Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Architecture Meltdown vs I Love Architecture

credit to Megan Jett via Archdaily
Was reading this article and being too deep in the profession, I tend to agree with the whole thing said. Among it "There’s a reason why non-architects are so much more enamored with the profession of architecture than many architects are. For the layman, the architect is half idealist-half realist, an intellectual that pulls his creations from the ether down to the ground with steel, glass, and wood. He thinks, yes, but more importantly, he creates. 
Now, to reality. Most architects, in the process of becoming architects, have become disillusioned and cranky. If they have a job (nowhere near a given in this economy), they’re worker drones, and they’re tired: of being over-used and under-paid, of being un-acknowledged for their efforts and beaten up for their mistakes. To be frank, they’re working like dogs, but not creating much at all."

read on..
http://www.archdaily.com/226248/after-the-meltdown-where-does-architecture-go-from-here/