Architecture School

As a student attending that exact school right now, that prof is still around and still calling us all stupid. The only difference, his hair is more grey now.

" An architect's dream is an engineer's nightmare" -

When Dom said he can't look at buildings/structures the same after going to architecture school, I related so much. I'm not studying architecture, but I am studying film and performing, so if I'm watching a movie and I see a shot that's overexposed or out of focus, or the audio is peaking, I visibly cringe Tis the life of students like us :')

As a person who's got masters degree in architecture and works in this field i can say that I FEEL YOU BRO, it's terrible and irritating and i'm jealous of you that you had a courage to step off that path and found other occupation to risk it and go for it.

I will now never forget c o l u m n

The biggest take away is that architecture is not for artists, but for technicians with artistic inclinations.

Well, my Dad is an architect (and a good one), my Mom is an interior designer, my elder sister is studying architecture and I'm on the way to study it too and from what I've heard from my family, YES it is damn hard but fun too ONLY IF you enjoy designing buildings and are innovative because there are plenty of people who tend to leave architecture right in the middle of the course just because they THOUGHT they could do it

"If it's anoying to build, it's probably a bad design" Dubai architects: 👀

"An Architect’s dream is an Engineer’s worst nightmare.” Me, an architect and an Engineer: O_O

Meanwhile... Phineas: Hey Ferb, I know what we’re gonna do today! PROCEEDS TO BREAK THE LAWS OF ARCHITECTURE

As a girl who wanted to be in art school but had her asian parents coerce her into architecture as a "compromise" and is finally in her last semester of architecture school... I just gotta say... FREEEEEEEDOOOOOOOM AHHHHHHHHHHHH

In Korea we say "the smarter you are, the faster you quit" when it comes to being in architectural fields.

The few things I understood from this video: - Form follows function - It's a column - Don't build crane shaped buildings - Becoming an architect will give me permanent insomnia

Moral of the story: Make the building easy to build so the engineers don't kill you.

Love how Dom basically just explained the 4 years of Architecture material for free

I studied architecture for 2 years and I know I certainly learned a valuable lessons about myself in those 2 years. 1) Architecture is interesting 2) Its not what I want to do with my life. The thing that really made the penny drop was when we visited an architecture house, and they showed off the models they worked on day and night. But it was never build, nor was it ever intended to be build, nor were they payed for it. Rather, they had to pay to enter a competition to "get exposure", and basically slave away for free. How about nope to that? Also, I found architecture to be like religions. Its not like you have your taste and I have mine and we can all just be cool about it. I found architecture was like fanatical cults when it came to styles, and dont you dare commit the herecy of liking the wrong style. Many architectural categories, like "Gothic" was actually derogatory terms to vilify the previous style while singing the praises of the style that is currently in vogue. Since I like monumental buildings, I liked to design huge hall like spaces. Now, if you said that is not an economical use of space, that would've been one thing. But instead, my buildings were "fascist" and "undemocratic". I dont regret my 2 years, it was interesting. But in the end, I wanted a job with clear goal posts. I didnt want to spend day and night pouring my creative soul on a piece of paper, only to have the client go: "Meh, thats not really what we had in mind".

What I've learned from this video •column •domic needs 8 minutes in each video •form follows function •all exit doors need to open outwards •I still want an origami paper crane building

and when the world needed him most, he- oh nevermind he's back

I know very few people will end up reading this because this video is a year old and there are thousands of other comments, but I have to share my thoughts. As a current architecture student I can say this is just one approach to architecture school, sure form follows function is important, especially in practice, but architecture is SO MUCH MORE than just playing tetris with box-shaped rooms and seeing what you end up with. There are entire rich histories and theories behind different movements and styles. Architects have the opportunity to react to and reshape the local context, while creating interesting and memorable experiences. Just designing for utility repeats the boring "buildings" of everyday life. I think you are getting at this idea at 3:00 and 5:42, but I wish you had more than just the two sentences.. Also, sometimes space that is not directly useable is not necessarily 'wasted' space. Take a look at the Bagsvaerd Church by Jorn Utzon, sure the sweeping ceiling curves are not "useful", sure you can't put furniture there, but the height and the light are absolutely essential to the experience of the space. It shows to you that you have entered a holy place. Now I am not arguing for pure formalism, I'll join you in hating on the Royal Ontario Museum, but not just because it has a bunch of awkward corners, but because the building totally(and literally) imposes itself on the context, with no apparent reference to the city. However I can completely relate to hating the experience. If there is one thing that connects all architecture students it is that we love to complain about our workload.

I fell in love with architecture as a 7 year old when I visited my best friend (whose dad is a draftsman). By 12, I drew the floor and elevation plans for my parents' first house, and drew the floor plans for my grandmother's house a few years after. All without taking a single architecture class. At 25, I designed my current house and it's quite the marvel for those that visit. Though I loved and still love architecture so much, I ended up studying computer science in school and now practice Brand Design. I'm 29 now, and still desire to study architecture in college up to the Masters Degree level not because I want to practice it as a professional, but simply because I love it so much. I think for anyone who is passionate about something, no matter how stressful it is, it will feel like a fun ride begging to be done all over again.