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What's positive and negative about being an architect?

Whats the good and bad of being an architect?

  • Im now taking CAD class at school, i want to know what it takes to be an archiect and how did you become one. Also whats the salary you are obtaining now? One more thing...Is ...show more

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    You have to be very good at maths. That's not something people often think about when they think 'architecture' - I know someone who got half way through their training and decided to call it a day as they just could't cope with the level of maths skill required. I can't add 2+2 myself so I've no idea what level you need. Good people skills are also very important for most architects - you would generally have to oversee people/their work/and deal with difficult situations, say when things aren't going (literally!) 'to plan'. Being an architect though - always thought - apart from the maths - what a wonderful career it would be. A marriage of science and art. Very creative and equally demanding also on the logic side. What a great thing to be able to influence the built environment, actually shaping how our world looks, influencing how people interact.

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The rewards can be very high but you will need to be creative and good at both technical issues and management generally. You als get to be a member of the RIBA which some used to say stands for "remember I'm the bloody architect" i.e. your the boss!!!

Alpha Centuri

its a long time in university but salary can be good, big commitment, look at online jobs for salary ranges

Michael

Good: looking at a beautiful building and thinking 'I did that' Bad: Having that beautiful building collapse on to the head of a local dignitary on opening day.

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