>>5988164I'm this guy
>>5988139 >>5988163My uni in Australia had a 50%+ drop out rate because people got this reality check too late and realised it wasn't their cup of tea.
Here's a few points of advice if you want study architecture:
- Learn how to build. Go work for a building company (either office job or on-site labouring). Understanding how to build will put you miles ahead of everyone. Universities are more focused on design concepts and presentation boards; all style, no substance. At very least lurk
>>>/diy/.
- The type of software you need to focus on is: drafting (focus on BIM), rendering/3d modeling (only learn 3ds Max is you want to focus visualisation works or pivot into a role like
>>5988155. If not, Lumion or Twinmotion is good enough), 2D graphics (Adobe suite. This is used for presentation work for the concept pitch, such as a fancy site context map).
- Hand drawing mainly just a way to woo clients by being able to make quick sketches during meeting. It would be very rare for a company to produce hand renders when 3D renders are more cost and time efficient.
Most entry level work is putting together presentations. Be careful not to get pigeon holed as the Photoshop guy, as this is entry level work. Get into drafting as soon as possible
Think of hand drawing as a marketing skill to show client how artsy you are. If you can do some manual drafting you get some brownie points from boomers. Obviously being able to draw in a design industry does help you fit into the environment, even if you are beg-tier
