architects
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- ukit
They make more money than us, and designing giant buildings serves as a constant reaffirmation of their manhood. In what ways are we better?
- Tark0
archinect doesn't have an FMT!
- ********0
same difference
- JackRyan0
You have to either own your own firm and get lucky, or work for a large firm for 20+ years before you actually get to design anything of consequence,
- yea, i hear they don't get paid much and are considered an intern for a long time before they see the big $$$Tark
- yes this is a fair point********
- mia_free0
id like to date an architect
- armsbottomer0
*pours salt in wound
- ********0
I think for every one which make it there is 500 who do not. Its about 11 year training? Plus many years at placement for no wage, and if you survive cut throat competition for senior interest in you ideas... well maybe. Who knows. Not for me.
- formed0
Not sure who is telling you that architect's make a lot of money. With two degrees in architecture and most friends in the field I can assure you that they don't.
Technically, you are an 'intern' until licensed, which requires IDP (intern development program) points/hours, then 9 exams. This takes anywhere from about 3 - 10 years after graduation (from a professional school, meaning a master's or 5 year bach).
I personally left the profession (in a traditional sense) to start my own company (3D, web and graphic design). Let's just say I have no regrets.
- ukit0
Let's say I'm an architect 10 years into my career working at a good firm. How much can I expect to pull in?
- 75krobotron3k
- i know all this cause my bro-inlaw is an very good architect and i've heard his stories for years...robotron3k
- that's about right, probably 65-90formed
- That is true********
- jfletcher0
Architects probably don't hang out on internet boards with trolls....
- You think they hang around hedge fund boards maybe?TheBlueOne
- That's where I would be if I were an architect :)jfletcher
- robotron3k0
ukit, you smokin' crack boy... architects make no money. zero, zilcho, nada. esp. out of school. that's why they become information "architects" and work at interactive shops. they can make like 80k per year using drafting skills.
- tkmeister0
I make more money than most of my architect's friends. I also work a lot less hours and actually get to enjoy other fine things in life.
i recently met up with some of my classmates from school. One works at Frank Gehry and it's great to hear about the projects he's working on. What they work on is totally on a different scale and I miss practicing architecture. BUT, I don't miss enough to ever wanting to go back. I'd be happy to design my own apartment or house.
i assume once they are in their late 40-50's having their own practice, then they can begin to pull a lot more money. But that's a long way to go and also only handful of them succeed.
- urban100
formed... i did the same. went through college and earned my b.arch and worked at a few firms during school (residency, summer internships, etc). i was doing freelance graphic and web design during school on the sign for money, and during my final year after getting larger freelance projects it hit me... i don't want to go through IDP hell just to make something of myself or career. nor do i want to suffer through creativity-stifling work for 10+ years.
now i have gone totally freelance (moving towards company) and like formed have no regrets, and make quite a bit more money than my fellow architecture graduates working at architecture firms now. i do miss architecture as an area of study and still do research and personal experimentation with it, but definitely don't miss the profession!
- ribit0
Aren't architects part of 'us' on QBN?
- I didn't know there were any hereukit
- show of hands?ribit
- here, looks like urban10 is tooformed
- I am too.waterhouse
- rafalski0
hah.. I thought about it recently.. this is a profession you get more money and respect as you age..
Our profession (at least the web) isn't even as old as a seasoned architect.
- ********0
I have a good friend that has his own boutique architectural firm. He is an extremely talented minimal, modern eco-chic designer and all his does is complain about not making enough money. My guess is that he is making about $100k for himself before taxes. Considering he works about 65 hours a week that is not not much at all.
- nearestexit0
depends a lot on the city, the size of the firm, and the type of work the firm is doing. i worked at a one-man shop (well, i guess it was two when i was there) as a cad monkey. got paid very little but i was still in school at the time. i also worked in larger firm and was paid about 25/hr, but again, i was still a student. generally speaking, i'd say architects make less money starting out then a typical web designer/developer.