Just stumbled onto your channel and I love this little anecdote you mentioned. The nominal vs actual dimensions were a big discussion in my Architecture school back in the late 80s-early 90s as the advent of CAD was driving home the need for using one or the other. Drafting conventions still persist, however programs like REVIT use actual dimensions and a person not aware of layout conventions will end up with a very messy building. You should also mention the actual sizes of CMU. Also, you did not mention why a 2x6 is 5 1/2" tall but a 2X8 is 7 1/4" tall. I know why. I was in a job interview about 4 years ago, I had been in the profession for 20+ years and the guy across the table started quizzing me on the actual dimensions of building materials. He was about 10 years younger than me and said he was having problems with the "kids right out of school" not knowing the size of a brick. I told him the actual size of a brick. Then I asked him if he was thinking of a standard brick or if he wanted the Utility, King, Jumbo.... sizes. He just looked at me blankly. You see, he was so eager to point out that the "new kids" did not know the size of a brick he did not know that he was ignorant about the other bricks out there. It just shows how and what is taught and emphasized in school changes over time. The boss of the company, sitting next to the interviewer, just smiled at me and they offered me a job a few days later.
Yes architecture is something that you never stop learning, you need to continue to be up to date and research constantly in order to know how the new technologies work. Same thing with painting and coating used for construction.., years ago you needed a different Can for each coat now a single Can brings all-in-one.
What is the job outlook for architects? After you graduate, do you try to get a job at whatever firm you can?How much control do you have over the types of buildings you design? If you want to design skyscrapers or really cool houses, would you try to get a job at a firm that primarily does that kind of work? Do you get to pick and choose what kind of buildings you design, or could you wind up designing boring strip malls and grocery stores? More specifically, what is the job outlook in the southeast? I live in Alabama, and will probably go to Auburn if I choose to major in architecture. I really like Atlanta, and would love to find myself working there someday. Where would you say most of the firms are located in the southeast? Thanks, I really appreciate your videos
Sorry I noticed you posted this 2 years ago but maybe my reply helps anyone else. The first jobs you'll get when being fresh out of school will mostly be getting the work done for designs that the firm already has or that the client is asking the firm to do for them. You don't have control of designing from scratch but you can - and they expect you to - suggest what design ideas you think are better for certain things they present to you. Having technical and technological knowledge will help you tonnes.
M Vp so you cant dictate what type of building you have to desgin, i am not the ones to build large buildings, i like designing nice houses for clients. Is that for specific type of firms? Do you have to apply for a specific type of firm to do those projects or i dont have a choice?
@@gerardomuniz672 yes usually the firm will be inclined to a certain client like residential (skyscraper buildings) or residential - houses. You will know while you are applying for the job, pick the one that suits your style best. Usually firms have their specialty. And usually smaller firms take on smaller scale buildings such as houses.
+Kade Brandon my firm uses ArchiCAD. It doesn't really matter which program you learn. If the program is good enough, you can use it to do whatever you need. It's just a tool.
They've determine it has the same structural support so it saves on material and the confusion of needing to change the identification of lumber everytime there's an adjustment.
Just stumbled onto your channel and I love this little anecdote you mentioned. The nominal vs actual dimensions were a big discussion in my Architecture school back in the late 80s-early 90s as the advent of CAD was driving home the need for using one or the other.
Drafting conventions still persist, however programs like REVIT use actual dimensions and a person not aware of layout conventions will end up with a very messy building.
You should also mention the actual sizes of CMU.
Also, you did not mention why a 2x6 is 5 1/2" tall but a 2X8 is 7 1/4" tall. I know why.
I was in a job interview about 4 years ago, I had been in the profession for 20+ years and the guy across the table started quizzing me on the actual dimensions of building materials. He was about 10 years younger than me and said he was having problems with the "kids right out of school" not knowing the size of a brick. I told him the actual size of a brick. Then I asked him if he was thinking of a standard brick or if he wanted the Utility, King, Jumbo.... sizes. He just looked at me blankly.
You see, he was so eager to point out that the "new kids" did not know the size of a brick he did not know that he was ignorant about the other bricks out there. It just shows how and what is taught and emphasized in school changes over time. The boss of the company, sitting next to the interviewer, just smiled at me and they offered me a job a few days later.
Yes architecture is something that you never stop learning, you need to continue to be up to date and research constantly in order to know how the new technologies work. Same thing with painting and coating used for construction.., years ago you needed a different Can for each coat now a single Can brings all-in-one.
Does the college you graduate from have a huge influence on your chances of getting hired by a good firm?
It was actually 2x4 back in the day. The name just stuck.
What is the job outlook for architects? After you graduate, do you try to get a job at whatever firm you can?How much control do you have over the types of buildings you design? If you want to design skyscrapers or really cool houses, would you try to get a job at a firm that primarily does that kind of work? Do you get to pick and choose what kind of buildings you design, or could you wind up designing boring strip malls and grocery stores? More specifically, what is the job outlook in the southeast? I live in Alabama, and will probably go to Auburn if I choose to major in architecture. I really like Atlanta, and would love to find myself working there someday. Where would you say most of the firms are located in the southeast? Thanks, I really appreciate your videos
Sorry I noticed you posted this 2 years ago but maybe my reply helps anyone else. The first jobs you'll get when being fresh out of school will mostly be getting the work done for designs that the firm already has or that the client is asking the firm to do for them. You don't have control of designing from scratch but you can - and they expect you to - suggest what design ideas you think are better for certain things they present to you. Having technical and technological knowledge will help you tonnes.
M Vp so you cant dictate what type of building you have to desgin, i am not the ones to build large buildings, i like designing nice houses for clients. Is that for specific type of firms? Do you have to apply for a specific type of firm to do those projects or i dont have a choice?
@@gerardomuniz672 yes usually the firm will be inclined to a certain client like residential (skyscraper buildings) or residential - houses. You will know while you are applying for the job, pick the one that suits your style best. Usually firms have their specialty. And usually smaller firms take on smaller scale buildings such as houses.
Question: What program does your firm use everyday and which one do you think is the most important to know?
+Kade Brandon my firm uses ArchiCAD. It doesn't really matter which program you learn. If the program is good enough, you can use it to do whatever you need. It's just a tool.
Ok, thanks.
Why don't they cut it larger and plane it to 2x4 hmmmmm
They've determine it has the same structural support so it saves on material and the confusion of needing to change the identification of lumber everytime there's an adjustment.
Can you read metric measurement?
Nope. Lol.
I think I could if I had to, but I have always worked in imperial. It would take some getting used to.