Architect’s Dress Code‏

7 November 2008 | Category: Architecture Humour
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I received an email with the subject ‘architect’s dress code‏’ from Martin Nagy. He found photos on google and he compiled them on list so now it is easy to see that the most favorite color for architects to wear is Black :)

Reminds me of my previous post on Architect’s Outfit. Coincident? Even the guys from the Toy Factory has this impression that architect’s favorite colour is black.

Thanks Martin!

Apart from their dress code, the other similarities among the male architects are either bald or balding.

p.s. do email me those crazy and funny architectural related images and articles.

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14 Comments

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  1. Pau
    on November 7th, 2008
    1

    Fantastic post! But.. where is Le Corbusier with his glasses? Hummm =)

  2. sarah
    on November 8th, 2008
    2

    its so very true. architects love black.

  3. Martin
    on November 8th, 2008
    3

    Thanks for posting this :) well of course there are lot of other architects even from past that wear black, but it will be veeery long to post them all. Anyway u can do the same as me Google it out and post it here so we can see who else is joining this club.

  4. selophane
    on November 8th, 2008
    4

    The “basic black” uniform of many architects is also the outfit de rigeur of other design professionals: fashion designers, photographers, artists, etc. I would have to assume that this is four fold:
    1) Our closets hold infinite combinations of clothes – everything matches!
    2) We cannot be mistaken for engineers and those who dwell in the right brain world.
    3) Black is slimming, so we always look thinner than we are.
    4) It is a hold over from a more refined period where “office casual” was not in the clothing cannon.

  5. Calvin Ngan
    on November 8th, 2008
    5

    @selophane

    Yeah, probably it is the weather as well. Cold, windy, snowing… I’ve never come across architects in Malaysia (hot and humid) wearing black all the time.

  6. vishnukumar
    on November 9th, 2008
    6

    When ever i ask an outfit what it wants to be – it says black.

  7. Alec
    on November 13th, 2008
    7

    you might enjoy seeing Mr. Glasses…

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywo_v2YZNxA

  8. Randel
    on November 18th, 2008
    8

    black is classic and timeless.

  9. MsUnreliable
    on November 18th, 2008
    9

    Calvin Ngan – black is definitely the colour of choice for Australian architects too, so I’m not convinced that weather has much to do with it. :)

  10. nsa
    on November 23rd, 2008
    10

    uh.. it’s like limkw (Limkokwing University)

  11. Simone
    on December 18th, 2008
    11

    Why do architects wear black?

    …you might like this: :-)

    http://deconarch.wordpress.com/2008/12/18/why-do-architects-wear-black/

    Maybe there’s an answer to this mysterious question!

  12. Marc
    on January 30th, 2009
    12

    Eisenman’s tie is cute.

  13. evap
    on February 4th, 2009
    13

    …and from now on I also wear black:
    “Erick van Egeraat Associates has plunged into insolvency after the sudden cancellation of projects sparked a cashflow crisis at the firm”
    I regret!

  14. nyss
    on February 19th, 2009
    14

    black? maybe cos it complements our eyebags and ink-smudged hands :D

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