Out of pure curiosity, those who are parents and was given the choice would you:
1) If given the opportunity to be a full time stay at home parent, quit architecture to raise kid and lets say your quality of life can magically still stay the same even though there is your loss of income, would you have found raising a kid easier or harder than working in architecture.
I’ve been a fulltime stay at home dad after both my boys were born, my girlfriend even went back to work before I did, and now we both work parttime and stay at home one day a week. It is intense but very rewarding and gets easier once they’ll go to school. Our quality of life basically stayed the same as I changed jobs quite often and increased my income with almost every move.
Don’t know if raising kids is harder than architecture, didn’t need to go to school for it and nobody ever asked for my license, but it sure as hell is the most rewarding project I’ve ever run, from the conception phase until where we are now just after breaking ground...
"pictured with the broad" is a gross way to put it.
Jul 11, 21 5:28 pm ·
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dominiond
I think the article was written by AI for click-bait. From what I have read about his values/philosophies, he seems like a selfish and cruel person who has little feeling. If he has children, I pity them. Doesn’t matter if you create beautiful buildings if the way they were created cause harm and the design is only meant for the ultra wealthy.
Practicing architecture is privileged paid work- it can give you vocational purpose and be creatively enjoyable. That being said, it will never love you or care about you when sick, emotionally drained or dying. The “unpaid” job of being a parent and raising another human being is an honor- it makes me a better person and also a more empathetic designer as I have been given the chance to see the world through the unjaded eyes of a young soul.
Parenting vs Architecture
Hi Everyone,
Out of pure curiosity, those who are parents and was given the choice would you:
1) If given the opportunity to be a full time stay at home parent, quit architecture to raise kid and lets say your quality of life can magically still stay the same even though there is your loss of income, would you have found raising a kid easier or harder than working in architecture.
Thanks for reading through my ramblings.
I’d rather take care of the children I work with for 8-10 hours a day than be a parent 24/7.
I’ve been a fulltime stay at home dad after both my boys were born, my girlfriend even went back to work before I did, and now we both work parttime and stay at home one day a week. It is intense but very rewarding and gets easier once they’ll go to school. Our quality of life basically stayed the same as I changed jobs quite often and increased my income with almost every move.
Don’t know if raising kids is harder than architecture, didn’t need to go to school for it and nobody ever asked for my license, but it sure as hell is the most rewarding project I’ve ever run, from the conception phase until where we are now just after breaking ground...
architecture is easy. It does not compare to raising kids.
I'd prefer to take care of my kid. It's the most fulfilling thing I have ever done in my life.
Bro. Bro.
Patrik Schtupping Staff?
Anybody surprised? As an aside, that article reads like it was written by a 12-year old. With determined determination.
"pictured with the broad" is a gross way to put it.
I think the article was written by AI for click-bait. From what I have read about his values/philosophies, he seems like a selfish and cruel person who has little feeling. If he has children, I pity them. Doesn’t matter if you create beautiful buildings if the way they were created cause harm and the design is only meant for the ultra wealthy.
Practicing architecture is privileged paid work- it can give you vocational purpose and be creatively enjoyable. That being said, it will never love you or care about you when sick, emotionally drained or dying. The “unpaid” job of being a parent and raising another human being is an honor- it makes me a better person and also a more empathetic designer as I have been given the chance to see the world through the unjaded eyes of a young soul.
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