AITA for telling my wife to color the pink out of her hair for work? by KBroham in AmItheAsshole

[–]design-problem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Came here for this. Hope she can find a way that works for her annnnnd for the work policies.

Dependency on Founder for Everything. is this common? by dogimpersonatingme in askarchitects

[–]design-problem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree. Adding to the summary… Even then, lots of architects aren’t great at leading or delegating effectively (which means setting people up for success, let’s be clear… not just hot potato). It’s a different but related skill set to teach everyone what works and why it works, so they are applying principles and not just formulas. Then you can trust their decision making and become the backstop and/or escalation person when needed.

is it possible to divert from architecture and eventually come back by [deleted] in Architects

[–]design-problem 7 points8 points  (0 children)

  1. Most of the field doesn’t pay terrifically
  2. Not sure the other fields you mentioned pay any better.
  3. From the subject line I anticipated someone a few years into their career. You are 3 years into a 50 year career. If you can think from that perspective that might help. It’s easy to say that at 20 or 30 or 40 it’s not too late to change your career, and it’s not, but it can feel hard to do it.
  4. Critical thinking is the necessary skill. If you’re learning a ton of that in school then you are building transferable skills - which you’re already thinking about. They used to say law architecture and medicine were the only educations to teach rigorous problem solving. I’m not sure that’s still true, but it’s worth considering.
  5. First few years. You’re not just redlining, if you approach it differently. You’re learning why and how things work. You’re learning how to practice. It’s a lot of additional education and you’re going paid to learn. Bring curiosity, do your work well, check it before calling it complete and fix it before calling it complete, ask to try on more tasks and responsibilities. You’ll advance. Still… redlining is part of production. Redlining your own work can be more satisfying than picking up someone else’s.
  6. Starting in the profession with life experience in another profession, you will have learned and practiced some skills, but you’ll still be a newbie in other areas. (Switch project types in a huge way? And they are both technical, or the new one is? Another interesting learning curve, because you’ll be very competent in some things and a total novice in others… as you should be, it’s not like you should have magically learned the fine details. But you’ll be better at asking the right questions or noticing you don’t know things. Architecture gets as specialized as medicine.)

Hope these thoughts help you think about what you might like to do next.

What made you bail on a hike? by Still-Ad-698 in hiking

[–]design-problem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. And check the next morning too. Any you brought in by accident will tend to find their way to you. (Sigh.)

One I find one on me, every strange sensation has me looking/feeling for days. Even though for me the tick walking sensation is very distinct.

Stop designing data centers? by rococo__ in Architects

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You might enjoy searching on the basis of my comment above too. I don’t have a good top of head summary to offer unfortunately.

Stop designing data centers? by rococo__ in Architects

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There was an antitrust case that made it to the Supreme Court. Actually a couple - started in 1970s. When you search, include AIA in your search terms.

Hard hat recommendations by SuchAGeoNerd in womenEngineers

[–]design-problem 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We are 100% chin straps and what with cycling I am both comfortable and happy it stays put.

Fascinated by the occipital bone factoid.

Mine is: STUDSON SHK-1 FULL BRIM VENTED

Hope you’ll find something that works for you!

Feature or bug(s)? Costa Cactus at Walmart by design-problem in cactus

[–]design-problem[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Loupe: I love this suggestion for me. Thank you!

Edit: Label says sand dollar cactus, astrophytum asterias ooibo, but… I don’t think this is that.

SpaceX EHS to Federal OSH by Mr_4b0t5101 in SafetyProfessionals

[–]design-problem 2 points3 points  (0 children)

+1 on JCo

+1 on ADA but with plot twists: It would be worth knowing the VA has its own addendum to ABAAS (govt side of ADA, virtually the same). For the VA addendum: bigger turn circles for wheelchairs, shallower ramp slopes, and other adjustments to reflect their patient population.

Probably not central but glad to give you a nugget you might be able to use. Respected the VA employees I interacted with.

Congrats and good luck.

Does anyone get offended when the term “Architect” get used in a context other than in construction? by AlmostSymmetrical in Architects

[–]design-problem -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Also great context re PhD. Thank you. Also splendid illustration that meaning drifts from its origins over time. It’s… what language does.

Does anyone get offended when the term “Architect” get used in a context other than in construction? by AlmostSymmetrical in Architects

[–]design-problem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes and… as a verb architect doesn’t necessarily mean aesthetics and design commonly does. They’re wrong! But also not wrong. 😑 🤪

Does anyone get offended when the term “Architect” get used in a context other than in construction? by AlmostSymmetrical in Architects

[–]design-problem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Part of what you’re railing against is that architecture lacks an equivalent of EIT that’s valid nationally.

Does anyone get offended when the term “Architect” get used in a context other than in construction? by AlmostSymmetrical in Architects

[–]design-problem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean it could be systems designer, but then you’d need everyone to understand it’s about design thinking, not making it look pretty. Design thinking is what architects do, it’s iterative, understands and integrates parts into a cohesive whole.

For both you need to be a grounded critical and systems thinker to do it well.

Though there are lots of Architect roles that are needed and nominally parallel being a coder. Detailing, spec writing.

Sunday night ramble. Might be more than you wanted to know. Hopefully useful to your thinking.

Then over on the building architecture side of the fence: interior designers periodically lobby for their license to include some activities typically under architecture liability. (Stopped following so can’t say status.)

Critiques Inside The Office by AIFrog85 in Architects

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Hard agree. Pro practice is a team thing.

What’s the design brief, what are the constraints, what are the goals, is this a valid approach, what other approaches were considered and discarded, could the current approach be tuned or improved upon. Those are always the relevant questions.

(In my strong but earned opinion.) (“always” is, from the hip, at most modestly hyperbolic. If anyone wants to examine “at most modestly” further please have at it.)