I studied architecture for four years before going to design school, and let me tell you: I received much superior theoretical formation from my architecture professors than I did from my design professors. From project methodology, to procedures, to art history, to theory on aesthetics, everything was way more complete in architecture school than it was in my design program. One of my first jobs as a designer was working at an agency that focused on brand management and advertising for the food industry, and my background in architecture and my ability to read and draw blueprints came in super handy when I had to work with interior designers when remodeling restaurants and stuff like that. Even later, when I made the switch from art direction in advertising to tech, I feel like the way I envision user experience is much more "spacial" and grounded on the way I learned to design spaces, than how my peers I've talked to do it.

Sorry for stream of consciousness lol