Why did I choose Architecture:
My father is an Electrical Engineer, my elder brother is a Mechanical Engineer, so I decided to be in a different field, so I chose this course. Maybe, we can have our own construction company in the future.
About my college education:
This course has taught me much about landscaping, structural design, and compliance of architectural requirements.
The structural design is partly difficult and partly enjoyable. The difficult part is the innovation. The enjoyable part is the joy of making a new design.
The practicum requires a student after graduation to go into actual training with an architectural firm for 2 years before being allowed to take the Board Licensure Exam. This is very good in the sense that it makes the student to become familiar with the job of an architect.
This course takes five years to finish the academics and another two years for the practicum. In all, before one is allowed to take the Board exam, that is 7 years of studying and preparing for the Board exam.
My current job:
Now, I have my own construction and consulting company with my wife who is also a licensed Architect as my business partner.
Am I using what I learned in college:
In my college years I learned about consulting since my father was already handling some clients who hired him for the electrical requirements of the building and sometimes he asked me to make a design. I learned how to earn money by consulting on my own or through another firm.
How long did it take to find a job:
Immediately after passing the Board exam I and my wife put up our own consulting and construction firm.
Do I recommend studying Architecture:
After one passes the Board exam he might not land in a job for an architect. But I still recommend this course because an Architect is always needed in a construction company and in the consulting firms. A licensed Architect can go into his own consulting business.
In the scale of compensation, the Architect ranks among the highest paid employee. The employers are rich who build skyscrapers and tall commercial buildings. Even by just signing in a building plan, the signature of the Architect is needed before the building permit is given by the local government unit concerned. Such signature alone costs between P10,000 to P1,000,000, or even more.
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