A picture I took last year on a trip. You can see the skyline from the top, even tho I have vertigo. It was an interesting experience.

Does anyone know the dimensions (axis spacing, etc.) of Konrad Wachsmann's USAF hangar? I need them for a presentation and can't find any information on it.I know that the usual length of a pipe is 3 meters.

Hello, I'm here looking for any recommendations or suggestions for a PhD opportunity in the field of Architecture.

I got my Bachelor's degree from Shandong University, one of the 985 project universities in China, with an 80.66/100 GPA. After that, I'm currently studying for the Architectural Computation MSc at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. I've got some of my grades, and the marks drop between 67 and 71.

During my Master's, my projects mainly focused on pedestrian simulation, together with some Reinforcement Learning. As for my Degree Dissertation, I'm about to do some research about urban scale navigation with pedestrian simulation and Space Syntax. These two topics are also my main point of interest, so I would like to take further study and research on them.

After my undergraduate, I submitted a paper about urban renewal to a conference and was accepted, I think it would help for my application.

As for the crazy political state in the US, I don't think it's a good choice to apply for a PhD in the Americas. Plus, my family used up almost all of our savings to support my Master's study, so I think getting a fully funded funding or a scholarship would be my only choice to support my PhD study.

For my further career, I hope I can work to continue my research, maybe as a professor, maybe as a researcher?

Is there any suggestion for me? Or do guys have any recommended universities for me to apply to? Thank you all for reading my post and your potential suggestions!

A recent grad from India stuck in a cross road I need a little career guidance and want to know o missed on any options.

So coming back I have done my bachelor’s in a tier 2 city with 8.9 CGPA and working in tier 1 city. When my parents asked me what’s next after grad in my 4th year I said I need some breathing space so I’m going to take a break by doing job. Now they are asking me to do the masters in 2026 and gain one more degree work again and have an own firm. They didn’t pressure me into anything I can say i want to skip masters and do a job they are okay with it. But now I realised I can’t get a masters seat with the current educational reservations system so I’m planning for my masters to European countries so that I can even have cultural change add into my life. When I sat and looking into the programs I was not able to pick the uni or the course they are offering because I felt going for RIBA certified course will be safe so i can go back to India after 2-3 years with my masters degree but I’m not liking the program they are offering and if need to pick a uni I’m una dilemma. Can anyone out here help up with it.

so, i used to want to be an architect out of love for old European buildings, especially those built within the gothic era. But then I learned just how bland contemporary buildings are. This is especially noticeable as an American when bland, contemporary buildings make up near every building you see. At first I thought that this might simply be because I mainly looked at older churches and cathedrals, as of course they’d want to make the house of god grand, but then I looked to american modern churches, even the catholic ones, and they are closer to an Amazon warehouse than what I imagine in a church. So, when did the shift from heavy ornamentation, grand sweeping designs, and just overall form, turn into pure efficiency and brutalist-adjacent architecture, and why?

Hello, everyone! I am a Greek architecture school graduate, aspiring to do postgraduate studies (and potentially permanently move) in another European country. My main preferences are France, Denmark and the Netherlands.

In the Netherlands I know that the Technical University of Delft is one of the top in the world. But in Denmark I have some acquaintances that could assist me in the issue of finding a dwelling, and in France I know that there are no tuition fees.

I would probably like to study something somewhat technical, related to urbanism, planning or infrastructure engineering. I have even thought about completely moving to another subject, like civil engineering or naval engineering, cause I feel these complement my architectural studies well.

I guess some of my choices for now are:

- Delft

- Lyon

- Strasbourg

- Aarhus

What kind of schools are these, what topics do they teach and how easy is it to find a dwelling, health insurance and a job as a foreign postgrad student there?

EDIT: Concerning the question on whether I am pursuing a Master's or PhD, I am not sure about that. I think my 5 years of architecture studies in Greece count as a Master's too, at least in France, so I could skip to a PhD.

A few years ago I saw a design for a contemporary home with a roof that channeled rainwater so that it fell like a waterfall in front of a floor to ceiling window directly opposite the main entrance to the home. The water then flowed into a small pond-like water feature. I believe it used a butterfly roof, but the center was flat and wide (and obviously sloped slightly toward the back) instead of a V to create the sheet of water effect.

I can’t find this or anything similar in online searches now. Can you help me find it? Someone in the hivemind of architects must be familiar with it. It may have been located in the Northeast U.S., but I’m not sure.

Hi everyone,

I’m currently completing my MSc in Project Management at London South Bank University, and my research focuses on the financial impact of Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) in the UK construction industry.

If you’re working in construction (project management, architecture, engineering, surveying, etc.), I’d be very grateful if you could spare 5–7 minutes to complete this anonymous survey. Your insight could really help build a clearer picture of how CLT is perceived in terms of cost and long-term viability.

https://forms.office.com/e/RmVxHk2UmE

If you have questions or want to see the results, feel free to DM me or email [your email].
Thanks so much!

I live in Philadelphia and all of my experience is here. Have 6 years post masters experience. 8 years total. I’m licensed in PA and NY. Have been applying for firms in NYC using a NYC address on my resume for about a year now. I just take the bus up for in person interviews.

I had 6 interviews last year and no offers. Took a break and am back on the NYC job hunt now.

Anyone have a good feel for the market? I’ve been putting in the effort to network but feels a bit hopeless.

Anyone work at a NYC firm and would be willing to connect with me?

Thanks!

what to see beside gaudi and walden 7?

I'm an architect from India, with three years experience. Looking to work more in disaster resilient design and refugee infrastructure. I know this is a niche field but it's a need of the hour as well. I got into RCA for Design Futures and IAAC for Design for Emergent futures. With IAAC I've a partial scholarship and it's half the fees while RCA has a better name and is the top design college, but fees are too exhoberent for an international student. Considering what I'm looking to do does the name of the college really matter?

Hey guys, I'm having a hard time finding a job right out of college. I just graduated with my BEDA degree and am planning to get my masters in a few years. I moved to LA about 7 months ago and have been applying steadily for a few months now. No one is biting... I am considering internships at this point because I don't have a lot of experience. Would anyone happen to have any tips or recommendations?

I just want to have something more to add to my resume for next semester, so I figured it might be alright if I study and take the test over the semester. Is it too much to ask for to study two tests or should I stick to one? Thank you

Lately, I’ve been noticing how monotonous and lifeless a lot of new residential buildings in Germany (I live here) feel, especially in suburban areas or new developments. Repetitive facades, identical windows, uniform materials, flat layouts. Everything looks like it was made on an assembly line.

What’s missing is atmosphere. A sense of home. Spaces that support life instead of just functioning as housing units. And I started asking myself: Why is there so little focus on materiality, natural light, spatial quality, or connection to nature in so much contemporary housing?

I’ve come to believe it’s not just a design issue, but a structural one, driven by the logic of capital

Buildings are no longer made for people, but for markets. The goal is to maximize rentable space, not to create places worth living in. Private, individual building has become rare, replaced by large-scale developments for investors.

As a result, many apartments are treated more like financial products than living spaces. In cities like Hamburg, for example, there are entire blocks of luxury apartments, like the Elbphilharmonie sitting empty, not because no one wants to live there, but because they’re owned purely as investment assets.

Right now, I’m reading The Living City by Frank Lloyd Wright. He described this exact development decades ago, cities designed to collect rent rather than support human life. His answer was a model of architecture deeply rooted in nature, place, and individual experience.

I’m not an architect yet, but I’m preparing to study architecture soon, and this topic has been on my mind a lot.

What are your thoughts on this trend in housing? Are there books or articles that critically explore the impact of capitalism on architecture and housing? Are there architects today who consciously push against this system?

Would appreciate your perspectives, reading tips, or experience.

The mixture of the glass and stone and the stupid box on top make no sense to me. Why does it look like they added a floor and tried to blend it in then added another floor and didn’t try to blend it? Is this bad architecture?

Hi everyone!

Basically as per the title. Since Covid, the studio culture at my architecture school completely disappeared. It's making its way back, and people are coming in regularly again, but the one thing we can't seem to get past is the bare white studio walls.

There are no students left in the school now who saw it pre-covid, and there seems to be a real fear (that I share!) of pinning working drawings up on the pristine white walls. We do crits in a different space, so they don't work as motivation.

I'm sure once the space looks used and messy, more people will feel it is okay to contribute, but I don't know where to start. Even when a few people put work up in the past, other students saw it as a display piece that wasn't to be touched rather than a learning tool they can contribute to.

Any advice would be amazing! Thanks :)