Everyone that works in the field of architecture knows that it takes quite a high level of commitment and desire to become an architect. Nobody becomes an architect because they think it sounds cool or because they simply like to draw. There is a lot more to it and I think there have to be some cautions for you to even think you will experience any measurable success, yet, \u201cStarchitects\u201d are successful and well known because of their designs.<\/p>\n
We thought it might be helpful if we can get some advice and guidance from them to the young architects \u2013 it might be better for young architects to work in small architecture firms, but they still need the advice and inspiration of starchitects. So we began to dig the web searching for some valuable points of advice from senior and starchitects to the young and aspiring ones, check out some of them below.<\/p>\n
Do you have any advice for the young?<\/p>\n
\u201d Focus, and work hard\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cYou have to be very focused and work very hard, but it is not about working hard without knowing what your aim is! \u00a0You really have to have a goal. the goalposts might shift, but you should have a goal. Know what it is that you are trying to find out\u201d<\/em>. \u00a0DB interview,\u00a0Jan 2007<\/p>\n \u201cBe yourself!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI tell my students, my students, that they should not look over their shoulder, they should be themselves and find their own way, and they will slowly realize that they will become the experts in their work and that nobody else is an expert in their work and that they will have into that matter with somebody else, I mean yeah\u2026\u201d<\/em> more in the video below:<\/p>\n \u201cStay away from architecture!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cUnless you are really committed to being an architect in the true sense of the word, it a terrible business, and I wouldn\u2019t recommend it for anybody unless you need to do it for some personal reason, I would say go into business, go into law, medicine, but don\u2019t be an architect.\u201d \u00a0<\/em>DB interview, April 8, 2002<\/p>\n \u201cIs architecture really what you want to do, if not,\u00a0find something else!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Foster advises upcoming architects and artists to make sure that what they\u2019re doing is their true desire \u2013 if not, they should simply find something else. More in the video below:<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI have three pieces of advises<\/strong>\u201c<\/p>\n \u201cFirst, if you only think in architectural terms, only architecture will come out. Secondly, it\u2019s a quote (again from Bob Dylan), \u2018Don\u2019t follow leaders, watch the parking meters. and the third is, you don\u2019t need the weatherman to know how the wind blows.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cFollow the impossible\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cDesign tomorrow\u2019s world simple and clear\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n We live in the anthropogenic age, where humans don\u2019t adapt to life, but life adapts to human needs, Ingels explains, which makes his advice to young architects designing tomorrow\u2019s world simple and clear. The key for young architects is to acquire the tools and language to comprehend the human needs outside of the architectural bubble and understand that they are here to accommodate \u2013 and not to be accommodated to.<\/em><\/p>\n In another interview with Ingels<\/a>, he gave this piece of advice to the young \u201cJust like in science, architecture is hypothetical deductive experimentation. You use your thinking to analyze and suggest and build up a conceptual framework. And when you can\u2019t reach any higher, you can make an intuitive jump, a guess. You can suggest things and test them. But the higher you build before you jump, the higher you can reach.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n When considering your next career move,\u00a0plan proactively and create Portfolios that include your best work. Consider looking into finding a mentor with Architect-US<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>and improving your Portfolios with our\u00a0Portfolio Plans and Career Advice Program<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0We provide coaching and personalized mentorship, so you can have a professional and experienced take on your next steps in your career, as well as a great team to confide in.<\/p>\n\n
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