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... The title of this blog has to do with a Will Bruder quote I heard while attending the University of Arizona College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (CAPLA) during the Fall of 1999 - "Learn to master the trash can and you might become something" - It really resonated with me and has stuck with me to this day. I suppose for me the concept hit hard that although you can discard an idea, concept, sketch, design, whatever for a certain project you may be able to revisit it at a later date under different circumstances - In other words designs never die, they evolve, they hibernate, they circle-back but they never die...Or maybe he was just telling us to quit our ideas of becoming Architects and to go live in a public park somewhere; which, given the current state of the industry probably would not have been such a bad idea...

That is what this Blog will be for me - With over a decade in the industry I have come to realize that what I thought I would be doing on a daily basis and what I actually do are pretty darn different - BUT - I still have ideas, I still have hopes and I still have my creativity; So, I figured this would be a good outlet...I will share my thoughts on work and the industry as well as whatever moments of creativity I can muster - And, yes, at the direction of my Wife I will keep the swearing to an absolute minimum.

Cheers...B.

Saturday, June 15, 2013

THANKS LINKDIN:

... Thanks LinkedIn - But no, I am not interested in the following positions:

  • "Architect" -  Proofpoint, Sunnyvale, CA (Computer and Network Security, Computer Software).
  • "Lead Java Architect" - Vantiv, Cincinnati, OH (Information Technology, Design, Financial Services).
  • "Domain Architect" - BJ Wholesale Club, Boston MA (Informational Technology, Wholesale).

No, I am not interested in any of these positions and there is a good reason - I am not interested because I am a REAL Architect - Maybe not the kind that makes any money or helps society by building data interfaces or improving network security...But still, I am a REAL Architect - Not the bastardized sense of the job title your sick mind has warped, twisted, digested and regurgitated into some sort of all encompassing "IT-thing" fit for a 350 lb dude in his mid 30's that lives in his parent's basement and has a really, really deep affection for Gobots.

No, it is NOT hip and NO it is not cool so just stop it.

I am a REAL Architect.

  • I went to design school for five years.
  • I stayed up for days on end.
  • I received verbal and mental abuse from Visiting Crits in black turtlenecks with Euro-trash Haircuts.
  • I was an intern for three plus years at four different firms in three different states; starting my Junior Year of College.
  • I took nine registration exams...That's right, nine friggin' exams; because that ninth one really, really is the gate keeper to this profession - *
  • I took the original California Supplemental Exam; not this watered-down, multiple choice version they have now - #Facepalm - I had to fly to Irvine, hold up in a Hotel for two nights, sit under an incandescent ceiling light (...in a suit and tie) and get round-table quizzed by three registered Architects for over three hours...Trust me when I say it was probably the most humiliating experience in my life - The Proctor actually stopped the test at one point and offered me a towel because I was sweating so profusely - YES, THIS REALLY HAPPENED.

 I am a REAL Architect.

... AND - Taking this a step further - I am also not the type of Architect like the dude in the final Matrix Movie - Although, he was a pretty sharp dresser so maybe he was not all bad.

By the way, these were actual "Job's you might be interested in" on my LinkedIn Account and I get these ALL THE FRIGGIN' TIME...It is so frustrating - You can be fined in every state for holding yourself out as an Architect; but these D-bag Computer Geeks just get to steal our handle and in some sense, devalue what we do??? - Unreal.

For more disgruntled ranting on this topic, check out Jody's post on "Coffee with an Architect" from a few weeks back:


Alright, I am now done - DEUCES.
B.

P.S. I am a REAL Architect.

* - There are only six tests now...UGH.
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