5/ FIVE: making a difference
Architecture affects people’s lives, whether they realize it or not. Your work can, and should, improve their environment and make it safer.
4/ FOUR: you designed that building
Passing a building and knowing that you are part of the reason it’s there or at least the reason it looks like that.
3/ THREE: stay up to date
Architecture is evolving and you have to evolve with it. Technology changes, new materials are created, your ideas develop, new arguments are presented, perspectives change…and you are part of this evolution.
2/ TWO: working with others & communication
You become a people person. You will work on your own but also in a team, collaboration is a big part of it. You become part of the ‘Design Team’. You need to be able to communicate through spoken presentations as well as your drawings and models. You need to stay motivated and motivate others.
You have the power to inspire.
1/ ONE:
Buildings stand the test of time, and so they will hopefully be here for longer than you are. How cool is that? - To think something up, draw it out, manage its build, and then walk through its front door.
It’s flipping cool.