It's now been almost a year and half since I finished school, and still no job in architecture. So frustrating. I almost had a job; made it to the second interview and didn't get it (second place means nothing in this scenario). Apologies for any complaining. Beside the point though; for me, architecture (being creative) takes a lot of practice, like playing an instrument. If I am not practicing my craft I find that I begin to lose the ability. Being out of school and not working within the field has made it very difficult to keep up with what skills I attained. If I go long without drawing, using autoCAD, or simply thinking creatively, it takes much longer to do those things when I do.
There have been plenty of things I have done that are constructive to me marketing myself in the field. Such things include but are not limited to:
I've published my thesis book and portfolio online (let alone made an awesome portfolio); both of which are featured to the right.
Re-rendered several projects completed during school.
I am trying to continue with my thesis, expand it and eventually make it marketable, but that is a whole other blog.
Sketching is a very enjoyable thing to do, so I've been trying to draw more frequently. I find it better to come up with a project to design and sketch out the ideas. Sketching for me is more perspectives and details of how something might be built. Just trying to think of new things. This is an example of one afternoon of sketching a quick house design trying to keep green design in mind (orientation, thermal mass, glazing facing South, etc.)Still, I feel I am losing the battle. Practice, that is my challenge.
I know this is rough everyone. I have never kept a journal in my life, and I am still trying to figure out what I want to say. Thanks for reading.
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