Hey everyone! I’m a 26-year-old architect based in London, and I’m about to get married to my best friend of 20 years. Yep, she’s been in my life since we were kids, and now we’re tying the knot next year.
I work in sustainable architecture (think green buildings, smart cities, all that eco-friendly good stuff). But today, I’m more interested in chatting about the stuff behind the work: life, love, and how to make it all work—especially when you’re balancing an intense career with a wedding that’s somehow both exciting and terrifying.
Ask Me Anything!
Do you think CAD drafter(ie not engineers, not architects) are useless nowadays ? I ask that as a draftman. I feel my role is redundant. The engineer sketch something, send this to me, I put it in revit or autocad, then print on pdf I send back to the professional.
If you’re not adding any value then why don’t engineers send things direct to architects?
No idea. They could. I think its just because of the volume of drawings to do. Some engineers do all their draft. But in some big project. I think it cost less to have have drafters or you will have your engineers spend x3 time drafting than doing engineering job.
I’m just saying that to point out the job is neither useless nor redundant…
Lots of jobs on bigger projects feel like production lines. And it’s quite easy to feel lost in the process. I feel like that in many IT projects I’ve been in. “Oh I’m just drawing up this spec for the developers to follow, they don’t really need me to do it. Am I redundant / useless?”. Turns out it’s actually very useful to have documents pass through people in specific roles. I make sure things are written well. I catch inconsistencies. I, through force of habit, output things in a consistent style that then makes it easier for others to read. I suspect many of these things are true of you too. That said, being a part in a machine isn’t for everyone, have the confidence to look for roles in smaller companies where you’re likely to need to wear multiple hats. Or find out what the next steps are towards a role you really want to try.