Typical Day In the Life of a Clumsy Architect

As creative and passionate as we can be, an architect’s job can still get a little mundane and aggravating, especially with the incessant number of demands and revisions to be catered to whilst making sure they’re delivered well before the project deadlines.

Here is a comical representation of a typical day in my life as an architect:

• I begin my day by snoozing the alarm for an additional 15 minutes of sleep which I accounted for when I set the alarm the previous night.

• Snapping up from the bed keeps me from crawling back into sleep, and then it’s a race in the kitchen to get my breakfast and lunch sorted for the day. Cooking Indian food is a ridiculously time-consuming chore!

• My multi-linguistic personality makes me jam to different genres of music in the shower which boosts my mood up for the day.

• My biggest pet peeve is being late, yet I’m always running to reach work on time.

• At work, I’m welcomed back to a clean desk and a warm cup of coffee, and a bizarre set of demands from clients.

• My day is as good as my senior architect’s mood, for which the earphones come in handy.

• The day ends 5 minutes post-working time to prove myself to be a dedicated and passionate architect.

• I skip back home only to realize I need to prepare another Indian meal that takes forever to cook, and 5 minutes to eat.

• I head to sleep only to continue working on the drawings in my dreams.

Although I’ve narrated a rather cynical representation of my life, I’m ever so grateful to this profession that keeps me engaged and elated most days, which is the reason why I would choose architecture even if given the chance to start over.

Every day is new and challenging when I have the opportunity to deal with different clients who have distinct personalities and requirements that perpetuate my dedication to exploring my design capabilities.

I can only be thankful for this opportunity and the supportive bubble of people I am surrounded by every day!

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