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starkca3
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 Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:00 am Post subject: Didnt make the cut :( |
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got the letter back from the architecture department today >< didnt make it in
is it a big deal? quit? (dont think so)
any advice? at this point i have my minor in architecture completed regardless but would really like to pursue a career in design. means alot.
((sigh))
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Sorry to hear that! Not sure what level a 'minor' is, but you obviously have an interest and commitment to architecture, so don't give up yet.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:08 am Post subject: |
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haha thanks  mm
yea minor is basically i major in something else, such as Landscape archiecture, or art or design then minor is my emphasis
its kind of just putting that extra thing on saying hey, this is what i want to do
thanks for the encouragement !
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| Architects in the US typically get screwed out of their careers by the established architectural firms. As a career choice it is not sound reasoning given the current practices of the employers. If you are wealthy, go for it! |
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starkca3
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| Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:19 am Post subject: |
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and if i am not wealthy? should i just abandon the whole idea?
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i mean i've been doing it two years now, design work that is, and though i still have ALOT to learn i've enjoyed myself thus far despite the ridiculous amount of work.
so i think i'll stick with it and hope for luck whenever i end up graduating :/
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| Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:59 am Post subject: Re: Didnt make the cut :( |
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| starkca3 wrote: | | would really like to pursue a career in design |
bummer.
I don't get it, what exactly is a career in design?
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starkca3
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Hmm that sounds deep. well i suppose to me a "career in design" means that essentially I want my main employment of the future to consist of starting with a set a criteria (or no criteria) and "designing" an object that solves the problem or question at hand in a creative and efficient manner.
Then again, I suppose you're right in that "design" is very much a broad term that doesn't really fit. so I guess that when I say I want to pursue a career in design, I really mean that I want to continue to work in architecture :/ and further my knowledge of the design of architecture and landscape.
Does any of that make sense?
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Yes it does.  Solving problems and questions with an object???
Have you tried making problems for a change, create an event. Give them answers before they ask.
What about building? I have a career in building.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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no it's not the end. Only the beginning if you are serious about being in an architectural program. If not, you'll not, you're likely to get into a school and find the marriage of creative expression and rigorous pragmatics somewhat daunting.
I didnt get into my school of choice the first time, so I took the year and worked in a firm, learning some valuable skills in the practice that actually helped propell me and my ideas throughout the program when I was accepted the following year.
Another option, don't limit your choices to one school. good luck -cg. |
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starkca3
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Yes it does. Very Happy Solving problems and questions with an object???
okay maybe not necessarily with an "object" maybe solving a problem or answering a question with anything. An idea, concept, theme, then forming that into a space or series of spaces that meets the desired criterea?
and as far as building, what exactly does that entail?
innova i hope my story works out as well as yours. definitely want to do architecture thats for sure. when you say that you took a year off and worked in a firm is this referring to trying to get into a grad school program? I was rejected from my undergrad program :/ ><
either way, how do you go about "working in a firm"? I'm going to a meeting within a week or so to possibly start volunteering at seattle architecture foundation so that i might attain some more skill. Though i feel under-qualified even for volunteer work.
As far as considering another school, this has been hiding in the dark corners of my mind for a while now. I've heard that successfully attaining at least an undergrad degree in architecture is much easier at some school s compared to UW. But i very much enjoy UW to the point where im beyond reluctant to leave. Nevertheless, if it comes to that then it comes to that.
Oh another thing, yesterday i found out im only two quarters away from completing a bachelors in art history? O_O. no idea. but decided that i'll use that as a fall back if i again fail at getting into the Landscape architecture program here and the design one. Either way. i still have my minor in architecture completed.
any jobs for art historians?
advice? comments?
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We can include dreams in that list too...
an idea concept theme dream, then forming that into space. fasinating, I'll throw that out at a party sometime and see how it lands. 
What exactly is building................hmmmm let me think.......we'll get into one of those form and function.....
I'll stick my neck out there and say It's the real world for an answer!
I know some art historians. That knowledge comes in handy in the building trades. Helps with the sales pitch.
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haha
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During my involuntary "year off", i didn't do much in terms of proactively applying to schools as the cutoff dates for application had passed on most for which I had an interest. I was accepted to some schools, however I wanted to pursue the program at the same univ. where i took undergrad, as the program was a suitable continuation, plus I liked the study abroad options moreso than what was being offered by the others.
looking for a firm to work in doesnt need to be approached with tons of drafting experience or other. It helps, but what's important is the interest you show toward learning the trade aspect of the profession. You'll learn cad on the job, a sort of trial by fire, but you'll also do some unglorious things like organizing your employer's receipts, yes, arranging coffee and blueprints for meetings just as the horror stories would have you believe. But it's not as bad as that.. I remember having to shuffle some papers from one office to another so they could be reviewed by the AIA Gold committee, turns out, they were Calatrava's original watercolor sketches, so I was fortunate enough to contemplate those for some time.. Nonetheless, you'll learn the inner workings of an architectural office, things they won't teach you in school. In a good program you'll mostly learn about yourself, and carve your own path from there.
I think art history or fine arts would make for a good segue into architecture. I believe when I left school they were beginning to let undergrads apply with basic applied sciences and general history degrees. Although, the competition is pretty thick at good schools so make your work, photos, writings, drawings (more sketches, free form rather than trying to draft for the sake of drafting without cause) count by illustrating them with pride in your work.
One other aspect of architecture is the fact that you'll need to grow some thick skin when it comes to critique. It's there to help you, but sometimes it's difficult to read it as such, when you've spent 48hours straight in the trenches working on something that was completely misunderstood... It IS a great experience however.
Building is building, it's a matter of putting the final touches on an architectural work, just the last in the scaling of the work..the first start with your concepts, your model, the first scales of the work. Good luck. |
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| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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"Building is building, it's a matter of putting the final touches on an architectural work"
That'll make our djswan feel better about himself !
Mr Swan would rather play with words than commit himself to a straight answer -- but we like him anyway. He makes cool things out of sticks, I think.
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