Comments on: Architects, Lawyers and Prostitutes

By: Sbonga

Sbonga — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:12:01 +0000

Im a grade 10 scholar,and i dnt thnk architects are lazy,stupid,and all that bull,i can asure you all that the work we do in class for 3hours is almost 9 drawings and imagine how strained the eyes of the architect drawing or using the CAD software so i totally disagree

By: AK

AK — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:42:04 +0000

Like in any other profession there are always going to be the good and the bad, so it is important to do research before hiring an architect and not just pick the closest one to your house. If you think you know better than the architect with all of your experience – go for it and see what happens.

I think that many people have a very vague understanding for what architect does and tend to greatly oversimplify the process. I think also that people underestimate the patience the architect has to have to deal with ‘clients’ and somehow I get a feeling that some people here are not exactly the model ‘client’.

Also, I find it very interesting how arrogant most civil engineers are. It is important to remember that traditionally architects have a much broader scope and hire civils as consultans – so Goober Squidlis of the world should thank architects who hired them and go and take a few classes themselves.

Another thing to keep in mind is that professional architecture degree (B.Arch) is a five year program as opposed to four-year for most other disciplines and student of any other profession who studied in college offering arch program knows exactly how lazy arch students are. Additionally, to get a license one has pass a series of examinations and to complete the IDP program which generally takes at least 3 years.

So I think that before someone begins bitching about how expensive architect is they should think how much of the money architect keeps after paying all the consultants, overhead, what kind of service he/she provides and if you would do it yourself for less after going through min 8 yrs of study, practice and experience.

Bottom line is architectural profession exists for a reason and if you do your research and hire a good architect (that you get along with) what you pay wouldn’t even begin to cover what you get in return.

By: Kerry Kyriacou

Kerry Kyriacou — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:08:46 +0000

a friend of mine said ‘i don’t need to have sex because architecture screws me all the time’ …..Keep the faith

By: gopz prasoon

gopz prasoon — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:49:19 +0000

guys architects are lazy……….. no doubt! they are lazy wen they are “supposed” to be workin….but there is not a moment wen they arnt workin….! designs run through his before the project commences, while works are goin on… and even after finishing the project….! its just a crazy job!
dats all…!
i know coz i am one!

By: downunder

downunder — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:28:47 +0000

I am an architect, a builder and a project manager. Yes! I have done it all. At the moment, I am making a living being a client’s representative, overseeing the work of project managers. The argument of who is the best, who is more important and who is to blame for mistakes in a building project is interesting and never ending old topic. The nuts on the wheels of a car may not be the most important component. But without them, the wheels will come off and the car will not move even though the engine is running extremely well. We all play a part in making a building and shaping our environment. The reason why architect is normally seen as the lead consultant is because the architect’s conceived idea is the second thing that comes into being after the owner’s wish to create a building. The long chain of events that happen afterwards, resulting in a finished building at the end, all link to the architect’s idea and rely on it as a base for interacting and collaborating with each other to form the building. Is this architect’s idea more important than any other disciplines, design, systems in a building project? May be and may be not. The probability is that if the initial concept is superb, the other disciplines and the end result have a higher chance of being superb. Otherwise, the converse is true. Because of this influence on the outcome that the architect’s idea can make, it puts the architect under the spotlight. However, it does not mean that other players in the process are not as important.

Not sure if it is a suitable analogy. Perhaps the architect’s idea is like the operating system in computing; and all design of various disciplines are like different software operating on this operating system platform.

We all need to learn about our peers’ work in order to collaborate successfully. There is no expert if we take oneself out of context of a team.