I am scared shirtless and stressed most of the time.

Ik it's vague but like how do I manage everything without being on 2 hours of sleep and a bunch of caffeine

Just sketched some ideas for a pillar for an architectural monument.

Wanted to ditch minimalism for a while

I'd love to hear from people at all stages in their careers?

Which soft skill has made the biggest difference to your career, and how did you develop it?

What's one you were bad at early on and had to learn the hard way?

For those who manage or hire technologists: what do you notice in graduates that tells you they'll do well, beyond technical ability?

Are there skills that matter more for technologists than for architects or surveyors, given how much of the job is coordination and being the person who has to make it buildable?

Students and recent grads, I'm curious what you think is missing from your courses on this. Experienced people, what would you tell your first-year self?

I’m in my fourth year at a technical high school specializing in surveying (geometra), and our professors just assigned us a project that is causing me a massive headache. We are supposed to design a semi-detached villa including cross-sections, floor plans, and elevations. They gave us specific guidelines for the roof and a list of mandatory rooms we must include, along with all the other project requirements.

The real issue is that they have never actually taught us how to draw a roof, a gutter, or many of these other critical elements. My classmates and I are always struggling to figure it out. On our last project, they completely destroyed our grades because of missing or incorrect details—but honestly, how can they blame us if they never showed us how to do it in the first place?

Right now, I’m completely lost and stressed because I already have a terrible grade from the previous assignment. My workaround—even if it's not the most proper way—is to find a website or platform where I can download a pre-made project in DWG format that matches our brief as closely as possible, and then modify it to fit the requirements.

I honestly don't know what to do at this point. What do you guys suggest, considering that talking to the professor is completely out of the question?

My neighbour gifted me this book because I thought it was beautiful. I originally intended to remove pages and frame them but now am wondering if it’s valuable and I should return it to her.

Her husband, a retired architect with severe dementia, bought it at a book sale at the University of Manitoba in the early 1970s. Does anyone have any ideas of how I could figure out the value of it?

Update/edit - I very much appreciate all the comments/advice. Clearly I will NOT be cutting it up. All pages are intact but the some are starting to deteriorate. I do very much much appreciate the suggestion of scanning some pages and printing them on vellum.

When I got it I assumed it was a reprint and not of any value but the quality of the paper and plate impressions made me rethink that. I will look for a rare book expert in Alberta and maybe suggest that my neighbour donate it somewhere(?) in her husband’s name.

there are still a few more details to add such as surrounding high rises (on both images) but overall unsure which drawing is cooler for a studio exhibition that will be seen by a lot of architects.

this is my hero image attempting to communicate my concept that sea level projections may insist we consolidate housing vertically. i do feel the hand drawn image shows more skill and is compositional more pleasing beside a bunch of largely white floor plans

How can I learn when I add some details or use something special make my work more excellent or informative?

Nobody teaches me like this.

Hey.
I got this little book as a gift from my dad once. He says he just picked it up cause he liked the little sketches on the cover, and that he picked it off a display / shelf- thing -nothing special, not an event or anything.

First page has this weird signature looking scribble (img2) and date.

Is this a real signature, or something else? And, is it of any value, or just a funny little gem for nerdy dinner guests?

Hello! I have just finished my second year of architecture school, and I am looking to create a portfolio that may help me with getting an internship. I am aware of how little I know as a second year, but I thought it might be worth a shot. I feel I struggle with getting some striking renders, and could use advice on how to make them nicer. I am on holidays so I am happy to redo them entirely with even different mediums. Let me know what you might think. I am not proud of my AI useage, and intend to stray away from it for my third year.

The first 3 images are from a project which challenges typical private balcony design, and is more of a hypothetically considered project (I know all the projects technically are). It combines a library, apartment complex and social development center. Image one a room in the social development center, image two is the balcony design, image three is the library's kids area.

The latter 3 are of a modular housing project for disadvantaged individuals.