Architecture is generally more popular than civil engineering, which is well known in the industry, which is determined by its professional nature. Civil engineering can be said to be pure engineering, while architecture is engineering, but it needs creative things. The function of the house is the key, which is decided by the architect; It is the responsibility of the engineer to ensure the structural safety of the house. Of course, the stronger the function, the better. The structure is safe and qualified. Just like the relationship between computer function and stability, the more powerful the computer function, the better, and the stability reaches a reasonable standard. So people are more willing to spend money on architects. Will you buy a computer that can play cs but occasionally crashes or a computer that never crashes but only plays Contra?
Civil engineering is a fixed and rigid system, and what we learn has nothing to do with human experience. Even students are mass-produced, and different people won't make much difference, while architectural things are much more flexible, directly linked to people's experience, and different people will do it in different ways. This involves the replacement of the machine. Many things like civil engineering can be replaced by machines. In the past, when computers were underdeveloped, it took engineers a lot of time to calculate structures by hand, but now computer software is more and more developed. Now a structural engineer may be able to do the work of 65438 years ago 10 engineers, and the civil engineering industry related to cost is also facing similar changes, which means that there are not so many people in this industry, which means that you will be unemployed in the future. My classmates are facing the same dilemma and don't want to go to the construction site, but the design institute doesn't recruit undergraduates very much. They take the postgraduate entrance examination, but after three years, they may not be able to recruit graduate students because of software development. This is a fact. Although buildings are also facing the same changes, because their core things are directly linked to people, unless artificial intelligence appears, machines cannot replace them. Looking at the development comparison of the two industries in the past 20 years, we can know that architecture is more promising. Schools specializing in architecture generally have the highest engineering scores.
The pyramid structure of the engineering ascending passage is quite serious, that is, you have to climb up step by step and accumulate experience slowly. As for the others, for example, you switched to real estate after studying civil engineering, but the examples around me prove that these are getting harder and harder. It is said that architecture is relatively better, and young people have the opportunity to take the lead. Looking at the new large-scale buildings around us, some chief architects are around 30 years old, while the chief engineers are often more than half a generation.
All pure engineering industries are facing the same dilemma as civil engineering, and the working environment of pure engineering may be relatively poor. For example, some students majoring in chemical engineering will go to chemical plants. So it is very common for engineering students to change careers after graduation. It seems that the only options left for you in engineering are architecture or urban planning. There may be others, but I don't understand. It does not have to be limited to engineering. Although many liberal arts majors have difficulty in finding jobs, I won't talk about it until I am familiar with others. I think interest is the most important thing, although you may not know where your interest is now. I knew almost nothing about college majors in high school. There have been great misunderstandings about many majors before, so be sure to find out before reporting.
Second, about hot spots:
Construction will be a hot industry in the next 20 years, and so will China. There are other developing countries. And who knows if there will be great changes in human society in the near future? Every time the society changes, architecture will flourish, and you will understand the position of architecture in the Renaissance.
I attended a gathering of guanggong, which was sponsored by their school of architecture. Their dean said something that moved me very much: "It is very rare for students to get into the upper-middle class in China by studying architecture, so you should cherish it ..." Yes, college students are all over the street now. If you want to take the initiative only by academic qualifications, you have only two choices: 1. You graduated from a very famous university; 2. You study architecture.
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Although civil engineering has various disadvantages, I have no regrets after reading it for four years. As' flying' said, it is not only a discipline, but also a kind of thinking cultivation. When I meet a stranger, I will say that I study civil engineering, and I always feel that I am NB. Now I am taking the postgraduate exam in architecture, and the preliminary results have not yet come out. Postgraduate entrance examination is nothing else, one is that the employment and entrepreneurship conditions of architecture are better, and the other is that I really like learning architecture. I found that many people around me like architecture, because this kind of learning experience is difficult for other majors to give you, including the rigor of engineering, the randomness of liberal arts and the wonder of art, which involves all aspects, but it will not make you lose interest in learning too deeply. People who are interested in civil engineering are generally just because they don't know or really don't have other majors they are interested in, while few people who originally said they were interested in civil engineering.
Although there are many people who like architecture, there are also many people who don't. Only about half of the architecture graduates from Shenzhen University are engaged in architectural design after going out. Architecture is not like civil engineering. People who can survive the three-year career of mathematics and physics in high school will not be very painful to learn civil engineering, but it will be extremely painful to force themselves to learn architecture if they don't like it. If they don't like this creative thing, they can't make any great achievements in their careers.
In the history of human civilization, architects have played an extraordinary role. Countless history books record the great achievements of architects and give their work special significance. Because their works cost a lot, they will be handed down from generation to generation, and even have a far-reaching impact on a nation or city.
China is experiencing an unprecedented period of large-scale housing construction. With the rapid development of economic construction, a large number of buildings are rapidly generated in a short time, which makes architects unable to be as refined as traditional construction methods, and a number of "fast-food" buildings have emerged. With the development of market economy and the implementation of housing commercialization, housing, as one of the largest commodities in people's consumption and investment, has been completely different from the planned economy era in terms of site selection, consumer group positioning, design and construction and property management, and has been endowed with brand-new attributes. Due to the special position of architects in the whole residential production process, their responsibilities have also undergone new changes, specifically as follows:
1, the evolution of architects' historical position
It is necessary to restore the professional title of architects in China. In the past, architects were generally called engineers in China. In the west, calling an architect an engineer may cause protests from the other side. Architects are one of the three major occupations in ancient times, and the others are doctors and lawyers. Europeans say that doctors restore order, lawyers maintain order, and architects create order. As early as 25 BC, ancient Roman architect and military engineer Viku rovis wrote ten volumes of architectural books for his monarch Augustus the Great. It can be seen that the title of architect has a long history.
Architecture is still a comprehensive product of various disciplines today, and architects should correctly evaluate and apply all technological achievements. Architects are by no means immutable professions. It is a historical necessity that different times put forward different tasks and responsibilities for architects according to different requirements. The historical position of architects has evolved to this day, and architects should play a greater role in meeting the ever-changing material and cultural requirements of the people. Therefore, architects need to re-evaluate their professional history and theory while correctly understanding their historical mission; Architectural design should be considered from the perspective of comprehensive environmental design, and individual design ideas that are divorced from the overall urban environment should not be retained. In China, the important issue before us is the social recognition of the status of architects.
2. The social status and responsibility of architects.
Under the new situation, architects should be rehabilitated and respected by the society on the basis of giving full play to their functions. Architects are mental workers, who provide people with spaces and places for life, production and social activities with their own collective and creative architectural works. Architects usually receive systematic architectural education and have some practical experience in architectural creation. Through the comprehensive knowledge of architectural technology, artistic laws and other related disciplines, architects carry out architectural creation that adapts to social politics and economy. The value of architects lies in creating wealth for the whole society through complex mental work. Therefore, the work of architects should undoubtedly be respected by the society, and the status of architects should be improved.
Architects should have the spirit of innovation, self-denial and pay attention to the cultivation of original thinking. Especially in the architectural environment, space, urban design concepts, new materials, new technology applications and ways of thinking, we should learn their innovative ideas and ways of thinking, rather than the forms and symbols of specific programs.
As a professional architect, how can China's architectural culture develop and how can China's architects go global? Because of the times, they didn't fully accomplish this mission. Thanks to the efforts of politicians, the social system has become more and more sound; Thanks to the efforts of economists, people's lives are getting richer and richer; Due to the progress of science and technology, people's work is becoming more and more effective. As architects, how can our city become more and more convenient and how can our buildings become more and more beautiful? This should be a responsibility, or a mission. This is the biggest symptom of China architects at present-lack of due sense of responsibility. Responsibility is different from skills, and responsibility is also different from hobbies. If it is a skill, it is just a means of making a living; If it is a hobby, it is actually a means, a means of self-entertainment, and it belongs to personal behavior. You can be passionate about generate when you come, and go with the flow when you go. This kind of architect is doing architecture with emotion; If it is a responsibility, it is a kind of strength, a kind of strength from the inside out, a kind of fearless strength, which belongs to a kind of social behavior. This kind of power can be based on the goal of sacrificing life. This kind of architect is doing architecture with his heart. When architectural design becomes a responsibility, we will not easily waste it economically. Every design should be worth the money, whether it is a private owner or a state-owned property. When architectural design becomes a responsibility, we should become messengers of beauty, pay attention to visual pleasure, intercept beautiful appearance and space from the present situation, dedicate it to people, and then harvest happiness that brings happiness to people. When architectural design becomes a responsibility, architecture becomes an educational function. At this time, architecture will no longer be a simple use function, but also has profound sociological significance. Such as literature, painting and music, can induce people's real health. When architectural design becomes a responsibility, it will arouse a national pride and a local feeling. In this case, the pursuit is not only cultural differences, but also cultural superiority. We should shoulder the responsibility as architects.
3. The role of the architect
With the development of market economy, architecture, especially residence, as one of the largest commodities in people's consumption investment, has been completely different from the planned economy era in terms of site selection, consumer group positioning, design and construction and property management, and has been endowed with brand-new attributes.
(1) The architect's role in promoting society.
Architects should realize that if they want to make more contributions to society or play more roles, they should participate in more or certain "promotion" work while doing their professional work well. Only in this way can the government, professional organizations, social organizations and users support the work of architects. So that more people can understand the influence of architects on the economic and social environment and the role they can play in politics and philosophy. From the evolution of the history and social status of architects' design activities, we can see that many accomplished architects in ancient and modern times can not only see their concern and unique enthusiasm for society, but also see the spirit of "carrying forward" infiltrated into their thoughts in their works and professional practice.
Therefore, as an architect, we should go deep into the masses, go to the people, respect users, follow policies and regulations, understand the wide-area knowledge of society, economy and politics, understand the natural and historical environment of the city, and serve the improvement of the urban environment with our skillful body space design skills and concepts. Most architects who follow this concept are optimistic and have broad prospects. If you only pay attention to clear professional boundaries and pursue simplicity, elegance and relaxation, you may be self-restrained. The promotion of architects can change from spirit to material, from intelligence to economic benefit, which can benefit the citizens. This is recognized by many architects in many countries, and there are many successful examples.
(2) The social status of architects is reflected in the whole process of the formation of building commodities, which can make the development activities more humanized. As a bridge to realize users' personalization, architects solve the contradiction between the short-term behavior of investment and the long-term use value of buildings.
(3) Architects' works should become commodities that can meet market changes and consumers' individualization, and the market becomes an important criterion for testing the quality of architects' works. Architects can objectively evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of building environment, performance and quality from the technical and economic perspectives. Users can learn more about the real estate purchased and used by architects, avoid being unilaterally publicized and misled by sales staff, and establish a real corporate service image for developers.
(4) In the contact with users, architects can make suggestions for users from all aspects of life and society, and guide users' consumption concepts and life concepts, so as not to fall behind and avoid unnecessary advancement. For developers, architects refine and combine users' scattered life concepts and consumption concepts, so that developers can provide more reasonable products for the society. For designers, architects provide an excellent opportunity for designers to know more about users and markets, which is helpful to improve the design level. For users, buildings, especially houses, as one of the largest consumer goods, deserve the same service as household appliances.
(5) Architects can grasp the quality and performance of products, including habitability, safety, comfort, durability and economy, from overall planning to component selection, from application economy, aesthetics and efficiency to sustainable development. Architects can also maximize the value of building goods, including buildings with different performance standards. With the direct profit space of residential products shrinking and the quantitative characteristics of residential quality and performance strengthening, the added value embodied by the wisdom and overall ability of architects will become more and more important.