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Comment on Why modern architecture is so hideous. by martin

martin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:44:54 +0000

The best style is from 1700-1930 years! So beautiful architecture, doesn’t metter Europe or another continents…

I’m 24 yo and I would like to buy an old home/mansion some day.

Best Wishes!

Comment on I see poor people by gnomasaurus

gnomasaurus — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:36:44 +0000

I can try to throw in some numbers about the salaries of architects in Turkey
an architect working for a municipality gets paid around 2200-3000 TL monthly as net income. (1€ equals roughly 2,5 TL so lets say 880 – 1200 €/mo.)
this is the good pay with 9-5 jobs 5 days a week.
for people who are working for private companies the ranges seem to be:
1-5 years of exp. 1000-1500 TL / mo. (400 to 600 €/mo.)
5+ years of exp. with master or phd. 2000-4000 TL / mo. ( 800 to 1600€/mo.)
we are talking about at least 50hr weeks, so lets stay optimistic and say 200 hrs. in a month

1-5 years of exp. 2-3 €/hr net income
5+ years of exp. with master or phd. 4-8€/hr. net income

Comment on Money, job & sex appeal: Top 10 misconceptions about architects by wm

wm — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:03:10 +0000

True in most cases. But many issues are relative depending where one has established a practice, the scope of work (like the structural/typology issue) or the money issue: where one fits in this classist world society — either by being born into or surrounded by wealth — or have risen the economic ladder ethically or not.

However, the last sentence of #4: …” We don’t have time for free imagination, arty design and other creative nonsense.” — is the most appalling thing of the whole article!

One comes out of Architecture School having done exactly that — “creative sense”!!! (Or else one fails).
Despite the fact that the work environment may or may not be perpetually creative, or one “chooses” solely to immerse into a managerial/technical practice — is up to the individual to keep and architect’s persona. (In other parts of the world, technical/managers have another name altogether: they ARE NOT ARCHITECTS)
The rest of one’s day does not have to be non-creative. The individual is the owner of one’s creative self /soul (unless one has let the bosses kill one’s artistic/architectural convictions — if there was any to begin with…)
The one who does not spend a minute a day of his architectural life in “creative sense” — IS NOT AN ARCHITECT.

Comment on Money, job & sex appeal: Top 10 misconceptions about architects by manmeet-shetty

manmeet-shetty — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:15:47 +0000

ha ha……so we finally realised ,
we are an inconsequential,element,of a necessary industry……..

Comment on Money, job & sex appeal: Top 10 misconceptions about architects by Qubits Toy Co. (@Qubits_Toy)

Qubits Toy Co. (@Qubits_Toy) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:41:26 +0000

20 minutes later I am still laughing – thanks

Comment on Money, job & sex appeal: Top 10 misconceptions about architects by Pj Suttle

Pj Suttle — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:58:34 +0000

Great read! Made me think of my 73 year old Father who wanted badly to become an architect. Yet my Grandfather, I’m told, adamantly was against that notion and made my Father follow in his footsteps, to become, a Special Revenue Agent for the IRS.

It’s uncanny the similarities between the professions or at least the ‘character’ as described in the top 10 compared to my Father.

I’ll most definitely share this with him for Chanukah or shortly thereafter!

Comment on Architectural Autumn of 2011 by Natalia

Natalia — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:53:09 +0000

No-no, Albert… I meant – you know – bits of structural happiness. Gosh! I just love such things! And it’s not only about guillotines))

Comment on Architectural Autumn of 2011 by Albert

Albert — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:28:54 +0000

Well, technically speaking you are right… but some romanticism won’t hurt

Comment on Architectural Autumn of 2011 by Natalia

Natalia — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:43:37 +0000

“Guillotine is a perfect architectural project in which Form & Function are in an absolute harmony…”
all right: it’s technical facility)

Comment on I see poor people by mushmelon

mushmelon — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:16:14 +0000

In USA, near Washington DC… I am licensed architect and LEED AP after having worked my way to this point after starting as an intern draftsman some 25 yrs ago at $13,000 USD per annum. I now make $75,000 per annum and feel it is below market rate for a good economy, but better than good under the current circumstances.

I realize I will never be rich working for an employer, however, I am deeply grateful to have a job at all; particularly one that i enjoy- and it enables me to support a small family in a modest degree of comfort thanks to some prudence and a lot of luck.

Thank you for this informative blog. I see that worldwide we share many of the same problems, and should consider myself even more fortunate..

Best of luck to all of you. I sincerely hope that the global recession turns around soon and we can all enjoy better times ahead.

Comment on Form & Function: degradation of the dilemma by Juicing detox

Juicing detox — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:27:24 +0000

I could not agree with you more..

Comment on I see poor people by Chris

Chris — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:12:28 +0000

I hear you. It’s true this strategy may work well in certain places. I’m in Melbourne Australia, & I have employed this strategy consistently for 10 years now, after starting my practice in 1995. The 1st 5 years I made just about every business mistake possible for an architect, & found I had effectively bought myself a job. A couple of great developer clients & a smart accountant had turned my focus from getting rich from architecture to using the cash flow from my business to invest in property. In Oz good property is a very reliable investment, but I understand that it’s not necessarily like that everywhere. In any case, investing the cash flow in some other income producing or longe term investment is a sound strategy. Use your cash to plant income sources around you. I found property the best, because it tapped into something I had an intimate knowledge, and used my skills specifically as an architect. In the end the architect becomes his own client. Ultimately, I dream of ditching all of my cash flow clients, but I rekon that’s about 10 to 15 years away. It’s what I’m focusing towards. Until then I’m happy to build the practice conventionally, but always having I small project running parallel with the practice at a time. So far it seems to be working quiet well. Let’s hope the property market in Oz remains healthy. In the end, this parallel project work, has lead to us being more independent over the years. We can be a little more selective with the clients we now choose to take on, & we generally try to only take on clients that are willing to accept fair & reasonable fees. Because we are now a little more independent, we can tell the clients who like to squeeze architects fees to take a hike. In this way we can maintain a better balance. This is only my experience, & I’m happy to share it, especially if it gives other architects some hope, or guidance. Chris D

Comment on Why modern architecture is so hideous. by Tom Becker

Tom Becker — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:24:27 +0000

Hey i totally agree with, i recommend you to read the texts of Nikos Salingaros and
“Fractal Geometry in architecture and design” by carl bovill.
This will give you an explanation of why modern and contemporary architecture sucks.

Comment on Dead professions by Albert

Albert — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:32:08 +0000

Work hard, move smart, be persistent, reasonable, flexible… and you will definitely achieve all your personal goals. Even if you need to fuck few rules along the way.

Comment on Dead professions by Sally

Sally — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:26:20 +0000

This is just what I needed to read right now. My parents are constantly worrying about my future as an architect, well, my future in general. As sweet as they are delivered, their concerned words terrify me. I’m still undergrad so this is basically the phase of options. Logic says choose something guaranteed but my fibers say F the rules. I figure I’ll work hard to get where I want. And if that isn’t enough, I guess I’ll just work harder. Aw, that’s corny.. but yeah. Thanks for writing this!

Comment on Anatomy of Architecture by Albert

Albert — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:34:17 +0000

Bizarre is good… rrrr

Comment on Anatomy of Architecture by miphz

miphz — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 09:40:02 +0000

omg, its bizzare …

Comment on Why modern architecture is so hideous. by Hope

Hope — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:07:30 +0000

I also forgot to mention symmetry, also an extremely important element of beauty

Comment on Why modern architecture is so hideous. by Hope

Hope — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:54:39 +0000

I completely agree with you, too many modern buildings are just downright ugly. They’re all either boxes, or if it’s “fancy” enough, it has some random curves in the walls or roof. Both are ugly because they lack harmony and consistency. I think that a lot of people don’t realize that the reason we think that many ancient or old structures are beautiful is because the architects of them made use of fractals (whether by accident or purpose, I don’t know), which are everywhere in nature( take a look at a fern, then at a cathedral, you’ll see the similarities). It’s proven that we are innately attracted to nature, so it would make sense that we are attracted to something that mimics nature. Most modern architecture just doesn’t do that. Whether it’s a sign of our disconnection from nature, a lost art, laziness, poor economy, etc, I suppose it could be all of those. The thing is, we have the ABILITY to create things so much faster and easier than they did back then, so shouldn’t we be using that to create beautiful structures instead of ugly ones?

Comment on Architecture and Rock-n-Roll are dead. by Architecture and Rock-n-Roll Are Dead | DVD World

Architecture and Rock-n-Roll Are Dead | DVD World — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:16:12 +0000

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Comment on Anatomy of Architecture by Albert

Albert — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:23:07 +0000

Thank you, Paul… I hate my pain. But it is productive. I wrote this piece after all.
We don’t measure productivity in financial units. We are architects. $ LOL…

Comment on Anatomy of Architecture by Paul Uchenna

Paul Uchenna — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:33:27 +0000

Albert, You touch all of us architects. This is simply beautiful. If pain brings this out of you, then seek for ways to make your pains productive. Get out of the pain and go on. The last one about God is simply apt, very apt. I wish you well.

Comment on I see poor people by Daryl Mata (@daaaaaaaaryl)

Daryl Mata (@daaaaaaaaryl) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 02:13:27 +0000

In Mexico

Starter $ 5,000 – 7,000 (USD) per annum
5-10 yrs experience $ 17,000 – 20,000 (USD) per annum
with Master or PhD degree + experience $ 25,000 – 40,000 (USD) per annum

Comment on Anatomy of Architecture by Albert

Albert — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:17:09 +0000

Julie is from France (as far as I can see her link)… You write in Italian.
Looks like I touched some soft European spot. I’m really glad.

Comment on Anatomy of Architecture by Albert

Albert — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:13:11 +0000

Almost… I keep my fingers crossed X (I am an architect) LOL

Comment on Anatomy of Architecture by @ASternWarning

@ASternWarning — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:10:55 +0000

Bellissimi. Grazie.

Comment on Anatomy of Architecture by Julie

Julie — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:13:33 +0000

These are beautiful – I hope that your difficult period is over X

Comment on I see poor people by Albert

Albert — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:49:29 +0000

You suggest logical and reasonable strategies, Chris. In a few words it can be described as: be independent and be creative (in design & in business as well). Sounds great! Unfortunately life is not that simple and realization of these obvious steps is not easy at all… And very often, as architects say, the devil is in the details… )

Comment on One “tear of a child” in a sea of stinky journalism by Albert

Albert — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:42:37 +0000

Yes, Archdaily is constantly manipulating comments and votes of it’s visitors. I really don’t understand why they do it? What are they afraid of? It’s so infantile…