Studios are usually 90% male populated.

I'd avoid it at all costs unless you are female.

But, especially the peterpaulandmary concept.

the lemon tree is very pretty.

no different than in the outside world is it? kinda like high school with an added dose of maturity maybe? same ups and downs...usual scene with "players" shooting fish in the barrel, the needy attention seekers-glomming on to someone a little too quickly, the hot one toying around with all the guys...the one who misread the situation and can't look the other one in the eyes again for the rest of the program, the one who got the abortion...

oh, and my roommates...whom i found all over each other on the floor one day when i came home...they have now been happily married for 7 years...

have fun, most likely he/she won't be in your studio next semester anyway

Which one of those is the architect?

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all black ... pissed off picture. totally looks the part.

where are the homos in architecture?

rock, they're ALL in interior design

Go for it.

It's just studio. Great relationships come out of college and architecture is no exception.

False.

Ok. 85%

don't do it...

been there.....did that.....@#$%^&

unless it's just for a 'stress relief'.........

Where else are you going to find SO, given the hours you spend in class and studio?

just to be clear -- are you asking about "college studio" or "corporate studio" -- you might receive different answers, depending on your clarification.

as for "college studio" ... I met my future wife in architecture school and it's lasted for more than 30 years. About the only real difficulty along the way was the extended period when we were designing our house ... oy vey - such a tug of war.

Wow, that is something to be proud of, Blue Goose!

try not to date anyone in your own year - go higher or lower...

go for it, but just remember, you'll divorce at least once....

Many success stories out of my school, except for me of course. I dated my boyfriend on and off for two years until we broke up. We had been broken up another two years when he staged a proposition in my senior studio consisting of flowers, a note, and of course, a mix CD. Awkward! When you're over someone and you realize you were never meant to be together in the first place, no amount of romance will bring that back.

i think dml makes a key point. I dated someone in my year and we decided to team up on a project together (which is the worst thing you can do). Not only did we fight the entire time, we didn't get any work done. We broke up shortly afterward, but were still in the same studio for the rest of that semester and had to constantly interact and work together. We continued to share the same studio space for 2 years after until we graduated. It was always awkward, especially when one of our later significant others would come in the studio to visit.

damn WonderK, did you have to shoot him down right on the spot? That sounds sad, but I bet in retrospect it is funny.

My girlfriend and I completed our senior thesis together, and ended up dating by the end of the project. Since then (last may) we have moved in together and our relationship is going very well! We have good jobs and have started a company with our first project moving into schematic design. It was hard at first to get used to our different ways of working but learning to understand each other helps us communicate better and our work comes out much better than it would if we were working alone. Trust your instinct!

you only live once. i say go for it. who cares. do it. do it.

I like the look outside your own year advice. I'd stick to that.

- Lucas Gray
www.talkitect.com

also remember to sleep with your t.a.'s and professors and the secretaries.

i met my future wife in studio.... she just doesn't know it yet... weep weep

married my wife after we met in an architecture seminar at school. now, we didn't date during school, but did date while i was finishing my thesis and she was working. worked so far.

don't forget... "backdoor no baby"

don't forget... "backdoor no baby"

i see you've been reviewing the codes.

"also remember to sleep with your t.a.'s and professors and the secretaries"

don't forget librarians, clerks, counselors, bus drivers, custodians, and anyone else you may see

*snort*

the architecture world is way too small and incestuous. tales of who did who will follow you forever. I hear them all the time around my office. remind me *never* to date an architect (although i have occasionally been tempted.)

my sweet spot seems to guys who went to architecture school but then never practiced architecture and did something else. this is, as you might imagine, a very small demographic. advantage: they get my geekiness and I don't have to explain all the things I go on about. disadvantage: they are appalled by my workaholism. there's usually a *reason* they didn't go into architecture after all.

What about if your faculty is all married to eachother? Of the 16 grad studio profs at our school, 6 of them are in relationships (ie there are three couples composed of profs.... it's 3:30am and my brain's fuzzy.)

At our accreditation review this year, a board member brought this up jokingly, and referred to one school he taught where 1/3 of the profs were married to former students.

I saw one of the students I TA for today, and she said 'now that school's over, we can be friends,' to which I replied 'not until your exam's been marked!' Hahahaha

Dustin, did u just blow away a chance?!!!

oh, and, for advice, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

i saw pretty gal turning into monster by the time she graduated.... :(

absolutly. It's the perfect excuse. Sorry honey I have to go into studio again. Yup pulled an all nighter again.

oh you mean as a primary relationship and not one on the side.

Then HELL no. You've read the horror stories already but the real horror story is if it works out. Next thing you know you're in a relationship with someone as poor and overworked as you are. You want that for the rest of your life?

no soup fo' dustin

One set of my profs in a (long-term, with kids) relationship were at one time a prof/student situation.

Having said that, I would like to think that I'm a patient guy. Final reviews for me are tomorrow, and it's springtime :)