As I have written in my main blog, flip, I will be starting a series of blogs, actual scans from my published book in 1992, which basically chronicles the life of an architect and my own experiences, but the lighter side and quite irreverent and humourous look in the business of architecture. So we start when the architect was a student, ( for architecture students today, of course times have changed, the computer and CAD has taken over all the T squares and the different pen and pencil sizes, erasers, etcetera which are today almost obsolete -sad!):
At no time in his career an architect had more fun than when he was a student. As any college student, at that young age, especially in the '70s, Calculus, booze,"mary-jane", girls, the Beatles were all part of the curriculum. But at the same time, the serious transformation is taking place on th eprospective architect in his percepetion of the built environment. Influenced by his architects professors and architectural subjects, the student starts to percieved things differently to the amazement of his family and friends. Young students will be dreaming of fame and glory as the famous architects they start to discover. Few will realize that dream after graduation, but most architects will have decent success in their carreers or related fields. These experiences of the architect as a student is the first chapter of my book and the subject of the following blogs, enjoy!
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The book cover:
The book back cover:
The picture below shows a typical student of the '70s.
Arhitectural Thesis:
Communication Gap:
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Interesting. I started my training as an architect a bit earlier, in about 1961, but I expect I'll recognise a lot of what you post.
It was my opinion, on graduation, that I'd been a better architect before I started than when I finished.