2024-11-21T11:22:56-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150305199/debunking-architecture-s-mythological-work-culture Sean Joyner 2022-04-04T14:36:00-04:00 >2024-09-15T21:16:09-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/56/56e56e3aca17799a8b884523128bed67.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>After a recent panel hosted within <a href="https://archinect.com/sciarc" target="_blank">SCI-Arc</a>, called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iszdoZCdWZE" target="_blank"><em>Basecamp: How to be in an office</em></a><em>, </em>sparked protest from students and alumni, a slew of events unfolded within the school that rippled into the architecture community, prompting passionate discourse about ethics within professional practice and academia, especially as it relates to internships and the treatment of students and young professionals. But this isn't an essay about SCI-Arc, or an account of what is going on at SCI-Arc. The events have already been well documented online and in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150305088/controversy-at-sci-arc-over-labor-practices-leads-to-faculty-members-placed-on-leave-isolated-incident-or-a-wake-up-call-for-the-industry-at-large" target="_blank">Archinect's latest reporting on April 1</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Instead, I want to explore the deeper historical and philosophical concepts that I believe underlie what we&rsquo;ll call the conservative view of architecture work culture: that long hours, toil and suffering, and low pay are inevitable realities of pursuing a rigorous design career. I see a disconnect between the traditional professional ethos and the advent of the current zeitgeist that has been born, particular...</p> https://archinect.com/features/article/150136437/einstein-rejection-and-crafting-a-future Sean Joyner 2019-05-14T12:23:00-04:00 >2019-05-21T09:34:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/00/00a63ab57f410c9bd7b92ecc6907fc11.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Rejection is one of those things all of us have to face. It might be in a studio review; our professor is not happy with our work or the direction we've taken. It can even be in the workplace, after working hard on something, those above us ridicule and criticize it. And there are still those moments when we are in search of a job or some opportunity; we put our best self out there only to receive <a href="https://archinect.com/forum/thread/86193/awful-rejection" target="_blank">rejection</a> after <a href="https://archinect.com/searchall/rejection/forum" target="_blank">rejection</a>. We begin to see a future devoid of any promise, as we focus on these present moments of misfortune. But when we look back at our lives, we realize that many of our defining moments stemmed from times of hardship. How do we take what seems to be a setback and see it as a progressive step forward? As we craft a future for ourselves, facing tribulation becomes a paramount necessity.</p>