There are many different kinds of architects.
I recently saw an exhibition of lebbeus woods' works at sfmoma. He is a paper architect with so very few built works. But I can see the allure and power of his mind.
Tadao ando is one of the fathers of modern architecture in Japan. He had a high school education, no formal training in architecture, and was a boxer. He has a crazy temperament and would even punch his workers. Crazy guy - iconic.
I have only worked in small offices except for my short stunt at bgk and nbbj. I like learning architecture through a mentor - or a boss. I was always fascinated by artists, monks, and the types. I cherish the living relics - and to me - even if this way of learning architecture is by default - anti- trendy, NOT fashionable, it's fulfilling to me. I like the personal factor and it makes me want to give a good fight. "design like I give a damn"
And so - working as a part of a huge system or factory, like school - can be fun, but too competitive and empty for me.
I had been working at this 3person office since last June. It's about 9 months now - and my boss and I are establishing some kind of connection - finally. It was crazy when I had first started- worked a crazy lot of hours - 12, 14 hour days. Because my boss was not nice to me, and kept dumping things on my feat at 5:30pm. Of course I tried to please him. But was mostly scared of him. Especially because the fate of the previous Asian girl was scary-typical. She was sort of in tears most of the time and ended up quitting. My co-worker said that he hates women. And seeing how he talks to and about our female clients - I BELIEVED it.
But somehow - now - my boss had taken up my casual ways of speaking. Slipping 'cool' and 'awesome' in his vocabulary. I had gotten pissed at him last Friday when he tried to make me stay late to meet with him. I think I snapped and just told him that I have to leave promptly. I don't know if I can be a better architect than him - probably not. But I realized that I've snubbed him and an opportunity to learn - because of my preoccupation with other parts of my crap life hunting for love.
So time to refocus again. The kind of architect I want to be? Is NOT what I thought when I was a student... It's kind of silly to think of a lazy fat architect - and respectable? Who am I trying to win the respect of?
What KIND of architecture I want to practice? I think that is a bit more clearer - and lets just say that there will never be a TED talk associated with REIKO.
I recently saw an exhibition of lebbeus woods' works at sfmoma. He is a paper architect with so very few built works. But I can see the allure and power of his mind.
Tadao ando is one of the fathers of modern architecture in Japan. He had a high school education, no formal training in architecture, and was a boxer. He has a crazy temperament and would even punch his workers. Crazy guy - iconic.
I have only worked in small offices except for my short stunt at bgk and nbbj. I like learning architecture through a mentor - or a boss. I was always fascinated by artists, monks, and the types. I cherish the living relics - and to me - even if this way of learning architecture is by default - anti- trendy, NOT fashionable, it's fulfilling to me. I like the personal factor and it makes me want to give a good fight. "design like I give a damn"
And so - working as a part of a huge system or factory, like school - can be fun, but too competitive and empty for me.
I had been working at this 3person office since last June. It's about 9 months now - and my boss and I are establishing some kind of connection - finally. It was crazy when I had first started- worked a crazy lot of hours - 12, 14 hour days. Because my boss was not nice to me, and kept dumping things on my feat at 5:30pm. Of course I tried to please him. But was mostly scared of him. Especially because the fate of the previous Asian girl was scary-typical. She was sort of in tears most of the time and ended up quitting. My co-worker said that he hates women. And seeing how he talks to and about our female clients - I BELIEVED it.
But somehow - now - my boss had taken up my casual ways of speaking. Slipping 'cool' and 'awesome' in his vocabulary. I had gotten pissed at him last Friday when he tried to make me stay late to meet with him. I think I snapped and just told him that I have to leave promptly. I don't know if I can be a better architect than him - probably not. But I realized that I've snubbed him and an opportunity to learn - because of my preoccupation with other parts of my crap life hunting for love.
So time to refocus again. The kind of architect I want to be? Is NOT what I thought when I was a student... It's kind of silly to think of a lazy fat architect - and respectable? Who am I trying to win the respect of?
What KIND of architecture I want to practice? I think that is a bit more clearer - and lets just say that there will never be a TED talk associated with REIKO.
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