studies as those are mostly design/studio assignments. In my opinion it will definitley make you a better architect in the long run though, since architecture school wil teach you only a tiny fraction of whats really required for the job. Of you really go through with architecture studies, i would advise you to get a student job at an architecture firm as soon as possible since this will teach you 100 times more of the relevant work skills than university, although it will make your education even more frustrating as this will make you see how much of architecture school is just useless busywork and high concept design with very little real world application/ feasability. | I don't know you, but just in terms of return on investment, if your goal is to be an architect, you should probably look at the shortest possible path to being an architect. Getting an unrelated BA and then getting an MA will cost you a lot more money, and time, then getting a combined degree. This isn't to say it's not a good path, but ultimately, you will lose years and money by doing it that way. If you're not sure if you want to be an architect, then I would see if you can do work experience or an internship at a local architecture firm to understand the role more, and then research schools specifically for their mindset and approach. | 1 | 96 | 2 | ||
snd31e | architecture_train | 1 | Is architecture school really as bad as people say? I'm applying for an undergraduate of architecture soon, but all the posts about how horrible it is (no sleep, toxic environment) are making me reconsider. Should instead do a relevant (but easier) degree first, and then get a master's? | hw29i2y | hw293l1 | 1,644,312,247 | 1,644,311,910 | 2 | 1 | Depends on the ppl you meet. Go to a school where the odds of meeting interesting ppl is highest. | I don't know you, but just in terms of return on investment, if your goal is to be an architect, you should probably look at the shortest possible path to being an architect. Getting an unrelated BA and then getting an MA will cost you a lot more money, and time, then getting a combined degree. This isn't to say it's not a good path, but ultimately, you will lose years and money by doing it that way. If you're not sure if you want to be an architect, then I would see if you can do work experience or an internship at a local architecture firm to understand the role more, and then research schools specifically for their mindset and approach. | 1 | 337 | 2 | ||
snd31e | architecture_train | 1 | Is architecture school really as bad as people say? I'm applying for an undergraduate of architecture soon, but all the posts about how horrible it is (no sleep, toxic environment) are making me reconsider. Should instead do a relevant (but easier) degree first, and then get a master's? | hw2muk3 | hw293l1 | 1,644,322,443 | 1,644,311,910 | 2 | 1 | architecture school can definitely be as difficult as people say. i originally didn’t get into my program of choice (which at the time was a very arts-focused BFA and not a BS, and my artistic background was limited) so i spent my freshman year trying to choose a different major. my school had virtually every major you could want, and a path to create your own major. but nothing else interested me in the way that architecture did, even slightly. i would 100% rather spend 12 hour days in the studio with people who cared as much as i did than spend less time writing essays and going to lectures on topics i didn’t care about. and what others have said is true - all nighters were something that probably happened two or three times a semester, not constantly. i would also evaluate the path of getting another degree and an MArch afterwards. where i got my masters, people who went there for undergrad only completed one year of grad school; those with an architecture degree completed one and a half to two years; and those with even “related” degrees had to complete three years of classes. and those three years definitely seemed much more difficult than my early years of undergrad. i agree with what some others have said too - schools are putting a greater focus on “studio culture” and encouraging students to get enough sleep, but it’s usually the students themselves who choose to stay late because they want their work to be the best it can be. and there is definitely a lot of work. best of luck in your decision! | I don't know you, but just in terms of return on investment, if your goal is to be an architect, you should probably look at the shortest possible path to being an architect. Getting an unrelated BA and then getting an MA will cost you a lot more money, and time, then getting a combined degree. This isn't to say it's not a good path, but ultimately, you will lose years and money by doing it that way. If you're not sure if you want to be an architect, then I would see if you can do work experience or an internship at a local architecture firm to understand the role more, and then research schools specifically for their mindset and approach. | 1 | 10,533 | 2 | ||
snd31e | architecture_train | 1 | Is architecture school really as bad as people say? I'm applying for an undergraduate of architecture soon, but all the posts about how horrible it is (no sleep, toxic environment) are making me reconsider. Should instead do a relevant (but easier) degree first, and then get a master's? | hw31jz7 | hw293l1 | 1,644,330,082 | 1,644,311,910 | 2 | 1 | In my experience, not at all. It’s actually really fun. You have to enjoy creating things and learning about architecture. I mean, you have to really enjoy it. Which I did. I never experienced any toxic environment or anything like. I will say this, my first year studio started with ~100 students and only about 30 of us made it through the program. | I don't know you, but just in terms of return on investment, if your goal is to be an architect, you should probably look at the shortest possible path to being an architect. Getting an unrelated BA and then getting an MA will cost you a lot more money, and time, then getting a combined degree. This isn't to say it's not a good path, but ultimately, you will lose years and money by doing it that way. If you're not sure if you want to be an architect, then I would see if you can do work experience or an internship at a local architecture firm to understand the role more, and then research schools specifically for their mindset and approach. | 1 | 18,172 | 2 | ||
snd31e | architecture_train | 1 | Is architecture school really as bad as people say? I'm applying for an undergraduate of architecture soon, but all the posts about how horrible it is (no sleep, toxic environment) are making me reconsider. Should instead do a relevant (but easier) degree first, and then get a master's? | hw31jz7 | hw2z7yf | 1,644,330,082 | 1,644,329,021 | 2 | 1 | In my experience, not at all. It’s actually really fun. You have to enjoy creating things and learning about architecture. I mean, you have to really enjoy it. Which I did. I never experienced any toxic environment or anything like. I will say this, my first year studio started with ~100 students and only about 30 of us made it through the program. | If you like architecture, it's a blast. But definitely not for people that want an easy degree. I will say, I sucked at school all thru grade school. Had a <1.0 gpa at one point, and then I really clicked into architecture school and ended up even making dean's list one semester. If that applies to you at all you should definitely give it a shot. If you want an easy job honestly go into IT. You can make 6 Figgy's as a level 1-2, and from what I've seen even in the Bay Area it's in demand. | 1 | 1,061 | 2 | ||
snd31e | architecture_train | 1 | Is architecture school really as bad as people say? I'm applying for an undergraduate of architecture soon, but all the posts about how horrible it is (no sleep, toxic environment) are making me reconsider. Should instead do a relevant (but easier) degree first, and then get a master's? | hw293l1 | hw455bi | 1,644,311,910 | 1,644,345,139 | 1 | 2 | I don't know you, but just in terms of return on investment, if your goal is to be an architect, you should probably look at the shortest possible path to being an architect. Getting an unrelated BA and then getting an MA will cost you a lot more money, and time, then getting a combined degree. This isn't to say it's not a good path, but ultimately, you will lose years and money by doing it that way. If you're not sure if you want to be an architect, then I would see if you can do work experience or an internship at a local architecture firm to understand the role more, and then research schools specifically for their mindset and approach. | I barely slept. Haha I think I also lost a bunch of weight from not having time to cook or eat. | 0 | 33,229 | 2 | ||
snd31e | architecture_train | 1 | Is architecture school really as bad as people say? I'm applying for an undergraduate of architecture soon, but all the posts about how horrible it is (no sleep, toxic environment) are making me reconsider. Should instead do a relevant (but easier) degree first, and then get a master's? | hw455bi | hw2z7yf | 1,644,345,139 | 1,644,329,021 | 2 | 1 | I barely slept. Haha I think I also lost a bunch of weight from not having time to cook or eat. | If you like architecture, it's a blast. But definitely not for people that want an easy degree. I will say, I sucked at school all thru grade school. Had a <1.0 gpa at one point, and then I really clicked into architecture school and ended up even making dean's list one semester. If that applies to you at all you should definitely give it a shot. If you want an easy job honestly go into IT. You can make 6 Figgy's as a level 1-2, and from what I've seen even in the Bay Area it's in demand. | 1 | 16,118 | 2 | ||
snd31e | architecture_train | 1 | Is architecture school really as bad as people say? I'm applying for an undergraduate of architecture soon, but all the posts about how horrible it is (no sleep, toxic environment) are making me reconsider. Should instead do a relevant (but easier) degree first, and then get a master's? | hw455bi | hw32wxn | 1,644,345,139 | 1,644,330,679 | 2 | 1 | I barely slept. Haha I think I also lost a bunch of weight from not having time to cook or eat. | It's as hard as you make it. If you're bad at time management and how to properly schedule out a project on your own you won't have a good time. If you are... I can tell you from experience it is 100% possible to do without skipping a full night's sleep. | 1 | 14,460 | 2 | ||
snd31e | architecture_train | 1 | Is architecture school really as bad as people say? I'm applying for an undergraduate of architecture soon, but all the posts about how horrible it is (no sleep, toxic environment) are making me reconsider. Should instead do a relevant (but easier) degree first, and then get a master's? | hw3kquz | hw455bi | 1,644,337,770 | 1,644,345,139 | 1 | 2 | It’s boot camp and tough on purpose in order to keep the professional labor pool limited. My freshman class went from 100 to 30 by graduation time. Skipping undergrad in favor of graduate is a terrible idea. You’ll have none of the foundations to draw from and will be completely overwhelmed and miserable. | I barely slept. Haha I think I also lost a bunch of weight from not having time to cook or eat. | 0 | 7,369 | 2 | ||
sms3k7 | architecture_train | 0.87 | Can we make a new "What Style is This? sub? And then ban those posts from this sub? | hvyecjg | hvygise | 1,644,248,190 | 1,644,249,051 | 29 | 48 | Well we surely can, but will we? Should be the question, lol I don't see any actions being done to solve this problem. But I think a better solution, as many have suggested, is to make a specific day for these type of posts, this way everyone will be happy! | I'm one of the bigger assholes to the what-style-posters but there are legitimate posts on this. They just don't involve houses in the burbs. | 0 | 861 | 1.655172 | ||
sms3k7 | architecture_train | 0.87 | Can we make a new "What Style is This? sub? And then ban those posts from this sub? | hvyfoma | hvygise | 1,644,248,722 | 1,644,249,051 | 8 | 48 | Yes please. Unless the poster is actively trying to engage in some dialog about the “style” of a structure. | I'm one of the bigger assholes to the what-style-posters but there are legitimate posts on this. They just don't involve houses in the burbs. | 0 | 329 | 6 | ||
sms3k7 | architecture_train | 0.87 | Can we make a new "What Style is This? sub? And then ban those posts from this sub? | hvyj32r | hvyfoma | 1,644,250,061 | 1,644,248,722 | 23 | 8 | /r/whatstyleisthis it exists and hasn't been used in 8 years Seems like it was in response to the same problem in graphic design subreddit and it didn't take off. | Yes please. Unless the poster is actively trying to engage in some dialog about the “style” of a structure. | 1 | 1,339 | 2.875 | ||
sms3k7 | architecture_train | 0.87 | Can we make a new "What Style is This? sub? And then ban those posts from this sub? | hvyumdq | hvz5lc1 | 1,644,254,674 | 1,644,258,898 | 3 | 5 | I think it would be better to have a separate sub for 'professional' questions and let this sub be more general. r/Architecture is always going to attract more pretty pictures and 'what style' posts than r/AskAnArchitect | I like those posts. | 0 | 4,224 | 1.666667 | ||
sms3k7 | architecture_train | 0.87 | Can we make a new "What Style is This? sub? And then ban those posts from this sub? | hvyumdq | hvysktn | 1,644,254,674 | 1,644,253,871 | 3 | 1 | I think it would be better to have a separate sub for 'professional' questions and let this sub be more general. r/Architecture is always going to attract more pretty pictures and 'what style' posts than r/AskAnArchitect | Is there a decent way to hold a vote lol. | 1 | 803 | 3 | ||
sms3k7 | architecture_train | 0.87 | Can we make a new "What Style is This? sub? And then ban those posts from this sub? | hvyumdq | hvym2vm | 1,644,254,674 | 1,644,251,264 | 3 | -4 | I think it would be better to have a separate sub for 'professional' questions and let this sub be more general. r/Architecture is always going to attract more pretty pictures and 'what style' posts than r/AskAnArchitect | Or make your own r/architecturesnubs sub and let people who want to learn posting here without whining | 1 | 3,410 | -0.75 | ||
sms3k7 | architecture_train | 0.87 | Can we make a new "What Style is This? sub? And then ban those posts from this sub? | hvz5lc1 | hvz576t | 1,644,258,898 | 1,644,258,744 | 5 | 2 | I like those posts. | What about just a pinned running thread? | 1 | 154 | 2.5 | ||
sms3k7 | architecture_train | 0.87 | Can we make a new "What Style is This? sub? And then ban those posts from this sub? | hvz5bfy | hvz5lc1 | 1,644,258,790 | 1,644,258,898 | 1 | 5 | My biggest question is: what value does knowing what style a building provide? Why do people want to know so bad? What is it achieving? Is it helping architecture? Would we lose anything if we banned it? Maybe we should just provide a link in the FAQ and be done with it? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_architectural_styles | I like those posts. | 0 | 108 | 5 | ||
sms3k7 | architecture_train | 0.87 | Can we make a new "What Style is This? sub? And then ban those posts from this sub? | hvysktn | hvz5lc1 | 1,644,253,871 | 1,644,258,898 | 1 | 5 | Is there a decent way to hold a vote lol. | I like those posts. | 0 | 5,027 | 5 | ||
sms3k7 | architecture_train | 0.87 | Can we make a new "What Style is This? sub? And then ban those posts from this sub? | hvym2vm | hvz5lc1 | 1,644,251,264 | 1,644,258,898 | -4 | 5 | Or make your own r/architecturesnubs sub and let people who want to learn posting here without whining | I like those posts. | 0 | 7,634 | -1.25 | ||
sms3k7 | architecture_train | 0.87 | Can we make a new "What Style is This? sub? And then ban those posts from this sub? | hvz576t | hvysktn | 1,644,258,744 | 1,644,253,871 | 2 | 1 | What about just a pinned running thread? | Is there a decent way to hold a vote lol. | 1 | 4,873 | 2 | ||
sms3k7 | architecture_train | 0.87 | Can we make a new "What Style is This? sub? And then ban those posts from this sub? | hvz576t | hvym2vm | 1,644,258,744 | 1,644,251,264 | 2 | -4 | What about just a pinned running thread? | Or make your own r/architecturesnubs sub and let people who want to learn posting here without whining | 1 | 7,480 | -0.5 | ||
sms3k7 | architecture_train | 0.87 | Can we make a new "What Style is This? sub? And then ban those posts from this sub? | hw1qzjh | hvz5bfy | 1,644,298,904 | 1,644,258,790 | 2 | 1 | Hard agree. Not meaningful and style names mean so little unless historic. I would prefer a weekly thread where people can only post those questions in that thread. “What style is this tuesdays” or the like | My biggest question is: what value does knowing what style a building provide? Why do people want to know so bad? What is it achieving? Is it helping architecture? Would we lose anything if we banned it? Maybe we should just provide a link in the FAQ and be done with it? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_architectural_styles | 1 | 40,114 | 2 | ||
sms3k7 | architecture_train | 0.87 | Can we make a new "What Style is This? sub? And then ban those posts from this sub? | hvz5bfy | hvym2vm | 1,644,258,790 | 1,644,251,264 | 1 | -4 | My biggest question is: what value does knowing what style a building provide? Why do people want to know so bad? What is it achieving? Is it helping architecture? Would we lose anything if we banned it? Maybe we should just provide a link in the FAQ and be done with it? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_architectural_styles | Or make your own r/architecturesnubs sub and let people who want to learn posting here without whining | 1 | 7,526 | -0.25 | ||
sms3k7 | architecture_train | 0.87 | Can we make a new "What Style is This? sub? And then ban those posts from this sub? | hw0av5x | hw1qzjh | 1,644,275,072 | 1,644,298,904 | 1 | 2 | Add an 'identification' flair. People can filter it out that way. | Hard agree. Not meaningful and style names mean so little unless historic. I would prefer a weekly thread where people can only post those questions in that thread. “What style is this tuesdays” or the like | 0 | 23,832 | 2 | ||
sms3k7 | architecture_train | 0.87 | Can we make a new "What Style is This? sub? And then ban those posts from this sub? | hvysktn | hw1qzjh | 1,644,253,871 | 1,644,298,904 | 1 | 2 | Is there a decent way to hold a vote lol. | Hard agree. Not meaningful and style names mean so little unless historic. I would prefer a weekly thread where people can only post those questions in that thread. “What style is this tuesdays” or the like | 0 | 45,033 | 2 | ||
sms3k7 | architecture_train | 0.87 | Can we make a new "What Style is This? sub? And then ban those posts from this sub? | hw0f6yw | hw1qzjh | 1,644,276,899 | 1,644,298,904 | 0 | 2 | I haven't been a subscriber here for too long but I am already very tired of it. I wanted to see some conversation regarding architecture or even just interesting pics but someone asked 'what is in this shed?' The other day... I'm almost done here honestly. | Hard agree. Not meaningful and style names mean so little unless historic. I would prefer a weekly thread where people can only post those questions in that thread. “What style is this tuesdays” or the like | 0 | 22,005 | 2,000 | ||
sms3k7 | architecture_train | 0.87 | Can we make a new "What Style is This? sub? And then ban those posts from this sub? | hw1qzjh | hvym2vm | 1,644,298,904 | 1,644,251,264 | 2 | -4 | Hard agree. Not meaningful and style names mean so little unless historic. I would prefer a weekly thread where people can only post those questions in that thread. “What style is this tuesdays” or the like | Or make your own r/architecturesnubs sub and let people who want to learn posting here without whining | 1 | 47,640 | -0.5 | ||
sms3k7 | architecture_train | 0.87 | Can we make a new "What Style is This? sub? And then ban those posts from this sub? | hw0av5x | hvym2vm | 1,644,275,072 | 1,644,251,264 | 1 | -4 | Add an 'identification' flair. People can filter it out that way. | Or make your own r/architecturesnubs sub and let people who want to learn posting here without whining | 1 | 23,808 | -0.25 | ||
sms3k7 | architecture_train | 0.87 | Can we make a new "What Style is This? sub? And then ban those posts from this sub? | hvysktn | hvym2vm | 1,644,253,871 | 1,644,251,264 | 1 | -4 | Is there a decent way to hold a vote lol. | Or make your own r/architecturesnubs sub and let people who want to learn posting here without whining | 1 | 2,607 | -0.25 | ||
sms3k7 | architecture_train | 0.87 | Can we make a new "What Style is This? sub? And then ban those posts from this sub? | hw0f6yw | hvym2vm | 1,644,276,899 | 1,644,251,264 | 0 | -4 | I haven't been a subscriber here for too long but I am already very tired of it. I wanted to see some conversation regarding architecture or even just interesting pics but someone asked 'what is in this shed?' The other day... I'm almost done here honestly. | Or make your own r/architecturesnubs sub and let people who want to learn posting here without whining | 1 | 25,635 | 0 | ||
zv914o | architecture_train | 0.67 | What is this kind of architecture called? https://preview.redd.it/v1der4zjk48a1.png?width=1024&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=f44ea9c0ae7eec225090177239ca3185dcf11554 | j1nwu22 | j1nu27g | 1,672,011,377 | 1,672,009,989 | 14 | 7 | Appears to be a contemporary attempt at gothic revival | I call it "eat the rich" | 1 | 1,388 | 2 | ||
a1wkkn | architecture_train | 0.78 | [Ask] What is the most interesting thing about stairs? Just thought that stairs are such an interesting element. What do you think is the most attractive aspect of stairs? | eatjw38 | eatn25a | 1,543,620,379 | 1,543,623,305 | 2 | 3 | It's interesting to get creative with the US stair code and create something cool, but (somehow!) about 90+% of published stairs ignore codes. I've heard it's known as "install after C.O.", but thats only a rumor I'm passing along. | Among others questions, Rem Koolhaas asked this at the 2014 Venice Bienniale: Fundamentals. Here's a pic of some of the stairs: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/72/92/9d/72929d5a069005130bacebc2d08b249f.jpg | 0 | 2,926 | 1.5 | ||
bevf9w | architecture_train | 0.94 | [Ask] How do you critique architecture? What makes "good" architecture? So...my studio is wrapping up. I just need to submit some deliverables next week. But, even so late into my degree, I still don't know what "good architecture" FEELS like. Or, what it could even BE My professor recommended I critique other's work, to see what's succesful and what's not. But I have no format to even begin critiquing in a productive way. What I've tried, is extrapolating video game and graphic design critique styles into architecture - examine the Purpose of the craft, observe the Moves the medium takes, and see how they Address the question at hand, and the limitations to make them all Coherent. But, I have no idea what I'm doing. How do others critique architecture? | el8vjxn | el8xr2g | 1,555,651,011 | 1,555,653,508 | 2 | 9 | I believe there are many fields to critique architecture : Is it sustainable ? Is it’s congruent with the environment ? Is it confident ? Is it respectful of the time and place where it’s situated ? Is it compositionally good? Is the scale right? Are the materials appropriate? Is is helpful urbanistically ? Does it offer something new in terms of concept ? Does it have character ? This are some i think off the top of my head. The general consensus is that it should be doing good all of this stuff or I find it lacking something. | There's many types of critique, according to \[my interpretation of\] Wayne Attoe: * Doctrinal: Holds that there is a checklist of features that are desirable, you go through the building looking for those. For older buildings you should know what was considered desirable at the time. * Systemic: Related to Doctrinal, when you see that compromises where made in order to meet some requirement you analyze the choices made by the architect and judge whether they were the right ones. A simple skeleton would be comparing Function, Form and Structure. * Typology: Very much the same as doctrinal but instead of using a set of rules you compare it to another building with similarities that is considered successful. * Measured: This is when the building can be measured objectively, take for example an auditorium, if the sound is a mess and there's dead spots you tear the place a new one. * Support: This is when you talk about whether you like it or not and why * Evocative: When you take the feelings a building makes you feel and try to guide the reader into feeling the same way or understanding what you feel * Impressionist: For when you want to show off, if someone made a vid doc that is nominally about a building but it's obviously just to flex their editing muscles it would fall under this.\\ * Descriptive: Limits itself to describing stuff, comes in three flavors: 1. Pictorical: Describes what is going on in the building, it is usually split further into static elements and dynamic ones (movement of people). 2. Biographical: You look into the architect's life to find something that can help you better understand their work 3. Context: Looks into the forces, political, economical, that created a need (or a lack of need) for the project to exist. * Impact: How were things changed by the building? Those are never found by themselves, first try to find a critique in video form and identify when each type of critique comes into play, you'll find there is some overlap and hybridization, depending on context what might seem like one type of critique is actually another one. Not like it matters much in your case though. All of that should give you a skeleton to start building a critical essay. | 0 | 2,497 | 4.5 | ||
bevf9w | architecture_train | 0.94 | [Ask] How do you critique architecture? What makes "good" architecture? So...my studio is wrapping up. I just need to submit some deliverables next week. But, even so late into my degree, I still don't know what "good architecture" FEELS like. Or, what it could even BE My professor recommended I critique other's work, to see what's succesful and what's not. But I have no format to even begin critiquing in a productive way. What I've tried, is extrapolating video game and graphic design critique styles into architecture - examine the Purpose of the craft, observe the Moves the medium takes, and see how they Address the question at hand, and the limitations to make them all Coherent. But, I have no idea what I'm doing. How do others critique architecture? | el95hsa | el8vjxn | 1,555,665,034 | 1,555,651,011 | 5 | 2 | I mostly specialise in residential architecture and I'm not much of a critic but there are a number of elements I employ when considering a design - I think these are relevant points when considering how successful a design may or may not be. Also not all of them will apply to every building depending on it's use/siting: * **Conceptual**: How does the building relate to what it is physically, or by design? Check out Liebskinds description of the Holocaust Museum in Berlin. How the heck do you approach a subject like that?! I think it was handled really well and although I haven't been there, I can imagine the experience of walking through to be quite unnerving due to the treatment of space. The building itself is literally scarred with voids and windows. In this sense I assume that Liebskind transferred the experience of despair to the occupant to convey the horror of the holocaust. Often the absence of something is more powerful than a presence. * Phenomenological#Influence_in_practice): This kinda relates to the above example but in the sense of how you feel when occupying a space, or what it reminds you of. The best examples of these are how we typically feel in a hospital - sterile space - or a cathedral, large tall spaces, projection to God, feeling of insignificance, large resonance of noise etc etc... So, how does it make/allow you to feel? What is the narrative through a building - is there one? How can you tell what a building is before you enter? How are the spaces connected? What is the focus, if there is one? Does this detract from the function? * **Stylistic/aesthetic**: This may be the zeitgeist or 'flavour of daily life' - much like Zaha and her lines of flow of flux defining pretty much most of her 'melty' buildings. It could also be an architects specific style honed over the years, whether Calatrava's skeletal structures, Gehry's algorithm, paper thin envelopes or Mies's uber minimalist glass and steel boxes. This could be more of a personal thing and a way of interpreting a 'look'. * **Contextual**: How does it fit with what surrounds it - do you stand out or fit in with an idea? It's orientation; use of natural lighting; it's integration into the surrounding infrastructure; juxtaposition with other notable buildings; views offered or taken advantage of; massing. * **Practical**: How successfully does it address the needs of the user/client? Circulation; organisation of spaces; ease of use/accessibility/inclusiveness; opportunities for interactions/socialising; functionality/flow of processes within, health of users - natural lighting, comfortable temperatures, protection from strong sun; provision of warmth in cooler climes. * **Topographical**: How does it sit on the land? Integration or not with contours/landmass; relationship with features such as water and ground matter, use of vernacular materials... Casa Da Musica was supposed to seem like an object landed from the sky but personally I think this is some post-rationalising from Rem. However such buildings can afford to be strange and unique simply to attract international attention. * **Historical**: Reference to past uses of building/site/district/city; ancestral connections/family lineage; time-lines or story of the building/area. This may be a superficial pastiche (stylistic 'nod' or replication) or something a little more successful and meaningful (use of traditional materials in a modern manner/re-imagining traditional techniques and design). * **Cultural**: Reference to traditional design/vernacular materials; cultural traditions; customs; life-styles; fashions * Sustainable: Responsible sourcing of materials; low carbon construction and services; autonomous or self-sustaining; utilising solar gain/natural cooling/ventilation Of course, all the above are open to interpretation and there is nothing to say that all or none of these make a good building but I think most good buildings will have some of the above qualities considered and will create a hierarchy based on what they consider to be most important or interesting. Some may be heavy on concept whilst others are more subtle compositions based on light and form - who is to say which is right or wrong? I think the main thing for me is to have reason and interest in your decision to go one way or the other and I think that makes for a good building. I also enjoyed 101 things I learned in Architecture School by Matthew Frederick - wish I'd found this book whilst I was there! | I believe there are many fields to critique architecture : Is it sustainable ? Is it’s congruent with the environment ? Is it confident ? Is it respectful of the time and place where it’s situated ? Is it compositionally good? Is the scale right? Are the materials appropriate? Is is helpful urbanistically ? Does it offer something new in terms of concept ? Does it have character ? This are some i think off the top of my head. The general consensus is that it should be doing good all of this stuff or I find it lacking something. | 1 | 14,023 | 2.5 | ||
bevf9w | architecture_train | 0.94 | [Ask] How do you critique architecture? What makes "good" architecture? So...my studio is wrapping up. I just need to submit some deliverables next week. But, even so late into my degree, I still don't know what "good architecture" FEELS like. Or, what it could even BE My professor recommended I critique other's work, to see what's succesful and what's not. But I have no format to even begin critiquing in a productive way. What I've tried, is extrapolating video game and graphic design critique styles into architecture - examine the Purpose of the craft, observe the Moves the medium takes, and see how they Address the question at hand, and the limitations to make them all Coherent. But, I have no idea what I'm doing. How do others critique architecture? | el9at13 | elh5e2t | 1,555,672,968 | 1,555,908,854 | 0 | 1 | I’m not sure if there is such thing as good architecture. It’s about how you justify what you design. | Good architecture is what has been studied throughout history by architects. How do we know who the experts are? It is statistically proven by weighted references, like in all fields. Weighted references weigh your reference based on who references you. It can be carried back through history for additional checks to prove it's not coincidence. Monet is in museums and our neighbor is not. If our neighbor says he is more successful than Monet because he wants to do bad paintings, he might be right. That is why intent doesn't matter when it comes to value. There are requirements in the world that we don't get to choose. There is human psychology that we don't get to change. A good building resolves all of these concerns (spatial rules like maximum natural light for main rooms, minimum circulation, maximum privacy, and programmatic rules like activity priority, adjacencies, and privacy.) If the spatial qualities are right, we can usually plug in any program without major changes. That is why a house can be an office or a school or a restaurant. The building adapts to conditions on the site like sun orientation, views, terrain, and existing buildings. It forms positive outdoor space instead of leftover side yards. It fits the climate and the local building tradition. | 0 | 235,886 | 1,000 | ||
bevf9w | architecture_train | 0.94 | [Ask] How do you critique architecture? What makes "good" architecture? So...my studio is wrapping up. I just need to submit some deliverables next week. But, even so late into my degree, I still don't know what "good architecture" FEELS like. Or, what it could even BE My professor recommended I critique other's work, to see what's succesful and what's not. But I have no format to even begin critiquing in a productive way. What I've tried, is extrapolating video game and graphic design critique styles into architecture - examine the Purpose of the craft, observe the Moves the medium takes, and see how they Address the question at hand, and the limitations to make them all Coherent. But, I have no idea what I'm doing. How do others critique architecture? | elh5e2t | el9nhd6 | 1,555,908,854 | 1,555,683,389 | 1 | 0 | Good architecture is what has been studied throughout history by architects. How do we know who the experts are? It is statistically proven by weighted references, like in all fields. Weighted references weigh your reference based on who references you. It can be carried back through history for additional checks to prove it's not coincidence. Monet is in museums and our neighbor is not. If our neighbor says he is more successful than Monet because he wants to do bad paintings, he might be right. That is why intent doesn't matter when it comes to value. There are requirements in the world that we don't get to choose. There is human psychology that we don't get to change. A good building resolves all of these concerns (spatial rules like maximum natural light for main rooms, minimum circulation, maximum privacy, and programmatic rules like activity priority, adjacencies, and privacy.) If the spatial qualities are right, we can usually plug in any program without major changes. That is why a house can be an office or a school or a restaurant. The building adapts to conditions on the site like sun orientation, views, terrain, and existing buildings. It forms positive outdoor space instead of leftover side yards. It fits the climate and the local building tradition. | Good Architecture is the result of design that does what it's supposed to do, preferably on time, on budget, and without pissing off too many neighbors. Note, any of those last 3 things could be completely opposite of the intended design. | 1 | 225,465 | 1,000 | ||
vhll3o | architecture_train | 0.9 | Making money as a designer Hi y’all I am a 27 year old working at a design firm in LA and currently what I’m paid is hardly enough for me to pay the bills here and I need to make more money to get by if I wanna stay in LA. Currently I love my job and I get tons of great feedback on my work but I’m starting to feel like it’s gonna be a while until I can get my salary to a higher number. I would consider myself to be a expert in 3D modeling and rendering and I know there are other uses of my skills for things like the film and video game industry that pay a lot more.. basically what I’m asking is does anyone here know of ways architects can supplement their income / change careers do we can still use our design skills and get paid more livable wages? I love to design model render sketch and bring other peoples ideas to life and I’m pretty good at it so it really crushes me to feel so poor while being so good at something. Any feedback would be awesome. Thanks! | id7xqto | id7wd48 | 1,655,841,746 | 1,655,841,094 | 6 | 3 | Sent you a pm! | Create a Facebook page with visuals of your work Use Facebook ads to get side clients | 1 | 652 | 2 | ||
vhll3o | architecture_train | 0.9 | Making money as a designer Hi y’all I am a 27 year old working at a design firm in LA and currently what I’m paid is hardly enough for me to pay the bills here and I need to make more money to get by if I wanna stay in LA. Currently I love my job and I get tons of great feedback on my work but I’m starting to feel like it’s gonna be a while until I can get my salary to a higher number. I would consider myself to be a expert in 3D modeling and rendering and I know there are other uses of my skills for things like the film and video game industry that pay a lot more.. basically what I’m asking is does anyone here know of ways architects can supplement their income / change careers do we can still use our design skills and get paid more livable wages? I love to design model render sketch and bring other peoples ideas to life and I’m pretty good at it so it really crushes me to feel so poor while being so good at something. Any feedback would be awesome. Thanks! | id8uajc | id7wd48 | 1,655,856,888 | 1,655,841,094 | 5 | 3 | Do you have an architecture degree? If you do, my impression is that many many firms are looking for staff (I’m also in LA). I think you should be able to find something that pays better. | Create a Facebook page with visuals of your work Use Facebook ads to get side clients | 1 | 15,794 | 1.666667 | ||
vhll3o | architecture_train | 0.9 | Making money as a designer Hi y’all I am a 27 year old working at a design firm in LA and currently what I’m paid is hardly enough for me to pay the bills here and I need to make more money to get by if I wanna stay in LA. Currently I love my job and I get tons of great feedback on my work but I’m starting to feel like it’s gonna be a while until I can get my salary to a higher number. I would consider myself to be a expert in 3D modeling and rendering and I know there are other uses of my skills for things like the film and video game industry that pay a lot more.. basically what I’m asking is does anyone here know of ways architects can supplement their income / change careers do we can still use our design skills and get paid more livable wages? I love to design model render sketch and bring other peoples ideas to life and I’m pretty good at it so it really crushes me to feel so poor while being so good at something. Any feedback would be awesome. Thanks! | id8uajc | id8frqd | 1,655,856,888 | 1,655,849,946 | 5 | 2 | Do you have an architecture degree? If you do, my impression is that many many firms are looking for staff (I’m also in LA). I think you should be able to find something that pays better. | I share your sentiment | 1 | 6,942 | 2.5 | ||
vhll3o | architecture_train | 0.9 | Making money as a designer Hi y’all I am a 27 year old working at a design firm in LA and currently what I’m paid is hardly enough for me to pay the bills here and I need to make more money to get by if I wanna stay in LA. Currently I love my job and I get tons of great feedback on my work but I’m starting to feel like it’s gonna be a while until I can get my salary to a higher number. I would consider myself to be a expert in 3D modeling and rendering and I know there are other uses of my skills for things like the film and video game industry that pay a lot more.. basically what I’m asking is does anyone here know of ways architects can supplement their income / change careers do we can still use our design skills and get paid more livable wages? I love to design model render sketch and bring other peoples ideas to life and I’m pretty good at it so it really crushes me to feel so poor while being so good at something. Any feedback would be awesome. Thanks! | id7wd48 | id8mfj9 | 1,655,841,094 | 1,655,853,086 | 3 | 6 | Create a Facebook page with visuals of your work Use Facebook ads to get side clients | get on up work! or any freelancing website really. also keep applying to things, don’t get discouraged, it could take a little while to find a client | 0 | 11,992 | 2 | ||
vhll3o | architecture_train | 0.9 | Making money as a designer Hi y’all I am a 27 year old working at a design firm in LA and currently what I’m paid is hardly enough for me to pay the bills here and I need to make more money to get by if I wanna stay in LA. Currently I love my job and I get tons of great feedback on my work but I’m starting to feel like it’s gonna be a while until I can get my salary to a higher number. I would consider myself to be a expert in 3D modeling and rendering and I know there are other uses of my skills for things like the film and video game industry that pay a lot more.. basically what I’m asking is does anyone here know of ways architects can supplement their income / change careers do we can still use our design skills and get paid more livable wages? I love to design model render sketch and bring other peoples ideas to life and I’m pretty good at it so it really crushes me to feel so poor while being so good at something. Any feedback would be awesome. Thanks! | id8frqd | id8mfj9 | 1,655,849,946 | 1,655,853,086 | 2 | 6 | I share your sentiment | get on up work! or any freelancing website really. also keep applying to things, don’t get discouraged, it could take a little while to find a client | 0 | 3,140 | 3 | ||
vhll3o | architecture_train | 0.9 | Making money as a designer Hi y’all I am a 27 year old working at a design firm in LA and currently what I’m paid is hardly enough for me to pay the bills here and I need to make more money to get by if I wanna stay in LA. Currently I love my job and I get tons of great feedback on my work but I’m starting to feel like it’s gonna be a while until I can get my salary to a higher number. I would consider myself to be a expert in 3D modeling and rendering and I know there are other uses of my skills for things like the film and video game industry that pay a lot more.. basically what I’m asking is does anyone here know of ways architects can supplement their income / change careers do we can still use our design skills and get paid more livable wages? I love to design model render sketch and bring other peoples ideas to life and I’m pretty good at it so it really crushes me to feel so poor while being so good at something. Any feedback would be awesome. Thanks! | id8ues8 | id7wd48 | 1,655,856,947 | 1,655,841,094 | 5 | 3 | Three colleagues of mine who are capable in complex geometry control have found new opportunities at Metaverse building and virtual world building companies this year. | Create a Facebook page with visuals of your work Use Facebook ads to get side clients | 1 | 15,853 | 1.666667 | ||
vhll3o | architecture_train | 0.9 | Making money as a designer Hi y’all I am a 27 year old working at a design firm in LA and currently what I’m paid is hardly enough for me to pay the bills here and I need to make more money to get by if I wanna stay in LA. Currently I love my job and I get tons of great feedback on my work but I’m starting to feel like it’s gonna be a while until I can get my salary to a higher number. I would consider myself to be a expert in 3D modeling and rendering and I know there are other uses of my skills for things like the film and video game industry that pay a lot more.. basically what I’m asking is does anyone here know of ways architects can supplement their income / change careers do we can still use our design skills and get paid more livable wages? I love to design model render sketch and bring other peoples ideas to life and I’m pretty good at it so it really crushes me to feel so poor while being so good at something. Any feedback would be awesome. Thanks! | id8frqd | id8ues8 | 1,655,849,946 | 1,655,856,947 | 2 | 5 | I share your sentiment | Three colleagues of mine who are capable in complex geometry control have found new opportunities at Metaverse building and virtual world building companies this year. | 0 | 7,001 | 2.5 | ||
vhll3o | architecture_train | 0.9 | Making money as a designer Hi y’all I am a 27 year old working at a design firm in LA and currently what I’m paid is hardly enough for me to pay the bills here and I need to make more money to get by if I wanna stay in LA. Currently I love my job and I get tons of great feedback on my work but I’m starting to feel like it’s gonna be a while until I can get my salary to a higher number. I would consider myself to be a expert in 3D modeling and rendering and I know there are other uses of my skills for things like the film and video game industry that pay a lot more.. basically what I’m asking is does anyone here know of ways architects can supplement their income / change careers do we can still use our design skills and get paid more livable wages? I love to design model render sketch and bring other peoples ideas to life and I’m pretty good at it so it really crushes me to feel so poor while being so good at something. Any feedback would be awesome. Thanks! | id8frqd | idbp13j | 1,655,849,946 | 1,655,916,887 | 2 | 3 | I share your sentiment | I worked in LA as well from 2018-2020. If you want to make a living you have to do it a more botique firms or construction firms . Almost everyone now coming out of school can model ,render, with that it is essentially a normal skill now. Unlike a couple a years ago before lumion and enscape existed. I went into construction as BIM coordinator and make about 100k a year . I still do side jobs on Upwork . | 0 | 66,941 | 1.5 | ||
vhll3o | architecture_train | 0.9 | Making money as a designer Hi y’all I am a 27 year old working at a design firm in LA and currently what I’m paid is hardly enough for me to pay the bills here and I need to make more money to get by if I wanna stay in LA. Currently I love my job and I get tons of great feedback on my work but I’m starting to feel like it’s gonna be a while until I can get my salary to a higher number. I would consider myself to be a expert in 3D modeling and rendering and I know there are other uses of my skills for things like the film and video game industry that pay a lot more.. basically what I’m asking is does anyone here know of ways architects can supplement their income / change careers do we can still use our design skills and get paid more livable wages? I love to design model render sketch and bring other peoples ideas to life and I’m pretty good at it so it really crushes me to feel so poor while being so good at something. Any feedback would be awesome. Thanks! | idbp13j | id8uf8a | 1,655,916,887 | 1,655,856,953 | 3 | 2 | I worked in LA as well from 2018-2020. If you want to make a living you have to do it a more botique firms or construction firms . Almost everyone now coming out of school can model ,render, with that it is essentially a normal skill now. Unlike a couple a years ago before lumion and enscape existed. I went into construction as BIM coordinator and make about 100k a year . I still do side jobs on Upwork . | Three colleagues of mine who are capable in complex geometry control have found new opportunities at Metaverse building and virtual world building companies this year. | 1 | 59,934 | 1.5 | ||
vhll3o | architecture_train | 0.9 | Making money as a designer Hi y’all I am a 27 year old working at a design firm in LA and currently what I’m paid is hardly enough for me to pay the bills here and I need to make more money to get by if I wanna stay in LA. Currently I love my job and I get tons of great feedback on my work but I’m starting to feel like it’s gonna be a while until I can get my salary to a higher number. I would consider myself to be a expert in 3D modeling and rendering and I know there are other uses of my skills for things like the film and video game industry that pay a lot more.. basically what I’m asking is does anyone here know of ways architects can supplement their income / change careers do we can still use our design skills and get paid more livable wages? I love to design model render sketch and bring other peoples ideas to life and I’m pretty good at it so it really crushes me to feel so poor while being so good at something. Any feedback would be awesome. Thanks! | ida8ou8 | idbp13j | 1,655,888,684 | 1,655,916,887 | 2 | 3 | Why not get into ArchViz? Most of the designers here are architects. | I worked in LA as well from 2018-2020. If you want to make a living you have to do it a more botique firms or construction firms . Almost everyone now coming out of school can model ,render, with that it is essentially a normal skill now. Unlike a couple a years ago before lumion and enscape existed. I went into construction as BIM coordinator and make about 100k a year . I still do side jobs on Upwork . | 0 | 28,203 | 1.5 | ||
vhll3o | architecture_train | 0.9 | Making money as a designer Hi y’all I am a 27 year old working at a design firm in LA and currently what I’m paid is hardly enough for me to pay the bills here and I need to make more money to get by if I wanna stay in LA. Currently I love my job and I get tons of great feedback on my work but I’m starting to feel like it’s gonna be a while until I can get my salary to a higher number. I would consider myself to be a expert in 3D modeling and rendering and I know there are other uses of my skills for things like the film and video game industry that pay a lot more.. basically what I’m asking is does anyone here know of ways architects can supplement their income / change careers do we can still use our design skills and get paid more livable wages? I love to design model render sketch and bring other peoples ideas to life and I’m pretty good at it so it really crushes me to feel so poor while being so good at something. Any feedback would be awesome. Thanks! | id9i61t | idbp13j | 1,655,869,076 | 1,655,916,887 | 1 | 3 | What are you earning at the moment? Maybe you can switch jobs doing the same thing and get yourself a nice salary bump. | I worked in LA as well from 2018-2020. If you want to make a living you have to do it a more botique firms or construction firms . Almost everyone now coming out of school can model ,render, with that it is essentially a normal skill now. Unlike a couple a years ago before lumion and enscape existed. I went into construction as BIM coordinator and make about 100k a year . I still do side jobs on Upwork . | 0 | 47,811 | 3 | ||
vhll3o | architecture_train | 0.9 | Making money as a designer Hi y’all I am a 27 year old working at a design firm in LA and currently what I’m paid is hardly enough for me to pay the bills here and I need to make more money to get by if I wanna stay in LA. Currently I love my job and I get tons of great feedback on my work but I’m starting to feel like it’s gonna be a while until I can get my salary to a higher number. I would consider myself to be a expert in 3D modeling and rendering and I know there are other uses of my skills for things like the film and video game industry that pay a lot more.. basically what I’m asking is does anyone here know of ways architects can supplement their income / change careers do we can still use our design skills and get paid more livable wages? I love to design model render sketch and bring other peoples ideas to life and I’m pretty good at it so it really crushes me to feel so poor while being so good at something. Any feedback would be awesome. Thanks! | ida8ou8 | id9i61t | 1,655,888,684 | 1,655,869,076 | 2 | 1 | Why not get into ArchViz? Most of the designers here are architects. | What are you earning at the moment? Maybe you can switch jobs doing the same thing and get yourself a nice salary bump. | 1 | 19,608 | 2 | ||
cebda0 | architecture_train | 1 | Need help developing my passion for architecture further [ask] First time poster and I really need your help. I just finished my first year as an architecture major, but I have one problem, I kinda enjoy it, but I am still not passionate about it. I think this is due to me not knowing enough, and not finding stuff to get me excited or inspire me, so please please please, if you have any websites you'd recommend I follow, news letters, YouTube channels, cool things to read about be it cool buildings or inspiring architects, just to get that fire inside me going, tell me about them 😁 and thank you so much! | eu1u0xz | eu25akr | 1,563,375,426 | 1,563,382,635 | 1 | 2 | You're not going to get the fire going watching other people do cool stuff. Go find a design competition and design something. You don't even have to submit it. Just do it. Go draw. Go build something. DO. THINGS. | I went through a similar situation my freshman and sophomore years of college. I enjoyed drawing and 3d modeling but did not really understand anything that was going on. What really helped me out was getting an internship and really getting hands on in this type of industry. This internship turned into me working about 4 years now at a firm and learning a whole lot more than I did in school. I would suggest to do a summer internship to really help inspire you and learn more up close. | 0 | 7,209 | 2 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6fp8gh | i6fq3zm | 1,651,085,637 | 1,651,085,982 | 21 | 29 | Many people will tell you, 'you don't have it'. My professors, my first bosses, my peers, some, but not all have disliked my work and my ideas. And yeah, plenty of my ideas were bad, but I kept on the path, it's up to you if you want to continue; not their's. Obligatory: "don't let the bastards grind you down." | I had a professor who saw me struggling. He told me I was trying too hard to fit into a preconceived idea of what architecture is “supposed” to be. He told me to abandon that, and start thinking of architecture as a communication tool to discuss ideas. Somehow it liberated me. I started enjoying architecture. I’m a licensed architect now, but I rarely work on buildings now. I love my job, my primary role is to liaise with architects, and introduce them to the “dialect” of my office’s specialty (which is related but adjacent to architecture). You will be able to do so much with your education that you haven’t even considered yet. Maybe that’s building structures. Maybe it’s not. But you get to decide that, not a closed-minded professor who tries to push you out of a wonderful field of study and work. Good luck, you will be fine. Keep at it. | 0 | 345 | 1.380952 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6fq3zm | i6fpwhc | 1,651,085,982 | 1,651,085,899 | 29 | 7 | I had a professor who saw me struggling. He told me I was trying too hard to fit into a preconceived idea of what architecture is “supposed” to be. He told me to abandon that, and start thinking of architecture as a communication tool to discuss ideas. Somehow it liberated me. I started enjoying architecture. I’m a licensed architect now, but I rarely work on buildings now. I love my job, my primary role is to liaise with architects, and introduce them to the “dialect” of my office’s specialty (which is related but adjacent to architecture). You will be able to do so much with your education that you haven’t even considered yet. Maybe that’s building structures. Maybe it’s not. But you get to decide that, not a closed-minded professor who tries to push you out of a wonderful field of study and work. Good luck, you will be fine. Keep at it. | I don't work in the field but I do work in education at a college and comments like that to a student are pretty professionally inappropriate. If i heard about a faculty member talking like that to a student at my job I would tell the Dean. Tell that dude to do his job, keep his personal opinions to himself, and teach you. | 1 | 83 | 4.142857 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6fq05p | i6fq3zm | 1,651,085,940 | 1,651,085,982 | 2 | 29 | I'm not an architect, even though I always wanted to be one I ended with photography. And I know, these a very different fields. But them both stand in the same thin line between art expression and technicality. In my journey as a photographer (around 15 years) I've heard a lot of things from a lot of people with tremendously different opinions. I've seen people who like at photos as a technical statement, a pure and cold dominance of the equipment focused only in the most sharp, perfect and exact image. A "extremely exact copy of the world" +. In the other side, I've seen people treat their photos as abstractions of reality, interpretations of the world in the most vague and open to interpretation ways possible. None of them where right... Or wrong. That's the thing about stand in this thin line of art and technique. The problem, as it seems to me, is that many times both sides can't seed the value and importance of the other. Learn to "speak the language" of architecture and when you became proficient on it, use it to do your way. He described you as an artist, that's a great thing. Master the techniques and don't lose sight of your way of seeing and doing things "as an artist". This thin line is an illusion. Don't let it divide you by puting you in one side or another of it. As I always say to my students: Break the rules. But first, know and master them. You are still an student. An university should be a place of experimentation, learn and pratice. Don't let one bad teacher, with such a narrow mind, put you down. ❤️ (Sorry, Portuguese speaker here) | I had a professor who saw me struggling. He told me I was trying too hard to fit into a preconceived idea of what architecture is “supposed” to be. He told me to abandon that, and start thinking of architecture as a communication tool to discuss ideas. Somehow it liberated me. I started enjoying architecture. I’m a licensed architect now, but I rarely work on buildings now. I love my job, my primary role is to liaise with architects, and introduce them to the “dialect” of my office’s specialty (which is related but adjacent to architecture). You will be able to do so much with your education that you haven’t even considered yet. Maybe that’s building structures. Maybe it’s not. But you get to decide that, not a closed-minded professor who tries to push you out of a wonderful field of study and work. Good luck, you will be fine. Keep at it. | 0 | 42 | 14.5 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6g8h5f | i6g0rlu | 1,651,093,181 | 1,651,090,180 | 11 | 10 | I was denied entry to undergrad architecture, because I didn't have it. I almost failed 2nd and 3rd year, because I didn't have it. I denied entry to postgraduate 3 times, because I didn't have it. I am now running a successful design firm, specialising in lodges in Africa. Many students who "had it" quit studying, or the career, or their dreams and don't actually design anything. Screw those academics who have never designed anything. They can't tell the future, if they had they would've dropped those other drop outs and focused on the people with grit and drive. | Don't take it too hard. I had a studio instructor tell me to quit grad school because she didn't think that I was creative enough or knew architecture theory well enough to be an Architect. She then refused to even review my progress so I switched to a different studio mid term. She was simply a shitty instructor and I've been licensed and working for 12 years now. I have more built projects currently than she has had in her entire career. I guess when you only design capital A architecture you don't get things built because they are too impractical. | 1 | 3,001 | 1.1 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6fzp01 | i6g0rlu | 1,651,089,764 | 1,651,090,180 | 9 | 10 | Were you being taught by a Frank Lloyd Wright wannabe? | Don't take it too hard. I had a studio instructor tell me to quit grad school because she didn't think that I was creative enough or knew architecture theory well enough to be an Architect. She then refused to even review my progress so I switched to a different studio mid term. She was simply a shitty instructor and I've been licensed and working for 12 years now. I have more built projects currently than she has had in her entire career. I guess when you only design capital A architecture you don't get things built because they are too impractical. | 0 | 416 | 1.111111 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6g0rlu | i6fpwhc | 1,651,090,180 | 1,651,085,899 | 10 | 7 | Don't take it too hard. I had a studio instructor tell me to quit grad school because she didn't think that I was creative enough or knew architecture theory well enough to be an Architect. She then refused to even review my progress so I switched to a different studio mid term. She was simply a shitty instructor and I've been licensed and working for 12 years now. I have more built projects currently than she has had in her entire career. I guess when you only design capital A architecture you don't get things built because they are too impractical. | I don't work in the field but I do work in education at a college and comments like that to a student are pretty professionally inappropriate. If i heard about a faculty member talking like that to a student at my job I would tell the Dean. Tell that dude to do his job, keep his personal opinions to himself, and teach you. | 1 | 4,281 | 1.428571 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6fyqcw | i6g0rlu | 1,651,089,396 | 1,651,090,180 | 5 | 10 | Don't give up bro, you can do it. I'm a latin architecture student, not sure if college education can be compared. Nevertheless, I am not a creative designer and I lost a design course, but I kept trying and now I am in eighth semester. Still struggling with creativity, but trying to improve every day, do not quit, you can do it bro. Show him you are not a quitter, maybe a little lost about what he asking for but prepared to work hard to pass the course. You are great bro! We support you, as a reddit community and architecture students or architects... | Don't take it too hard. I had a studio instructor tell me to quit grad school because she didn't think that I was creative enough or knew architecture theory well enough to be an Architect. She then refused to even review my progress so I switched to a different studio mid term. She was simply a shitty instructor and I've been licensed and working for 12 years now. I have more built projects currently than she has had in her entire career. I guess when you only design capital A architecture you don't get things built because they are too impractical. | 0 | 784 | 2 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6fse58 | i6g0rlu | 1,651,086,891 | 1,651,090,180 | 3 | 10 | I was told I should quit in 2nd year also. I decided to keep going, mostly because I didn't really have much of a vision for what else I'd do...also fuck that guy, ya know? Anyhow, I ended up doing pretty well in school, had some amazing experiences, and actually ended up on good terms with the professor at the end (I've actually talked about this moment with them a couple times, and I think they feel pretty bad about it). Ironically, in my case the professor ended up being right because coming out of school I pretty quickly realized that I actually didn't enjoy the practice of architecture. I ended up switching into a related field. My take away is, work really hard on defining what you want your career/life to look like. If your long term goals require an architecture degree, then don't worry about what one guy has to say. | Don't take it too hard. I had a studio instructor tell me to quit grad school because she didn't think that I was creative enough or knew architecture theory well enough to be an Architect. She then refused to even review my progress so I switched to a different studio mid term. She was simply a shitty instructor and I've been licensed and working for 12 years now. I have more built projects currently than she has had in her entire career. I guess when you only design capital A architecture you don't get things built because they are too impractical. | 0 | 3,289 | 3.333333 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6fq05p | i6g0rlu | 1,651,085,940 | 1,651,090,180 | 2 | 10 | I'm not an architect, even though I always wanted to be one I ended with photography. And I know, these a very different fields. But them both stand in the same thin line between art expression and technicality. In my journey as a photographer (around 15 years) I've heard a lot of things from a lot of people with tremendously different opinions. I've seen people who like at photos as a technical statement, a pure and cold dominance of the equipment focused only in the most sharp, perfect and exact image. A "extremely exact copy of the world" +. In the other side, I've seen people treat their photos as abstractions of reality, interpretations of the world in the most vague and open to interpretation ways possible. None of them where right... Or wrong. That's the thing about stand in this thin line of art and technique. The problem, as it seems to me, is that many times both sides can't seed the value and importance of the other. Learn to "speak the language" of architecture and when you became proficient on it, use it to do your way. He described you as an artist, that's a great thing. Master the techniques and don't lose sight of your way of seeing and doing things "as an artist". This thin line is an illusion. Don't let it divide you by puting you in one side or another of it. As I always say to my students: Break the rules. But first, know and master them. You are still an student. An university should be a place of experimentation, learn and pratice. Don't let one bad teacher, with such a narrow mind, put you down. ❤️ (Sorry, Portuguese speaker here) | Don't take it too hard. I had a studio instructor tell me to quit grad school because she didn't think that I was creative enough or knew architecture theory well enough to be an Architect. She then refused to even review my progress so I switched to a different studio mid term. She was simply a shitty instructor and I've been licensed and working for 12 years now. I have more built projects currently than she has had in her entire career. I guess when you only design capital A architecture you don't get things built because they are too impractical. | 0 | 4,240 | 5 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6fuh6b | i6g0rlu | 1,651,087,715 | 1,651,090,180 | 2 | 10 | I went to art school. Sometimes it was rough. But if you love architecture keep studying. You have to convince people of what you are doing. Criticism can push you to better articulate your ideas. | Don't take it too hard. I had a studio instructor tell me to quit grad school because she didn't think that I was creative enough or knew architecture theory well enough to be an Architect. She then refused to even review my progress so I switched to a different studio mid term. She was simply a shitty instructor and I've been licensed and working for 12 years now. I have more built projects currently than she has had in her entire career. I guess when you only design capital A architecture you don't get things built because they are too impractical. | 0 | 2,465 | 5 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6fzp01 | i6g8h5f | 1,651,089,764 | 1,651,093,181 | 9 | 11 | Were you being taught by a Frank Lloyd Wright wannabe? | I was denied entry to undergrad architecture, because I didn't have it. I almost failed 2nd and 3rd year, because I didn't have it. I denied entry to postgraduate 3 times, because I didn't have it. I am now running a successful design firm, specialising in lodges in Africa. Many students who "had it" quit studying, or the career, or their dreams and don't actually design anything. Screw those academics who have never designed anything. They can't tell the future, if they had they would've dropped those other drop outs and focused on the people with grit and drive. | 0 | 3,417 | 1.222222 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6g8h5f | i6fpwhc | 1,651,093,181 | 1,651,085,899 | 11 | 7 | I was denied entry to undergrad architecture, because I didn't have it. I almost failed 2nd and 3rd year, because I didn't have it. I denied entry to postgraduate 3 times, because I didn't have it. I am now running a successful design firm, specialising in lodges in Africa. Many students who "had it" quit studying, or the career, or their dreams and don't actually design anything. Screw those academics who have never designed anything. They can't tell the future, if they had they would've dropped those other drop outs and focused on the people with grit and drive. | I don't work in the field but I do work in education at a college and comments like that to a student are pretty professionally inappropriate. If i heard about a faculty member talking like that to a student at my job I would tell the Dean. Tell that dude to do his job, keep his personal opinions to himself, and teach you. | 1 | 7,282 | 1.571429 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6g8h5f | i6fyqcw | 1,651,093,181 | 1,651,089,396 | 11 | 5 | I was denied entry to undergrad architecture, because I didn't have it. I almost failed 2nd and 3rd year, because I didn't have it. I denied entry to postgraduate 3 times, because I didn't have it. I am now running a successful design firm, specialising in lodges in Africa. Many students who "had it" quit studying, or the career, or their dreams and don't actually design anything. Screw those academics who have never designed anything. They can't tell the future, if they had they would've dropped those other drop outs and focused on the people with grit and drive. | Don't give up bro, you can do it. I'm a latin architecture student, not sure if college education can be compared. Nevertheless, I am not a creative designer and I lost a design course, but I kept trying and now I am in eighth semester. Still struggling with creativity, but trying to improve every day, do not quit, you can do it bro. Show him you are not a quitter, maybe a little lost about what he asking for but prepared to work hard to pass the course. You are great bro! We support you, as a reddit community and architecture students or architects... | 1 | 3,785 | 2.2 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6g8h5f | i6g0xsl | 1,651,093,181 | 1,651,090,247 | 11 | 5 | I was denied entry to undergrad architecture, because I didn't have it. I almost failed 2nd and 3rd year, because I didn't have it. I denied entry to postgraduate 3 times, because I didn't have it. I am now running a successful design firm, specialising in lodges in Africa. Many students who "had it" quit studying, or the career, or their dreams and don't actually design anything. Screw those academics who have never designed anything. They can't tell the future, if they had they would've dropped those other drop outs and focused on the people with grit and drive. | Fuck architecture professors. If you want to carve your own path in architecture you have to keep fighting the good fight and get through the architecture school bullshit. There are so many ways to use your passion and your heart through tangible design in the real built environment. Work hard, do it for yourself, and draw your ass off. Believe in yourself. Use all the fire in your veins to get through the hard times. | 1 | 2,934 | 2.2 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6g8h5f | i6fse58 | 1,651,093,181 | 1,651,086,891 | 11 | 3 | I was denied entry to undergrad architecture, because I didn't have it. I almost failed 2nd and 3rd year, because I didn't have it. I denied entry to postgraduate 3 times, because I didn't have it. I am now running a successful design firm, specialising in lodges in Africa. Many students who "had it" quit studying, or the career, or their dreams and don't actually design anything. Screw those academics who have never designed anything. They can't tell the future, if they had they would've dropped those other drop outs and focused on the people with grit and drive. | I was told I should quit in 2nd year also. I decided to keep going, mostly because I didn't really have much of a vision for what else I'd do...also fuck that guy, ya know? Anyhow, I ended up doing pretty well in school, had some amazing experiences, and actually ended up on good terms with the professor at the end (I've actually talked about this moment with them a couple times, and I think they feel pretty bad about it). Ironically, in my case the professor ended up being right because coming out of school I pretty quickly realized that I actually didn't enjoy the practice of architecture. I ended up switching into a related field. My take away is, work really hard on defining what you want your career/life to look like. If your long term goals require an architecture degree, then don't worry about what one guy has to say. | 1 | 6,290 | 3.666667 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6g8h5f | i6g0sjc | 1,651,093,181 | 1,651,090,190 | 11 | 3 | I was denied entry to undergrad architecture, because I didn't have it. I almost failed 2nd and 3rd year, because I didn't have it. I denied entry to postgraduate 3 times, because I didn't have it. I am now running a successful design firm, specialising in lodges in Africa. Many students who "had it" quit studying, or the career, or their dreams and don't actually design anything. Screw those academics who have never designed anything. They can't tell the future, if they had they would've dropped those other drop outs and focused on the people with grit and drive. | Honestly he sounds like a dick. But don't worry- in the future, when you're running your own architecture practice, this experience is going to help you know how to deal with your clients. | 1 | 2,991 | 3.666667 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6g8h5f | i6g3bml | 1,651,093,181 | 1,651,091,161 | 11 | 3 | I was denied entry to undergrad architecture, because I didn't have it. I almost failed 2nd and 3rd year, because I didn't have it. I denied entry to postgraduate 3 times, because I didn't have it. I am now running a successful design firm, specialising in lodges in Africa. Many students who "had it" quit studying, or the career, or their dreams and don't actually design anything. Screw those academics who have never designed anything. They can't tell the future, if they had they would've dropped those other drop outs and focused on the people with grit and drive. | Just one dudes opinion OP, just because he's an instructor or Professor don't mean his words or opinions are *law* fuck that dude lol. Architecture IS art, at least imo homie the most interesting structure are legit artistic at its core if it ain't immediately obvious. doesn't sound like dude even gave you any advice, that's not cool either, can't just mark you down because HE doesn't favor your style, professor can't be biased like that w grades that's fucked, if you created a realistic functional structure than that dude can get all the smoke fr lol. i ain't really got no advice OP n i'm sorry on that end, fr just sounds like u was treated unfairly 🤷♂️ i guess if you have to adjust to pass the class, do that (i don't think u SHOULD have to) but it's just one view, keep working on your style is what is say. do you | 1 | 2,020 | 3.666667 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6fq05p | i6g8h5f | 1,651,085,940 | 1,651,093,181 | 2 | 11 | I'm not an architect, even though I always wanted to be one I ended with photography. And I know, these a very different fields. But them both stand in the same thin line between art expression and technicality. In my journey as a photographer (around 15 years) I've heard a lot of things from a lot of people with tremendously different opinions. I've seen people who like at photos as a technical statement, a pure and cold dominance of the equipment focused only in the most sharp, perfect and exact image. A "extremely exact copy of the world" +. In the other side, I've seen people treat their photos as abstractions of reality, interpretations of the world in the most vague and open to interpretation ways possible. None of them where right... Or wrong. That's the thing about stand in this thin line of art and technique. The problem, as it seems to me, is that many times both sides can't seed the value and importance of the other. Learn to "speak the language" of architecture and when you became proficient on it, use it to do your way. He described you as an artist, that's a great thing. Master the techniques and don't lose sight of your way of seeing and doing things "as an artist". This thin line is an illusion. Don't let it divide you by puting you in one side or another of it. As I always say to my students: Break the rules. But first, know and master them. You are still an student. An university should be a place of experimentation, learn and pratice. Don't let one bad teacher, with such a narrow mind, put you down. ❤️ (Sorry, Portuguese speaker here) | I was denied entry to undergrad architecture, because I didn't have it. I almost failed 2nd and 3rd year, because I didn't have it. I denied entry to postgraduate 3 times, because I didn't have it. I am now running a successful design firm, specialising in lodges in Africa. Many students who "had it" quit studying, or the career, or their dreams and don't actually design anything. Screw those academics who have never designed anything. They can't tell the future, if they had they would've dropped those other drop outs and focused on the people with grit and drive. | 0 | 7,241 | 5.5 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6g8h5f | i6fuh6b | 1,651,093,181 | 1,651,087,715 | 11 | 2 | I was denied entry to undergrad architecture, because I didn't have it. I almost failed 2nd and 3rd year, because I didn't have it. I denied entry to postgraduate 3 times, because I didn't have it. I am now running a successful design firm, specialising in lodges in Africa. Many students who "had it" quit studying, or the career, or their dreams and don't actually design anything. Screw those academics who have never designed anything. They can't tell the future, if they had they would've dropped those other drop outs and focused on the people with grit and drive. | I went to art school. Sometimes it was rough. But if you love architecture keep studying. You have to convince people of what you are doing. Criticism can push you to better articulate your ideas. | 1 | 5,466 | 5.5 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6g2c1z | i6g8h5f | 1,651,090,781 | 1,651,093,181 | 2 | 11 | As Stan Lee said, " If you have an idea that you genuinely think is good, don't let some idiot talk you out of it" It seems his roasting your taste, as long as you have a good work ethic and can produce the work needed to describe your idea, thats all that matter. The professors I had only told students they may not be up to architecture when they presented with really bad or low quality work, never because of a core idea in their project. | I was denied entry to undergrad architecture, because I didn't have it. I almost failed 2nd and 3rd year, because I didn't have it. I denied entry to postgraduate 3 times, because I didn't have it. I am now running a successful design firm, specialising in lodges in Africa. Many students who "had it" quit studying, or the career, or their dreams and don't actually design anything. Screw those academics who have never designed anything. They can't tell the future, if they had they would've dropped those other drop outs and focused on the people with grit and drive. | 0 | 2,400 | 5.5 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6fpwhc | i6hlu09 | 1,651,085,899 | 1,651,115,361 | 7 | 9 | I don't work in the field but I do work in education at a college and comments like that to a student are pretty professionally inappropriate. If i heard about a faculty member talking like that to a student at my job I would tell the Dean. Tell that dude to do his job, keep his personal opinions to himself, and teach you. | All my teachers hated symmetry too, specially in the first year, because we are learning to think about space and not how we usually see things. They said that if we made something symmetric, it was like we were designing just half the project and mirroring it. I was talking with a friend about symmetry, and why they didn’t like it and I said “imagine you have two sides, one has a lake view and one a wall of bricks, would you design a symmetrical building?” I think in reality, we won’t find symmetrical locations, and our designs have to respond to the space where they’re standing, so they will open up to views in one side, and close in other. Hope it makes sense! Wish you luck, first year is hard. | 0 | 29,462 | 1.285714 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6fyqcw | i6hlu09 | 1,651,089,396 | 1,651,115,361 | 5 | 9 | Don't give up bro, you can do it. I'm a latin architecture student, not sure if college education can be compared. Nevertheless, I am not a creative designer and I lost a design course, but I kept trying and now I am in eighth semester. Still struggling with creativity, but trying to improve every day, do not quit, you can do it bro. Show him you are not a quitter, maybe a little lost about what he asking for but prepared to work hard to pass the course. You are great bro! We support you, as a reddit community and architecture students or architects... | All my teachers hated symmetry too, specially in the first year, because we are learning to think about space and not how we usually see things. They said that if we made something symmetric, it was like we were designing just half the project and mirroring it. I was talking with a friend about symmetry, and why they didn’t like it and I said “imagine you have two sides, one has a lake view and one a wall of bricks, would you design a symmetrical building?” I think in reality, we won’t find symmetrical locations, and our designs have to respond to the space where they’re standing, so they will open up to views in one side, and close in other. Hope it makes sense! Wish you luck, first year is hard. | 0 | 25,965 | 1.8 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6hlu09 | i6g0xsl | 1,651,115,361 | 1,651,090,247 | 9 | 5 | All my teachers hated symmetry too, specially in the first year, because we are learning to think about space and not how we usually see things. They said that if we made something symmetric, it was like we were designing just half the project and mirroring it. I was talking with a friend about symmetry, and why they didn’t like it and I said “imagine you have two sides, one has a lake view and one a wall of bricks, would you design a symmetrical building?” I think in reality, we won’t find symmetrical locations, and our designs have to respond to the space where they’re standing, so they will open up to views in one side, and close in other. Hope it makes sense! Wish you luck, first year is hard. | Fuck architecture professors. If you want to carve your own path in architecture you have to keep fighting the good fight and get through the architecture school bullshit. There are so many ways to use your passion and your heart through tangible design in the real built environment. Work hard, do it for yourself, and draw your ass off. Believe in yourself. Use all the fire in your veins to get through the hard times. | 1 | 25,114 | 1.8 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6gblhe | i6hlu09 | 1,651,094,458 | 1,651,115,361 | 4 | 9 | This is seriously such a bad symptom of the saviour complex in architecture. You're not there to revolutionize anything, your abstract ideas about symmetry and lines and form and whatever do not matter. You will learn to make it work for your clients' needs. We're not glorified artists for God's sake. | All my teachers hated symmetry too, specially in the first year, because we are learning to think about space and not how we usually see things. They said that if we made something symmetric, it was like we were designing just half the project and mirroring it. I was talking with a friend about symmetry, and why they didn’t like it and I said “imagine you have two sides, one has a lake view and one a wall of bricks, would you design a symmetrical building?” I think in reality, we won’t find symmetrical locations, and our designs have to respond to the space where they’re standing, so they will open up to views in one side, and close in other. Hope it makes sense! Wish you luck, first year is hard. | 0 | 20,903 | 2.25 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6hlu09 | i6hdped | 1,651,115,361 | 1,651,111,718 | 9 | 3 | All my teachers hated symmetry too, specially in the first year, because we are learning to think about space and not how we usually see things. They said that if we made something symmetric, it was like we were designing just half the project and mirroring it. I was talking with a friend about symmetry, and why they didn’t like it and I said “imagine you have two sides, one has a lake view and one a wall of bricks, would you design a symmetrical building?” I think in reality, we won’t find symmetrical locations, and our designs have to respond to the space where they’re standing, so they will open up to views in one side, and close in other. Hope it makes sense! Wish you luck, first year is hard. | Pretend you had a great client who walked in, great budget but said it has to be very asymmetrical. Architecture isn't about doing your own style, it's about using your creativity to solve a functional need in a sensitive and elegant way. If your problems can only be solved by symmetry, then your school isn't challenging you enough with complex programs. Aesthetically pleasing asymmetry is harder than symmetry, these are first year teachings. Imagine taking applied math in University and you were only going to provide even number answers using only odd number of digits. | 1 | 3,643 | 3 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6hlu09 | i6hgc3n | 1,651,115,361 | 1,651,112,868 | 9 | 3 | All my teachers hated symmetry too, specially in the first year, because we are learning to think about space and not how we usually see things. They said that if we made something symmetric, it was like we were designing just half the project and mirroring it. I was talking with a friend about symmetry, and why they didn’t like it and I said “imagine you have two sides, one has a lake view and one a wall of bricks, would you design a symmetrical building?” I think in reality, we won’t find symmetrical locations, and our designs have to respond to the space where they’re standing, so they will open up to views in one side, and close in other. Hope it makes sense! Wish you luck, first year is hard. | If your professor was good enough to decide who "has it", he wouldn't be teaching freshman undergrad. Fuck him, keep your head up and just try to get through the class. He doesn't matter except for the grade. | 1 | 2,493 | 3 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6hlu09 | i6fse58 | 1,651,115,361 | 1,651,086,891 | 9 | 3 | All my teachers hated symmetry too, specially in the first year, because we are learning to think about space and not how we usually see things. They said that if we made something symmetric, it was like we were designing just half the project and mirroring it. I was talking with a friend about symmetry, and why they didn’t like it and I said “imagine you have two sides, one has a lake view and one a wall of bricks, would you design a symmetrical building?” I think in reality, we won’t find symmetrical locations, and our designs have to respond to the space where they’re standing, so they will open up to views in one side, and close in other. Hope it makes sense! Wish you luck, first year is hard. | I was told I should quit in 2nd year also. I decided to keep going, mostly because I didn't really have much of a vision for what else I'd do...also fuck that guy, ya know? Anyhow, I ended up doing pretty well in school, had some amazing experiences, and actually ended up on good terms with the professor at the end (I've actually talked about this moment with them a couple times, and I think they feel pretty bad about it). Ironically, in my case the professor ended up being right because coming out of school I pretty quickly realized that I actually didn't enjoy the practice of architecture. I ended up switching into a related field. My take away is, work really hard on defining what you want your career/life to look like. If your long term goals require an architecture degree, then don't worry about what one guy has to say. | 1 | 28,470 | 3 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6g0sjc | i6hlu09 | 1,651,090,190 | 1,651,115,361 | 3 | 9 | Honestly he sounds like a dick. But don't worry- in the future, when you're running your own architecture practice, this experience is going to help you know how to deal with your clients. | All my teachers hated symmetry too, specially in the first year, because we are learning to think about space and not how we usually see things. They said that if we made something symmetric, it was like we were designing just half the project and mirroring it. I was talking with a friend about symmetry, and why they didn’t like it and I said “imagine you have two sides, one has a lake view and one a wall of bricks, would you design a symmetrical building?” I think in reality, we won’t find symmetrical locations, and our designs have to respond to the space where they’re standing, so they will open up to views in one side, and close in other. Hope it makes sense! Wish you luck, first year is hard. | 0 | 25,171 | 3 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6g3bml | i6hlu09 | 1,651,091,161 | 1,651,115,361 | 3 | 9 | Just one dudes opinion OP, just because he's an instructor or Professor don't mean his words or opinions are *law* fuck that dude lol. Architecture IS art, at least imo homie the most interesting structure are legit artistic at its core if it ain't immediately obvious. doesn't sound like dude even gave you any advice, that's not cool either, can't just mark you down because HE doesn't favor your style, professor can't be biased like that w grades that's fucked, if you created a realistic functional structure than that dude can get all the smoke fr lol. i ain't really got no advice OP n i'm sorry on that end, fr just sounds like u was treated unfairly 🤷♂️ i guess if you have to adjust to pass the class, do that (i don't think u SHOULD have to) but it's just one view, keep working on your style is what is say. do you | All my teachers hated symmetry too, specially in the first year, because we are learning to think about space and not how we usually see things. They said that if we made something symmetric, it was like we were designing just half the project and mirroring it. I was talking with a friend about symmetry, and why they didn’t like it and I said “imagine you have two sides, one has a lake view and one a wall of bricks, would you design a symmetrical building?” I think in reality, we won’t find symmetrical locations, and our designs have to respond to the space where they’re standing, so they will open up to views in one side, and close in other. Hope it makes sense! Wish you luck, first year is hard. | 0 | 24,200 | 3 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6hlu09 | i6gx3m3 | 1,651,115,361 | 1,651,104,119 | 9 | 3 | All my teachers hated symmetry too, specially in the first year, because we are learning to think about space and not how we usually see things. They said that if we made something symmetric, it was like we were designing just half the project and mirroring it. I was talking with a friend about symmetry, and why they didn’t like it and I said “imagine you have two sides, one has a lake view and one a wall of bricks, would you design a symmetrical building?” I think in reality, we won’t find symmetrical locations, and our designs have to respond to the space where they’re standing, so they will open up to views in one side, and close in other. Hope it makes sense! Wish you luck, first year is hard. | Design is a skill not a talent. It’s something you learn over a long time with a lot of practice. After 3 semesters, no one can tell you you “don’t have it.” You can master anything you stick with. Don’t let it get to you. | 1 | 11,242 | 3 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6gy08u | i6hlu09 | 1,651,104,533 | 1,651,115,361 | 3 | 9 | Most people in this career path are bias to a style they love. Don’t let anyone tell you can’t make it. Architects are filled with gatekeepers | All my teachers hated symmetry too, specially in the first year, because we are learning to think about space and not how we usually see things. They said that if we made something symmetric, it was like we were designing just half the project and mirroring it. I was talking with a friend about symmetry, and why they didn’t like it and I said “imagine you have two sides, one has a lake view and one a wall of bricks, would you design a symmetrical building?” I think in reality, we won’t find symmetrical locations, and our designs have to respond to the space where they’re standing, so they will open up to views in one side, and close in other. Hope it makes sense! Wish you luck, first year is hard. | 0 | 10,828 | 3 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6h0j3g | i6hlu09 | 1,651,105,702 | 1,651,115,361 | 3 | 9 | Fuck that teacher, I'd say you are amazing and can do some beautiful work!!! | All my teachers hated symmetry too, specially in the first year, because we are learning to think about space and not how we usually see things. They said that if we made something symmetric, it was like we were designing just half the project and mirroring it. I was talking with a friend about symmetry, and why they didn’t like it and I said “imagine you have two sides, one has a lake view and one a wall of bricks, would you design a symmetrical building?” I think in reality, we won’t find symmetrical locations, and our designs have to respond to the space where they’re standing, so they will open up to views in one side, and close in other. Hope it makes sense! Wish you luck, first year is hard. | 0 | 9,659 | 3 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6h1tmf | i6hlu09 | 1,651,106,308 | 1,651,115,361 | 3 | 9 | It's will be fine. Did you fail? Grades don't matter for architecture | All my teachers hated symmetry too, specially in the first year, because we are learning to think about space and not how we usually see things. They said that if we made something symmetric, it was like we were designing just half the project and mirroring it. I was talking with a friend about symmetry, and why they didn’t like it and I said “imagine you have two sides, one has a lake view and one a wall of bricks, would you design a symmetrical building?” I think in reality, we won’t find symmetrical locations, and our designs have to respond to the space where they’re standing, so they will open up to views in one side, and close in other. Hope it makes sense! Wish you luck, first year is hard. | 0 | 9,053 | 3 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6hlu09 | i6h8v3m | 1,651,115,361 | 1,651,109,522 | 9 | 3 | All my teachers hated symmetry too, specially in the first year, because we are learning to think about space and not how we usually see things. They said that if we made something symmetric, it was like we were designing just half the project and mirroring it. I was talking with a friend about symmetry, and why they didn’t like it and I said “imagine you have two sides, one has a lake view and one a wall of bricks, would you design a symmetrical building?” I think in reality, we won’t find symmetrical locations, and our designs have to respond to the space where they’re standing, so they will open up to views in one side, and close in other. Hope it makes sense! Wish you luck, first year is hard. | I practiced VERY briefly. You know why? All the high and mighty talk of design and beauty means mostly shit most of the time in the real world. Shopping centers, spec office buildings, flex warehouses... That's what most architecture is, and really, it's about cost and schedule more than anything. There's a highly technical side that has little to do with beauty. Use this critique to balance your skills. Take as many classes as you can in sales, business development, marketing, psychology, communication, and leadership. The architects who do that best are the successful ones. You can ways hire great designers. Finding and developing clients, retaining those clients, and running a business are what's in shortest supply. A competent designer with great client management skills will find and keep jobs easier than a magazine cover quality designer who can't sell or communicate well. I quit architecture and now help them do just that. Spent 20 years consulting to the industry, and I know what leaders want most. Good luck! | 1 | 5,839 | 3 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6hc0a8 | i6hlu09 | 1,651,110,968 | 1,651,115,361 | 3 | 9 | Man I stopped listening to architecture professors a while ago. Unless it's someone you trust or does it part time whilst actually working in the real world, it's most likely garbage. Basically it's pretty much "if you can't teach; do", or more commonly, get a better salary spouting rubbish to youngster than what practice life offers these days. I'd say the majority of my crits, in retrospect, were just the person being as absolutely and thoroughly unhelpful as humanly possible. Oh you have a dealine for next week? Here's a bunch of my own arbitary personal opinions on how to completely change everything before then. There were some great people though, who offered constructive feedback, ideas for how I can expand my work, detailed explainations of how I could explore something further - those are the people to listen to, not the people who try to funnel you into a particular way of thinking/doing something. Also the whole language of architecture thing is absolute nonesense. I really worked hard to expand my working vocuabulary, and it can be useful communicating with other architects or clients, but unless it's something tangible, then it's usually just arch theory rubbish - there are innumerable frameworks for understanding a building. I cannot stand the styles debate, and just walk away whenever it's brought up for example. You're already describing what you like in your own words: shapes, beauty, order, functionality. I love those things too, it's just a case of building from there. Don't let anyone else tell you who you are. You define yourself by you actions. Do whatever you feel you have a calling to do in life. It's really as simple as that. | All my teachers hated symmetry too, specially in the first year, because we are learning to think about space and not how we usually see things. They said that if we made something symmetric, it was like we were designing just half the project and mirroring it. I was talking with a friend about symmetry, and why they didn’t like it and I said “imagine you have two sides, one has a lake view and one a wall of bricks, would you design a symmetrical building?” I think in reality, we won’t find symmetrical locations, and our designs have to respond to the space where they’re standing, so they will open up to views in one side, and close in other. Hope it makes sense! Wish you luck, first year is hard. | 0 | 4,393 | 3 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6heyw8 | i6hlu09 | 1,651,112,268 | 1,651,115,361 | 3 | 9 | I had a studio prof tell me I needed to think less like an artist and more like an engineer. Thought that was rich considering I was accepted into the program b/c of my artistic ability. Not surprising, but there were several other students who had issues with him and he ended up not being asked back to teach. And not long after that an engineer told me I thought like an engineer so it’s all relative. We were constantly told that school was our chance to be wild with our ideas but some profs couldn’t handle it. | All my teachers hated symmetry too, specially in the first year, because we are learning to think about space and not how we usually see things. They said that if we made something symmetric, it was like we were designing just half the project and mirroring it. I was talking with a friend about symmetry, and why they didn’t like it and I said “imagine you have two sides, one has a lake view and one a wall of bricks, would you design a symmetrical building?” I think in reality, we won’t find symmetrical locations, and our designs have to respond to the space where they’re standing, so they will open up to views in one side, and close in other. Hope it makes sense! Wish you luck, first year is hard. | 0 | 3,093 | 3 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6hfri5 | i6hlu09 | 1,651,112,616 | 1,651,115,361 | 3 | 9 | Tell him to show you a building he designed | All my teachers hated symmetry too, specially in the first year, because we are learning to think about space and not how we usually see things. They said that if we made something symmetric, it was like we were designing just half the project and mirroring it. I was talking with a friend about symmetry, and why they didn’t like it and I said “imagine you have two sides, one has a lake view and one a wall of bricks, would you design a symmetrical building?” I think in reality, we won’t find symmetrical locations, and our designs have to respond to the space where they’re standing, so they will open up to views in one side, and close in other. Hope it makes sense! Wish you luck, first year is hard. | 0 | 2,745 | 3 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6hlu09 | i6fq05p | 1,651,115,361 | 1,651,085,940 | 9 | 2 | All my teachers hated symmetry too, specially in the first year, because we are learning to think about space and not how we usually see things. They said that if we made something symmetric, it was like we were designing just half the project and mirroring it. I was talking with a friend about symmetry, and why they didn’t like it and I said “imagine you have two sides, one has a lake view and one a wall of bricks, would you design a symmetrical building?” I think in reality, we won’t find symmetrical locations, and our designs have to respond to the space where they’re standing, so they will open up to views in one side, and close in other. Hope it makes sense! Wish you luck, first year is hard. | I'm not an architect, even though I always wanted to be one I ended with photography. And I know, these a very different fields. But them both stand in the same thin line between art expression and technicality. In my journey as a photographer (around 15 years) I've heard a lot of things from a lot of people with tremendously different opinions. I've seen people who like at photos as a technical statement, a pure and cold dominance of the equipment focused only in the most sharp, perfect and exact image. A "extremely exact copy of the world" +. In the other side, I've seen people treat their photos as abstractions of reality, interpretations of the world in the most vague and open to interpretation ways possible. None of them where right... Or wrong. That's the thing about stand in this thin line of art and technique. The problem, as it seems to me, is that many times both sides can't seed the value and importance of the other. Learn to "speak the language" of architecture and when you became proficient on it, use it to do your way. He described you as an artist, that's a great thing. Master the techniques and don't lose sight of your way of seeing and doing things "as an artist". This thin line is an illusion. Don't let it divide you by puting you in one side or another of it. As I always say to my students: Break the rules. But first, know and master them. You are still an student. An university should be a place of experimentation, learn and pratice. Don't let one bad teacher, with such a narrow mind, put you down. ❤️ (Sorry, Portuguese speaker here) | 1 | 29,421 | 4.5 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6hlu09 | i6fuh6b | 1,651,115,361 | 1,651,087,715 | 9 | 2 | All my teachers hated symmetry too, specially in the first year, because we are learning to think about space and not how we usually see things. They said that if we made something symmetric, it was like we were designing just half the project and mirroring it. I was talking with a friend about symmetry, and why they didn’t like it and I said “imagine you have two sides, one has a lake view and one a wall of bricks, would you design a symmetrical building?” I think in reality, we won’t find symmetrical locations, and our designs have to respond to the space where they’re standing, so they will open up to views in one side, and close in other. Hope it makes sense! Wish you luck, first year is hard. | I went to art school. Sometimes it was rough. But if you love architecture keep studying. You have to convince people of what you are doing. Criticism can push you to better articulate your ideas. | 1 | 27,646 | 4.5 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6g2c1z | i6hlu09 | 1,651,090,781 | 1,651,115,361 | 2 | 9 | As Stan Lee said, " If you have an idea that you genuinely think is good, don't let some idiot talk you out of it" It seems his roasting your taste, as long as you have a good work ethic and can produce the work needed to describe your idea, thats all that matter. The professors I had only told students they may not be up to architecture when they presented with really bad or low quality work, never because of a core idea in their project. | All my teachers hated symmetry too, specially in the first year, because we are learning to think about space and not how we usually see things. They said that if we made something symmetric, it was like we were designing just half the project and mirroring it. I was talking with a friend about symmetry, and why they didn’t like it and I said “imagine you have two sides, one has a lake view and one a wall of bricks, would you design a symmetrical building?” I think in reality, we won’t find symmetrical locations, and our designs have to respond to the space where they’re standing, so they will open up to views in one side, and close in other. Hope it makes sense! Wish you luck, first year is hard. | 0 | 24,580 | 4.5 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6hlu09 | i6g932k | 1,651,115,361 | 1,651,093,425 | 9 | 2 | All my teachers hated symmetry too, specially in the first year, because we are learning to think about space and not how we usually see things. They said that if we made something symmetric, it was like we were designing just half the project and mirroring it. I was talking with a friend about symmetry, and why they didn’t like it and I said “imagine you have two sides, one has a lake view and one a wall of bricks, would you design a symmetrical building?” I think in reality, we won’t find symmetrical locations, and our designs have to respond to the space where they’re standing, so they will open up to views in one side, and close in other. Hope it makes sense! Wish you luck, first year is hard. | Professors' judgements on design are largely subjective and only minorly objective. There it is. On the other hand, so are clients. You will one day need to learn how to read clients and shape your designs to give them what they want (without producing crap). You might as well start learning that skill now and practicing on your professor. | 1 | 21,936 | 4.5 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6hlu09 | i6gewce | 1,651,115,361 | 1,651,095,838 | 9 | 2 | All my teachers hated symmetry too, specially in the first year, because we are learning to think about space and not how we usually see things. They said that if we made something symmetric, it was like we were designing just half the project and mirroring it. I was talking with a friend about symmetry, and why they didn’t like it and I said “imagine you have two sides, one has a lake view and one a wall of bricks, would you design a symmetrical building?” I think in reality, we won’t find symmetrical locations, and our designs have to respond to the space where they’re standing, so they will open up to views in one side, and close in other. Hope it makes sense! Wish you luck, first year is hard. | I have had that happen several times while going to school. The first was at community college basic illustration class, the teacher said I should try computer programming. Later in a top ten design school I was told I don't have it. Don't you believe it, I'm at almost 25 years as a professional designer. For one thing, you're just starting out, you don't know shit and you're not supposed to. Work hard listen to the teachers who do compliment you or offer help and don't listen to the ones that run you down. Criticism is a good thing and you can learn from it but keep the overly negative stuff at arms length. At work all day long I have people shooting down my designs, that doesn't mean they're bad, it just means they have a vision of something else. If you really like what you're doing stick with it, you can get there. Good luck! | 1 | 19,523 | 4.5 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6fpwhc | i6fzp01 | 1,651,085,899 | 1,651,089,764 | 7 | 9 | I don't work in the field but I do work in education at a college and comments like that to a student are pretty professionally inappropriate. If i heard about a faculty member talking like that to a student at my job I would tell the Dean. Tell that dude to do his job, keep his personal opinions to himself, and teach you. | Were you being taught by a Frank Lloyd Wright wannabe? | 0 | 3,865 | 1.285714 | ||
uda0rj | architecture_train | 0.96 | My professor told me I don‘t have it. Second semester. He hates symmetry. He described me as an artist in one of the first lessions. I know I have an eye for beauty. I love shapes. But also order and fuctionality. I don‘t speak the language of architecture he says. He gave me a really bad grade. He broke me with his words. I don‘t really know what I wan‘t to hear from you guys but I thought maybe you had a similar experience and can give me some words of encouragement. | i6fzp01 | i6fyqcw | 1,651,089,764 | 1,651,089,396 | 9 | 5 | Were you being taught by a Frank Lloyd Wright wannabe? | Don't give up bro, you can do it. I'm a latin architecture student, not sure if college education can be compared. Nevertheless, I am not a creative designer and I lost a design course, but I kept trying and now I am in eighth semester. Still struggling with creativity, but trying to improve every day, do not quit, you can do it bro. Show him you are not a quitter, maybe a little lost about what he asking for but prepared to work hard to pass the course. You are great bro! We support you, as a reddit community and architecture students or architects... | 1 | 368 | 1.8 |
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