I am a classically trained marine biologist with a good eye for design. Getting started in this marine biology career has been a struggle for me, and the creative side of my brain is unsatisfied with my previous life choices. I am beginning to consider throwing all my hard word away and considering a new start in architecture (which I always wanted to do but they told me I was incapable of since I was so bad at math as a young student.) SO, I am wondering where to start, as a 27-year old with a biology degree and a half under her belt. I live in San Diego, which I hear is not a half bad location to be considering these things. Anyone have any good advice, or should I just continue on my current path and try to marry rich so I can have a beautiful mid-century house at some point in my life?
As a side note, to be perfectly honest math isn't really used all that much in architecture, beyond a basic conceptual understanding of geometry and trigonometry. But you won't really be doing calculations - a basic conceptual understanding of how structures work, combined with experience, gives you a good general sense while you're designing, and then the structural engineer completes the actual calculations. (And I am somebody who loves and excelled in maths so I'm not saying this from a standpoint of hating it.)
Although of course, there are plenty of architects who love math, who have mathematical minds, and who use that to inform and guide their designs. But you don't HAVE to. Especially if you're doing residential... I would guess the vast majority of architects practice hardly using much math.
there are many avenues of design outside of architecture, music, clothing, furniture, interior, exterior, industrial, appliance, consulting, landscape, urban planning, Shoe design, life coach design (designing plans for people who dnt understand you need a plan for you life)
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Hey Everyone,
I am a classically trained marine biologist with a good eye for design. Getting started in this marine biology career has been a struggle for me, and the creative side of my brain is unsatisfied with my previous life choices. I am beginning to consider throwing all my hard word away and considering a new start in architecture (which I always wanted to do but they told me I was incapable of since I was so bad at math as a young student.) SO, I am wondering where to start, as a 27-year old with a biology degree and a half under her belt. I live in San Diego, which I hear is not a half bad location to be considering these things. Anyone have any good advice, or should I just continue on my current path and try to marry rich so I can have a beautiful mid-century house at some point in my life?
-Breck
The funny thing with architecture is that you still have to try to marry rich to get that beautiful mid-century house.
Kidding aside - you might want to read these threads to help you with your decision.
http://archinect.com/forum/thread/56909971/what-is-it-like-being-an-architect
http://archinect.com/forum/thread/62276896/what-is-your-current-debt-amount-still-owed-from-university-loans
http://archinect.com/forum/thread/59353835/how-hard-is-it-to-find-a-job
http://archinect.com/forum/thread/33824929/do-you-think-the-job-market-will-get-better-soon
http://archinect.com/forum/thread/62178937/is-architecture-really-worth-it-insight-into-the-profession
As a side note, to be perfectly honest math isn't really used all that much in architecture, beyond a basic conceptual understanding of geometry and trigonometry. But you won't really be doing calculations - a basic conceptual understanding of how structures work, combined with experience, gives you a good general sense while you're designing, and then the structural engineer completes the actual calculations. (And I am somebody who loves and excelled in maths so I'm not saying this from a standpoint of hating it.)
Although of course, there are plenty of architects who love math, who have mathematical minds, and who use that to inform and guide their designs. But you don't HAVE to. Especially if you're doing residential... I would guess the vast majority of architects practice hardly using much math.
there are many avenues of design outside of architecture, music, clothing, furniture, interior, exterior, industrial, appliance, consulting, landscape, urban planning, Shoe design, life coach design (designing plans for people who dnt understand you need a plan for you life)
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