Can't seem to decide if I should be attending the M.Arch 1 program at Pratt Institute....a lot of the curriculum seems to be focused around parametric design and related softwares. dont know if its worth all the money....
kickrocks
Jun 7, 15 3:04 pm
Would you be happy spending the money or waiting another round of applications to get in somewhere else?
Sounds like you're just forcing yourself to go wherever accepted you this time.
siddgarg123
Jun 7, 15 3:54 pm
This is the only year i ve got for myself.......If i dont start school this year Id have to forget about becoming an Architect...
kickrocks
Jun 7, 15 4:03 pm
So you'd rather go somewhere you don't necessarily want to? Maybe you should reconsider this profession if it's a desperate change of pace and can't wait longer to be in a better situation.
tomahawks_619
Jun 8, 15 12:32 am
I go to Pratt , yes the first semester is very parametric and the school is very formalist but in the end its what you make out of it . The school does offer non parametric classes and non parametric studios .
I only had 1 parametric studio in my 2 years in this school, also the school is well connected which gives you a good chance to get a job in the city.
Overall its your call but Pratt isn't bad but yes its very formal and very software oriented
dsze
Jun 8, 15 5:30 am
Don't go!
you learn computer software at vocational training school (without a degree) not at a master class. You'll just end up as a grasshopper monkey which is no difference to CAD monkey. What you should learn is history and theory, design skill, technical skill and management skill which make you an Architect not a monkey.
Can't seem to decide if I should be attending the M.Arch 1 program at Pratt Institute....a lot of the curriculum seems to be focused around parametric design and related softwares. dont know if its worth all the money....
Would you be happy spending the money or waiting another round of applications to get in somewhere else?
Sounds like you're just forcing yourself to go wherever accepted you this time.
This is the only year i ve got for myself.......If i dont start school this year Id have to forget about becoming an Architect...
So you'd rather go somewhere you don't necessarily want to? Maybe you should reconsider this profession if it's a desperate change of pace and can't wait longer to be in a better situation.
I go to Pratt , yes the first semester is very parametric and the school is very formalist but in the end its what you make out of it . The school does offer non parametric classes and non parametric studios .
I only had 1 parametric studio in my 2 years in this school, also the school is well connected which gives you a good chance to get a job in the city.
Overall its your call but Pratt isn't bad but yes its very formal and very software oriented
Don't go!
you learn computer software at vocational training school (without a degree) not at a master class. You'll just end up as a grasshopper monkey which is no difference to CAD monkey. What you should learn is history and theory, design skill, technical skill and management skill which make you an Architect not a monkey.