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After careful consideration, I believe architecture is a career that I…
After careful consideration, I believe architecture is a career that I want to pursue.
Introduction and reasoning of architecture
Affinity toward architecture
Allows me to be creative and inspirational
Enjoyable job shadow day experience
Family has architects in it , and they love their job
Previously took a weekend course in the occupation while in middle school
A few negatives
2nd most likely occupation to get burnout; high stress
92 percent of architects work over 40 hours a week
working conditions can be mentally and physically frustrating; but firms are working toward stopping this
Female architects are 5 times more able to endure the job than males
Description of Architecture and Job duties
Design all kinds of structures; whether private or public or small or large
Architects must adhere to local and state building laws, and the structural designs must be specific enough to cover all detail
Meets with clients to discuss design ideas, feasibility, and prices; do environmental research
Architects often collaborate with related fields and they oversee a project until construction is finished
projected to grow 7 % from 2014 to 202
Hand drawing skills are still a major part of the job even though computer aided design and drafting has become more mainstream
Education and Steps to becoming an architect
Internship and Required Tests
1 to 3 year internship
Must be completed before you can take the exam
First year intern salaries are rising from 42,000 to 3,000 to 10,000 more
When hiring, firms look to personality, then portfolio, then work experience. GPA isn’t a huge factor
Testing process
8 to 9 individual exams; can take up to 2 weeks to complete
Once these steps are completed, you can apply for a license through the state of Kentucky where all those steps are required plus an initial application fee
free 18 month membership to AIA
Need to pass the ARE which is a multiple part exam testing multiple segments of architecture
The AIA helps young architects by preparing you for the exam
Architectural market
Job Outlook
projected to grow 7 % from 2014 to 2024
Growth in health care services for the aging “Baby Boomer” population and in “green design” which is efficient architecture meant to better environmental conditions
Architects employment is dependent upon the construction industry
Also, with a lot of recent graduates there is a lot of competition, especially at big firms, for employment options
Kentucky statistics
280-990 architects in KY; quotient between .4-.8; annual mean wage between 53,070-73,070
Small architect metropolitan with Louisville to Cincinnati
Statistics in the US as a whole
California, New York, Texas, Florida, and Illinois have the most architects employed in that order
Annual mean wage goes Georgia, Massachusetts, California, New York, North Carolina
Metropolitan areas with highest employment: NYC, Chicago, LA, DC, San Fran, Seattle, Dallas, Houston, Boston, Denver
The college experience
Kentucky colleges
University of Kentucky
UK offers a bachelor’s and master’s degree of architecture
30th best school is south and 99th in USA
UK teaching quality is 3 out of 5 stars; UK overall programs is 4 out of 5 stars
average tuition is 26,000
Always have wanted to go there
Top colleges
Undergraduate: Cornell, Cal Poly, Syracuse, Rice, Virginia Poly, Texas, Rhode Island School of Design, Pratt Institute, Auburn, South Carolina
Graduate: Harvard, Cornell, MIT, Columbia, Yale
Personal Feeling and Satisfaction toward job
My experience
I liked that it was fast-paced
This added to the job satisfaction for me
Communication. with clients
One of the most important parts of the architectural process is the communication between architect and client
However, this step is often overlooked by both the architect and the client
It is recommended that architects adapt to today’s communication processes
Communication classes and training should be given to architects to better their skills
The more communication involved in the process, the happier the architect and the client will be
Communication is an important part of the process and it shouldn’t be overlooked
There was a lot of collaboration
This leads to working with a lot of likable people
Teamwork has always been highly valued in my eyes
Went to a job site
Appreciated that it wasn't just a desk job
Parts of the job that promote satisfaction
However, not succeeding can bring emotions down
Others experiences and studies
My job shadow
Loved his job because it was challenging and demanding
However, it was very stressful to him at times
Others in the firm
Spent 1200 hours on projects with a lot of answering questions
That is a lot of time for me on just one project
I like interacting with people, but just answering questions is boring to me
In the UK, only 2 percent of architects liked their jobs
Interaction with clients promotes social satisfaction
The job is challenging and allows for expression of creativity
I actually enjoy doing it
Opportunities
Pay
median pay was 76,930; Median hourly wage was 36.99
Bottom 10 percent less than 46,600; hourly 22.40
Top 10 percent more than 129,810; hourly 62.41
Allows for good income to have a family or something else with heavy economic needs that I may be interested in
Employers may pay for continued education
Types of architecture
Urban Planner
Needed due to increased urbanization
Requires problem-solving and adaptability
Architects cover demographic and economic challenges, as well as sustainable development
Challenging nature interest me
Research Architect
Representation methods are changing dramatically due to increased technology and design software
These architects enhance the new tools for the best ability of architects
Changing the field is appealing
Political Architect
It has a discipline in organizing society
Architecture influencing politics, instead of the other way around
Have always had a strong interest in politics
Possibility to impact the future
Primary task of future architects is communication design
Architects will have a lot of influence in 25 years
Technology and the world is changing to give new oppurtunities. Architects need to change with this to get the most out of all this
Conclusion and Decision
Others Career Opportunities from architecture
Architectural manager
Construction manager
Drafting/design
Negatives
Could get stuck with boring project for 3 months
3 year licensing process to become an architect
Have to continuously pay more money for education during your career
Positives
Socially and Emotionally suitable
Fits for financial needs
I enjoy the overall idea of being an architect
Resources are there for me to succeed: like the AIA
Outweigh the negatives
Decision
I want to pursue a career in architecture