| Lararationalist; are the numbers that way because architecture attracts the kind of folks who are not prone to deppression, as opposed to the work being less depressing? I suspect a little of both.
I won't dispute women's issues in the profession, but I wonder if things are any better in law, or accounting, or medicine? Seems like the same family vs. job pressures would exist in all of them.
I also have to say that my attitude towards contractors has changed. Of course eight years ago we merged a 46 person architectural practice with a 700 person construction firm so I have a different point of view. We still do the majority of our work as independent architects and contractors, so I get to see a lot of architects drawings. I am ashamed to see the kind of drawings we as a profession are producing these days and how much of a burden we place on the contractors to figure out what they are supposed to build. Our primary worry as a profession seems to be in covering our rear ends and taking as little responsibility as possible, not in helping the clients get what they need. If we keep this up we will lose control of this industry to the contractors, and it is going to be our own fault.
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