tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18658545.post114641240993620507..comments2023-08-23T05:54:58.863-04:00Comments on Quiet Observations from Archi-hell: Badge of Honorthe silent observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767954560063282271noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18658545.post-1148382274750096972006-05-23T07:04:00.000-04:002006-05-23T07:04:00.000-04:00Having been an architecture student for the past 5...Having been an architecture student for the past 5 years now. I have come to conclude there is something wrong with the quantity of work needed, that forces students to work soo much.<BR/><BR/>Its not healthy! yet it continues year after year.<BR/><BR/>Infact one of the professors bragged "the hours in the handbook you are mean't do put in, won't physically fit into the time you have"....<BR/><BR/>why, why, why!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18658545.post-1147705532625719902006-05-15T11:05:00.000-04:002006-05-15T11:05:00.000-04:00I was a firm believer in the power of the allnight...I was a firm believer in the power of the allnighter.<BR/><BR/>They're not for everyone. There is no exact advantage to be had by staying up all night, and there are most certainly risks of drawbacks and profoundly wasted time. Though it's really a personal thing, there is something about the communion with others under the extreme stress, fatigue and exhilaration-- and resulting dementia -- that can form meaningful and sometimes strange bonds with your studio mates. They can be an essential part of studio culture. They can also be an obscene waste of time during some important phases of projects, when sensed as an obligation or forced upon oneself. I must admit that through the 5 years of my B.Arch, the useful/useless ratio of allnighters was probably split 60/40, and that's a generous estimate. They're not crucial but they can be inspiring (whether it's inspiring some of your better designs or some of your better shenanigans, and indeed make for good war stories. <BR/><BR/>Dali used to sleep 20 minutes at a time, with a spoon resting on his knee or something, and a plate on the floor, so that when he dozed off for just long enough he would drop the spoon, and awake in a semi-daze, with his subconscious blazing and ready to create. There is an can be an untold benefit from total sleep deprivation. <BR/><BR/>But again, usually it's not necessary. Good luck, and having graduated a year ago, I sleep very well, and I have since remembered what a weekend is for.mfrechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558826514594625328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18658545.post-1146941837788695512006-05-06T14:57:00.000-04:002006-05-06T14:57:00.000-04:00I don't think martyrdom is only for architects. I...I don't think martyrdom is only for architects. I hear of lawyers and doctors talking about their all nighters all the freakin' time. And I have to say, even though I'm not that old all nighters aren't so doable anymore. Given the option of staying up all night or sleeping for an hour or two, I always opt to sleep now. Man I'm getting old.flanthrowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01890655213373016356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18658545.post-1146875708623953562006-05-05T20:35:00.000-04:002006-05-05T20:35:00.000-04:00Hello fiona...Well, I encourage you to try and hol...Hello fiona...<BR/><BR/>Well, I encourage you to try and hold off for as long as you can...<BR/><BR/>As for martydom...I think it makes us feel better about not having a life;) Like we are answering a higher cause...of course, this might just be me blowing hot air...<BR/><BR/>Good luck to you on the beginning of your journey!the silent observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12767954560063282271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18658545.post-1146872652148651952006-05-05T19:44:00.000-04:002006-05-05T19:44:00.000-04:00All-nighters...it's not right. I haven't got any ...All-nighters...it's not right. I haven't got any of those notches yet, but so many of my class-mates have. And this is only in Stage One. What is it about architecture that attracts martyrs? We love telling each other how we have no time for anything anymore. We're proud of it. And that's not right.<BR/><BR/>(Just found this blog via Part IV - good work, thanks for sharing.)fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457419329729927297noreply@blogger.com