Why Being an Architect is a Different Story?
Date Posted: December 15, 2022
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From Rethinking The Future: “Jack of all trades and master of none!” – they call us, the architects.
But it is more like, being the jack of all trades is what makes us master the art of architectural design. This is because architecture is an amalgamation of various ‘pure’ disciplines in such a way that one becomes proficient in more than one or two or three skill sets to be an architect and one’s perceptions are constantly molded. It is this very aspect that makes our lives exciting, fun-filled, and work-filled, and however much it demands from us, it never gets dull. Welcome to the world of an architect!
Perception
First and foremost, we learn how to see things. We learn how to observe. We learn what to observe. We start observing people, nature, and man-made spaces from a different perspective. As Amy Krouse Rosenthal said, “Pay attention to what you pay attention to. That’s pretty much all the info you need.” One comes across this quote, in the book The Art of Noticing by Rob Walker, which is a marvelous weave of exercises that awakens mindfulness within the reader amidst daily distractions. It is a must-read for any architect or designer because once you master the art of noticing, the design process becomes intuitive.
When we learn about architecture or practice as an architect, the environment we live in is viewed from a different lens. Spaces become emotions, spaces become a play of varying scales and spaces become experiences. Maybe they always were, but now it is consciously so. We feel the textures around us with our eyes as well as our hands, and analyze the materials used around us.