As a student of architecture who has yet to enter the professional practice, I'm wondering to those already immersed, if the architect / client relationship has ever forced the architect to sort of "dumb down" a conceptual idea/development of a project simply as a means of communication or as a way of selling a project. I can only assume so, and if it is so, how does this reflect on architecture either as an ideal or as a discipline? And can it even be argued as demeaning to the profession...
We aren't really supposed to say anything to a client besides really basic stuff like tell them sq. ft. and explain room adjacencies and basic materials.
and I also have to wonder if it makes it seem what we do really really simple.
i would love to talk over their heads and act like a hot shot artsy technical know how goddess that they can't even touch, but word is at our office that is a no-no cause it belittles the client and can make them run in fear or lose excitement about the project cause they feel left out. Not only are we not to go into anything theoretical, but technical as well.
My first presentation to a client, I didn't realize this and gave the presentation like I would have for school. While that particular client loved it, I was informed not to do that again.
Architect/Client relationship
As a student of architecture who has yet to enter the professional practice, I'm wondering to those already immersed, if the architect / client relationship has ever forced the architect to sort of "dumb down" a conceptual idea/development of a project simply as a means of communication or as a way of selling a project. I can only assume so, and if it is so, how does this reflect on architecture either as an ideal or as a discipline? And can it even be argued as demeaning to the profession...
We aren't really supposed to say anything to a client besides really basic stuff like tell them sq. ft. and explain room adjacencies and basic materials.
and I also have to wonder if it makes it seem what we do really really simple.
i would love to talk over their heads and act like a hot shot artsy technical know how goddess that they can't even touch, but word is at our office that is a no-no cause it belittles the client and can make them run in fear or lose excitement about the project cause they feel left out. Not only are we not to go into anything theoretical, but technical as well.
My first presentation to a client, I didn't realize this and gave the presentation like I would have for school. While that particular client loved it, I was informed not to do that again.
concepts are for college
.... i dont discuss architecture with clients........ (some famous quote)
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