Is Architecture School worth it?

cameliasinensis
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:53:39 +0000

mathmom:

In addition it can be a job with a lot of variety. You don’t just sit in a cubicle all day. Some days I’m designing, some days I’m drawing, some days I’m doing engineering calculations, some days I’m talking to clients, some days I’m out in the field doing construction observation.

This is one of the reasons I’m drawn to architecture; it sounds like something I’d really enjoy. (Another is that I’ve always felt torn between the creative and the quantitative, and architecture seems to be one of relatively few fields that embraces both.) If graduate school weren’t so expensive, I’d have fewer reservations about pursuing it.

I’m visiting an architect friend of my family’s – not a “starchitect,” but someone quite comfortable – in his office this week or next to see whether it’s something I’d like to pursue seriously. I’m excited. :)