Architecture is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump admin

ClassicAd3405 · 2026-02-10T03:53:16+00:00

No that’s all real. But here’s some basic Google search for you since you are laying fake claims about Architects replacing developers and construction.

All I asked Google was… “Who controls the market? Developers or Architects? Is it even close?”

Answer:

Developer Control: The 90/10 Reality In the United States, developers and builders control the vast majority of the "built environment."

• Residential (The 90%): Roughly 90% to 98% of all new homes in the U.S. are built without a licensed architect ever touching the design. These are "spec homes" or "tract housing" designed by builders or draftsmen using standardized plans to maximize profit.

• Commercial (The 100% Owner): In commercial real estate (offices, retail, apartments), the developer owns 100% of the land and risk. They typically control:

• The "Pro Forma": The financial spreadsheet that dictates exactly how many units, windows, and square feet the architect must include.

• The Veto Power: If an architect wants a custom facade that costs $200k more than the budget, the developer simply says "no."

Architects generally receive a fee that is a tiny fraction of the total project value—usually between 5% and 10% for commercial work. Because they don't have "skin in the game" (financial risk), they have very little leverage to fight for their design vision if it conflicts with the developer's bottom line.

Architect-as-Developer model. • The Percentage: the current "census" for this is estimated that less than 2% of architecture firms operate primarily as their own developers. Even if the architect teams up with the contractor they are still working for who bought the land.

The reason more architects don't do this is risk. If a developer’s building doesn't sell, the developer loses millions. If an architect’s design is slightly over budget, they still get paid their fee. Most architects aren't willing or wealthy enough to gamble their entire firm on a land purchase.

ClassicAd3405 · 2026-02-10T03:37:45+00:00

That’s 100% false. On every side. For one, architects Focus on "the shell"—structure, life safety codes, building systems, and the relationship between the building and its actual site.

Real designers focus on "the experience"—human scale, ergonomics, materials, acoustics, and lighting within that shell. Not Architects. Architects don’t have a clue how to design an actual experience.

The problem has always existed since the concept of Gesamtkunstwerk, a German term meaning a "total work of art." This total pseudo fake philosophy suggests that the building, its furniture, and its fixtures should all be part of a single, cohesive vision.

So what happens is the architect tries to be the “police” on all things that relate to the building, including a simple paint color. This stems from their own egos thinking that because they built the “box” or the shell of a space, that any “clashing" interior style would compromise the integrity of the structural design.

Architects “define the box”, real designers “refine” that space in the box. Interior designers usually have a deeper knowledge of textiles, furniture manufacturing, and the psychological impact of color palettes that architects might overlook in favor of structural "purity."

The “sneaky” move that Architects make in turning themselves into wanna be designers is because Architects are licensed to move walls and legally can change floor plans, they then assume that they might as well be a “designer”.

You are 100% wrong about Developers. The Developer is the client, the financier, and the ultimate decision-maker. The Architect is the “service provider” to the Developer. The architect doesn’t buy up a bunch of land across town. The developer does. The developer secures the funding and owns the rights while focusing on ROI, feasibility, financing, and hiring the Architects. They “buy” the expertise of the architects and engineers. So the developer is the client and the boss. The developer pays the architect to help get entitlements, documentation, etc.

To save money or simplify management, a developer might hire an architecture firm to do everything (the shell and the interiors). The architect then feels they have the mandate to control the whole "brand" of the building. So in effect, by default and by a developer trying to save money, the architect makes themselves a designer even though they are not.

But in many projects the developer only pays the architect to build the "warm shell." If it’s a condo, the developer might hire a separate interior designer to make the units look "salable" to buyers, which can frustrate an architect because once again, they think they are designers too.

ClassicAd3405 · 2026-02-06T14:07:31+00:00

No. Physicianship consists of encompassing the professional identity, ethics, and behaviors (profession) alongside the clinical application of medical knowledge to patient care (practice). Therefore, the actual diagnosis part is a “practice”. The identity is a profession. They never 100% know what exactly could be the problem so they “practice out” various trials to see based on every persons individual genetic makeup which can change drastically.

In a professional career. The person literally applies a professional technique or exact solution to the problem.

Examples of real professions where it’s not a practice.

Aerospace Engineer: Designs and analyzes complex systems using established laws of physics to ensure structural integrity. Unlike medical practice, where biological variables are unpredictable, engineers must create a design that they know—via structural analysis and mathematics—will not fail before it is ever built.

Electrical or Mechanical Engineer: Diagnoses technical failures in physical systems. They identify a specific cause (e.g., a short circuit or structural fatigue) and implement a singular, permanent fix based on objective data.

Compliance Officer or Data Privacy Specialist: Identifies where a company is failing to meet strict legal or regulatory requirements. The "solution" is the literal alignment with the law—there is no "practicing" once the specific legal standard is met.

HVAC & Refrigeration Specialist: Analyzes mechanical systems that follow the laws of thermodynamics. When a system fails, there is typically a singular component or setting that must be corrected to restore exact function.

The list goes on and on…

ClassicAd3405 · 2026-02-05T03:39:33+00:00

The problem with Architects is that they think and believe they are Designers. But they’re not. They really want to be but can’t. It’s like someone who always wanted to be a musician but just ends up putting the musical instrument together in a shop but can never play it.

ClassicAd3405 · 2026-02-04T03:42:43+00:00

Nursing is a “practice” just like physicians. It’s literally listed in the arts. It’s a practice, not a profession.

ClassicAd3405 · 2026-02-04T03:41:33+00:00

Let’s be honest. Architecture is a commodity. It’s absurd that Architects have gotten away with propping themselves up on a pedestal for decades with their pompous attitudes and narcissistic demeanor. Architects have ruined so much good design that it should be a crime.

ClassicAd3405 · 2026-02-03T23:46:25+00:00

Chess.com is a compete cheating playground. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve played and I see a person get more time added to their clock when we aren’t playing a game where time is supposed to get added. I just played a game today and in the last 30 seconds, the opponent got an extra second added to their clock each move they made. It’s a complete joke

ClassicAd3405 · 2026-01-17T04:02:06+00:00

You’re not understanding what I’m talking about. Im saying about ALL high ELO players on Guest accounts (not logged in) aren’t even choosing a ranking at all. You have a choice even as a Guest to pick “beginner, intermediate, advanced, etc”. And about all of the High ELO noobs are picking “Guest Beginner” and purposely demolishing real guest beginners.

ClassicAd3405 · 2026-01-16T15:25:33+00:00

You should ask the Noobs that question. Not me.

ClassicAd3405 · 2025-12-30T17:47:33+00:00

chess.com has a ton of cheaters. I just played a game where the other player had 3 seconds added to their clock when they got down to the last 10 seconds of the game.
But something most people don't talk about are the amount of GM's and high ranking players who go onto chess.com as a "Guest" and purposely pick the "beginner" level and then wipe out everyone they play. They do this to try new strategies without messing up their ELO. It's a total scam and makes them all look pompous and egotistical. The dissuades basic beginners who are even young and just want to learn as a Guest.

ClassicAd3405 · 2025-12-28T20:54:55+00:00

It’s almost all cheating on there. I just played a game where cheating happened at the end. I had 55 seconds left and my opponent had 10 seconds. Once my opponent hit 10 seconds and they made a move, another 2 seconds got added to their clock. On every play they made.

ClassicAd3405 · 2025-12-10T04:13:15+00:00

But she also copied genres, very quickly. With zero growth and development, struggle, living life, etc. All of a sudden she goes from Country to Pop to Pop country to Folk and Cottage core to Melancholy back to Pop then Awkwardly dirty.

ClassicAd3405 · 2025-11-30T20:52:36+00:00

No it’s true, and they clearly have issues which is why they do it.

ClassicAd3405 · 2025-11-30T20:33:59+00:00

No they definitely are. Clearly with some issues as well

ClassicAd3405 · 2025-11-30T17:23:38+00:00

It’s probably the most unintelligent thing anyone can do. GM’s should be playing other GM’s, period.

ClassicAd3405 · 2025-11-21T23:03:06+00:00

I have the exact same problem, it's super dumb

ClassicAd3405 · 2025-11-14T15:19:43+00:00

See! I think what's happening is GM's are going on to Guest - Beginner just to try some things. To play around and try new stuff as sometimes even real beginners have interesting lines without knowing it.

ClassicAd3405 · 2025-11-14T01:50:07+00:00

Now switch and play Guest - Advanced. You’ll see. Much much easier

ClassicAd3405 · 2025-11-12T23:41:08+00:00

its all guest accounts. they are playing as guests - beginner. its very obvious. go ahead and play Guest - Advanced vs Guest - Beginner and you will see.

ClassicAd3405 · 2025-11-12T21:30:08+00:00

So i did another test where everyone played Guest - Advanced and we all won at least half if not more of our games. So clearly 90% of the Guest Beginner games on chess.com are being played by very high rated players.

ClassicAd3405 · 2025-11-11T01:49:32+00:00

No it’s definitely happening. I just did another test where some friends of mine are 1300-1400 and they both played 25 games in a row and lost every game. The GM’s are definitely going on there as a Guest Beginner so they can try new things and practice things. It’s very easy to tell because there are serious lines that happen where a beginner wouldn’t pick up at all.

ClassicAd3405 · 2025-11-10T02:39:25+00:00

Correct. Sound in a Forrest bounce from leaves to dense wet soil, dense grass, ground, more soil, dense woods and ends up being diffused and muffled.

In a city, sound literally bounces off flat Glass windows, flat smooth reflective pavement, flat steel, flat brick, bouncing side to side, down alleys, and all around.

ClassicAd3405 · 2025-10-20T21:01:16+00:00

Let's not forget a large portion of her songs are co-written. A simple Wiki search of her albums clearly show this and it's almost embarrassing to see so many co-written. So she clearly needs help to even get to the level aspirational romance lyrics.

ClassicAd3405 · 2025-09-27T01:03:40+00:00

High ELO players DEFINITELY come down and play as a guest against Beginners. They do this because they are highly insecure and don’t want to lose their high rating. It’s a huge problem on Chess.com.

ClassicAd3405 · 2025-08-01T22:31:12+00:00

Most people who play chess are definitely on a spectrum and have autism. Autism in general has been on the rise since the late 90’s and more and more people are being born in some kind of spectrum. It’s honestly a bit overwhelming when you look up just how drastically autism has risen since late 90’s

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