Frida Escobedo interview: "I didn’t know I was going to be an architect" | Architecture | Dezeen 

Ra Chel hahahah you are right. They are NOT presentation friendly 😂

Ra Chel they’re gorgeous though

I knew right away someone had already commented regarding...! Hahaha

I wanna swing from a chandelier

Hi Zezuru, [im sending you the same message as for the person below as encouragement] Im an architect and would like to encourage you to push through and finish your studies. The universities are very different than real life. You are ultimately the person who is going to choose what sort of work / life balance you will have in the end of the day. It is not that architecture is a bad decision - it is the person choosing to slave away for hours and not have balance in their life that causes the profession to have a bad reputation. When you finish your studies, work for 2/3 years at a company and start your own practice. It is much better and you can choose your projects and your own hours ! If you need any further guidance please feel free to email me at www.hollowayandhound.com for advice. But architecture can be a great profession if you have a mentor.

Daleen Holloway It was worse after school, in my experience. It was worse because of politics. People are backstabbing each other. At least in school people had some sense of camaraderie. But that was my experience. Not sure if other people also go through this.

Thanks for your insights

True Zezuru can you elaborate by what you men painful I really wanna be an architect and now I’m think twice.

@@shanelamar8857 No do not change your mind because of me .Just be prepared to sacrifice your time for other things of life to put it in architecture.

Yeah it's definitely not easy well I'm saying this because I'm an architecture student

architecture school is hell and the profession consist of long hours and its underpaid, but it's an individual choice

Why cuz I really wanna be an architect and now I’m thinking twice.

@@shanelamar8857 don't think twice I mean do what you feel is right and the pain is always there also the relief and the happiness is always there too good luck!

I'm going to study architecture in china .. i get my high school diploma this year .... And i think china is the Best choice .. do you advice me ?

I'm an artist. My only philosophy is see everything.

I have the same problem too! Actually yesterday was my 6th semester's submission and days before i feel absolutely horrible? Because it seems everyone is doing better than me. I finally talked it out to a friend of mine and she's basically thinking the same thing too! Even the ones that we think are super awesome in design arent really confident in themselves so just push through, i think it gets better once we graduate

A couple of things: It is good you don't think you are good enough. This will propel you to always keep trying to exceed what you did previously. I have had those sentiments before. And if your classmates have wild designs compared to your simple forms, then that's ok too. They will be out of work, and you will be busy because builders & developers consider the numbers when doing a project- They look for practicality. At some point you will have a client that lets you do whatever you want and so you can experiment w/ your ideas then. In the future, remember that you should become your own developer so you can build exactly what you envisioned and then sell it and reap all the financial benefits. I have attached a link here to a house that I was given creative control over after years of doing boring practice work. Stay the course....it is worth it. Remember...architecture is an old man's / woman's game. You will become 'great' right before you die of old age. 😂 Enjoy www.washingtonpost.com/news/where-we-live/wp/2017/01/20/a-small-lot-doesnt-cramp-this-shepherd-park-homes-style/?.a4fede295ad0#comments

if she stood still :)

Ikr

Yes!

pippy ....funny !

it is about the guys building the work mostly

there may be help for that condition

me too !

stiff drink helps !

architecture is a fools game

Frank Lloyd Wright di his best and most creative work starting at about 68

James Humphrey wowie

@@nayas.5066 5 momths LoL

Hi Charis, Im an architect and would like to encourage you to push through and finish your studies. The universities are very different than real life. You are ultimately the person who is going to choose what sort of work / life balance you will have in the end of the day. It is not that architecture is a bad decision - it is the person choosing to slave away for hours and not have balance in their life that causes the profession to have a bad reputation. When you finish your studies, work for 2/3 years at a company and start your own practice. It is much better and you can choose your projects and your own hours ! If you need any further guidance please feel free to email me at www.hollowayandhound.com for advice. But architecture can be a great profession if you have a mentor.

@@sophia_holloway I appreciate you took the time to write those motivating words. I will hold on to your advice as i respect the experience and the work you have put into your passion. Thank you and love from Greece!

@@sophia_hollowayHi Daleen, i am on my last year of architecture study. can you tell your career experience about how you get mentor during pursue your career? Thanks

I know that feel Charis 😂. Don’t worry, like Daleen said keep on going. I think the reward of being able to think a problem through and have a tangible object that improves many strangers’ lives on a daily basis is worth it. But you’ll only know what I mean after you have your first building go up and after you’ve had a bit of sleep and some time to be yourself on a consistent basis. This doesn’t happen in architecture school but you will get through and experience it on the other side. Stay strong 💪🏻

O and those insane deadlines, you’ll find them useful when you need to produce good work with depth, quickly while working. That’s not to say the pressure is the same but rather that your creative muscles will be strong enough to reach your goals in a relatively short time.

oxytocin the love hormone no more

Me too

I hate big heavy earrings they always make your ear lobes elongate and then you end up with large holes in your ears.....a lot of designers are wearing big Madonna era earrings these days I don't know what's the connection between earrings and design.

Not sure about them. Actually things like that sometimes tell you more about a designer's design sense or lack of it than the buildings.

ear - rings or squares actually

architecture school starts after you graduate from architecture school

what happened? Im on my first semester as an arch student and im considering switching because the program leaves me with no free time. Im curious to know where u are in ur profession

if your concern is money don't do it

there is only a near future and it is now

monica Mourad be it then. Also have a lot of sex. That helps.

maniacram girl what!! 💀

What prevents you from pursuing it?

Martha Berumen No sex or masturbation helps you get new ideas when you’re in the creative field. It is well known. Especially when you’re in such a tough field you got to take whatever u can to succeeed.

and i want to just be

To be an architect you have to be very creative in basically everything what do you eat the design of your house your bedroom your clothes everything... and in my opinion her earrings are very creative super cool

@@theodoreroosevelt7471 oh your a fan loll good for you 👌

none of us had any decision in being here

i think of eyebrow windows

something in the way she moves .....

so what?

A very rich one that sent her to bilingual school since little. I can tell. She def had some contacts in order for her to work independently since the beginning. But I like her work. And I’m happy for her that she’s in the position that she’s in.

the family of man

bad architecture !

yes she was considering art or design with architecture as a basis

I decided at 12 years after reading a biography of Frank Lloyd Wright

To provide balance to her lovely big ears ;) .. its a design thing ;);)

because they are heavy! duh!

James Humphrey newsflash things are not always what they appear duh

ok dick got it !

then you dont know a thing about architecture sorry

rosiesmard its pretty earrings though

Nooo theyre so beautiful they suit her

she is teahcing you how to see and you miss it