<p>rick12, you are great! thanks so much for the explanation. I really appreciate it.</p>
<p>Some positions/job titles sounds like is mostly arch work, but other positions/job titles sound more like a managing job. Of course, to manage an arch project, the manager needs to know arch very well. So I wonder if the jobs such as business development partner, studio heads, project manager, project leaders get to do any type of arch work, or do they only do the management type of work? So I’m thinking because design is the most glamarous, demanding, stressful type of job in arch not many architects want to follow that path and not all arch have what it takes to be a very good design arch too. So the arch who doens’t follow the design path in arch, are the arch who do all the other type of work such as studio heads, project managers, project leaders, construction admin, etc. I think i’m aswering my own question…</p>
<p>Also, do the business development partner, principals, or studio heads have any background in business such an MBA? Of course, after earning an archicture degree, and MBA would be a cup of tea…</p>
<p>“Certainly the surest path to professional and financial success is the ability to bring work in the door, though few people in school aspire to the role of salesperson ;-)”
Now, I’m confused. I thought arch firms get their projects by bidding? in what other ways does an arch firm bring business? do arch firm have a marketing deparment to promote their services? </p>
<p>Going back to design, i’m also thinking that most if not all students graduating from arch want to do design; then the design jobs become very very competitive. At the same time, I’m glad to know that other type of arch jobs are highly rewarded too. </p>
<p>Thank you so much, rick12. you’re great! Now, I have a better idea about arch jobs. I still have much to learn, but at least I’m not as clueless I was before asking a question in this forum. Of course, my dd will make her own decision about her own job as an arch, but at least I’ll be able to know what she’s taling about ; )</p>