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ydk7ta | architecture_train | 0.86 | In general, do people actually take our profession seriously? Hi All, just a question reflecting on a recent experience I have had with a friend that ties through with many experiences I have had with being an architect. In this particular situation a friend had asked me for some help with their interior design project. They informed me they found a designer, but that ‘designer’ couldn’t produce drawings and proposed unreasonable timescales. I advised against using them. My friend ignored me. 3 months down the line I’m being begged for drawings, on the same day the project is starting on site. This is clearly a disaster and as a professional I have numerous questions about how this project has been designed and tendered for, but whatever, I agree to help and contact this designer asking for all the design information on the project. This designer then calls my friend in a panic, saying they refuse to give me any drawings and my friend then tells me to back off! Walking away from this makes me think about how there is a consistent thread, that while I have delivered million pound projects on site, the people around me just won’t listen to me when it comes to architectural advice. So architects of reddit, in general, do people actually take our profession seriously? Further examples include my neighbour wanted to build a house in their garden, so I investigated and I wrote him a lengthy feasibility with all the surveys he would require; he refused to read it and kept asking me why he couldn’t just get on with it. He had protected trees in the way. I told him this. I highlighted which ones they were in the report. I referred to the legislation. He kept phoning and just asking me the same question until I stopped answering. (How do you deal with that awkwardness by the way?) My parent’s house is freezing and the walls only measure 200mm thick, but they’re insistent they have an insulated cavity wall. My FIL demanded drawings for a patio, then ignored them, thought he knew better and overruled them, telling the builder to build the slab in line with the door threshold (bye bye any vertical room for the tiles). Does anybody else have this experience or is it just me? It’s driving me mad! | ituteju | itvlgii | 1,666,792,652 | 1,666,803,898 | -1 | 2 | I work on commercial cabinets and countertops. I do the cad drawings and so on, push the jobs thru the shop, make things make sense, figure out how to fabricate the architects designs. Why is it when I tell an architect that something can't be done, or shouldn't be done, or that the material is discontinued etc. Why do they refuse to acknowledge what I tell them? Also, when I send a drawing with v.i.f. written on it, and they cross it off and write verify in field, like... wtf that's what I said. To answer the question, I do take their job seriously, but very often question their qualifications. | People think that building a house... not even, building something as simple as a shed is not unlike baking a cake: You put the ingredients together, put the thing in the oven for 25 minutes and boom! a cake is done. They really do not understand how complex it is to even start to frame an architectural project. They do not know of any of the fore work, the permits, the law, the hiring, the purchases, the contracts, the shortcomings, the constructive details, etc. So, in absence of this knowledge they think architects are dummies who charge hundreds for little drawings. They know better because they've seen the remodeling twins in Film and Arts. It is not un till they are knee deep in problems with holes in the dirt, without proper power permits, flooding in public water and with builders and or contractors making the deal of the year out of their money that they beg for an architect to help them and it is way too late. My mother for instance, bought land to build a little house for my sister. She never even mentioned having me involved in the project. I'd bet she still sees me in diapers, even though I'm almost 40. I would have been happy to help. Instead she hired a builder to install a prefab house. They did no even give technical specifications. Just a simple plan. She was OK with that. By that time I had to travel, so a few months after when I came back, my dad showed me a video of two builders hammering nails through the wooden soles into the concrete slab. He asked me if that is how they normally fix inner walls to the floor. It is not. Then he showed me pictures of the roof, which was a few sheets of corrugated metal nailed directly over the rafters. No insulation. The whole thing looked like a 40m² shed. I told my mom she was being ripped of. She became antagonistic "Don't destroy your sister's dream"'. I stood away. A few weeks later she apologetically asked me if I wanted to go to the site and check it out. I told her it was too late. Who I'm I to go there out of the blue and tell the workers they are doing their job wrong. There was no foreman on site, no project ledger, not any type of quality control mechanism. Just a mother\*\*\*\*\* scamming my clueless mother. | 0 | 11,246 | -2 | ||
vxca8a | architecture_train | 1 | What should I do about these unpaid invoices? Hey arch fam. I have a client that has not paid 3 invoices ( which come to the total of around 4 grand in total ) for 3 different projects and I was wondering if you think I should invoice the client in which the work was done for. I draft and coordinate projects, so this said work was for an interior designer in Los Angeles. She was my first client half a decade ago, so I’ve been easy going about it . But now she’s not answering my calls and one of the jobs was for a very Super famous celebrity we all know. Should I send the invoices to the clients that the work was done for? Or should I let it go? Unfortunately because she was a friend I never had her sign a contract. | ifv1dlq | ifv3hnq | 1,657,636,735 | 1,657,637,572 | 4 | 28 | Probably comes down to how old the invoices are, how desperately you need the money and how much noise you're willing to make. | Stop releasing work before getting paid. Doesn’t matter who it is. Want plans? Pay me. Want updates? Pay me. Want a revision? Pay me. | 0 | 837 | 7 | ||
vxca8a | architecture_train | 1 | What should I do about these unpaid invoices? Hey arch fam. I have a client that has not paid 3 invoices ( which come to the total of around 4 grand in total ) for 3 different projects and I was wondering if you think I should invoice the client in which the work was done for. I draft and coordinate projects, so this said work was for an interior designer in Los Angeles. She was my first client half a decade ago, so I’ve been easy going about it . But now she’s not answering my calls and one of the jobs was for a very Super famous celebrity we all know. Should I send the invoices to the clients that the work was done for? Or should I let it go? Unfortunately because she was a friend I never had her sign a contract. | ifv12d7 | ifv3hnq | 1,657,636,609 | 1,657,637,572 | 3 | 28 | Without a contract, you have no recourse with the client. They probably have already paid your friend for the work you did. You might have a case for small claims court, depending on the amount. If you have at least email correspondence on the amount and scope of your work, that can be used to prove that there was an agreement. | Stop releasing work before getting paid. Doesn’t matter who it is. Want plans? Pay me. Want updates? Pay me. Want a revision? Pay me. | 0 | 963 | 9.333333 | ||
vxca8a | architecture_train | 1 | What should I do about these unpaid invoices? Hey arch fam. I have a client that has not paid 3 invoices ( which come to the total of around 4 grand in total ) for 3 different projects and I was wondering if you think I should invoice the client in which the work was done for. I draft and coordinate projects, so this said work was for an interior designer in Los Angeles. She was my first client half a decade ago, so I’ve been easy going about it . But now she’s not answering my calls and one of the jobs was for a very Super famous celebrity we all know. Should I send the invoices to the clients that the work was done for? Or should I let it go? Unfortunately because she was a friend I never had her sign a contract. | ifv1dlq | ifw7lp0 | 1,657,636,735 | 1,657,653,421 | 4 | 10 | Probably comes down to how old the invoices are, how desperately you need the money and how much noise you're willing to make. | The advice here is all very good for a typical client, but I feel your question is a special case. You have a long relationship with this person and they have fed you tons of work. It seems super odd for them to ignore you suddenly. Sometimes people just forget, sometimes they’re overwhelmed, or maybe they are making a (poor) assumption that it’s not a lot of money to you, so it’s no big deal to just let it ride until they feel like paying up. If it were me, I’d put a short, kind but firm note together with all three invoices, and I’d send them by email and real mail. Then I’d make a call and say “I’d really like to connect to review.” (I’m in a similar situation to you now with a friend. I know he’s overwhelmed at the end of a long, expensive house project. Like you it’s not enough to risk damaging our relationship. And he hasn’t ignored me yet, just asked for a little extra time.) | 0 | 16,686 | 2.5 | ||
vxca8a | architecture_train | 1 | What should I do about these unpaid invoices? Hey arch fam. I have a client that has not paid 3 invoices ( which come to the total of around 4 grand in total ) for 3 different projects and I was wondering if you think I should invoice the client in which the work was done for. I draft and coordinate projects, so this said work was for an interior designer in Los Angeles. She was my first client half a decade ago, so I’ve been easy going about it . But now she’s not answering my calls and one of the jobs was for a very Super famous celebrity we all know. Should I send the invoices to the clients that the work was done for? Or should I let it go? Unfortunately because she was a friend I never had her sign a contract. | ifw7lp0 | ifv12d7 | 1,657,653,421 | 1,657,636,609 | 10 | 3 | The advice here is all very good for a typical client, but I feel your question is a special case. You have a long relationship with this person and they have fed you tons of work. It seems super odd for them to ignore you suddenly. Sometimes people just forget, sometimes they’re overwhelmed, or maybe they are making a (poor) assumption that it’s not a lot of money to you, so it’s no big deal to just let it ride until they feel like paying up. If it were me, I’d put a short, kind but firm note together with all three invoices, and I’d send them by email and real mail. Then I’d make a call and say “I’d really like to connect to review.” (I’m in a similar situation to you now with a friend. I know he’s overwhelmed at the end of a long, expensive house project. Like you it’s not enough to risk damaging our relationship. And he hasn’t ignored me yet, just asked for a little extra time.) | Without a contract, you have no recourse with the client. They probably have already paid your friend for the work you did. You might have a case for small claims court, depending on the amount. If you have at least email correspondence on the amount and scope of your work, that can be used to prove that there was an agreement. | 1 | 16,812 | 3.333333 | ||
vxca8a | architecture_train | 1 | What should I do about these unpaid invoices? Hey arch fam. I have a client that has not paid 3 invoices ( which come to the total of around 4 grand in total ) for 3 different projects and I was wondering if you think I should invoice the client in which the work was done for. I draft and coordinate projects, so this said work was for an interior designer in Los Angeles. She was my first client half a decade ago, so I’ve been easy going about it . But now she’s not answering my calls and one of the jobs was for a very Super famous celebrity we all know. Should I send the invoices to the clients that the work was done for? Or should I let it go? Unfortunately because she was a friend I never had her sign a contract. | ifv614f | ifw7lp0 | 1,657,638,570 | 1,657,653,421 | 3 | 10 | I don't know what the laws are in Cali, but over here when we don't get paid the only thing you can really do to is file a lien on their property, this will usually strong arm someone into paying. Simply invoicing your client's client is not really going to do much as there's nothing to stop them from ignoring it. The lien applies the pressure you are looking for. | The advice here is all very good for a typical client, but I feel your question is a special case. You have a long relationship with this person and they have fed you tons of work. It seems super odd for them to ignore you suddenly. Sometimes people just forget, sometimes they’re overwhelmed, or maybe they are making a (poor) assumption that it’s not a lot of money to you, so it’s no big deal to just let it ride until they feel like paying up. If it were me, I’d put a short, kind but firm note together with all three invoices, and I’d send them by email and real mail. Then I’d make a call and say “I’d really like to connect to review.” (I’m in a similar situation to you now with a friend. I know he’s overwhelmed at the end of a long, expensive house project. Like you it’s not enough to risk damaging our relationship. And he hasn’t ignored me yet, just asked for a little extra time.) | 0 | 14,851 | 3.333333 | ||
vxca8a | architecture_train | 1 | What should I do about these unpaid invoices? Hey arch fam. I have a client that has not paid 3 invoices ( which come to the total of around 4 grand in total ) for 3 different projects and I was wondering if you think I should invoice the client in which the work was done for. I draft and coordinate projects, so this said work was for an interior designer in Los Angeles. She was my first client half a decade ago, so I’ve been easy going about it . But now she’s not answering my calls and one of the jobs was for a very Super famous celebrity we all know. Should I send the invoices to the clients that the work was done for? Or should I let it go? Unfortunately because she was a friend I never had her sign a contract. | ifw7lp0 | ifvzhef | 1,657,653,421 | 1,657,650,220 | 10 | 3 | The advice here is all very good for a typical client, but I feel your question is a special case. You have a long relationship with this person and they have fed you tons of work. It seems super odd for them to ignore you suddenly. Sometimes people just forget, sometimes they’re overwhelmed, or maybe they are making a (poor) assumption that it’s not a lot of money to you, so it’s no big deal to just let it ride until they feel like paying up. If it were me, I’d put a short, kind but firm note together with all three invoices, and I’d send them by email and real mail. Then I’d make a call and say “I’d really like to connect to review.” (I’m in a similar situation to you now with a friend. I know he’s overwhelmed at the end of a long, expensive house project. Like you it’s not enough to risk damaging our relationship. And he hasn’t ignored me yet, just asked for a little extra time.) | the local green grocer doesnt let people walk home with his oranges and send them an invoice a week later, neither should you get a commissioning fee of 10-50% upfront, then once the work is done, charge the remainder before handing over the product. never sell the rights/raw files/source code/etc unless they pay an extra fee for it | 1 | 3,201 | 3.333333 | ||
vxca8a | architecture_train | 1 | What should I do about these unpaid invoices? Hey arch fam. I have a client that has not paid 3 invoices ( which come to the total of around 4 grand in total ) for 3 different projects and I was wondering if you think I should invoice the client in which the work was done for. I draft and coordinate projects, so this said work was for an interior designer in Los Angeles. She was my first client half a decade ago, so I’ve been easy going about it . But now she’s not answering my calls and one of the jobs was for a very Super famous celebrity we all know. Should I send the invoices to the clients that the work was done for? Or should I let it go? Unfortunately because she was a friend I never had her sign a contract. | ifw7lp0 | ifv8aab | 1,657,653,421 | 1,657,639,477 | 10 | 1 | The advice here is all very good for a typical client, but I feel your question is a special case. You have a long relationship with this person and they have fed you tons of work. It seems super odd for them to ignore you suddenly. Sometimes people just forget, sometimes they’re overwhelmed, or maybe they are making a (poor) assumption that it’s not a lot of money to you, so it’s no big deal to just let it ride until they feel like paying up. If it were me, I’d put a short, kind but firm note together with all three invoices, and I’d send them by email and real mail. Then I’d make a call and say “I’d really like to connect to review.” (I’m in a similar situation to you now with a friend. I know he’s overwhelmed at the end of a long, expensive house project. Like you it’s not enough to risk damaging our relationship. And he hasn’t ignored me yet, just asked for a little extra time.) | Calculate for SPI schedule performance index $ ammount given so far / ($ planned ammount x % complete) = SPI Any number greater than 1 means youre on schedule any number less means they need to pay you like yesterday. Dont do shit till they pay. | 1 | 13,944 | 10 | ||
vxca8a | architecture_train | 1 | What should I do about these unpaid invoices? Hey arch fam. I have a client that has not paid 3 invoices ( which come to the total of around 4 grand in total ) for 3 different projects and I was wondering if you think I should invoice the client in which the work was done for. I draft and coordinate projects, so this said work was for an interior designer in Los Angeles. She was my first client half a decade ago, so I’ve been easy going about it . But now she’s not answering my calls and one of the jobs was for a very Super famous celebrity we all know. Should I send the invoices to the clients that the work was done for? Or should I let it go? Unfortunately because she was a friend I never had her sign a contract. | ifv12d7 | ifv1dlq | 1,657,636,609 | 1,657,636,735 | 3 | 4 | Without a contract, you have no recourse with the client. They probably have already paid your friend for the work you did. You might have a case for small claims court, depending on the amount. If you have at least email correspondence on the amount and scope of your work, that can be used to prove that there was an agreement. | Probably comes down to how old the invoices are, how desperately you need the money and how much noise you're willing to make. | 0 | 126 | 1.333333 | ||
vxca8a | architecture_train | 1 | What should I do about these unpaid invoices? Hey arch fam. I have a client that has not paid 3 invoices ( which come to the total of around 4 grand in total ) for 3 different projects and I was wondering if you think I should invoice the client in which the work was done for. I draft and coordinate projects, so this said work was for an interior designer in Los Angeles. She was my first client half a decade ago, so I’ve been easy going about it . But now she’s not answering my calls and one of the jobs was for a very Super famous celebrity we all know. Should I send the invoices to the clients that the work was done for? Or should I let it go? Unfortunately because she was a friend I never had her sign a contract. | ifvzhef | ifv8aab | 1,657,650,220 | 1,657,639,477 | 3 | 1 | the local green grocer doesnt let people walk home with his oranges and send them an invoice a week later, neither should you get a commissioning fee of 10-50% upfront, then once the work is done, charge the remainder before handing over the product. never sell the rights/raw files/source code/etc unless they pay an extra fee for it | Calculate for SPI schedule performance index $ ammount given so far / ($ planned ammount x % complete) = SPI Any number greater than 1 means youre on schedule any number less means they need to pay you like yesterday. Dont do shit till they pay. | 1 | 10,743 | 3 | ||
yqcn1u | architecture_train | 0.85 | Floor shaking when walking upstairs, should this be a cause for concern? I am 69kg (154 lbs) When I walk around my house, sometimes the floor will shake, my furniture will vibrate. I have a wooden house. This is most noticeable in the room above my garage, where the shaking becomes almost violent. The house I live in is fairly new too, it’s only 16 years old. Any help would be appreciated | ivo4ddy | ivootn2 | 1,667,992,838 | 1,668,004,100 | 2 | 5 | From your initial words...it seems as though your house was built on the cheap! If it 'vibrates' when you walk, its obvious the joists and walls weren't built to good specs! Let alone a standard code. Are you in the UK or US? Canada? Russia? Germany? No country builds things or has the standards as any other. Building Codes are a thing you know! IRC! | Floors must be built for live load bearing. So if a storage attic was converted... it likely wasnt built for live load bearing but rather static loads. Do you have super heavy stuff up there? A waterbed, fish tank or a gym? That's got to go. If the building is only 16 years old, and the floor was always for living. Then it missed something. My guess is floor joists too small and too far apart. It might be okay to build a pony wall downstairs if the floor plan allows. The load must be transferred to supports in the basement and not just to the floor below | 0 | 11,262 | 2.5 | ||
yqcn1u | architecture_train | 0.85 | Floor shaking when walking upstairs, should this be a cause for concern? I am 69kg (154 lbs) When I walk around my house, sometimes the floor will shake, my furniture will vibrate. I have a wooden house. This is most noticeable in the room above my garage, where the shaking becomes almost violent. The house I live in is fairly new too, it’s only 16 years old. Any help would be appreciated | ivo4ddy | ivp4j32 | 1,667,992,838 | 1,668,010,526 | 2 | 3 | From your initial words...it seems as though your house was built on the cheap! If it 'vibrates' when you walk, its obvious the joists and walls weren't built to good specs! Let alone a standard code. Are you in the UK or US? Canada? Russia? Germany? No country builds things or has the standards as any other. Building Codes are a thing you know! IRC! | I am not just a designer, but a traditional builder as well...I can tell you that if it is "shaking" this much that you have questions...!!!...THIS IS A PROBLEM...!!! Over time "cyclic movement" can cause all kinds of issues and it should be looked at as 16 years is still within a statute of limitation for some states to take legal action...This should not be happening enough that furniture bounces too...You can find this in some vintage homes but that is often different and for different reasons... | 0 | 17,688 | 1.5 | ||
x1at1p | architecture_train | 1 | Thoughts on going to university for architecture I’m thinking on doing architecture in university but I have no idea what’s the requirements for it. What are the basics that you need to know or the basic skills that you need to be able to do architecture in university? Can anyone tell me why they did architecture in university and what skills they were glad they had. | imctt6e | imd2nr0 | 1,661,840,786 | 1,661,848,353 | 1 | 13 | What country are you in or will you study in? | Its a crowded field and one which has a lot of unnecessary time constraints. Its best left for those passionate for the topic, not for the casual future student thumbing through the college catalog looking for a way to spend huge amounts of money, they don't have. | 0 | 7,567 | 13 | ||
x1at1p | architecture_train | 1 | Thoughts on going to university for architecture I’m thinking on doing architecture in university but I have no idea what’s the requirements for it. What are the basics that you need to know or the basic skills that you need to be able to do architecture in university? Can anyone tell me why they did architecture in university and what skills they were glad they had. | imctt6e | imdeac1 | 1,661,840,786 | 1,661,857,670 | 1 | 4 | What country are you in or will you study in? | Learn how to draw and sketch, not with a computer or pad, use a pencil, and another good skill is learn how to use tools, learn about joinery, and make things with those tools, cabinets, doors, windows, buildings. It's very advantageous to master the traditional skills of an architect. | 0 | 16,884 | 4 | ||
x1at1p | architecture_train | 1 | Thoughts on going to university for architecture I’m thinking on doing architecture in university but I have no idea what’s the requirements for it. What are the basics that you need to know or the basic skills that you need to be able to do architecture in university? Can anyone tell me why they did architecture in university and what skills they were glad they had. | imctt6e | imdkpav | 1,661,840,786 | 1,661,861,526 | 1 | 3 | What country are you in or will you study in? | Unless you’re very passionate about it you should avoid it honestly. Very long intense and expensive course, you won’t have the ‘typical’ university experience because you’ll be busier than everyone else. High grade for entry roughly AAA at a level, if the school asks for less then there’s a reason they are asking for less (that being said the another mentioned ABB at Glasgow which is a good school) If you do want to apply then your A levels should include an Art subject - art and design, graphic design 3D design etc. these subjects will give the best skills to study architecture, Secondly I would personally recommend an essay based subject I.e. History or Geography as you will be expected to write several essays per year yet aren’t really taught how to do it, and for a third subject maths or physics because it’s good to have a general understanding of mechanics, but you won’t need to use more than basic trigonometry, the logical thinking and problem solving that you gain from these subjects however will be helpful. Skills outside of school you’ll need are drawing (you don’t need to be amazing but you should have the ability to communicate your ideas through drawing them) 3D modelling software (you said you have used sketchup already which is a great start you can achieve a lot with that software) Render engines like Vray or enscape to produce visuals. The use of the Adobe suite, photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign mainly. - there are a lot of very helpful youtube channels that can help you to learn how to use all of this software you should start as soon as possible and build the skills to put together a portfolio for your submission examples of your work architecture and otherwise (it won’t be required at all schools but will in the majority) Finally architecture is heavily based on theory and it’s important to come into architecture school with a basic understanding, reading some introductory books on the topic will be very helpful. That’s a lot but it’s the information I wish I had available to me when I first applied. It may feel intimidating but if you truly are passionate about the field don’t let the negatives put you off, you may choose to study architecture and leave after 3 years for another field which is also perfectly normal. Any questions feel free to reach out | 0 | 20,740 | 3 | ||
x1at1p | architecture_train | 1 | Thoughts on going to university for architecture I’m thinking on doing architecture in university but I have no idea what’s the requirements for it. What are the basics that you need to know or the basic skills that you need to be able to do architecture in university? Can anyone tell me why they did architecture in university and what skills they were glad they had. | imctt6e | ime94he | 1,661,840,786 | 1,661,872,407 | 1 | 3 | What country are you in or will you study in? | work in a construction company for a couple of weeks it will help later on | 0 | 31,621 | 3 | ||
8x38ls | architecture_train | 0.89 | Fusion, Rhino and Revit—A reasonable suite of applications for students to learn? [ask] You guys see a lot of “which software should I use?” posts. I’ve done my research. But the industry changes. I'm wondering where we are at these days. Would love some feedback… short/snarky, long/thoughtful… it’s all appreciated. TL;DR I'm wondering if Fusion360/Rhino/Revit comprise a good suite of tools for high school students to learn. I run the applied technology program at a high school in the United States. We have an opportunity to increase our course offerings in the areas of industrial design, engineering and architecture. I have a pretty sizable budget, but trying to acquire a smart, fiscally-responsible mix of relatively-future-proof software and equipment. I don’t always want the newest/latest. Yes, we’ll have a laser processor, but the kids are also going to learn how to use a drill press and a ruler (about which they are surprisingly clueless.) Most important, I only want to provide relevant experience. Hence the purpose of this post. I need to make some software decisions in the next couple days. Here’s what I’m currently leaning towards: * **Autodesk Fusion 360** (solid modeling basics, technical drawing basics) * **Rhino** (surface modeling basics, prep+output for laser processing) * **Revit** (plans and elevations, CDs) My quick notes about products I considered follows. If you don't want to keep reading, just throw out a quick comment or two about the three programs I just mentioned. "Multiple courses at my Uni use Rhino and I love it..." "I'm applying for jobs and no one cares about SketchUp experience..." stuff like that. Thank you. **Autodesk Fusion 360** * free for schools * quick to learn and intuitive * cloud-based, so the kids can work on their projects at home * constantly updated (good, but also annoying) **Rhino** * powerful and fast, especially once kids learn command list * $100/seat * RhinoNest is by far the most powerful and intuitive tool I’ve found for prepping modeled surfaces for laser cutting * seems to be relevant experience for a lot of different professions, i.e. used in a lot of different fields: architecture, engineering, art, jewelry, aerospace, etc. * grasshopper is probably overkill for us, save for maybe the math nerds, but you all seem to love it **Revit** * industry standard(?) * not cross platform, so even though it’s free to schools, will require Parallels or Boot Camp @ $80/seat (we currently have Macs) * TBH, from a functionality perspective, AutoCAD is sufficient, but I hardly hear of students of businesses using it anymore **SolidWorks** * I know it’s the industry standard, but it’s about $100/seat and kids can’t use at home * some debate as to whether the interface is outdated and they are resting on their laurels * doesn't seem to provide a lot of functionality above and beyond Fusion * part libraries and drawing creation more robust than Fusion **SketchUp** * I spent a lot of time using it this summer. Perhaps it’s just me, but I find it fairly unintuitive. It’s true that with enough effort and plugins, you can get things that look like architectural documents, but there are so many tricks and hacks along the way, that there is a lot of room for students to get confused/lost. * CD creation is possible with the use of Layout, but not baked in * cheap… $15/seat * allows easy terrain importing (but not that great anymore bc no Google) * no good options for prepping surfaces for laser cutting (in order to build physical models, which we’ll be doing) * I feel like there is something I don’t understand that everyone else gets. Are schools and firms actually using SketchUp by choice, or more out of financial necessity? | e220hu0 | e2239ys | 1,531,140,136 | 1,531,143,303 | 2 | 3 | The best tools to learn are those used by firms in the area you are/will work. In the future BIM software (like Revit) will become the standard but now many still use Autocad (2D) | **Revit** and **Rhino** are definitely two primary programs you should be pushing ahead with. Both are used throughout the industry and are quite intuitive for people to use within an educational environment. If these programs will be taught to students from first year, it's great to get them started on it. **SketchUp** is a very useful tool for working in, but not for creating the final architectural documents. It can be used to model in, then taking it into something like Lumion to render the work. It is also good for taking DWG exports of perspectives, then taking those files into Adobe Illustrator or and CAD software to clean up and play with line weights. I wouldn't discount it if possible to keep, it's really useful as an intermediate program whilst using others for final drawings. You ideally need some kind of 2D CAD thrown in there really, is that what SolidWorks would be used for? I would suggest **AutoCAD** for this purpose, as drafting in 2D is still incredibly useful for certain purposes and is commonly used throughout the industry (AutoCAD/Revit seem to be the primary program for most offices i've seen). Summarising, I'd suggest **Autodesk Fusion 360** (as it is free), **Revit**, **Rhino**, **AutoCAD**, and **SketchUp**. That seems like it will cover most uses, although you may be missing a rendering engine with as Lumion? Is that something you would need? Edit: I didn't notice that you were in high school, my apologies. **Revit** & **SolidWorks** would probably allow the best crossover between industrial design/engineering/architecture, using **SketchUp** and **Rhino** for modelling. Then maybe get **Autodesk Fusion 360** as it's free. | 0 | 3,167 | 1.5 | ||
pgmdqd | architecture_train | 0.98 | Finding ways to earn more as an architect. Considering the years of training, long hours and stresses of the job, I feel that architects should be better financially compensated. I’d like to just open out the question. How can we earn more? What’s everyone’s thoughts on how the profession needs to evolve to today’s world? I stumbled upon a course called architect as a developer by Johnathan Segal and found the concept interesting, does anyone have any thoughts on this. | hbccgll | hbccvyy | 1,630,604,842 | 1,630,605,009 | 10 | 100 | I feel you’re correct but unlike similar industries like they have no superstars who attract the majority of the best paying jobs. There is a mentality issue where people only pay crazy money for landmark projects and thinks streets and towns are unimportant. You can transfer your skills into furniture and industrial design if you have an entrepreneurial feeling. | The AIA needs to work to repeal the supreme court ruling that bans architects from discussing fees. That's part of the problem. Also architects might do well to try and involve themselves in other fields where our skill and knowledge could be helpful and not be so damn insular. Right now architecture is very much an elitist club. It's always been that way to a degree but the profession may find itself the victim of technology and deregulation if we don't keep up or lead. A lot of the general public views architecture as being more niche than it really is. | 0 | 167 | 10 | ||
pgmdqd | architecture_train | 0.98 | Finding ways to earn more as an architect. Considering the years of training, long hours and stresses of the job, I feel that architects should be better financially compensated. I’d like to just open out the question. How can we earn more? What’s everyone’s thoughts on how the profession needs to evolve to today’s world? I stumbled upon a course called architect as a developer by Johnathan Segal and found the concept interesting, does anyone have any thoughts on this. | hbcizzs | hbccgll | 1,630,607,477 | 1,630,604,842 | 34 | 10 | Literally one of the biggest reasons I decided not to pursue architecture as a career. Got my BA and once I learned what the career was really like first hand realized I wasn't going to do my masters (in Canada you have to have a master's for your license). If you want to make more money work with a contractor, I've found that's where the money is and it is still very interesting from an architectural perspective. | I feel you’re correct but unlike similar industries like they have no superstars who attract the majority of the best paying jobs. There is a mentality issue where people only pay crazy money for landmark projects and thinks streets and towns are unimportant. You can transfer your skills into furniture and industrial design if you have an entrepreneurial feeling. | 1 | 2,635 | 3.4 | ||
pgmdqd | architecture_train | 0.98 | Finding ways to earn more as an architect. Considering the years of training, long hours and stresses of the job, I feel that architects should be better financially compensated. I’d like to just open out the question. How can we earn more? What’s everyone’s thoughts on how the profession needs to evolve to today’s world? I stumbled upon a course called architect as a developer by Johnathan Segal and found the concept interesting, does anyone have any thoughts on this. | hbcizzs | hbcizjl | 1,630,607,477 | 1,630,607,472 | 34 | 7 | Literally one of the biggest reasons I decided not to pursue architecture as a career. Got my BA and once I learned what the career was really like first hand realized I wasn't going to do my masters (in Canada you have to have a master's for your license). If you want to make more money work with a contractor, I've found that's where the money is and it is still very interesting from an architectural perspective. | My dad sold some patents for building material products he created and moved to doing his own residential developments. This also allowed him to set his own brief and experiment. | 1 | 5 | 4.857143 | ||
pgmdqd | architecture_train | 0.98 | Finding ways to earn more as an architect. Considering the years of training, long hours and stresses of the job, I feel that architects should be better financially compensated. I’d like to just open out the question. How can we earn more? What’s everyone’s thoughts on how the profession needs to evolve to today’s world? I stumbled upon a course called architect as a developer by Johnathan Segal and found the concept interesting, does anyone have any thoughts on this. | hbd0myc | hbcqk5j | 1,630,614,457 | 1,630,610,479 | 17 | 14 | As a GC I can tell you my experience. Most architects are too busy justifying their own existence to actually figure out a way to produce their work faster and get out of their own way. As an example I run a design build firm, customer called me up on Friday said that she wanted to remodel her house and build an addition, I called her back within an hour and scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, Tuesday we did a preliminary meeting to discuss feasibility. We charge $1 a square foot for design development plans, she agreed, I sent her an e-sign contract she can pay online. She signed and paid $2,000 that night. I spent an hour on Wednesday measuring her house and taking photos, another hour today putting those measurements into chiefarchitect and sending her her first version of her plans. I'll spend a few more hours on a few more revisions of plans and elevations. All told on this I'll have about 5 to 10 hours of work for which I'll be paid $2,000. The sales pitch is that we credit the $2,000 back to the customer if she hires us, which is fine because it's really just wrapped into the total cost of a project anyways. If I could get an architect to charge a dollar a square foot for design development plans, is basically a lost leader for the construction documents, And then agree to a fixed price for construction documents I can make that architect $150,000 a year in income easily with no expenses. People don't become architects to run businesses though people become architects to design buildings. | I think about this every day and can't seem to find a good answer. All the solutions I see basically encourage overworking, assuming extra risk, or switching careers entirely, which are all things that shouldn't be required to attain fair pay. I'm sure it's doable. I don't know anyone expecting outrageous pay, just something a bit more reasonable compared to our current situation. I'd be interested to hear others' thoughts on this. | 1 | 3,978 | 1.214286 | ||
pgmdqd | architecture_train | 0.98 | Finding ways to earn more as an architect. Considering the years of training, long hours and stresses of the job, I feel that architects should be better financially compensated. I’d like to just open out the question. How can we earn more? What’s everyone’s thoughts on how the profession needs to evolve to today’s world? I stumbled upon a course called architect as a developer by Johnathan Segal and found the concept interesting, does anyone have any thoughts on this. | hbd0myc | hbccgll | 1,630,614,457 | 1,630,604,842 | 17 | 10 | As a GC I can tell you my experience. Most architects are too busy justifying their own existence to actually figure out a way to produce their work faster and get out of their own way. As an example I run a design build firm, customer called me up on Friday said that she wanted to remodel her house and build an addition, I called her back within an hour and scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, Tuesday we did a preliminary meeting to discuss feasibility. We charge $1 a square foot for design development plans, she agreed, I sent her an e-sign contract she can pay online. She signed and paid $2,000 that night. I spent an hour on Wednesday measuring her house and taking photos, another hour today putting those measurements into chiefarchitect and sending her her first version of her plans. I'll spend a few more hours on a few more revisions of plans and elevations. All told on this I'll have about 5 to 10 hours of work for which I'll be paid $2,000. The sales pitch is that we credit the $2,000 back to the customer if she hires us, which is fine because it's really just wrapped into the total cost of a project anyways. If I could get an architect to charge a dollar a square foot for design development plans, is basically a lost leader for the construction documents, And then agree to a fixed price for construction documents I can make that architect $150,000 a year in income easily with no expenses. People don't become architects to run businesses though people become architects to design buildings. | I feel you’re correct but unlike similar industries like they have no superstars who attract the majority of the best paying jobs. There is a mentality issue where people only pay crazy money for landmark projects and thinks streets and towns are unimportant. You can transfer your skills into furniture and industrial design if you have an entrepreneurial feeling. | 1 | 9,615 | 1.7 | ||
pgmdqd | architecture_train | 0.98 | Finding ways to earn more as an architect. Considering the years of training, long hours and stresses of the job, I feel that architects should be better financially compensated. I’d like to just open out the question. How can we earn more? What’s everyone’s thoughts on how the profession needs to evolve to today’s world? I stumbled upon a course called architect as a developer by Johnathan Segal and found the concept interesting, does anyone have any thoughts on this. | hbd0myc | hbczg8b | 1,630,614,457 | 1,630,613,994 | 17 | 6 | As a GC I can tell you my experience. Most architects are too busy justifying their own existence to actually figure out a way to produce their work faster and get out of their own way. As an example I run a design build firm, customer called me up on Friday said that she wanted to remodel her house and build an addition, I called her back within an hour and scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, Tuesday we did a preliminary meeting to discuss feasibility. We charge $1 a square foot for design development plans, she agreed, I sent her an e-sign contract she can pay online. She signed and paid $2,000 that night. I spent an hour on Wednesday measuring her house and taking photos, another hour today putting those measurements into chiefarchitect and sending her her first version of her plans. I'll spend a few more hours on a few more revisions of plans and elevations. All told on this I'll have about 5 to 10 hours of work for which I'll be paid $2,000. The sales pitch is that we credit the $2,000 back to the customer if she hires us, which is fine because it's really just wrapped into the total cost of a project anyways. If I could get an architect to charge a dollar a square foot for design development plans, is basically a lost leader for the construction documents, And then agree to a fixed price for construction documents I can make that architect $150,000 a year in income easily with no expenses. People don't become architects to run businesses though people become architects to design buildings. | You set your own fees as an architect. You have to figure out how to be efficient with your time. Don't draw stuff that doesn't need to be drawn. Don't redesign for free. As with every other business you have to determine what your expectes revenue is and figure out how to keep expenses as low as possible if you want higher profits. | 1 | 463 | 2.833333 | ||
pgmdqd | architecture_train | 0.98 | Finding ways to earn more as an architect. Considering the years of training, long hours and stresses of the job, I feel that architects should be better financially compensated. I’d like to just open out the question. How can we earn more? What’s everyone’s thoughts on how the profession needs to evolve to today’s world? I stumbled upon a course called architect as a developer by Johnathan Segal and found the concept interesting, does anyone have any thoughts on this. | hbcizjl | hbd0myc | 1,630,607,472 | 1,630,614,457 | 7 | 17 | My dad sold some patents for building material products he created and moved to doing his own residential developments. This also allowed him to set his own brief and experiment. | As a GC I can tell you my experience. Most architects are too busy justifying their own existence to actually figure out a way to produce their work faster and get out of their own way. As an example I run a design build firm, customer called me up on Friday said that she wanted to remodel her house and build an addition, I called her back within an hour and scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, Tuesday we did a preliminary meeting to discuss feasibility. We charge $1 a square foot for design development plans, she agreed, I sent her an e-sign contract she can pay online. She signed and paid $2,000 that night. I spent an hour on Wednesday measuring her house and taking photos, another hour today putting those measurements into chiefarchitect and sending her her first version of her plans. I'll spend a few more hours on a few more revisions of plans and elevations. All told on this I'll have about 5 to 10 hours of work for which I'll be paid $2,000. The sales pitch is that we credit the $2,000 back to the customer if she hires us, which is fine because it's really just wrapped into the total cost of a project anyways. If I could get an architect to charge a dollar a square foot for design development plans, is basically a lost leader for the construction documents, And then agree to a fixed price for construction documents I can make that architect $150,000 a year in income easily with no expenses. People don't become architects to run businesses though people become architects to design buildings. | 0 | 6,985 | 2.428571 | ||
pgmdqd | architecture_train | 0.98 | Finding ways to earn more as an architect. Considering the years of training, long hours and stresses of the job, I feel that architects should be better financially compensated. I’d like to just open out the question. How can we earn more? What’s everyone’s thoughts on how the profession needs to evolve to today’s world? I stumbled upon a course called architect as a developer by Johnathan Segal and found the concept interesting, does anyone have any thoughts on this. | hbcpffm | hbd0myc | 1,630,610,029 | 1,630,614,457 | 4 | 17 | Are you talking specifically about architects as employees or generally about the profession? I think if you can actually start a firm and lead it to success you can make a great living. At least that’s how it is here in Germany. | As a GC I can tell you my experience. Most architects are too busy justifying their own existence to actually figure out a way to produce their work faster and get out of their own way. As an example I run a design build firm, customer called me up on Friday said that she wanted to remodel her house and build an addition, I called her back within an hour and scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, Tuesday we did a preliminary meeting to discuss feasibility. We charge $1 a square foot for design development plans, she agreed, I sent her an e-sign contract she can pay online. She signed and paid $2,000 that night. I spent an hour on Wednesday measuring her house and taking photos, another hour today putting those measurements into chiefarchitect and sending her her first version of her plans. I'll spend a few more hours on a few more revisions of plans and elevations. All told on this I'll have about 5 to 10 hours of work for which I'll be paid $2,000. The sales pitch is that we credit the $2,000 back to the customer if she hires us, which is fine because it's really just wrapped into the total cost of a project anyways. If I could get an architect to charge a dollar a square foot for design development plans, is basically a lost leader for the construction documents, And then agree to a fixed price for construction documents I can make that architect $150,000 a year in income easily with no expenses. People don't become architects to run businesses though people become architects to design buildings. | 0 | 4,428 | 4.25 | ||
pgmdqd | architecture_train | 0.98 | Finding ways to earn more as an architect. Considering the years of training, long hours and stresses of the job, I feel that architects should be better financially compensated. I’d like to just open out the question. How can we earn more? What’s everyone’s thoughts on how the profession needs to evolve to today’s world? I stumbled upon a course called architect as a developer by Johnathan Segal and found the concept interesting, does anyone have any thoughts on this. | hbcqk5j | hbccgll | 1,630,610,479 | 1,630,604,842 | 14 | 10 | I think about this every day and can't seem to find a good answer. All the solutions I see basically encourage overworking, assuming extra risk, or switching careers entirely, which are all things that shouldn't be required to attain fair pay. I'm sure it's doable. I don't know anyone expecting outrageous pay, just something a bit more reasonable compared to our current situation. I'd be interested to hear others' thoughts on this. | I feel you’re correct but unlike similar industries like they have no superstars who attract the majority of the best paying jobs. There is a mentality issue where people only pay crazy money for landmark projects and thinks streets and towns are unimportant. You can transfer your skills into furniture and industrial design if you have an entrepreneurial feeling. | 1 | 5,637 | 1.4 | ||
pgmdqd | architecture_train | 0.98 | Finding ways to earn more as an architect. Considering the years of training, long hours and stresses of the job, I feel that architects should be better financially compensated. I’d like to just open out the question. How can we earn more? What’s everyone’s thoughts on how the profession needs to evolve to today’s world? I stumbled upon a course called architect as a developer by Johnathan Segal and found the concept interesting, does anyone have any thoughts on this. | hbcizjl | hbcqk5j | 1,630,607,472 | 1,630,610,479 | 7 | 14 | My dad sold some patents for building material products he created and moved to doing his own residential developments. This also allowed him to set his own brief and experiment. | I think about this every day and can't seem to find a good answer. All the solutions I see basically encourage overworking, assuming extra risk, or switching careers entirely, which are all things that shouldn't be required to attain fair pay. I'm sure it's doable. I don't know anyone expecting outrageous pay, just something a bit more reasonable compared to our current situation. I'd be interested to hear others' thoughts on this. | 0 | 3,007 | 2 | ||
pgmdqd | architecture_train | 0.98 | Finding ways to earn more as an architect. Considering the years of training, long hours and stresses of the job, I feel that architects should be better financially compensated. I’d like to just open out the question. How can we earn more? What’s everyone’s thoughts on how the profession needs to evolve to today’s world? I stumbled upon a course called architect as a developer by Johnathan Segal and found the concept interesting, does anyone have any thoughts on this. | hbcqk5j | hbcpffm | 1,630,610,479 | 1,630,610,029 | 14 | 4 | I think about this every day and can't seem to find a good answer. All the solutions I see basically encourage overworking, assuming extra risk, or switching careers entirely, which are all things that shouldn't be required to attain fair pay. I'm sure it's doable. I don't know anyone expecting outrageous pay, just something a bit more reasonable compared to our current situation. I'd be interested to hear others' thoughts on this. | Are you talking specifically about architects as employees or generally about the profession? I think if you can actually start a firm and lead it to success you can make a great living. At least that’s how it is here in Germany. | 1 | 450 | 3.5 | ||
pgmdqd | architecture_train | 0.98 | Finding ways to earn more as an architect. Considering the years of training, long hours and stresses of the job, I feel that architects should be better financially compensated. I’d like to just open out the question. How can we earn more? What’s everyone’s thoughts on how the profession needs to evolve to today’s world? I stumbled upon a course called architect as a developer by Johnathan Segal and found the concept interesting, does anyone have any thoughts on this. | hbdcy8l | hbccgll | 1,630,619,874 | 1,630,604,842 | 11 | 10 | Honestly, I think our best place would be Architect as Developer. My spouse is a developer (one of the good ones that think creatively and are passionate about creating great environments that serve the community they are in, not boilerplate fit plan tear downs.) and gets to have an effect on waaaaay more than architects ever have. We were trained (most of us anyway) with creative solutions and vision in mind. Unfortunately we are always at step one when we get a project not at step zero. They already have a project in mind for a site a certain specific requirements for their pro forma. So we end up just programming and drafting and working through code issues. But with our thinking and training combined with a knowledge of development and making projects work and practical, I think we have such a better built environment than the one that is just built by finance bros. Also developers make twice as much money as architects. | I feel you’re correct but unlike similar industries like they have no superstars who attract the majority of the best paying jobs. There is a mentality issue where people only pay crazy money for landmark projects and thinks streets and towns are unimportant. You can transfer your skills into furniture and industrial design if you have an entrepreneurial feeling. | 1 | 15,032 | 1.1 | ||
pgmdqd | architecture_train | 0.98 | Finding ways to earn more as an architect. Considering the years of training, long hours and stresses of the job, I feel that architects should be better financially compensated. I’d like to just open out the question. How can we earn more? What’s everyone’s thoughts on how the profession needs to evolve to today’s world? I stumbled upon a course called architect as a developer by Johnathan Segal and found the concept interesting, does anyone have any thoughts on this. | hbdcy8l | hbczg8b | 1,630,619,874 | 1,630,613,994 | 11 | 6 | Honestly, I think our best place would be Architect as Developer. My spouse is a developer (one of the good ones that think creatively and are passionate about creating great environments that serve the community they are in, not boilerplate fit plan tear downs.) and gets to have an effect on waaaaay more than architects ever have. We were trained (most of us anyway) with creative solutions and vision in mind. Unfortunately we are always at step one when we get a project not at step zero. They already have a project in mind for a site a certain specific requirements for their pro forma. So we end up just programming and drafting and working through code issues. But with our thinking and training combined with a knowledge of development and making projects work and practical, I think we have such a better built environment than the one that is just built by finance bros. Also developers make twice as much money as architects. | You set your own fees as an architect. You have to figure out how to be efficient with your time. Don't draw stuff that doesn't need to be drawn. Don't redesign for free. As with every other business you have to determine what your expectes revenue is and figure out how to keep expenses as low as possible if you want higher profits. | 1 | 5,880 | 1.833333 | ||
pgmdqd | architecture_train | 0.98 | Finding ways to earn more as an architect. Considering the years of training, long hours and stresses of the job, I feel that architects should be better financially compensated. I’d like to just open out the question. How can we earn more? What’s everyone’s thoughts on how the profession needs to evolve to today’s world? I stumbled upon a course called architect as a developer by Johnathan Segal and found the concept interesting, does anyone have any thoughts on this. | hbcizjl | hbdcy8l | 1,630,607,472 | 1,630,619,874 | 7 | 11 | My dad sold some patents for building material products he created and moved to doing his own residential developments. This also allowed him to set his own brief and experiment. | Honestly, I think our best place would be Architect as Developer. My spouse is a developer (one of the good ones that think creatively and are passionate about creating great environments that serve the community they are in, not boilerplate fit plan tear downs.) and gets to have an effect on waaaaay more than architects ever have. We were trained (most of us anyway) with creative solutions and vision in mind. Unfortunately we are always at step one when we get a project not at step zero. They already have a project in mind for a site a certain specific requirements for their pro forma. So we end up just programming and drafting and working through code issues. But with our thinking and training combined with a knowledge of development and making projects work and practical, I think we have such a better built environment than the one that is just built by finance bros. Also developers make twice as much money as architects. | 0 | 12,402 | 1.571429 | ||
pgmdqd | architecture_train | 0.98 | Finding ways to earn more as an architect. Considering the years of training, long hours and stresses of the job, I feel that architects should be better financially compensated. I’d like to just open out the question. How can we earn more? What’s everyone’s thoughts on how the profession needs to evolve to today’s world? I stumbled upon a course called architect as a developer by Johnathan Segal and found the concept interesting, does anyone have any thoughts on this. | hbcpffm | hbdcy8l | 1,630,610,029 | 1,630,619,874 | 4 | 11 | Are you talking specifically about architects as employees or generally about the profession? I think if you can actually start a firm and lead it to success you can make a great living. At least that’s how it is here in Germany. | Honestly, I think our best place would be Architect as Developer. My spouse is a developer (one of the good ones that think creatively and are passionate about creating great environments that serve the community they are in, not boilerplate fit plan tear downs.) and gets to have an effect on waaaaay more than architects ever have. We were trained (most of us anyway) with creative solutions and vision in mind. Unfortunately we are always at step one when we get a project not at step zero. They already have a project in mind for a site a certain specific requirements for their pro forma. So we end up just programming and drafting and working through code issues. But with our thinking and training combined with a knowledge of development and making projects work and practical, I think we have such a better built environment than the one that is just built by finance bros. Also developers make twice as much money as architects. | 0 | 9,845 | 2.75 | ||
pgmdqd | architecture_train | 0.98 | Finding ways to earn more as an architect. Considering the years of training, long hours and stresses of the job, I feel that architects should be better financially compensated. I’d like to just open out the question. How can we earn more? What’s everyone’s thoughts on how the profession needs to evolve to today’s world? I stumbled upon a course called architect as a developer by Johnathan Segal and found the concept interesting, does anyone have any thoughts on this. | hbd50y5 | hbdcy8l | 1,630,616,198 | 1,630,619,874 | 2 | 11 | How much is more? How does the pay compare with similarly trained fields of work? So much about pay has to do with whims of the market and what the industry is paying. The path that one has to take for architecture is littered with various walls, hoops, and barriers. Clients, be they small or big developers do not want to pay for much, but expect a lot. In the old days a small architecture firm had to have a stable of draftsmen. My father and his partner were the architects and they had 4-6 draftsmen. In later years (1980s) when he scaled down, and did fewer jobs he had to do the drafting himself. I still puzzle over the fact that today many architects have to do their own drafting. Even with the computers that is a lot of work. | Honestly, I think our best place would be Architect as Developer. My spouse is a developer (one of the good ones that think creatively and are passionate about creating great environments that serve the community they are in, not boilerplate fit plan tear downs.) and gets to have an effect on waaaaay more than architects ever have. We were trained (most of us anyway) with creative solutions and vision in mind. Unfortunately we are always at step one when we get a project not at step zero. They already have a project in mind for a site a certain specific requirements for their pro forma. So we end up just programming and drafting and working through code issues. But with our thinking and training combined with a knowledge of development and making projects work and practical, I think we have such a better built environment than the one that is just built by finance bros. Also developers make twice as much money as architects. | 0 | 3,676 | 5.5 | ||
pgmdqd | architecture_train | 0.98 | Finding ways to earn more as an architect. Considering the years of training, long hours and stresses of the job, I feel that architects should be better financially compensated. I’d like to just open out the question. How can we earn more? What’s everyone’s thoughts on how the profession needs to evolve to today’s world? I stumbled upon a course called architect as a developer by Johnathan Segal and found the concept interesting, does anyone have any thoughts on this. | hbe82iv | hbczg8b | 1,630,634,437 | 1,630,613,994 | 7 | 6 | Im considering only fans personally. As for making money from architecture, fees seem dictated by the lowest bidder. Something my dad (also in the field) talks about a lot. I think there is a bigger cultural issue where firms are in such tight competition - which forces firms to try and undercut each other. But thats capitalism for ya. So idk. The system is fucked. | You set your own fees as an architect. You have to figure out how to be efficient with your time. Don't draw stuff that doesn't need to be drawn. Don't redesign for free. As with every other business you have to determine what your expectes revenue is and figure out how to keep expenses as low as possible if you want higher profits. | 1 | 20,443 | 1.166667 | ||
pgmdqd | architecture_train | 0.98 | Finding ways to earn more as an architect. Considering the years of training, long hours and stresses of the job, I feel that architects should be better financially compensated. I’d like to just open out the question. How can we earn more? What’s everyone’s thoughts on how the profession needs to evolve to today’s world? I stumbled upon a course called architect as a developer by Johnathan Segal and found the concept interesting, does anyone have any thoughts on this. | hbczg8b | hbcpffm | 1,630,613,994 | 1,630,610,029 | 6 | 4 | You set your own fees as an architect. You have to figure out how to be efficient with your time. Don't draw stuff that doesn't need to be drawn. Don't redesign for free. As with every other business you have to determine what your expectes revenue is and figure out how to keep expenses as low as possible if you want higher profits. | Are you talking specifically about architects as employees or generally about the profession? I think if you can actually start a firm and lead it to success you can make a great living. At least that’s how it is here in Germany. | 1 | 3,965 | 1.5 | ||
pgmdqd | architecture_train | 0.98 | Finding ways to earn more as an architect. Considering the years of training, long hours and stresses of the job, I feel that architects should be better financially compensated. I’d like to just open out the question. How can we earn more? What’s everyone’s thoughts on how the profession needs to evolve to today’s world? I stumbled upon a course called architect as a developer by Johnathan Segal and found the concept interesting, does anyone have any thoughts on this. | hbcpffm | hbe82iv | 1,630,610,029 | 1,630,634,437 | 4 | 7 | Are you talking specifically about architects as employees or generally about the profession? I think if you can actually start a firm and lead it to success you can make a great living. At least that’s how it is here in Germany. | Im considering only fans personally. As for making money from architecture, fees seem dictated by the lowest bidder. Something my dad (also in the field) talks about a lot. I think there is a bigger cultural issue where firms are in such tight competition - which forces firms to try and undercut each other. But thats capitalism for ya. So idk. The system is fucked. | 0 | 24,408 | 1.75 | ||
pgmdqd | architecture_train | 0.98 | Finding ways to earn more as an architect. Considering the years of training, long hours and stresses of the job, I feel that architects should be better financially compensated. I’d like to just open out the question. How can we earn more? What’s everyone’s thoughts on how the profession needs to evolve to today’s world? I stumbled upon a course called architect as a developer by Johnathan Segal and found the concept interesting, does anyone have any thoughts on this. | hbe82iv | hbdi66i | 1,630,634,437 | 1,630,622,246 | 7 | 3 | Im considering only fans personally. As for making money from architecture, fees seem dictated by the lowest bidder. Something my dad (also in the field) talks about a lot. I think there is a bigger cultural issue where firms are in such tight competition - which forces firms to try and undercut each other. But thats capitalism for ya. So idk. The system is fucked. | One of my friends emigrated to Switzerland because there architects earn between 5000-7000 chf instead of the shitty 2000€ in Italy, in Italy architects are treated soo poorly while civil engineers (like me) gets almost double | 1 | 12,191 | 2.333333 | ||
pgmdqd | architecture_train | 0.98 | Finding ways to earn more as an architect. Considering the years of training, long hours and stresses of the job, I feel that architects should be better financially compensated. I’d like to just open out the question. How can we earn more? What’s everyone’s thoughts on how the profession needs to evolve to today’s world? I stumbled upon a course called architect as a developer by Johnathan Segal and found the concept interesting, does anyone have any thoughts on this. | hbe82iv | hbdr70m | 1,630,634,437 | 1,630,626,506 | 7 | 3 | Im considering only fans personally. As for making money from architecture, fees seem dictated by the lowest bidder. Something my dad (also in the field) talks about a lot. I think there is a bigger cultural issue where firms are in such tight competition - which forces firms to try and undercut each other. But thats capitalism for ya. So idk. The system is fucked. | What do you consider good money? That'll help define where you need to go... but how an architect can earn more: 1. Be a good and efficient architect/principal = very good $ For just a bit more salary consider: 2. Look for related but complementary fields. - university architect - project management - land or building development, in-house architect or facilitator - institutional owner rep. - become a small contractor and build your business... but you don't need to be an architect - equipment or finishes sales | 1 | 7,931 | 2.333333 | ||
pgmdqd | architecture_train | 0.98 | Finding ways to earn more as an architect. Considering the years of training, long hours and stresses of the job, I feel that architects should be better financially compensated. I’d like to just open out the question. How can we earn more? What’s everyone’s thoughts on how the profession needs to evolve to today’s world? I stumbled upon a course called architect as a developer by Johnathan Segal and found the concept interesting, does anyone have any thoughts on this. | hbd50y5 | hbe82iv | 1,630,616,198 | 1,630,634,437 | 2 | 7 | How much is more? How does the pay compare with similarly trained fields of work? So much about pay has to do with whims of the market and what the industry is paying. The path that one has to take for architecture is littered with various walls, hoops, and barriers. Clients, be they small or big developers do not want to pay for much, but expect a lot. In the old days a small architecture firm had to have a stable of draftsmen. My father and his partner were the architects and they had 4-6 draftsmen. In later years (1980s) when he scaled down, and did fewer jobs he had to do the drafting himself. I still puzzle over the fact that today many architects have to do their own drafting. Even with the computers that is a lot of work. | Im considering only fans personally. As for making money from architecture, fees seem dictated by the lowest bidder. Something my dad (also in the field) talks about a lot. I think there is a bigger cultural issue where firms are in such tight competition - which forces firms to try and undercut each other. But thats capitalism for ya. So idk. The system is fucked. | 0 | 18,239 | 3.5 | ||
pgmdqd | architecture_train | 0.98 | Finding ways to earn more as an architect. Considering the years of training, long hours and stresses of the job, I feel that architects should be better financially compensated. I’d like to just open out the question. How can we earn more? What’s everyone’s thoughts on how the profession needs to evolve to today’s world? I stumbled upon a course called architect as a developer by Johnathan Segal and found the concept interesting, does anyone have any thoughts on this. | hbdi66i | hbd50y5 | 1,630,622,246 | 1,630,616,198 | 3 | 2 | One of my friends emigrated to Switzerland because there architects earn between 5000-7000 chf instead of the shitty 2000€ in Italy, in Italy architects are treated soo poorly while civil engineers (like me) gets almost double | How much is more? How does the pay compare with similarly trained fields of work? So much about pay has to do with whims of the market and what the industry is paying. The path that one has to take for architecture is littered with various walls, hoops, and barriers. Clients, be they small or big developers do not want to pay for much, but expect a lot. In the old days a small architecture firm had to have a stable of draftsmen. My father and his partner were the architects and they had 4-6 draftsmen. In later years (1980s) when he scaled down, and did fewer jobs he had to do the drafting himself. I still puzzle over the fact that today many architects have to do their own drafting. Even with the computers that is a lot of work. | 1 | 6,048 | 1.5 | ||
pgmdqd | architecture_train | 0.98 | Finding ways to earn more as an architect. Considering the years of training, long hours and stresses of the job, I feel that architects should be better financially compensated. I’d like to just open out the question. How can we earn more? What’s everyone’s thoughts on how the profession needs to evolve to today’s world? I stumbled upon a course called architect as a developer by Johnathan Segal and found the concept interesting, does anyone have any thoughts on this. | hbd50y5 | hbdr70m | 1,630,616,198 | 1,630,626,506 | 2 | 3 | How much is more? How does the pay compare with similarly trained fields of work? So much about pay has to do with whims of the market and what the industry is paying. The path that one has to take for architecture is littered with various walls, hoops, and barriers. Clients, be they small or big developers do not want to pay for much, but expect a lot. In the old days a small architecture firm had to have a stable of draftsmen. My father and his partner were the architects and they had 4-6 draftsmen. In later years (1980s) when he scaled down, and did fewer jobs he had to do the drafting himself. I still puzzle over the fact that today many architects have to do their own drafting. Even with the computers that is a lot of work. | What do you consider good money? That'll help define where you need to go... but how an architect can earn more: 1. Be a good and efficient architect/principal = very good $ For just a bit more salary consider: 2. Look for related but complementary fields. - university architect - project management - land or building development, in-house architect or facilitator - institutional owner rep. - become a small contractor and build your business... but you don't need to be an architect - equipment or finishes sales | 0 | 10,308 | 1.5 | ||
f18f3p | architecture_train | 0.93 | [ask] Is there an online database for accessing high-res cutaways and floor plans of historic buildings, such as medieval European castles? | fh38uso | fh2ow7y | 1,581,266,192 | 1,581,258,928 | 7 | 6 | This wiki, in German, has several dozen good articles on spatial planning of Medieval-Renaissance buildings. I guess you can use Google Translate if you don't read German. | This would be super cool. Looking forward to others answers as well. | 1 | 7,264 | 1.166667 | ||
9pazhk | architecture_train | 1 | [ask] What is your favourite article regarding bad architecture? Just looking to read about bad architecture through the eyes of people smarter than me. Any journalistic piece, any structure, any publication. | e80wsga | e80gqgw | 1,539,898,916 | 1,539,885,953 | 4 | 3 | Tom Wole wrote a funny takedown of 20th Century architecture called From Bauhaus to Our House, but it's probably 45 years old now, and it's been 40 years since I read it. McMansion Hell is a great blog, but it is mostly a takedown or residential single-family dwellings. Prince Charles wrote one called A Vision of Britain or something like that, in which he derided modern architecture. Again, about 40 years old, and he's a twat whose favourite architect was probably Christopher Wren. | There was that youtube video of Paul Joseph Watson tearing into modern architecture. I don't agree with him at all but it's mainly him ripping on Brutalism, calling out modern architecture. He basically says modern architecture is for soy-boi-beta-cucks and just makes himself look ignorant with his lack of knowledge of architecture. He points out things like Boston City Hall and bad modernist housing complex's, things we already know were failures. He also praises things like Classicalism because of the beauty. And i cant argue with him there but he missed the point of the way those structures were built. Some took over a century to build and mostly using slave labor or indentured servants. It's just funny to me i guess cause the only Alt-right kid i went to studio with was really into brutalism. Its hard to find the video now, it got a copyright strike. But its call "why modern architecture sucks". when ever I'm sad and need a laugh, i watch a fucking idiot trash subject he doesn't understand. Edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0q2suRiax0 found it. | 1 | 12,963 | 1.333333 | ||
a6b4jg | architecture_train | 0.89 | [ask]What is your favourite exterior building facade material or product? My firm uses a combination of phenolic panels, metal siding, and curtain wall in practically every design. I'd like to explore some new options. I am always blown away by the_donnies (instagram) and his unique facade designs. | ebwgmuh | ebv484e | 1,544,952,562 | 1,544,906,130 | 2 | 1 | ImageWall by Zahner is pretty cool. Equitone Facades seems to have nice stuff. They love spamming Facebook and archdaily ads. thornton tomasetti pretty much has a hand in most projects with complex facade systems. they have an impressive portfolio of building skins I'm always jealous of what the Europeans have though. They have way more facade products than the US | Foamed aluminum panels | 1 | 46,432 | 2 | ||
fhn8to | architecture_train | 0.72 | [ask] how is COVID-19 effecting your relationship to architecture I recently heard that some universities throughout the US are moving to digital platforms to continue coursework which made me wonder how that might be effecting students now or if studios are still open but just have big cleanups happening. On the opposite spectrum for those in the professional field, I've heard some friends in smaller offices who has projects that have been put on hold because the dow slope is in decline and influencing decisions to put down money in general and if anyone is having flashbacks to 10-15 years ago. Different diagnosis but any similar experiential symptoms perhaps? as a young designer who only got into the field a few years ago I don't hold the same memory as some who went to school to join the field to have been laid off due to the financial crisis. | fkca4e0 | fkc6f13 | 1,584,048,821 | 1,584,046,695 | 12 | 5 | Well, I am sure I could transition very easily from revitting and shitposting in Reddit for 8 hours a day in the office to revitting and shitposting in Reddit for 8 hours a day in my house. 90% of my working hours are revit and emails, and the remaining 10% are design meetings that already use skype anyway to discuss with outside consultants. | Business as usual until someone gets sick and starts the quarantine domino | 1 | 2,126 | 2.4 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx0my3e | gx0kntu | 1,620,216,792 | 1,620,215,321 | 24 | 15 | Focus on learning all you can about the firm you work for. Gain an understanding of all that management does right and does wrong. Study how they bill and market to clients and develop relationships with the clients you work for. Prep for your licensing exam and have your firm pay for it and the test. Save money. . . Then, when you are ready, make the jump and open your own office. | Become really good | 1 | 1,471 | 1.6 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx0mjt5 | gx0my3e | 1,620,216,546 | 1,620,216,792 | 11 | 24 | Get out of architecture | Focus on learning all you can about the firm you work for. Gain an understanding of all that management does right and does wrong. Study how they bill and market to clients and develop relationships with the clients you work for. Prep for your licensing exam and have your firm pay for it and the test. Save money. . . Then, when you are ready, make the jump and open your own office. | 0 | 246 | 2.181818 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx0my3e | gx0lsux | 1,620,216,792 | 1,620,216,066 | 24 | 0 | Focus on learning all you can about the firm you work for. Gain an understanding of all that management does right and does wrong. Study how they bill and market to clients and develop relationships with the clients you work for. Prep for your licensing exam and have your firm pay for it and the test. Save money. . . Then, when you are ready, make the jump and open your own office. | Check your contract and join a union | 1 | 726 | 24,000 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx0my3e | gx0mre5 | 1,620,216,792 | 1,620,216,677 | 24 | -1 | Focus on learning all you can about the firm you work for. Gain an understanding of all that management does right and does wrong. Study how they bill and market to clients and develop relationships with the clients you work for. Prep for your licensing exam and have your firm pay for it and the test. Save money. . . Then, when you are ready, make the jump and open your own office. | I think IT companies often hire people with ‘architect’ in the job title and 6 figure salaries, does that count? | 1 | 115 | -24 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx0lsux | gx0mjt5 | 1,620,216,066 | 1,620,216,546 | 0 | 11 | Check your contract and join a union | Get out of architecture | 0 | 480 | 11,000 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx0tr1g | gx15dc0 | 1,620,220,561 | 1,620,225,947 | 6 | 10 | Become an engineer | Do architects pay lower for the amount of work you do? Compared to what? Stacking shelves in a supermarket pays less, being a commercial lawyer pays more, I think architects are somewhere in the middle. Working for a practice (UK) my salary rose pretty fast as soon as I became indispensable, I happened to be pretty good at turning around upset clients and keeping people happy and keeping technicians motivated. Later with my own practice I have always earned enough, while alternating between working insanely hard when big projects come in, and then taking weeks off to go travelling. I think you need always to remember that you are an architect because you like designing buildings and working with people and being in a creative community. As a whole, the job is as rewarding as you make it. So my 2 cents is dedicate yourself to architecture, do a sideline job if you must, but I think it is better to live cheap in the early days and give it your best. | 0 | 5,386 | 1.666667 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx15dc0 | gx0njlo | 1,620,225,947 | 1,620,217,153 | 10 | 2 | Do architects pay lower for the amount of work you do? Compared to what? Stacking shelves in a supermarket pays less, being a commercial lawyer pays more, I think architects are somewhere in the middle. Working for a practice (UK) my salary rose pretty fast as soon as I became indispensable, I happened to be pretty good at turning around upset clients and keeping people happy and keeping technicians motivated. Later with my own practice I have always earned enough, while alternating between working insanely hard when big projects come in, and then taking weeks off to go travelling. I think you need always to remember that you are an architect because you like designing buildings and working with people and being in a creative community. As a whole, the job is as rewarding as you make it. So my 2 cents is dedicate yourself to architecture, do a sideline job if you must, but I think it is better to live cheap in the early days and give it your best. | Run a successful firm. | 1 | 8,794 | 5 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx0lsux | gx15dc0 | 1,620,216,066 | 1,620,225,947 | 0 | 10 | Check your contract and join a union | Do architects pay lower for the amount of work you do? Compared to what? Stacking shelves in a supermarket pays less, being a commercial lawyer pays more, I think architects are somewhere in the middle. Working for a practice (UK) my salary rose pretty fast as soon as I became indispensable, I happened to be pretty good at turning around upset clients and keeping people happy and keeping technicians motivated. Later with my own practice I have always earned enough, while alternating between working insanely hard when big projects come in, and then taking weeks off to go travelling. I think you need always to remember that you are an architect because you like designing buildings and working with people and being in a creative community. As a whole, the job is as rewarding as you make it. So my 2 cents is dedicate yourself to architecture, do a sideline job if you must, but I think it is better to live cheap in the early days and give it your best. | 0 | 9,881 | 10,000 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx0sjmq | gx15dc0 | 1,620,219,932 | 1,620,225,947 | 1 | 10 | I feel for pay finding a firm that actually pays decent and move up the ladder, from what I’ve seen this is the best move is making the moves toward leadership etc I feel. | Do architects pay lower for the amount of work you do? Compared to what? Stacking shelves in a supermarket pays less, being a commercial lawyer pays more, I think architects are somewhere in the middle. Working for a practice (UK) my salary rose pretty fast as soon as I became indispensable, I happened to be pretty good at turning around upset clients and keeping people happy and keeping technicians motivated. Later with my own practice I have always earned enough, while alternating between working insanely hard when big projects come in, and then taking weeks off to go travelling. I think you need always to remember that you are an architect because you like designing buildings and working with people and being in a creative community. As a whole, the job is as rewarding as you make it. So my 2 cents is dedicate yourself to architecture, do a sideline job if you must, but I think it is better to live cheap in the early days and give it your best. | 0 | 6,015 | 10 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx0mre5 | gx15dc0 | 1,620,216,677 | 1,620,225,947 | -1 | 10 | I think IT companies often hire people with ‘architect’ in the job title and 6 figure salaries, does that count? | Do architects pay lower for the amount of work you do? Compared to what? Stacking shelves in a supermarket pays less, being a commercial lawyer pays more, I think architects are somewhere in the middle. Working for a practice (UK) my salary rose pretty fast as soon as I became indispensable, I happened to be pretty good at turning around upset clients and keeping people happy and keeping technicians motivated. Later with my own practice I have always earned enough, while alternating between working insanely hard when big projects come in, and then taking weeks off to go travelling. I think you need always to remember that you are an architect because you like designing buildings and working with people and being in a creative community. As a whole, the job is as rewarding as you make it. So my 2 cents is dedicate yourself to architecture, do a sideline job if you must, but I think it is better to live cheap in the early days and give it your best. | 0 | 9,270 | -10 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx0njlo | gx0tr1g | 1,620,217,153 | 1,620,220,561 | 2 | 6 | Run a successful firm. | Become an engineer | 0 | 3,408 | 3 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx0lsux | gx0tr1g | 1,620,216,066 | 1,620,220,561 | 0 | 6 | Check your contract and join a union | Become an engineer | 0 | 4,495 | 6,000 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx0sjmq | gx0tr1g | 1,620,219,932 | 1,620,220,561 | 1 | 6 | I feel for pay finding a firm that actually pays decent and move up the ladder, from what I’ve seen this is the best move is making the moves toward leadership etc I feel. | Become an engineer | 0 | 629 | 6 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx0mre5 | gx0tr1g | 1,620,216,677 | 1,620,220,561 | -1 | 6 | I think IT companies often hire people with ‘architect’ in the job title and 6 figure salaries, does that count? | Become an engineer | 0 | 3,884 | -6 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx2bn4i | gx34u4y | 1,620,243,520 | 1,620,256,260 | 3 | 4 | Not only about atchitecture but... Communication is key! Learn how you should communicate with your boss, with your client, with your team etc... opens a lot of doors in your career. | Become good at what you do. Dress for the position you want, not the position you have. Act with confidence. | 0 | 12,740 | 1.333333 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx34u4y | gx0njlo | 1,620,256,260 | 1,620,217,153 | 4 | 2 | Become good at what you do. Dress for the position you want, not the position you have. Act with confidence. | Run a successful firm. | 1 | 39,107 | 2 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx29oiy | gx34u4y | 1,620,242,713 | 1,620,256,260 | 2 | 4 | Studying 7-10 years just to earn 35k is not inductive enough? With firms bolstering unpaid overtime as a normality and being very against HR as any reputable source of complaint? | Become good at what you do. Dress for the position you want, not the position you have. Act with confidence. | 0 | 13,547 | 2 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx34u4y | gx0lsux | 1,620,256,260 | 1,620,216,066 | 4 | 0 | Become good at what you do. Dress for the position you want, not the position you have. Act with confidence. | Check your contract and join a union | 1 | 40,194 | 4,000 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx0sjmq | gx34u4y | 1,620,219,932 | 1,620,256,260 | 1 | 4 | I feel for pay finding a firm that actually pays decent and move up the ladder, from what I’ve seen this is the best move is making the moves toward leadership etc I feel. | Become good at what you do. Dress for the position you want, not the position you have. Act with confidence. | 0 | 36,328 | 4 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx0mre5 | gx34u4y | 1,620,216,677 | 1,620,256,260 | -1 | 4 | I think IT companies often hire people with ‘architect’ in the job title and 6 figure salaries, does that count? | Become good at what you do. Dress for the position you want, not the position you have. Act with confidence. | 0 | 39,583 | -4 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx0njlo | gx2bn4i | 1,620,217,153 | 1,620,243,520 | 2 | 3 | Run a successful firm. | Not only about atchitecture but... Communication is key! Learn how you should communicate with your boss, with your client, with your team etc... opens a lot of doors in your career. | 0 | 26,367 | 1.5 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx29oiy | gx2bn4i | 1,620,242,713 | 1,620,243,520 | 2 | 3 | Studying 7-10 years just to earn 35k is not inductive enough? With firms bolstering unpaid overtime as a normality and being very against HR as any reputable source of complaint? | Not only about atchitecture but... Communication is key! Learn how you should communicate with your boss, with your client, with your team etc... opens a lot of doors in your career. | 0 | 807 | 1.5 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx2bn4i | gx0lsux | 1,620,243,520 | 1,620,216,066 | 3 | 0 | Not only about atchitecture but... Communication is key! Learn how you should communicate with your boss, with your client, with your team etc... opens a lot of doors in your career. | Check your contract and join a union | 1 | 27,454 | 3,000 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx0sjmq | gx2bn4i | 1,620,219,932 | 1,620,243,520 | 1 | 3 | I feel for pay finding a firm that actually pays decent and move up the ladder, from what I’ve seen this is the best move is making the moves toward leadership etc I feel. | Not only about atchitecture but... Communication is key! Learn how you should communicate with your boss, with your client, with your team etc... opens a lot of doors in your career. | 0 | 23,588 | 3 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx2bn4i | gx0mre5 | 1,620,243,520 | 1,620,216,677 | 3 | -1 | Not only about atchitecture but... Communication is key! Learn how you should communicate with your boss, with your client, with your team etc... opens a lot of doors in your career. | I think IT companies often hire people with ‘architect’ in the job title and 6 figure salaries, does that count? | 1 | 26,843 | -3 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx0njlo | gx4dj7w | 1,620,217,153 | 1,620,281,177 | 2 | 3 | Run a successful firm. | There plenty of money to be made if your not in architecture. For example, if you persue highly into tech , alot of BIM Managers and Tech Managers make 100k+. Another method is to work for a construction company , which is my path. Sure the work is boring but pay is extremely good and it opens doors for more lucrative opportunities. | 0 | 64,024 | 1.5 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx0njlo | gx0lsux | 1,620,217,153 | 1,620,216,066 | 2 | 0 | Run a successful firm. | Check your contract and join a union | 1 | 1,087 | 2,000 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx0mre5 | gx0njlo | 1,620,216,677 | 1,620,217,153 | -1 | 2 | I think IT companies often hire people with ‘architect’ in the job title and 6 figure salaries, does that count? | Run a successful firm. | 0 | 476 | -2 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx29oiy | gx4dj7w | 1,620,242,713 | 1,620,281,177 | 2 | 3 | Studying 7-10 years just to earn 35k is not inductive enough? With firms bolstering unpaid overtime as a normality and being very against HR as any reputable source of complaint? | There plenty of money to be made if your not in architecture. For example, if you persue highly into tech , alot of BIM Managers and Tech Managers make 100k+. Another method is to work for a construction company , which is my path. Sure the work is boring but pay is extremely good and it opens doors for more lucrative opportunities. | 0 | 38,464 | 1.5 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx0lsux | gx29oiy | 1,620,216,066 | 1,620,242,713 | 0 | 2 | Check your contract and join a union | Studying 7-10 years just to earn 35k is not inductive enough? With firms bolstering unpaid overtime as a normality and being very against HR as any reputable source of complaint? | 0 | 26,647 | 2,000 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx0sjmq | gx29oiy | 1,620,219,932 | 1,620,242,713 | 1 | 2 | I feel for pay finding a firm that actually pays decent and move up the ladder, from what I’ve seen this is the best move is making the moves toward leadership etc I feel. | Studying 7-10 years just to earn 35k is not inductive enough? With firms bolstering unpaid overtime as a normality and being very against HR as any reputable source of complaint? | 0 | 22,781 | 2 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx29oiy | gx0mre5 | 1,620,242,713 | 1,620,216,677 | 2 | -1 | Studying 7-10 years just to earn 35k is not inductive enough? With firms bolstering unpaid overtime as a normality and being very against HR as any reputable source of complaint? | I think IT companies often hire people with ‘architect’ in the job title and 6 figure salaries, does that count? | 1 | 26,036 | -2 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx0lsux | gx4dj7w | 1,620,216,066 | 1,620,281,177 | 0 | 3 | Check your contract and join a union | There plenty of money to be made if your not in architecture. For example, if you persue highly into tech , alot of BIM Managers and Tech Managers make 100k+. Another method is to work for a construction company , which is my path. Sure the work is boring but pay is extremely good and it opens doors for more lucrative opportunities. | 0 | 65,111 | 3,000 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx0sjmq | gx4dj7w | 1,620,219,932 | 1,620,281,177 | 1 | 3 | I feel for pay finding a firm that actually pays decent and move up the ladder, from what I’ve seen this is the best move is making the moves toward leadership etc I feel. | There plenty of money to be made if your not in architecture. For example, if you persue highly into tech , alot of BIM Managers and Tech Managers make 100k+. Another method is to work for a construction company , which is my path. Sure the work is boring but pay is extremely good and it opens doors for more lucrative opportunities. | 0 | 61,245 | 3 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx4dj7w | gx0mre5 | 1,620,281,177 | 1,620,216,677 | 3 | -1 | There plenty of money to be made if your not in architecture. For example, if you persue highly into tech , alot of BIM Managers and Tech Managers make 100k+. Another method is to work for a construction company , which is my path. Sure the work is boring but pay is extremely good and it opens doors for more lucrative opportunities. | I think IT companies often hire people with ‘architect’ in the job title and 6 figure salaries, does that count? | 1 | 64,500 | -3 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx0sjmq | gx0lsux | 1,620,219,932 | 1,620,216,066 | 1 | 0 | I feel for pay finding a firm that actually pays decent and move up the ladder, from what I’ve seen this is the best move is making the moves toward leadership etc I feel. | Check your contract and join a union | 1 | 3,866 | 1,000 | ||
n5duwa | architecture_train | 1 | How can an architect earn more than the average salary? Tips and advice how to earn more as an architect? I've read that architects pay lower for the amount of the work they do. Should I do sidelines jobs? Or should I dedicate myself to architecture? Anyways I'm still a student and preparing for the future. Thanks in advance for your answers. | gx0sjmq | gx0mre5 | 1,620,219,932 | 1,620,216,677 | 1 | -1 | I feel for pay finding a firm that actually pays decent and move up the ladder, from what I’ve seen this is the best move is making the moves toward leadership etc I feel. | I think IT companies often hire people with ‘architect’ in the job title and 6 figure salaries, does that count? | 1 | 3,255 | -1 | ||
cdfdle | architecture_train | 1 | [Ask] Looking for book recommendations As the title says, I'm interested in reading more about architecture. History, theory, even fiction that relies on architecture (like The name of the rose). Anything that would be considered essential for an architect. | ettwrdm | ettqlq3 | 1,563,198,293 | 1,563,192,688 | 3 | 1 | Peter Zumthor’s Thinking Architecture if you haven’t read it already | Fountainhead | 1 | 5,605 | 3 | ||
cdfdle | architecture_train | 1 | [Ask] Looking for book recommendations As the title says, I'm interested in reading more about architecture. History, theory, even fiction that relies on architecture (like The name of the rose). Anything that would be considered essential for an architect. | ettqlq3 | etudtdr | 1,563,192,688 | 1,563,210,309 | 1 | 3 | Fountainhead | The Imperfect City: On Architectural Judgment Essential for any architect or person interested in architectural theory. | 0 | 17,621 | 3 | ||
cdfdle | architecture_train | 1 | [Ask] Looking for book recommendations As the title says, I'm interested in reading more about architecture. History, theory, even fiction that relies on architecture (like The name of the rose). Anything that would be considered essential for an architect. | ettqlq3 | etvl0mm | 1,563,192,688 | 1,563,238,153 | 1 | 2 | Fountainhead | Two really good ones, classics that every architecture student comes across at one point or another: *Complexity and Contradiction* by Robert Venturi and *Delirious New York* by Rem Koolhaas | 0 | 45,465 | 2 | ||
k7hzlk | architecture_train | 0.85 | A question from a Russian arch. student to all non-Russian arch. students Hello. I am an architecture student from Russia, and I am currently in my second year of uni. I've been reading this subreddit for a while, and I am seeing that students from different countries do projects that vary greatly in scale, complexity, and purpose, and sometimes even study different subjects depending on which country they are getting their architecture education in. So, I would very much like to ask architecture students from outside Russia to describe their learning process. What subjects do you study? What kinds of projects do you create, and in which year of uni? How do professors guide you while you are working on a project? And I will post the description of my learning process later in the comments. | gewxc61 | gevtir1 | 1,607,317,478 | 1,607,294,956 | 3 | 1 | Hey there! I graduated like a decade ago but I'll try to give a little summary of my experience. For reference, I studied architecture in Chicago, USA. First thing to note is my degree was what we call a B.Arch (Bachelor's of Architecture). It's a special 5-year long Bachelor's degree which qualifies me to get my license (if I did a normal 4 year degree I would need to continue my education and get a Master's after). It's a very focused degree, so I didn't need to study a LOT of other things compared to most. I did have to take some classes in math, and one in writing, and several of my choosing in sociology and humanities (I chose to take some basic courses in psychiatry, anthropology, and was able to find one class in the history of Blues music which qualified which was very fun!) Some courses I had to take that are related to architecture, but not architecture included several structural engineering classes, I think 2 or 3 mechanical/plumbing classes, some woodworking classes (focused on model building), and more. We also had a number of classes where we could choose what they were (called 'electives') and one of the ones I did focused on furniture design so I'll include it in this category. Most of my other electives were much more architectural focused - I took several Chicago architecture history classes, a class focused on studying how materials are used in design, and things like that. I also took one class that studied how film/movies and architecture go together. I took several computer program classes to learn the tools - one or two for AutoCAD, one for 3DS max, one for Rhino. I wish I had done one for Revit back then but oh well. I think only the AutoCAD class was fully required, the others were optional. Architecture study is mostly built around the studio classes, where we generally met in class for (3) 4-hour sessions per week. For that, we'd design one project each semester. In our first 3 years we didn't have a choice what studio classes we took (the school had a program they put us through to make sure we learned all the basics), but for our final 2 years we could choose what studio class we wanted to take (and so what kind of building we would design.) In my required 3 years I only really designed 2 things, a fire station and a theater. In my last two years I designed a skyscraper hotel, a pre-manufactured house, an artist community, and one other I'm forgetting right now. We would work with the professor and our classmates on each individually coming up with a concept and then developing that into a final building as the semester progressed. We'd spend time working in class, but mostly class time was an opportunity to talk with the professor about our process, and then they would give us advice. We would also regularly present our designs to our classmates. In addition I took classes on architecture history, residential design, programming (the study of what spaces should go into a building), and running an architecture business. And probably others I'm forgetting. | !remindme 30 hours | 1 | 22,522 | 3 | ||
ln69jv | architecture_train | 0.8 | Why are houses so cheap and is there a better way? Here in Texas we’ve been experiencing Arctic temperatures. The buildings here aren’t really built to withstand that so pipes have been bursting all over the place. I unfortunately experienced this myself. The pipes to an upstairs bathroom were in an attic space with no access and no insulation. I had to cut a hole in the ceiling to get up there, and once I saw how it was set up it was obvious why they burst. There was literally no insulation, just 3 feet of air, then the roof, then outside air. The experience got me thinking of something I wonder about from time to time: why are most houses so...cheap and poorly designed? I understand that money plays the biggest factor here. People are trying to make (or save) money and so either shortcuts are taken or compromises are made, and houses are typically produced with cost being a major factor. Assuming money wasn’t an issue at all, how different would houses be? Would they be designed in a similar matter just with better materials? Or would the design be totally different, with easy access to all systems? I apologize if this is all a bit juvenile. Architecture and design isn’t my field at all. Is there a school of thought or design style that considers these things? Or are there aspects to this I’m not considering? | gnz1x6h | gnyzle0 | 1,613,709,765 | 1,613,708,357 | 4 | 2 | It seriously comes down to cost. Lumber is cheap here and wood frame houses are quick to make. Now because there are so many variables that come with stud walls (insulation, water air vapor thermal, rainscreens etc), builders don’t always have the manpower or time to build to perfection. If cost was no issue, that means time is not an issue, which means builders have the time and architects have the time to agonize over every portion of the construction. You’ll also see more people using concrete if cost wasn’t considered. | The 1940s housing boom, the rise of long work commutes, and the fact that houses are not looked at as something for multiple generations. You are expected to move out and buy your own house as soon as possible. There's an interesting video I saw not that long ago that explains some of it pretty well but I cant remember what it was called. | 1 | 1,408 | 2 | ||
ln69jv | architecture_train | 0.8 | Why are houses so cheap and is there a better way? Here in Texas we’ve been experiencing Arctic temperatures. The buildings here aren’t really built to withstand that so pipes have been bursting all over the place. I unfortunately experienced this myself. The pipes to an upstairs bathroom were in an attic space with no access and no insulation. I had to cut a hole in the ceiling to get up there, and once I saw how it was set up it was obvious why they burst. There was literally no insulation, just 3 feet of air, then the roof, then outside air. The experience got me thinking of something I wonder about from time to time: why are most houses so...cheap and poorly designed? I understand that money plays the biggest factor here. People are trying to make (or save) money and so either shortcuts are taken or compromises are made, and houses are typically produced with cost being a major factor. Assuming money wasn’t an issue at all, how different would houses be? Would they be designed in a similar matter just with better materials? Or would the design be totally different, with easy access to all systems? I apologize if this is all a bit juvenile. Architecture and design isn’t my field at all. Is there a school of thought or design style that considers these things? Or are there aspects to this I’m not considering? | gnz1x6h | gnz1wa1 | 1,613,709,765 | 1,613,709,750 | 4 | 1 | It seriously comes down to cost. Lumber is cheap here and wood frame houses are quick to make. Now because there are so many variables that come with stud walls (insulation, water air vapor thermal, rainscreens etc), builders don’t always have the manpower or time to build to perfection. If cost was no issue, that means time is not an issue, which means builders have the time and architects have the time to agonize over every portion of the construction. You’ll also see more people using concrete if cost wasn’t considered. | Build to last or build to be consumed for a few decades at most, and then torn down? Why make it last in a country where people move often? Generic lowest common denominator designs and features so it can be easily resold, not some quirky or whimsical personalization that others don’t like. Commoditization of everything. Nothing more than necessary to sell. And if consumers are not demanding more or better and have been conditioned to just accept crap, why sink in money into design, delight, durability, or even environment friendliness? As for designing for maintainability so you can access things, probably no one even gave that a thought. Maybe we need to go back to “design our own”, use locally available stones or natural materials like strawbales to keep temperatures stable, rearrange interiors as we need... | 1 | 15 | 4 | ||
ln69jv | architecture_train | 0.8 | Why are houses so cheap and is there a better way? Here in Texas we’ve been experiencing Arctic temperatures. The buildings here aren’t really built to withstand that so pipes have been bursting all over the place. I unfortunately experienced this myself. The pipes to an upstairs bathroom were in an attic space with no access and no insulation. I had to cut a hole in the ceiling to get up there, and once I saw how it was set up it was obvious why they burst. There was literally no insulation, just 3 feet of air, then the roof, then outside air. The experience got me thinking of something I wonder about from time to time: why are most houses so...cheap and poorly designed? I understand that money plays the biggest factor here. People are trying to make (or save) money and so either shortcuts are taken or compromises are made, and houses are typically produced with cost being a major factor. Assuming money wasn’t an issue at all, how different would houses be? Would they be designed in a similar matter just with better materials? Or would the design be totally different, with easy access to all systems? I apologize if this is all a bit juvenile. Architecture and design isn’t my field at all. Is there a school of thought or design style that considers these things? Or are there aspects to this I’m not considering? | gnyzle0 | gnzimgx | 1,613,708,357 | 1,613,722,087 | 2 | 3 | The 1940s housing boom, the rise of long work commutes, and the fact that houses are not looked at as something for multiple generations. You are expected to move out and buy your own house as soon as possible. There's an interesting video I saw not that long ago that explains some of it pretty well but I cant remember what it was called. | Wait... Aren't there building codes for this?? Or how do building codes in the US work? | 0 | 13,730 | 1.5 | ||
ln69jv | architecture_train | 0.8 | Why are houses so cheap and is there a better way? Here in Texas we’ve been experiencing Arctic temperatures. The buildings here aren’t really built to withstand that so pipes have been bursting all over the place. I unfortunately experienced this myself. The pipes to an upstairs bathroom were in an attic space with no access and no insulation. I had to cut a hole in the ceiling to get up there, and once I saw how it was set up it was obvious why they burst. There was literally no insulation, just 3 feet of air, then the roof, then outside air. The experience got me thinking of something I wonder about from time to time: why are most houses so...cheap and poorly designed? I understand that money plays the biggest factor here. People are trying to make (or save) money and so either shortcuts are taken or compromises are made, and houses are typically produced with cost being a major factor. Assuming money wasn’t an issue at all, how different would houses be? Would they be designed in a similar matter just with better materials? Or would the design be totally different, with easy access to all systems? I apologize if this is all a bit juvenile. Architecture and design isn’t my field at all. Is there a school of thought or design style that considers these things? Or are there aspects to this I’m not considering? | gnz1wa1 | gnzimgx | 1,613,709,750 | 1,613,722,087 | 1 | 3 | Build to last or build to be consumed for a few decades at most, and then torn down? Why make it last in a country where people move often? Generic lowest common denominator designs and features so it can be easily resold, not some quirky or whimsical personalization that others don’t like. Commoditization of everything. Nothing more than necessary to sell. And if consumers are not demanding more or better and have been conditioned to just accept crap, why sink in money into design, delight, durability, or even environment friendliness? As for designing for maintainability so you can access things, probably no one even gave that a thought. Maybe we need to go back to “design our own”, use locally available stones or natural materials like strawbales to keep temperatures stable, rearrange interiors as we need... | Wait... Aren't there building codes for this?? Or how do building codes in the US work? | 0 | 12,337 | 3 | ||
ln69jv | architecture_train | 0.8 | Why are houses so cheap and is there a better way? Here in Texas we’ve been experiencing Arctic temperatures. The buildings here aren’t really built to withstand that so pipes have been bursting all over the place. I unfortunately experienced this myself. The pipes to an upstairs bathroom were in an attic space with no access and no insulation. I had to cut a hole in the ceiling to get up there, and once I saw how it was set up it was obvious why they burst. There was literally no insulation, just 3 feet of air, then the roof, then outside air. The experience got me thinking of something I wonder about from time to time: why are most houses so...cheap and poorly designed? I understand that money plays the biggest factor here. People are trying to make (or save) money and so either shortcuts are taken or compromises are made, and houses are typically produced with cost being a major factor. Assuming money wasn’t an issue at all, how different would houses be? Would they be designed in a similar matter just with better materials? Or would the design be totally different, with easy access to all systems? I apologize if this is all a bit juvenile. Architecture and design isn’t my field at all. Is there a school of thought or design style that considers these things? Or are there aspects to this I’m not considering? | gnz2ph3 | gnzimgx | 1,613,710,246 | 1,613,722,087 | 1 | 3 | Wondering the same. I live in a condo building in Austin, TX that is about 10 years old. bought it because it appeared to be weir built (2x6 framing, real oak floors, and PEX plumbing ). During our storms this week, the brand new building next door, had 6 units with burst pipes (all copper). Design and materials appear to be a huge contributing factor to the misery that we're seeing right now in Texas. | Wait... Aren't there building codes for this?? Or how do building codes in the US work? | 0 | 11,841 | 3 | ||
ln69jv | architecture_train | 0.8 | Why are houses so cheap and is there a better way? Here in Texas we’ve been experiencing Arctic temperatures. The buildings here aren’t really built to withstand that so pipes have been bursting all over the place. I unfortunately experienced this myself. The pipes to an upstairs bathroom were in an attic space with no access and no insulation. I had to cut a hole in the ceiling to get up there, and once I saw how it was set up it was obvious why they burst. There was literally no insulation, just 3 feet of air, then the roof, then outside air. The experience got me thinking of something I wonder about from time to time: why are most houses so...cheap and poorly designed? I understand that money plays the biggest factor here. People are trying to make (or save) money and so either shortcuts are taken or compromises are made, and houses are typically produced with cost being a major factor. Assuming money wasn’t an issue at all, how different would houses be? Would they be designed in a similar matter just with better materials? Or would the design be totally different, with easy access to all systems? I apologize if this is all a bit juvenile. Architecture and design isn’t my field at all. Is there a school of thought or design style that considers these things? Or are there aspects to this I’m not considering? | gnyzle0 | go371fv | 1,613,708,357 | 1,613,795,919 | 2 | 3 | The 1940s housing boom, the rise of long work commutes, and the fact that houses are not looked at as something for multiple generations. You are expected to move out and buy your own house as soon as possible. There's an interesting video I saw not that long ago that explains some of it pretty well but I cant remember what it was called. | The cookie-cutter phenomenon is largely the result of financial requirements that need everything checked off and pre-approved ahead of time, so it turns housing into a commodity that just gets plopped there with a hundred other replicas, no consideration for the terrain, sun orientation, neighboring buildings, etc. It doesn't belong to the place, so there's no real love for it, might as well make it cheap, and developers don't care, people can't really fight back because it's too complicated a system of forces to pin it down and find a single cause to blame. The homeowner has no say over it and it feels like they are renting their own house. It's largely the fault of the codes which specify uniform plots along the street like rungs of a ladder, setback into the property with wasted space on all sides, minimum square footages and accessory buildings not permitted, which could enclose the wasted space and improve the aesthetic of the neighborhood. So it's not just stock houses, but also stock plats which might be responsible for the somewhat soul-crushing experience of suburbia. | 0 | 87,562 | 1.5 | ||
ln69jv | architecture_train | 0.8 | Why are houses so cheap and is there a better way? Here in Texas we’ve been experiencing Arctic temperatures. The buildings here aren’t really built to withstand that so pipes have been bursting all over the place. I unfortunately experienced this myself. The pipes to an upstairs bathroom were in an attic space with no access and no insulation. I had to cut a hole in the ceiling to get up there, and once I saw how it was set up it was obvious why they burst. There was literally no insulation, just 3 feet of air, then the roof, then outside air. The experience got me thinking of something I wonder about from time to time: why are most houses so...cheap and poorly designed? I understand that money plays the biggest factor here. People are trying to make (or save) money and so either shortcuts are taken or compromises are made, and houses are typically produced with cost being a major factor. Assuming money wasn’t an issue at all, how different would houses be? Would they be designed in a similar matter just with better materials? Or would the design be totally different, with easy access to all systems? I apologize if this is all a bit juvenile. Architecture and design isn’t my field at all. Is there a school of thought or design style that considers these things? Or are there aspects to this I’m not considering? | go371fv | go0ctkl | 1,613,795,919 | 1,613,745,499 | 3 | 2 | The cookie-cutter phenomenon is largely the result of financial requirements that need everything checked off and pre-approved ahead of time, so it turns housing into a commodity that just gets plopped there with a hundred other replicas, no consideration for the terrain, sun orientation, neighboring buildings, etc. It doesn't belong to the place, so there's no real love for it, might as well make it cheap, and developers don't care, people can't really fight back because it's too complicated a system of forces to pin it down and find a single cause to blame. The homeowner has no say over it and it feels like they are renting their own house. It's largely the fault of the codes which specify uniform plots along the street like rungs of a ladder, setback into the property with wasted space on all sides, minimum square footages and accessory buildings not permitted, which could enclose the wasted space and improve the aesthetic of the neighborhood. So it's not just stock houses, but also stock plats which might be responsible for the somewhat soul-crushing experience of suburbia. | As a 3x home owner, I would never purchase new construction. It's pre-war only for me. New homes are a catastrophe waiting to happen. They all leak. It's like you all forgot what homes are suppose to do. | 1 | 50,420 | 1.5 | ||
ln69jv | architecture_train | 0.8 | Why are houses so cheap and is there a better way? Here in Texas we’ve been experiencing Arctic temperatures. The buildings here aren’t really built to withstand that so pipes have been bursting all over the place. I unfortunately experienced this myself. The pipes to an upstairs bathroom were in an attic space with no access and no insulation. I had to cut a hole in the ceiling to get up there, and once I saw how it was set up it was obvious why they burst. There was literally no insulation, just 3 feet of air, then the roof, then outside air. The experience got me thinking of something I wonder about from time to time: why are most houses so...cheap and poorly designed? I understand that money plays the biggest factor here. People are trying to make (or save) money and so either shortcuts are taken or compromises are made, and houses are typically produced with cost being a major factor. Assuming money wasn’t an issue at all, how different would houses be? Would they be designed in a similar matter just with better materials? Or would the design be totally different, with easy access to all systems? I apologize if this is all a bit juvenile. Architecture and design isn’t my field at all. Is there a school of thought or design style that considers these things? Or are there aspects to this I’m not considering? | gnz1wa1 | go371fv | 1,613,709,750 | 1,613,795,919 | 1 | 3 | Build to last or build to be consumed for a few decades at most, and then torn down? Why make it last in a country where people move often? Generic lowest common denominator designs and features so it can be easily resold, not some quirky or whimsical personalization that others don’t like. Commoditization of everything. Nothing more than necessary to sell. And if consumers are not demanding more or better and have been conditioned to just accept crap, why sink in money into design, delight, durability, or even environment friendliness? As for designing for maintainability so you can access things, probably no one even gave that a thought. Maybe we need to go back to “design our own”, use locally available stones or natural materials like strawbales to keep temperatures stable, rearrange interiors as we need... | The cookie-cutter phenomenon is largely the result of financial requirements that need everything checked off and pre-approved ahead of time, so it turns housing into a commodity that just gets plopped there with a hundred other replicas, no consideration for the terrain, sun orientation, neighboring buildings, etc. It doesn't belong to the place, so there's no real love for it, might as well make it cheap, and developers don't care, people can't really fight back because it's too complicated a system of forces to pin it down and find a single cause to blame. The homeowner has no say over it and it feels like they are renting their own house. It's largely the fault of the codes which specify uniform plots along the street like rungs of a ladder, setback into the property with wasted space on all sides, minimum square footages and accessory buildings not permitted, which could enclose the wasted space and improve the aesthetic of the neighborhood. So it's not just stock houses, but also stock plats which might be responsible for the somewhat soul-crushing experience of suburbia. | 0 | 86,169 | 3 | ||
ln69jv | architecture_train | 0.8 | Why are houses so cheap and is there a better way? Here in Texas we’ve been experiencing Arctic temperatures. The buildings here aren’t really built to withstand that so pipes have been bursting all over the place. I unfortunately experienced this myself. The pipes to an upstairs bathroom were in an attic space with no access and no insulation. I had to cut a hole in the ceiling to get up there, and once I saw how it was set up it was obvious why they burst. There was literally no insulation, just 3 feet of air, then the roof, then outside air. The experience got me thinking of something I wonder about from time to time: why are most houses so...cheap and poorly designed? I understand that money plays the biggest factor here. People are trying to make (or save) money and so either shortcuts are taken or compromises are made, and houses are typically produced with cost being a major factor. Assuming money wasn’t an issue at all, how different would houses be? Would they be designed in a similar matter just with better materials? Or would the design be totally different, with easy access to all systems? I apologize if this is all a bit juvenile. Architecture and design isn’t my field at all. Is there a school of thought or design style that considers these things? Or are there aspects to this I’m not considering? | gnz2ph3 | go371fv | 1,613,710,246 | 1,613,795,919 | 1 | 3 | Wondering the same. I live in a condo building in Austin, TX that is about 10 years old. bought it because it appeared to be weir built (2x6 framing, real oak floors, and PEX plumbing ). During our storms this week, the brand new building next door, had 6 units with burst pipes (all copper). Design and materials appear to be a huge contributing factor to the misery that we're seeing right now in Texas. | The cookie-cutter phenomenon is largely the result of financial requirements that need everything checked off and pre-approved ahead of time, so it turns housing into a commodity that just gets plopped there with a hundred other replicas, no consideration for the terrain, sun orientation, neighboring buildings, etc. It doesn't belong to the place, so there's no real love for it, might as well make it cheap, and developers don't care, people can't really fight back because it's too complicated a system of forces to pin it down and find a single cause to blame. The homeowner has no say over it and it feels like they are renting their own house. It's largely the fault of the codes which specify uniform plots along the street like rungs of a ladder, setback into the property with wasted space on all sides, minimum square footages and accessory buildings not permitted, which could enclose the wasted space and improve the aesthetic of the neighborhood. So it's not just stock houses, but also stock plats which might be responsible for the somewhat soul-crushing experience of suburbia. | 0 | 85,673 | 3 | ||
ln69jv | architecture_train | 0.8 | Why are houses so cheap and is there a better way? Here in Texas we’ve been experiencing Arctic temperatures. The buildings here aren’t really built to withstand that so pipes have been bursting all over the place. I unfortunately experienced this myself. The pipes to an upstairs bathroom were in an attic space with no access and no insulation. I had to cut a hole in the ceiling to get up there, and once I saw how it was set up it was obvious why they burst. There was literally no insulation, just 3 feet of air, then the roof, then outside air. The experience got me thinking of something I wonder about from time to time: why are most houses so...cheap and poorly designed? I understand that money plays the biggest factor here. People are trying to make (or save) money and so either shortcuts are taken or compromises are made, and houses are typically produced with cost being a major factor. Assuming money wasn’t an issue at all, how different would houses be? Would they be designed in a similar matter just with better materials? Or would the design be totally different, with easy access to all systems? I apologize if this is all a bit juvenile. Architecture and design isn’t my field at all. Is there a school of thought or design style that considers these things? Or are there aspects to this I’m not considering? | go00ujv | go371fv | 1,613,738,440 | 1,613,795,919 | 1 | 3 | The passive house movement addresses some of this for energy efficiency and site planning. Google PHIUS or passive huas. Net zero, living building challenge and BREEAM also are resources. Even LEED (with all its historical problems) is something to look at. | The cookie-cutter phenomenon is largely the result of financial requirements that need everything checked off and pre-approved ahead of time, so it turns housing into a commodity that just gets plopped there with a hundred other replicas, no consideration for the terrain, sun orientation, neighboring buildings, etc. It doesn't belong to the place, so there's no real love for it, might as well make it cheap, and developers don't care, people can't really fight back because it's too complicated a system of forces to pin it down and find a single cause to blame. The homeowner has no say over it and it feels like they are renting their own house. It's largely the fault of the codes which specify uniform plots along the street like rungs of a ladder, setback into the property with wasted space on all sides, minimum square footages and accessory buildings not permitted, which could enclose the wasted space and improve the aesthetic of the neighborhood. So it's not just stock houses, but also stock plats which might be responsible for the somewhat soul-crushing experience of suburbia. | 0 | 57,479 | 3 | ||
ln69jv | architecture_train | 0.8 | Why are houses so cheap and is there a better way? Here in Texas we’ve been experiencing Arctic temperatures. The buildings here aren’t really built to withstand that so pipes have been bursting all over the place. I unfortunately experienced this myself. The pipes to an upstairs bathroom were in an attic space with no access and no insulation. I had to cut a hole in the ceiling to get up there, and once I saw how it was set up it was obvious why they burst. There was literally no insulation, just 3 feet of air, then the roof, then outside air. The experience got me thinking of something I wonder about from time to time: why are most houses so...cheap and poorly designed? I understand that money plays the biggest factor here. People are trying to make (or save) money and so either shortcuts are taken or compromises are made, and houses are typically produced with cost being a major factor. Assuming money wasn’t an issue at all, how different would houses be? Would they be designed in a similar matter just with better materials? Or would the design be totally different, with easy access to all systems? I apologize if this is all a bit juvenile. Architecture and design isn’t my field at all. Is there a school of thought or design style that considers these things? Or are there aspects to this I’m not considering? | go02g48 | go371fv | 1,613,739,572 | 1,613,795,919 | 1 | 3 | Here's what I don't get - we could build much better and more houses if we just made them smaller. But every new construction project has to take up 100%+ of the allowable FAR. Why do we need such big houses? Why do we need a bathroom for every bedroom? Why does a family of four need six bedrooms all with walk-in closets? Why do we have living rooms, family rooms, and basement family rooms? Why do we have dining rooms and eat in kitchens and breakfast nooks? We build the least affordable style of housing on the planet in this country and the NHBA whines about "why houses are so expensive to build" and tries to gut the energy code. We only think about two things - resale value and initial cost to build, no one thinks about actually living in the house. Sorry, rant over, nothing to see here. | The cookie-cutter phenomenon is largely the result of financial requirements that need everything checked off and pre-approved ahead of time, so it turns housing into a commodity that just gets plopped there with a hundred other replicas, no consideration for the terrain, sun orientation, neighboring buildings, etc. It doesn't belong to the place, so there's no real love for it, might as well make it cheap, and developers don't care, people can't really fight back because it's too complicated a system of forces to pin it down and find a single cause to blame. The homeowner has no say over it and it feels like they are renting their own house. It's largely the fault of the codes which specify uniform plots along the street like rungs of a ladder, setback into the property with wasted space on all sides, minimum square footages and accessory buildings not permitted, which could enclose the wasted space and improve the aesthetic of the neighborhood. So it's not just stock houses, but also stock plats which might be responsible for the somewhat soul-crushing experience of suburbia. | 0 | 56,347 | 3 | ||
ln69jv | architecture_train | 0.8 | Why are houses so cheap and is there a better way? Here in Texas we’ve been experiencing Arctic temperatures. The buildings here aren’t really built to withstand that so pipes have been bursting all over the place. I unfortunately experienced this myself. The pipes to an upstairs bathroom were in an attic space with no access and no insulation. I had to cut a hole in the ceiling to get up there, and once I saw how it was set up it was obvious why they burst. There was literally no insulation, just 3 feet of air, then the roof, then outside air. The experience got me thinking of something I wonder about from time to time: why are most houses so...cheap and poorly designed? I understand that money plays the biggest factor here. People are trying to make (or save) money and so either shortcuts are taken or compromises are made, and houses are typically produced with cost being a major factor. Assuming money wasn’t an issue at all, how different would houses be? Would they be designed in a similar matter just with better materials? Or would the design be totally different, with easy access to all systems? I apologize if this is all a bit juvenile. Architecture and design isn’t my field at all. Is there a school of thought or design style that considers these things? Or are there aspects to this I’m not considering? | go0hxyk | go371fv | 1,613,748,004 | 1,613,795,919 | 1 | 3 | HGTV | The cookie-cutter phenomenon is largely the result of financial requirements that need everything checked off and pre-approved ahead of time, so it turns housing into a commodity that just gets plopped there with a hundred other replicas, no consideration for the terrain, sun orientation, neighboring buildings, etc. It doesn't belong to the place, so there's no real love for it, might as well make it cheap, and developers don't care, people can't really fight back because it's too complicated a system of forces to pin it down and find a single cause to blame. The homeowner has no say over it and it feels like they are renting their own house. It's largely the fault of the codes which specify uniform plots along the street like rungs of a ladder, setback into the property with wasted space on all sides, minimum square footages and accessory buildings not permitted, which could enclose the wasted space and improve the aesthetic of the neighborhood. So it's not just stock houses, but also stock plats which might be responsible for the somewhat soul-crushing experience of suburbia. | 0 | 47,915 | 3 | ||
ln69jv | architecture_train | 0.8 | Why are houses so cheap and is there a better way? Here in Texas we’ve been experiencing Arctic temperatures. The buildings here aren’t really built to withstand that so pipes have been bursting all over the place. I unfortunately experienced this myself. The pipes to an upstairs bathroom were in an attic space with no access and no insulation. I had to cut a hole in the ceiling to get up there, and once I saw how it was set up it was obvious why they burst. There was literally no insulation, just 3 feet of air, then the roof, then outside air. The experience got me thinking of something I wonder about from time to time: why are most houses so...cheap and poorly designed? I understand that money plays the biggest factor here. People are trying to make (or save) money and so either shortcuts are taken or compromises are made, and houses are typically produced with cost being a major factor. Assuming money wasn’t an issue at all, how different would houses be? Would they be designed in a similar matter just with better materials? Or would the design be totally different, with easy access to all systems? I apologize if this is all a bit juvenile. Architecture and design isn’t my field at all. Is there a school of thought or design style that considers these things? Or are there aspects to this I’m not considering? | go21rcg | go371fv | 1,613,774,080 | 1,613,795,919 | 1 | 3 | Architect from Austria here. The answer to 'Why don't we build better houses' is - because people don't dare. We (as in 'the society' not as 'we architects') have the technology, we have the answers. I am aged 50 (well, nearly), am specialized in sustainable building, have a fully autarcic building under construction. I can design buildings that are durable, derive 50-75% of their heating, cooling and electricity by the sun. However...I have lost count of the number of times people - who passionately complained about the lack of quality in architecture - were unwilling to take even the slightest risk when it came to building their own dream house. Even though there was no risk at all. This is true for Austria which has a pretty high building standard. I did work in the US for a bit...and the combination of extremely cheap energy (the fallout of which is being paid by the community in the end) and scarcity of decent craft knowledge is toxic for the overall quality of building. To put that into perspective: This does lead to the perverse fact that you can rent a flat in Vienna in a building of ahigh technical quality for less money while having better access to transport, commodities and the like (in a city that is top rated for quality of living) than it costs to rent a 'low cost' flat in the suburbs of for example Austin, Texas . Tldr: you can build absolutely exemplary buildings. It's no secret how to do it. You just need to want to do it. You can build in massive wood construction, you can use solar energy, you can design high quality living spaces. All that is possible....and its even possible _at cost_. But only if you as consumer _demand it_. So go out there...and _demand_. There are tons of professionals who would love to step up. | The cookie-cutter phenomenon is largely the result of financial requirements that need everything checked off and pre-approved ahead of time, so it turns housing into a commodity that just gets plopped there with a hundred other replicas, no consideration for the terrain, sun orientation, neighboring buildings, etc. It doesn't belong to the place, so there's no real love for it, might as well make it cheap, and developers don't care, people can't really fight back because it's too complicated a system of forces to pin it down and find a single cause to blame. The homeowner has no say over it and it feels like they are renting their own house. It's largely the fault of the codes which specify uniform plots along the street like rungs of a ladder, setback into the property with wasted space on all sides, minimum square footages and accessory buildings not permitted, which could enclose the wasted space and improve the aesthetic of the neighborhood. So it's not just stock houses, but also stock plats which might be responsible for the somewhat soul-crushing experience of suburbia. | 0 | 21,839 | 3 | ||
ln69jv | architecture_train | 0.8 | Why are houses so cheap and is there a better way? Here in Texas we’ve been experiencing Arctic temperatures. The buildings here aren’t really built to withstand that so pipes have been bursting all over the place. I unfortunately experienced this myself. The pipes to an upstairs bathroom were in an attic space with no access and no insulation. I had to cut a hole in the ceiling to get up there, and once I saw how it was set up it was obvious why they burst. There was literally no insulation, just 3 feet of air, then the roof, then outside air. The experience got me thinking of something I wonder about from time to time: why are most houses so...cheap and poorly designed? I understand that money plays the biggest factor here. People are trying to make (or save) money and so either shortcuts are taken or compromises are made, and houses are typically produced with cost being a major factor. Assuming money wasn’t an issue at all, how different would houses be? Would they be designed in a similar matter just with better materials? Or would the design be totally different, with easy access to all systems? I apologize if this is all a bit juvenile. Architecture and design isn’t my field at all. Is there a school of thought or design style that considers these things? Or are there aspects to this I’m not considering? | go0ctkl | gnz1wa1 | 1,613,745,499 | 1,613,709,750 | 2 | 1 | As a 3x home owner, I would never purchase new construction. It's pre-war only for me. New homes are a catastrophe waiting to happen. They all leak. It's like you all forgot what homes are suppose to do. | Build to last or build to be consumed for a few decades at most, and then torn down? Why make it last in a country where people move often? Generic lowest common denominator designs and features so it can be easily resold, not some quirky or whimsical personalization that others don’t like. Commoditization of everything. Nothing more than necessary to sell. And if consumers are not demanding more or better and have been conditioned to just accept crap, why sink in money into design, delight, durability, or even environment friendliness? As for designing for maintainability so you can access things, probably no one even gave that a thought. Maybe we need to go back to “design our own”, use locally available stones or natural materials like strawbales to keep temperatures stable, rearrange interiors as we need... | 1 | 35,749 | 2 |
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