During my interview with Jason Florence, my mentor, we went through all of the questions I had. The following are the ones that I feel are the most beneficial to me.
What is a typical workday like?: A typical day is anything but typical for Jason. He started Florence Architects after he had worked as a freelance draftsman/architect. They are a small firm with three employees as of now. All of the designs are started, or at the very least run through Jason many times, this takes up some of his days. Then there is the fact that they are still a business. A quote from him that stood out to me was, “Ideally I would be able to have my day split with fifty percent of the time designing and fifty with running the business. Most of the day for him is dedicated to emails and possibly some site visits in there too, or even driving to the city to get plans approved. There is not nearly as much designing and drafting for him anymore, especially with Dylan and Theo. Both of them are the editors and draftsman of the firm. All of their days are spent taking revisions from Jason and applying them to the multitude of projects going on at once. To sum it up, a typical day involves lots of business, emails, meetings, and maybe some presentations for future clients. What do you learn in architecture school versus real word experience? This question lingered in my mind, especially around architecture. It is a profession where you can obtain a architecture license with or without schooling. Architecture school is generally a five-year program that then ends with you working under a licensed architect for two years, after that you can take the exam to be a licensed architect. The schooling is an option, all seven years can be done under an architect if you get hired. Jason’s unique experience of owning his own firm, working with other firms, becoming a licensed architect not many years ago, as well as going to school for the profession gave a new outlook. He spoke about how schooling is much more technical and the skills associated with being a lead architect. Dylan had never been to college when he applied but simply knew how to use SketchUp well. You are drafting and creating designs of your choosing, following your dream designs lots of the time. While he said in the real world there is much more business oriented and he wishes that he took more classes surrounded around that. Yet both provide meaningful experiences for the field itself. What do you look for in a portfolio for people applying? When applying for a job at Florence Architects, he is not only wholly looking for somebody who has the most creative and out of this world resume. But more so a resume that portrays a sign of skill and knowledge of the program they use, SketchUp. He needs to see that they have an above average intelligence in it and would be comfortable creating something that he needs. A portfolio is something that Jason himself had not needed for years until last week when a contractor requested one. I saw his example of a collection. It consisted of renders of all types while having not only houses but little furniture pieces that displayed a design process. How are AutoCAD, Revit, and SketchUp different? What is used most prominently? AutoCAD, Revit, and SketchUp are some of the leading 3-D modeling software used in architecture. AutoCAD is older than me and has made a name for itself as something every architect should know without question. He spoke about how many firms assume that an applicant has knowledge of the highly technical program. Revit is slightly newer and is more similar to AutoCAD in its sense of technicality. SketchUp is a very user-friendly design oriented program that is often used in schools, not as much the professional world. Each offer different approaches to the same challenges, but SketchUp requires less exact measurements, you could eyeball a ratio if you wanted, but the others need a precise mind. Each individual firm uses their preferred program, there is not merely one correct one. Reflection: What strikes me about internship so far is SketchUp as a program. It has taken me far less time than I expected to make a simple cube. I know that as a program, it is less rigorous than the others, but I am still astonished at what can be made with it. I am unable to currently making anything as spectacular as what I have seen from Jason and Dylan. Yet, the first week of creating and revising has been a significant step up from what I could have imagined I would be doing right now. There were many worries in my head about being able to make progress in these tasks. That being said, the skill I have is still at the beginning of being a beginner. Progress is being made in the visual creation section, but Jason is teaching me much of the restrictions with building a house and giving me a whole new perspective on what I walk in every day. There is far more effort with different parties.
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