Is architecture a better option after 12th or interior designing?
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Another option would be to study an emerging field, called 'interior architecture'.  It is based more in structural and scientific issues than interior designing. \n\nI am a licensed architect in Pennsylvania, and I can tell you that the money is not fantastic, but it can be very personally fulfilling.  If you are not sure, I would recommend not enrolling in a 5-year preprofessional program as that is best suited for individuals that are certain they want to be architects.  \n\nOne of the best programs I know of for individuals who are interested in architecture and design is that at Kansas State University.  Students spend the first year or two taking generalized design courses for architects, urban designers, and interior architects, and then later apply to the field that best suits them.  (This is not my alma mater.)\n\nGood luck.
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All it depends what you really want to do.......going for architecture need some amount of creativity that should be introspected by yourself only........whereas in IT you should have a good aptitude and a sense of fast learning........
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Interior design is the design of the space...ie,,, wall placement... window placement,,, partitions,, etc..\n\ninterior decoration is the decoration of the space...\n\n\nhope that helps...
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Architecture is one of the few subjects that incorporates both the arts and the sciences and as such it's useful to have qualifications in both areas.\n\nThere are no hard and fast rules when applying to universities as they each apply their own set of entry requirements and your choice of art, design and maths would provide you with a good grounding.\n\nWith the advent of computers a lot of the traditional skills of the architect are not so much needed - drawings and designs are created electronically as opposed to sitting at a drawing board for hours on end.\n\nArchitecture also involves a lot of maths and physics.  You have to understand how structures work and be able to determine what will and won't work (and safely).  For example, it might look very nice to have a fancy cantilevered vieweing platform projecting from the side of a building but if it causes the building to collapse then it's not very practical; you'd have to calculate all the forces involved and design your building to accomodate these forces.\n\nThere's an article from The Independent that you may find useful... http://education.independent.co.uk/higher/az_degrees/article26969.ece \n\nGood luck with your A levels and future degree course.
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Form and function the eternal dilemma for an architect.\nSome people say form follows function others say function should follow form.\nWell, in my personal point of view, I say function is more important than form. You can have a beautiful room but if it doesn't work, it will be a matter of time until it's not functional and aesthetic. Because you will do the best to turn it into a functional space.\nOn the other hand if you have a building that is completely functional, you might end up with an industrial-looking building, when in fact you wanted a cosy-looking house.\nHowever, whenever I am doing an architectural project, I always try to find a balance between form and function. But if I have to sacrifice something, it will always be form (if I can't really do anything else, or I'm running out of time.)\nA good example to this issue, are the follies in La Villete from Tschumi. This buildings look great, the red colour against the green from the park is great. But they have no function, you can't get inside the building and live space. The follies are there only to be contemplated from the outside. These buildings are quite controversial, as the theory behind them go beyond the function-form dilemma. But it's a good example.\n\nHope I helped.
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Oooh!! Oooh!! Go to the Savannah College of Art and Design. I don't know the first thing about interior design, but I looked on their website and they do have an interior design program. I don't know how accredited the program is myself so you may want to ask around first. I am just recommending school in Savannah, GA to you because I grew up there and it is a beautiful place with a vibrant pace of life for a small southern city. You'd have a good time there. \n\nhttp://www.scad.edu/academic/majors/inds/index.cfm
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In the US? Any 5-yr Bachelor of Architecture or 6-yr Master of Architecture Program will do (The degrees are regarded basically as equals). DO NOT choose a four-year program as you will have to do remedial work before your internship for licensure. Included in the links is a list of 5-yr and a list of 6-yr programs in the US. I personally attend the Univeristy of Arizona (5-yr) and love it. Peace out and good luck.\n\nP.S. The MArch can also be earned at an institution after a 4 year BS or BA, or a 5 year BArch but it not necessary for licensure if you have done a 5-yr program, and, by definition, takes longer.
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I go for the architecture. You should check  out the travel brochure.
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Architecture work is very stressful. The school load alone is very demanding and that is before internship and, eventually, practice. \n\nAs far as what an architect will design, it is purely a matter of skill and luck. Some architects will be designing houses for the rest of their lives. Others will gain some popularity, hopefully in a justified way, and build office buildings and libraries and museums, but this is obviously a very small minority of architects. According to the AIA the average architect's salary is $50,000-60,000; Nothing to sneeze at, but all the same your salary will depend on your skill and luck, which are basically set to begin with.\n\nI would recommend biochem if you are looking for a career with more promises. Architectural asthetics are obviously subjective and not everyone is going to like your work. If you make a breakthrough in biochem, on the other hand, you are dealing with hard scientific facts that can not be so easily/whimsically criticized.\n\nI am going into architecture because I want to do low-cost housing. Not the most glamour filled approach, but I am not doing it for money. It is going to be hard, but I am willing to survive it. If you love and are good at both, architecture will definitely be more unpredictable. Best of luck with your decision.
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Hello, I love architecture and I just finished my bachelors degree in architecture. Most people in my class want to be architects for the money and social status. Now they are finding out that it isn't that great after all. I already know that because I have worked with architects all my life.\nHere is the irony that I have found to be true; If you really love architecture and you really want to do it even if you don't become rich or famouse then you are more likely to do good work and then happen to become well known for your good work, and then famous, and then the money starts to flow. If however you want to be rich and famouse and architecture is just the way to get there then you won't really have a pasion for it and things won't happen for you. Eventually you get frustrated and you don't make the money etc. Bottom line, the only rewards you should expect as an architect are doing good work and building a better would one small project at a time.\nKyle Martens
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I saw somewhere that the top architecture schools are Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, Columbia, Notre Dame, Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon, Syracuse, Michigan, Cincinnati, Cooper Union, Georgia Tech, and Cornell. Unfortunately, I don't know the source.\n\nIn one 2003 survey, 148 architectural firm owners and partners were asked which schools best prepared students for the architecture profession. (You'll be happy to know that Syracuse ranked in the top 20).\n\nhttp://www.di.net/article.php?article_id=178\n\nYou might also want to check out the US News & World Report Rankings. On their website, go to "Rankings & Guides" menu. Unfortunately, I think you may have to pay for access.\n\nhttp://www.usnews.com/usnews/home.htm\n\nThere are also a couple of books out:\n\nAmerica's Best Architecture & Design Schools 2006\nhttp://www.amazon.com/Americas-Best-Architecture-Design-Schools/dp/0975565435\n\nGuide to Architecture Schools\nhttp://www.amazon.com/Architecture-Schools-Association-Collegiate-architecture/dp/0935502513/
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By the end of high school one is supposed to have decided what he/she would like to be or do. I was a university freshman at 17 and just taking general courses when I saw some guy carrying a drafting board. Since I grew up around my father's drafting board and I am very good at drawing, the decision to ba an architect came easily. Got licensed and worked abroad. (Twenty years later I have decided to be something else---a mom.)  Go for something you enjoy doing because it will be more fun than work.
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School, internship, tests.  There are various architectural associations which will have specific answers for you.  Also it depends on which country you're in and what kind of architect you want to be.
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if u want to go in core field you can go for autocad or idea all related to designing . if you want to go for s/w development you have to go for certification.\nif u are a begonner you can stert with short term "c" language course and then to programming languages like .net , java as per your liking or if you want database as your carrer you can go for oracle , db2 sybase et etc\nu need to choose your own liking and hands on u get
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No, you don't have to be good in drawing.  They will teach you what you need to know.  Architecture is so much more.  One of my sister's has a degree in Architecture.  She took a lot of design classes, architectural engineering classes, art history classes (she has a minor in Art History) and lots and lots of math.  Best thing that you can do is contact the College that you want to attend and have them fill you in on what classes are in the typical degree plan for an architectural major.  Good luck!
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Diffrent programs are diffrent.  For us the majority of our focus was on Senior Thesis, a huge semester long project culminating in a "jury" where architects come in from the surrounding cities and tear your project to pecies.\n\nBesides that we took pholosophy, reseach, and architectural electives.  \n\nOnce you are in final year you are more relaxed, because they are not going to kick you out of the program (that happens 3rd or 4th year) but the stress of putting together a portfolio and finding a job, especially in a weak economy as architecture jobs are closely linked to the economy takes its tolls.  \n\nIf you are doing research you would be well served to visit an architecture building around 3 or 4 in the morning when all the students are slap happy and will give you the dirt on their professors.
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As student who is close to receiving her Masters in Interior Design I will account for the long grueling hours spent at the studio in order to prepare you for the real world firm....it is a competitive field....one that may not be lucrative financially so it is definetly something that one needs a passion for...hours are spent researching materials, figuring out how things are built, having knowledge of building codes and regulations and being able to implement them into your design, being conscious of how the designed space affects the occupants health, safety, and well being...interior design for a building focuses more on the details of a project while architects focus more on the grand scheme of things....within a firm a group of architects will have projects that last longer....1-5yrs typically....while the interior designers will be working on a multitude of projects that typically have a shorter working span....interior designers within an architecture design firm also have their own projects and generate alot of working revenue for a company......in addition....designers don't get much credit in the real world but within the industry we are gaining more and more recognition as a valuable asset...and the industy recognizes that there are differences in knowledge, skill, and education between a designer and a decorator....in some states it is required to be licensed in order to call yourself a interior designer....hopefully this will be a regulation across the US since if affects the well being of the public.....