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Cokie
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 Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 2:51 am Post subject: Lost, future.... |
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Going to grad soon, plan to start work in January next year... but now I'm lost... Already study architecture for the past 6 years, and now doing the final semester... and yet.. feel so lost. Am I suitable in this career? Am I a designer? Am I an architect? I have totally no idea. I'm not condidence with my design skills, that's what make me feel so lost... ... what should I be?
And a question for architect, is it possible if I focus more on the project management instead of design?
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allee
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| Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 12:49 pm Post subject: Cokie, Cokie, Cokie |
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Cokie,
Ordinarily I wouldn't respond to this thread but your soliloquy struck a chord somewhere.
In order to find a direction for your career n architecture, you have to determine what it is that you find meaning in.
If it is in helping others, maybe you can look at doing some work for Habitat for Humanity. If it is in design for the sake of design, you can enter into some design competitions. Is it possible for you to ask a professor at school to be your personal mentor and maybe s/he could provide some useful feedback as to what are your strengths and more important what are your weaknesses and areas in need of improvement.
It sounds like you had a few bad crits and design reviews and now your sense of confidence is shaken but all it takes is to ally yourself with a sense of purpose greater than yourself to propell you and get the fire in your belly.
We've all felt this way at one point or another and it baffles me as to why some profs don't enter into a more supportive role rather than cutting up students for kicks and to establish their superiority over people less experienced than them. But luckily there are some profs that are nice and will guide you and find ways to get you inspired and be supportive of your efforts. Find these latter profs. And get their feedback.
I'm not an architect but that is my 2 cents. And project management is an option but you have to ask yourself if you enjoy that more, the building science aspects or aesthetic design, or historic conservation and preservation or sustainable design, or town planning, etc. etc. etc.
Personally I find sustainable design interesting as well as cutting edge building science and ecclesiastical design. What do you find interesting?
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Cokie
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| Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for reply.. ^_^ ..
I'm in such a matter that not confidence to my desgin is not because of my profs, but friends. They didnt crtisice my design, but just when I saw their desgin skills and compare with myself, I found out that I'm a way too slow and the sense of aesthetic is not that strong. Also, I feel that I'm better in management, that's why I have the thought to change over that.
However, I think that can be learn when I come to work. About the building type, I'm more interest in human things.. I dont know how to describe, but for my final thesis, I'm doing Healing Architecture for a Mental Health Clinic. The healing is not the main of my interest, but the mental health clinic..
Things that I'm worry about now is that, there are too many architects in this world (especially in my country) that turn into some sort of "contractor architect", that work only for money and not others.. I'm kind of worry that I'll be like that too.....
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allee
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| Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 9:26 am Post subject: Public Service Architecture |
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Cokie,
I think that public service architecture- hospitals and clinics and infrastructure such as fire, EMS and police stations-have an important role in society. You thesis topic sounds like a good one because it would be in that vein. I guess the main concerns for your thesis are comfort and safety of the patients and the efficacy of the layout for medical personnel. Maybe you could encorporate some sort of inner garden/courtyard that the patients could visit while recuperating without necessitating them leaving the grounds (for security issues).
I feel as far as fiscal considerations goes, that there is an important role for the financial aspect of doing architecture but if you're more interested in public service, cost does figure into the issue as well because government spending needs to be controlled for such projects and cost overruns avoided.
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Cokie
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| Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:55 am Post subject: Public Service Architecture |
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Allee,
In my country, this kind of architecture has their own 'standard'... The standard I mean here is not those safety standard, but the way they build. For example, all the public schools have 2 staircase on both left and right side of the building, and with toilet that maybe on both side, but maybe one side, depend on the width of the building. Normally we will enter the building from left or right side, so the first thing that we will pass through is normally the toilet! Everyone knows that there is something wrong with that, but still the same design keep on building! I'm quite sure that this is not simply about the costing, but maybe the 'lazy' of the goverment. Not to complain, just wondering why cant they ask some other architect to do better design, I'm sure there are many architect out there would like to give discount on public building like schools (not hospital, because it is a bit too complicated)...
Anyway, I'm interested in that, will try to 'grap' chance to enter that if I have the chance.. Oh, one question. What is 'project architect' all about? I saw this 'post' in newspaper, but not very sure about their role. Thanks!!
Cokie
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allee
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:48 am Post subject: About Project Architect position |
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Cokie,
Project architects primarily head up a project. THey may manage staff who are repsonsible for producing the working drawings/construction documents, check that work. THey may speak with the owner and the consultants (engineering and otherwise) and may speak with the contractor(s). They head up the project and do some construction management and construction administration. They are the "go to" person for the project whenever someone has a question about the project.
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