Merhi

Faysal W. Merhi
Ms. Jizi
UWRT 1104-015
19 October 2016

Double Entry Journal

What About Architecture?
Citation:
Jonathan, Massey. "Changing Course." Library.uncc.edu. National Architectural Accrediting
Board, Sept. 2016. Web. 25 Oct. 2016.
Source: Quote (Page# or Paragraph #)

Responses

you are likely to encounter students

working long hours in the design studio,
learning their craft in small groups through
desk crits and pinups. It's a scenario with
roots in the 19th-century tradition of the
Ecole des Beaux Arts. Combined with
rigorous professional requirements, this
approach makes becoming an architect an
extended and expensive proposition,
entailing from five to eight or more years of
full-time study, with heavy course loads
(paragraph #1) Jonathan

This quote from the article has defined my

reasons on why I thought becoming an
architect was not worth it anymore. The
author Massey Jonathan explains how the
long hours of studying and working on
projects is a high demand for the major, and
the pay off is five to eight years of this
constant work for a completive degree that
takes more than just education to be
successful in. It takes lots of experience. Also
the price of design schools is not cheap, and it
makes this major out of reach for some
talented students.

Factor in internship and licensure exams

and you've got an endurance course: the
average time from starting a degree to
becoming a licensed architect is 11 years
(paragraph #1) Jonathan

The expense of being in college for 11 years is

overwhelming by its self. Several design
majors switch their major to something less
demanding and with a bigger pay out.
Included in those 11 years are several state
exams to license you as actual architect, so the
work doesnt end with school.

Merhi

Since most architecture degrees are

connected to professional licensure, these
changes will be slower to affect architectural
education than other fields. But we can
expect many architecture schools to combine
on-campus learning with online courses,
allowing students to learn at variable paces
and lower costs (paragraph #7) Jonathan

The article described changes that several

Universities are making to their design
programs, like offering more online courses
and starting to offer drafting or designs classes
earlier on in a students education,
specifically, in middle and high school. All
these changes take time to actually have an
effect on the occupation and its requirements
to become a fully licensed architect.

Ultimately, the strongest incentives for

people to pursue architectural education are
higher earnings and a better work-life
balance (Paragraph #7)Jonathan

A I stated in my inquiry proposal, I enjoyed

architecture because of my strong interest,
from watching my uncle design structures. It
also pays well. This article describes
everything that attracts students to
architecture, and everything that makes it
extremely difficult to become a fully licensed
architecture