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Life of an Architectural
Student
can be tough at times. Students
who chose these lines of
career are bustling with
enthusiasm. When they join
an Architectural Institute,
their hearts are filled with
anticipation of all the fun
things they'll do. these
students have the urge to
demonstrate their creative
genius, to redesign the
world according to their
ideals, to prove their worth
to the world. But in
reality, architecture is a
very difficult field of
study. Creativity does
count, but you do not have
the leisure to wait for that
inspiration to come to you.
College assignments and
projects will ensure you'll
have to spend more time
doing clerical work than
creative thinking. There are
sharp deadlines when your
assignments have to be
submitted. You have little
time to think about your
work. In the end, you'll
find yourself juggling
between multiple unrelated
subjects, multi-asking
between your assignments to
complete them before the
deadline. There are but few
opportunities to exhibit
your talents.
A student has many choices
to make... architecture
being such a vast and varied
field. It comprises of not
just the art of designing
the buildings and their
surrounding environment, but
we also have to deal with
history, geology,
engineering, climatology...
and a host of other
subjects. Artistic students
may prefer Architectural
Design over Electrical
Systems. A more technical
oriented student may immerse
himself in studying
Structural Engineering
rather than wasting his time
learning about the ancient
History of Architecture
which is no longer relevant
in today's society. There
are so many different
options.
It is a tough choice to
make. An architect may not
only plan buildings and
design their elevations, but
may also design the
landscape. It would be a
part of Land-scape
Architecture. Some purists
try to blend the original
landscape itself into the
building, in such a way that
the building seems like a
natural growth and not an
artificial construction.
Then there is Interior
Designing, which is a very
important and specialized
branch of Architecture. A
student may decide to major
in any of those fields.
Architecture is fun... it is
exhaustive, but the pleasure
you get from seeing your
ideas coming to life is
exalting.
Nothing can top Professional
Architects and students of
architecture from letting
their dreams run wild and
them trying to achieve the
impossible. It's always a
pleasure to know that there
are people who are really
pushing the limits of what
we think as possible. They
may be called heretics or
insane, but they are the
real builders of a nation.
The Visionaries... who have
the art and the craft of
astounding the masses with
their brilliant designs...
Architecture is Tough...
Architecture is
challenging...
Architecture is Fun...
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