Any architects on this board? I have some questions. . .

I wanted to be an architect when I was a kid.

(11-09-2011 07:00 PM)troy4ever21 Wrote:  I wanted to be an architect when I was a kid.

Me too, but the 10% unemployment for the profession is turning me off to pursuing it further. I know a lot was caused by the housing crash, and I'd like to get a feel for the future of the profession from someone with closer knowledge of the profession.

i didn't think he was serious. i thought he was pulling a costanza.

I'm not an architect, but I have a friend that is an unemployed architect.

(11-09-2011 07:21 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  i didn't think he was serious. i thought he was pulling a costanza.

I only watch funny TV shows.

A lot of it depends on where you are and what you want to do. Would designing Taco Bells be "artistically" beneath you? A lot of architects say yes, but there is plenty of that type of work to be done.

Who knows what the economy will look like once you're out of your internship.

(11-10-2011 09:43 AM)johnnylightnin Wrote:  Who knows what the economy will look like once you're out of your internship.

That's why I wanna talk with someone who saw what it was like before, and might have a better idea of where it is going, and when it will get there.