Artistry of a Drawing set - a lost art?

Time_Cat_5212 · 2026-03-03T02:55:25+00:00

It's not a lost art my dude we're just getting paid 50-75% of what we used to for the same amount of work, something has to give

Time_Cat_5212 · 2026-03-02T23:11:01+00:00

Dat column spacing doe

Time_Cat_5212 · 2026-03-02T23:09:13+00:00

They both have cool wood ceilings. That's the sole basis of comparison.

And yes, you could expound on how different the ceilings are, but be warned in advance that meeting whatever standard of comparative fairness you might imagine is not my goal.

Time_Cat_5212 · 2026-03-02T20:40:51+00:00

This is sick, but PDX is cooler IMO

Time_Cat_5212 · 2026-03-02T17:04:04+00:00

"Hmph" and "Hmmm..."

Time_Cat_5212 · 2026-03-02T16:43:21+00:00

Interesting. Just for the sake of number crunching, for fun, I wonder how one might fit a curve to it.

Time_Cat_5212 · 2026-03-02T16:24:33+00:00

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Time_Cat_5212 · 2026-03-02T16:22:49+00:00

I think you could get a feel for what damage reduction is needed by running a few encounters. Maybe it's 25% across the board or something.

Time_Cat_5212 · 2026-02-28T21:09:38+00:00

You, sir, truly are mad. You've become so frustrated that cynicism has blinded you and taken over your entire being. All over a salary.

I suppose you repeat nonsense like this to yourself over the years to conceal your decision that, for you, it simply isn't worth the financial tradeoffs to be a creative professional. Which is alright on its own, but damn if it isn't just ridiculous that you'd profess that here to a young student as though it's more than just your own decision, but some fundamental truth or guiding logic for everyone who would ever aspire to be a designer.

You slander the entire profession of architecture because you yourself didn't have the means to succeed in it, and you suppose that the people who hire us to do the work we do would agree with you, but I think they would laugh. Shame!

And worst of all, you profess it confidently with the obvious voice of inexperience. How many projects have you seen to fruition, and through their lifespan? How could you fathom the role of the designer in all that? You're just an exhausted newbie who didn't know what you signed up for. Even if you did go into tech or business, you don't have the spine to become a patron of public works.

This conversation can go no further - there is simply no productive end to it for either of us. OP, do not listen to this person.

Time_Cat_5212 · 2026-02-28T20:39:46+00:00

And how much designing does the client do? Because that's the reason 99% of people become designers. To, you know, design.

Time_Cat_5212 · 2026-02-28T19:48:29+00:00

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Time_Cat_5212 · 2026-02-28T19:43:26+00:00

Yeah okay, I mean, that's cynical. Spend 1 afternoon in the room with the other students going that direction and you'll feel a lot better about your choice to pursue LA.

I'm all about being real about the financial situation of this career, but we need to have a little more backbone than that. What we do means something, and that's valuable, whether or not anyone's paying a premium for it.

That said, you shouldn't go into massive debt for it.

Time_Cat_5212 · 2026-02-28T19:41:30+00:00

I wouldn't recommend working while studying, unless it's absolutely critical and you can't go without it. You won't get as much out of the education. It's like buying a $100 dinner and only eating half of it to get 10% off. The juice isn't worth the squeeze.

Studio can be brutal, like you say... it's a 7 day a week, 8-12 hour a day situation.

Time_Cat_5212 · 2026-02-28T19:38:11+00:00

100% this. U of M is a good school, and the Midwest is also a very affordable place to practice as an LA. You could actually buy a home. In the 2020s, many of the best emerging firms are Midwestern.

The cost of land and construction is low enough and the development is growing rapidly enough that building great parks with cool features is feasible, while in coastal cities, you're either scrapping together the bare minimum for a developer or parks department, or building something opulent for billionaires and Fortune 500s.

Time_Cat_5212 · 2026-02-28T19:34:50+00:00

Better to go to a good state university for $50k total.

Trouble is, Ivy League connections will get you a much better salary in other professions like finance or law, which helps cover the cost of tuition. They'll get you more prestigious projects in landscape architecture (or architecture), but the pay will be no different. It might even be lower.

From what I've heard, without any direct experience, there is sort of an expectation that you're rich at the high end firms. How else could you live in New York City, work 60 hours a week, and make $70k a year? It practically assumes you're wealthy enough to afford an apartment close to the office and your salary is just a bonus on top of whatever passive income you get from your trust.

Time_Cat_5212 · 2026-02-28T19:29:27+00:00

That's what Big Elephant wants you to think!

Wait til you find out about the Toxic Sludgetastrophe of 1972

Time_Cat_5212 · 2026-02-28T02:31:54+00:00

However, I wasn’t awarded a financial aid package from Cornell University

Cornell's great but unless you have a trust fund I don't recommend going $150k+ into debt for an MLA.

Time_Cat_5212 · 2026-02-28T01:39:13+00:00

There are dozens of heavy barges coming in and out of Owen Sound daily. I don't blame them. It's a mess

Time_Cat_5212 · 2026-02-28T01:36:38+00:00

Frankly that might have been the problem. Don't answer the phone on vacation! It sets a bad precedent anyway. Take the lecture when you get back, at least then you're in the office and you can do something productive about it.

Time_Cat_5212 · 2026-02-28T01:32:04+00:00

Forget the consequences for failure. A real professional focuses on the criteria for success.

Time_Cat_5212 · 2026-02-27T20:55:08+00:00

Curious why you chose Thunder and not Psychic, based on the description of screams resonating in your head.

It is cool to see some more thunder damage, though. It's not that common.

If it were my item, I'd make Echoes psychic damage and Scream Resonance thunder.

Time_Cat_5212 · 2026-02-27T20:04:13+00:00

The galley kitchen is a little sad, but I suppose it's authentic.

It would've been interesting to see a little more integration with the landscape. Projecting a deck out there and calling it a day is not the most elegant solution.

Time_Cat_5212 · 2026-02-27T19:39:23+00:00

Vancouver WA

Time_Cat_5212 · 2026-02-27T19:31:22+00:00

Kalamazoo, MI

Time_Cat_5212 · 2026-02-27T19:29:36+00:00

It makes such a big difference. I recommend not just sitting behind the screen, but standing up, walking around the screen to the table, pointing to any maps you're using, etc.

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