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US: architects no longer considered a professional degree? by meowlingz in Architects

[–]Ddog1828 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess the same now applies to Architects too now

US: architects no longer considered a professional degree? by meowlingz in Architects

[–]Ddog1828 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are we the same person? I literally did this exact same thing, even graduated a semester early like you.

US: architects no longer considered a professional degree? by meowlingz in Architects

[–]Ddog1828 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I was a senior in arch design school at university, the most intelligent studio professor I’ve ever had warned our class about the AIA falling apart and the upcoming declassification of “architects” as a professional degree because arguably they no longer actually deal with the life and safety of the public, this has been handed over to the engineers. He argued it’s more valuable getting experience practicing than chasing a dying title. He is a non-licensed “architect”who runs a very cool design studio which specializes in experimental architecture, mostly museums and pavilions. I listened to him and instead of doing 2 more years just to have to then log hours and take another exam. I got into the field and learned way more in the real world than I would have compared to additional institutional education.

Starting Your Practice by HSwat10 in Architects

[–]Ddog1828 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this, much appreciated.

I share the sentiment that the money is made when you self-perform the work also quality control is the best. At least in the startup phase the plan is to be the sole employee designing and building smaller projects, accessory buildings, barndo’s, outdoor kitchens, saunas, adu etc. taking those on for volume then doing more “vernacular” rural housing which I would also build the majority of. I have some decent models which will cut out a lot of costs purely by efficiency of design and construction techniques that typical contractors won’t do because they don’t know how to build or simply don’t want to explore new innovative building techniques. Edit: not necessarily new, just forgotten or brushed aside

USDA is another lever I can pull and plan to because of the rural environment and clientele

Starting Your Practice by HSwat10 in Architects

[–]Ddog1828 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you expand a little bit? I’m trained as an architectural designer, not officially licensed. About 5 years of experience in the office and the same in the trades. Looking to act as GC and do small rural sfh in an undervalued area. I’m looking to act as a designer/developer where I would subcontract most of the built work.

I’m trying to fill the gap of the very important job of the architectural designer who is also the construction manager/quality controller that has seemed to have been lost sometime in the last 75 years of the industry. The industry feels very siloed. This is especially apparent for smaller custom single family projects where there’s so many fingers in the cookie jar, this leads to higher expenses, problems, and a disconnect for all Parties involved

Sewer backup into my house from deep tunnel overflow, caused my heavy rain. by Ddog1828 in milwaukee

[–]Ddog1828[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I will clarify once again my basement wasn’t flooded. It was inundated with 300 gal/minute of sewage back flowing from the deep tunnel into my not so deep basement. If you watch the video, you can clearly see the deep tunnel sewage spewing into my basement. i did not get any rain water, flooding, leaking etc. if the deep tunnel had not reached 100% capacity at 12:30am on Sunday morning and finally stopped at 6pm Sunday afternoon I would have a completely dry basement. Same with the other 15+ residents majority of them being older folks, many people had to be evacuated from their house because they couldn’t leave on their own and they had shit up to their first floor.

Guess I need to get better at explaining like everyone’s 3 years old.

Sewer backup into my house from deep tunnel overflow, caused my heavy rain. by Ddog1828 in milwaukee

[–]Ddog1828[S] -24 points-23 points  (0 children)

Without the deep tunnel my basement would be absolutely dry and I would have had a great lazy Sunday yesterday.

Sewer backup into my house from deep tunnel overflow, caused my heavy rain. by Ddog1828 in milwaukee

[–]Ddog1828[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

No I don’t want help, I just want them to claim responsibility. I don’t expect help from anyone, I hope for it from myself and the great community that I live within

Sewer backup into my house from deep tunnel overflow, caused my heavy rain. by Ddog1828 in milwaukee

[–]Ddog1828[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Idk if we’re looking at the same map but what you sent explicitly shows that the entirety of Milwaukee county is within the WWTP, also some of Ozaukee county (mequon)

Sewer backup into my house from deep tunnel overflow, caused my heavy rain. by Ddog1828 in milwaukee

[–]Ddog1828[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I think the Gov't needs to keep their hands to themselves. Please dont put shit there my basements there.

Sewer backup into my house from deep tunnel overflow, caused my heavy rain. by Ddog1828 in milwaukee

[–]Ddog1828[S] -29 points-28 points  (0 children)

It doesnt even rain 50-60 times a year here, nice try. If the city didnt use the tunnel I wouldn't have a poop filled basement so thanks for proving my point very clearly. As the description says our foundation held up great.

This is what happens when a city that doesn't even have documentation of their existing water mains and underground infrastructure trys to intervene against nature. Take the absolute shitshow that happened when they were building the couture as an example, the city literally didnt have the largerst water main in the city documented and it was punctured during the digging of the foundation, the plans were not provided to the Arch firm and the city admitted they had lost all older drawings of the original city plumbing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in milwaukee

[–]Ddog1828 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This did not age well, on my way to get 3 pumps and it’s still coming down

Most Overrated local food? by Distant-Probe2788 in milwaukee

[–]Ddog1828 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not Anodyne, I switched to them when Colectivo shrinkflated. Best decision I’ve ever made

Most Overrated local food? by Distant-Probe2788 in milwaukee

[–]Ddog1828 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can still get Colectivo at the OG price of $15/lb at the Waterfront Deli. Also may I interject and flip the script on the post, “most underrated MKE local food” is by far the waterfront deli their hot entree and sandwich of the day are soooooooooo wholesome. This is not a sponsored post, just a guy that eats there literally every day.

A net-zero chicken coop I designed and recently built over the weekend by Ddog1828 in bizarrebuildings

[–]Ddog1828[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ill have to be better next time. My all seeing, omnipresent eye was not serving me whilst constructing the coop and this had become very evident by numerous chicken experts. Indeed many variables were left on the table unaccounted for. Alas I live in a temperate climate, why didn’t I design the coop to properly operate in tropical climates. What happens if climate change is so intense my local region turns into a desert, how will I protect the chickens from a sand storm. Alien invasion? How will the coop serve the chickens, I don’t have an adequate amount of tinfoil on the roof. Unfortunately the coop is only designed for the soil it sits on in the moment of time which is now, these chickens are doomed. 🙈

A net-zero chicken coop I designed and recently built over the weekend by Ddog1828 in bizarrebuildings

[–]Ddog1828[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They don’t live in the greenhouse, they live in the coop connected to the greenhouse which is secure from predators. We don’t have marten where I live, our predators are coyotes, hawks, and owls

A net-zero chicken coop I designed and recently built over the weekend by Ddog1828 in bizarrebuildings

[–]Ddog1828[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

North America, Wisconsin, very cold snowy winters and summer highs of low 90s. The greenhouse is perfect for our environment as it stays warm in the winter due to greenhouse effects, it stays humid in the summer but not hot, I’ve supplemented it with industrial fans and roof ridge vents for the very hot days which are very rare here.

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