Following on from this post about Phil Read's class on How to Get Ahead in Architecture, I found these two columns via Architectural Record that make good reading.
The architecture meltdown
One of the coolest creative-class careers has cratered with the economy. Where does architecture go from here?
Featuring great quotes like:
- These days, “We are making less than a cleaning lady,”
- as an educator, I feel like an ayatollah sending kids running into the minefield
- Architects are supposed to be serving society, but I think we’re struggling to maintain our position in society.
and this article
Want a Job? Go to College, and Don’t Major in Architecture
Featuring this chart which shows that architecture graduates have a higher unemployment rate than artists!
Though i am not sure if they are counting the "sandwich-artists" at SUBWAY.
And things are still shitty in Asia too so don't get any ideas.
Architects have a hard time finding their place in society because society doesn't know what an Architect is.
ReplyDeleteSome Architects have a hard time finding a place in society because THEY don't know what an Architect is...
ReplyDeleteErik, spot on!
ReplyDeletebeing able to express the value of our skills in a language that clients/patrons/employers can understand is not unique to the architectural profession, however our architectural education rarely provides insight along these lines.
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