… You might be an architect

Do you want to be an Architect? Maybe you already are an Architect and wondered if you made the right decision? Times are weird and the economy is making a lot of people who thought they knew they wanted to be an architect re-evaluate their thought process. 

Can you see an X-acto blade from where you are sitting?

… You might be an architect

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If you cut your finger with an X-acto blade, do you worry about bleeding on your model and not your finger?

… You might be an architect

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As an adult, do you still buy LEGO’s for yourself?

… You might be an architect

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Have you ever slept under your desk?

… You might be an architect

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Do you like wearing wigs and really large shoes?

… You might be a clown

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Do most of your books cost at least $79?

… You might be an architect

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Are those books mostly picture books?

… You might be an architect

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Do you have more than 2 calculators on your desk?

… You might be an engineer

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Do you hate the question: “What do you think of my house?“

… You might be an architect

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Have you ever gone out to a restaurant and thought: “The scale of this space is off.”

… You might be an architect

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Have you ever said: “Are you going to be using all your cardboard?”

… You might be an architect

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Can you name more than 100 architects but less than 5 interior designers?

… You might be an architect

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Do you know the names of 30 different shades of blue but not the actual size of a 2×4?

… You might be an interior designer

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Do you only use a particular type of pen?

… You might be an architect

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Do you either have a messenger bag or really, really want one? A black one??

… You might be an architect

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Do you drive a really nice car, have more money than you need, vacation 4 weeks a year, and sleep well at night?

… You might be a Developer

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Have you ever worn an entire outfit of black clothing?

… You might be an architect

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Have you ever dressed up as Le Corbusier at Halloween?

… You might be an architect

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Have you ever said with pride: “I haven’t been to sleep in 3 days.“

… You might be an architect

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Do you plan vacations to go see certain buildings?

… You might be an architect

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Have you ever thought: “How is that cantilever doing that?” but then realized you don’t care?

… You might be an architect

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Do you know when to use Elmer’s Glue and when to use rubber cement?

… You might be an architect

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Do you dream in theory but cry in reality?

… You might be an architect

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Have you ever said: “Nobody but you will notice that it wasn’t built right.“

… You might be a contractor

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Have you ever said: “Yo trabajo muy duro por lo que me pagan.“

… You might be a subcontractor

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Have you ever spent 70% of the fee on the first 20% of the project?

… You might be an architect

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Do you complain about the reliance on computers and miss the days of hand drafting?

… You might be an old architect

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Did you go to school for a really long time, go through a lengthy internship, and take a bunch of hard tests to get licensed?

… You might be a doctor

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Do people think you are a great person, that you have a fantastic moral compass, and trust you with watching their kids despite just having met you?

… You might be an architect