( intro: THis is like my gap year. I quitted the job, let go the flat.
I am currently backpacking in thailand. Portfolio ready after theses few weeks of gettaway and I am looking for a place to settle down to practice the arts of architecture. Where ?
I would like to go get a better salary than back home and surf a construction boom somewhere....
I have about 4 yrs of experience in project design...
Dubai may be booming but first look into where the architecture firms doing the designs are from. I know of one large American firm that has a London office doing nearly 100% of their work in the middle east. Same goes for a lot of China work. If you want the big paycheck you'll have to find a western city to work in.
Look into New Orleans. They've got plenty of rebuilding to do and lots of gov't money to pay for it. I like those odds.
Get an MBA or something, then you won't have to worry about moving!
On a serious note (as requested):
I'm pretty sure the best paying firms are in the US. Lots of work happening in a country does not necessarily mean that you get paid more. Is'nt it related to your experience and skill set (and the exchange rate)?
And hey, Gotan, i think the point on this forum is to have fun while throwing out your ideas...so try and enjoy the jokes!
Make it a great day!:)
I wasn't joking about Dubai, it was a serious question. I went there in April 2005, and absolutely loved it (even with sunburn at the beach) If I was just graduating I would definitely look into a work visa there, or find out what firms in London / Europe / USA are doing design work there. A LOT of buildings going up, more than any other place I've ever been. I'll be going back to visit in a couple years definitely.
i would be very careful about work visas in dubai...ive heard that once you get a work visa from an employer, you cannot change it to work with someone else. I dont know if that is true for dubai, but it is for saudi arabia..
id suggest working with a US, European, or Australian firm that is doing projects in Dubai - that way you get the best of both worlds.
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Hello!
( intro: THis is like my gap year. I quitted the job, let go the flat.
I am currently backpacking in thailand. Portfolio ready after theses few weeks of gettaway and I am looking for a place to settle down to practice the arts of architecture. Where ?
I would like to go get a better salary than back home and surf a construction boom somewhere....
I have about 4 yrs of experience in project design...
Ideas:
Dubai?
Shanghai?
Vancouver?
Switzerland?
or
Singapour?
Thanks!
JS
Come to dubai .... dont forget the complimentry barf bag !!!
damn ... i'm trying to get out of this hell hole !!!
Why are you barfing?
most places you got supply your own bag...
thanks guys for talking shit,
Please could you just talk seriously.
I have been to Dubai...Amazing things are happening there even though if it has a root-of-evil-we-all-won-the-lottery- kind of way.
But for architects it is consedirably an amazing moment going on there.
vancouver i would say. a lot has been happening in there in recent times. can`t support it with facts, sorry.
go to bahrain.. next to dubai,a lot of new projects are being built.
Dubai may be booming but first look into where the architecture firms doing the designs are from. I know of one large American firm that has a London office doing nearly 100% of their work in the middle east. Same goes for a lot of China work. If you want the big paycheck you'll have to find a western city to work in.
Look into New Orleans. They've got plenty of rebuilding to do and lots of gov't money to pay for it. I like those odds.
Get an MBA or something, then you won't have to worry about moving!
On a serious note (as requested):
I'm pretty sure the best paying firms are in the US. Lots of work happening in a country does not necessarily mean that you get paid more. Is'nt it related to your experience and skill set (and the exchange rate)?
And hey, Gotan, i think the point on this forum is to have fun while throwing out your ideas...so try and enjoy the jokes!
Make it a great day!:)
I wasn't joking about Dubai, it was a serious question. I went there in April 2005, and absolutely loved it (even with sunburn at the beach) If I was just graduating I would definitely look into a work visa there, or find out what firms in London / Europe / USA are doing design work there. A LOT of buildings going up, more than any other place I've ever been. I'll be going back to visit in a couple years definitely.
i would be very careful about work visas in dubai...ive heard that once you get a work visa from an employer, you cannot change it to work with someone else. I dont know if that is true for dubai, but it is for saudi arabia..
id suggest working with a US, European, or Australian firm that is doing projects in Dubai - that way you get the best of both worlds.
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