"This is actually a misunderstanding, confusing architecture with civil engineering." Zhu Xiao from the Provincial Institute of Architectural Design and Research often explains to laymen, "What does the house look like, and what is its facade and spatial structure? This is an architectural problem; The house is not built firmly, how thick the steel bars are and how thick the floor is. This is a question for people who study civil engineering. "
Xiao Zhang, a native of Shaoxing, graduated from the Department of Architecture of Zhejiang University and works in a first-class design and research institute in Hangzhou. She is the only girl studying architecture in this interview. 1998, Xiao Zhang took the college entrance examination, with a score of 643, which was 93 points higher than the first grade, ranking more than 390 in the whole province, and was admitted to Zhejiang University.
Xiao Zhang said that she didn't run to the construction site many times, mainly in front of the computer, using various drawing software to design and draw pictures. "On the contrary, students majoring in civil engineering should often deal with construction sites."
However, Wang Zhu, vice president, said, "Going to construction sites is something that people who study architecture should do more. Architects can solve some specific problems by running to the scene. It can help you choose the right building materials, so that construction units and workers can fully realize the architect's design ideas according to your intentions. "
When Xiao Zhang was an undergraduate, there were two classes in the Department of Architecture, with 50 students and 2/5 girls.
There are 22 students in Xiao He's class, including girls 10. "There are 25 brothers in the class, 16 girls."
Zhu Xiao recalled that there were 30 people in the class that year, and the ratio of male to female was close to 1: 1.
Combined with the work experience in recent years, Xiao Zhang thinks that girls have two advantages in studying architecture: the occupational durability and stability of girls are better than that of boys, although their creativity is slightly weaker than that of boys; The outstanding advantage of girls is that they are cautious and good at making plans and construction drawings. For example, when designing public buildings, girls can often carefully consider and take care of the feelings and convenience of different people when using this functional area (such as toilets, stairs, walkways, etc.). ).
Learning architecture is a bit bitter.
Work overtime at school and after work.
"Learning architecture will be more difficult than other majors." All three graduates admit that staying up late at school is a common practice, especially when catching up on homework.
The work of the department of architecture is mostly displayed in the form of drawing boards and objects, which is complicated but not boring. "We are required to integrate the romance of art with the rationality and rigor of technology."
"I still remember that whenever the classroom lights out, dozens of people lined up in the corridor of the dormitory. Everyone put a drawing board on their legs and stayed up late to catch up on their homework under the street lamp. The scene is quite spectacular. " Recalling this situation, Zhu Xiao's eyes lit up. "In the eyes of outsiders, this is a very hard and painful thing, but we enjoy it. It is a wonderful feeling to get close to success step by step from creativity and ideas to becoming physical objects. "
Zhu Xiao said that overtime work in architectural design is common, but it is very substantial.
"One is lack of work experience, which is determined by the characteristics of architectural design. There is no standard answer to architectural design, and it can be endless. There is always room for revision if you want. Within the time allowed by the project, an ambitious architect will not tolerate only 60 points of his labor. "
Being a professional architect is the mainstream of employment.
There are three main types of employment destinations for architecture graduates: one is to take the civil service examination, enter the planning bureau, construction bureau and other government departments, or enter the school as a teacher after the postgraduate entrance examination; The second category is to be an architect in a real estate enterprise; The third category is to be a professional architect in the architectural design institute like the three architects interviewed this time.
The third category is the main destination of architecture graduates.
A person in charge of personnel in an architectural design institute said that a good design institute often concentrates on high-end technical advantages and has many major projects and key projects. If you participate in it, you can exercise the professional ability of professional architects in all directions.
Zhu Xiao and Xiao He initially chose Zhejiang Architectural Design and Research Institute because of its brand, technical strength and development platform. "Our design institute has designed a large number of classic projects such as Shanghai International Conference Center, West Lake Cultural Square, Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport and Huanglong Sports Center. Young designers have many opportunities to participate in major projects, which is rare for personal growth. "
The real estate industry has fluctuated in recent years.
What is the architect's salary?
According to the personnel director of an architectural design and research institute, the urbanization level in developed countries is about 80%, and their demand for architectural designers is basically saturated, while the urbanization level in China is less than 50%, and the total number of talents in the architectural design industry has been in a state of short supply. In the long run, the employment prospect of architectural design industry is still very good.
"The income of architectural design is slowly accumulated, which is related to professional titles and professional skills." A senior engineer who graduated from Hunan University majoring in architecture said. "Just entered the design institute, the annual salary is about fifty thousand. Five years later, he was awarded the title of engineer, with an annual salary of about 654.38+10,000 yuan. Now I am a senior engineer, and my salary has reached a great level, 300,000 to 400,000 a year. "