At times, I tend to agree. Whats great about the profession is what architecture is in

history, what it aspires to be in the future and most of all what the training & doing

exposes one to in life. Architecture is about many things. As Ive said before its about

making form, story, music, and inspirationÉ its also about illuminating ones life with

philosophy, sociology, psychology, material science, engineering, mathematics, history,

construction, and in the end making something out of nothing. These are the reasons architecture

is a great profession that can enrich your life. That said, Ive heard many complaints

that the business of designing buildings, running an office and keeping an architectural

firm solvent can simply be overwhelming. This can also be very true. From my experience

the education of an architect prepares one to become a designer, but it may be that you

simply do very little design work as an architect. The truth is, design is really a very small

part of what the architect does and unless your in a position where you can dictate that

design is what you focus on most, your in for a quite a shock. As Ive discussed in other

videos the job of an architect involves doing a lot of technical drawing and writing as

well as research. It also involves an incredible amount of coordination and organization. Being

an architect may also require real people skills. The architect can work with large

numbers of subcontractors and consultants and should be able to work well with other

people, particularly contractors in the field. Not to mention their most important job, Managing

the client. The architect also needs to be able to manage the business and employees

if Theyve got them. In fact all these jobs can be exactly what an architect does with

no time for design at all. This why the business of architecture can be so different from the

profession and in the end a bit unfulfilling. So understand, architecture is many things

not just design.