Welcome to the blog about the madness of architecture....
Let me start by saying that I speak from the vantage point of being in and around the profession for the last 11 years.
And now we get into it...
Way back yonder, when I first got interested into architecture. Race never occurred to me that it would be of relevance and interest to me. I was a teenager who was focused on creating the next Fallingwater or anything that was monumental.
When I got to architecture school, I found how "fluffy" it could be as well as disconnected from the real world..... then for good measure.. the issue of race was a veil for peers and professors to sullen works or disagree with my approach.
Then after graduation. Feeling empowered by a degree, ambition, and optimism. I soon realized that everything I THOUGHT I knew and learned was for naught. Though the consistency of cultural differences continue to pervade the learning process thus forming an unnerving constant, it has forced me to question my own desires, merit and value, which in its own way has made me stronger.. but I wonder at this juncture how many werent' able to continue or lost their love or desire for this beautiful craft.
If you relate to this... whether architecture or anything design-related feel free to share
LDS
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sup Leroy,
I totally agree with the since of "disconnectedness" between school in the real world. I too have earned my degree feeling its worth something, and come to find out I should have been working harder at trying to secure a stable internship, while in school. This in turn could have led to a more substantial position. This in itself totally works against you.
I feel a need to focus more on the practical applications you will have to apply in the workforce, like construction document preparation, current design technologies, and some sort of field site surveys understanding building mechanics. Then have practical assignments with real world scenarios that can be applied directly to a working professional portfolio demonstrating your abilities and level of knowledge. Without these tasks everything is an up-hill battle, no matter what level of education you have.
I'm finding companies are far more interested in your ability to produce, then your capability of taking an abstract idea and making it look beautiful.
-yo boy,
Ish
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