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10 Tips for Overcoming and Preventing Burnout in Architecture

2024-08-01T12:30:00-04:00

If you’re experiencing burnout in your architecture role, you’re likely not alone. In 2023, Archinect’s Mental Health Survey found burnout to be a common theme among those who told us they were experiencing stress at work. Our community has also raised the issue among themselves, with an Archinect Forum post titled ‘Burnout Check-In’ prompting almost 100 comments by users describing their own experiences.

Building on our previous feature articles on the subject, which focused on both the architecture work culture and architecture workplace, we have assembled below a series of tips for those currently experiencing and seeking to overcome burnout in their work setting.

Do you have advice for overcoming burnout beyond those set out below? Let us know in the comments.

Archinect's 2023 Mental Health Survey Results

2023-10-10T15:45:00-04:00

To create a space that discusses and shares insights on mental health within the industry, Archinect recently conducted our latest Mental Health survey to better understand how our community has navigated the stressors inherent to the architecture industry. On this October 10th, World Mental Health Day, we share the results of this survey.

Architecture Community Experiences a Noticeable Impact on Mental Health Since Pandemic

2020-06-15T09:00:00-04:00

The results of Archinect’s COVID-19 Mental Health Survey highlight the community’s struggles with the emotional impacts of the health crisis in some striking detail and show, generally speaking, that members of the architecture community have had a difficult time with the many challenges brought forth by the pandemic.

Burnout, Fatigue and the Architecture Workplace

2019-07-19T11:57:00-04:00

With the discussion on burnout growing, it’s a natural progression to dive deeper into some of its related characteristics. Fatigue is an obvious symptom of overwork and presents a daunting threat to creativity, productivity, and most importantly, mental health. With architecture’s notoriousness with long hours, rigorous (often unnecessary) deadlines, tiredness and fatigue present very real roadblocks to the workforce. What can firms do to mitigate this risk? It’s worth an exploration.

Burnout, and the Architecture Work Culture

2019-07-02T12:00:00-04:00

How many stories have we heard of the extreme working conditions in our industry? Starting from school, "all-nighters" become an inevitable part of our participation as students. It's our ticket to the club. A simple Google search reveals that architecture students are one of the hardest working majors, spending the most hours per week on coursework. And it doesn't stop with school. Naturally, this culture bleeds into the workplace. The experienced reader has probably found themselves, late one night, well past the end of the day, at the office working on something for a client. We vow to get the work done at all costs. But what costs are those really? Our health, wealth, and happiness? Is it really worth it?