After reading this case study I took a few things from it. A lot of mistakes were happening early on with construction that the General Contractor was aware of, so the GC should’ve stopped the work before wasting more money. There has been a lot of miscommunication between all the workers that could’ve been avoided. Since the GC didn’t stop the work, there’s going to be more money and more work to be done. There was also a point where the architect forgot to attach a directional document, so again the GC should’ve stopped the work, but didn’t. Overall I think miscommunication between the GC and sub-contractors was a major issue and a simple solution was to just stop the work, gather all the workers and figure out what’s going on and inform the owner for further instruction.
Author: Kevin
Architect: Yes or No?
When I first started attending City Tech for Architecture I always thought I would graduate, get my masters and go straight for my License once I was qualified. I’m now in my senior year and I no longer feel the same. The process to get your license seems like a long journey and I don’t plan on owning my own firm, at least not anytime soon. I believe going for your license is a commitment and maybe later in the future I will try to obtain it. You also have to take into account all the hours you have to spend to get your license, nothing ever goes as planned because that’s just how life works and until I figure out exactly what I want to do within my field then I will not be focusing on the Architecture license.
Dream Job
After gaining some working experience in an architecture firm and analyzing everyone’s roles in the office I decided that I want to work my way to the position of Project Manager. I know the work load for that position will be very challenging and takes a lot of time and effort, but we studied all these years in college to make it to a position that we’re most comfortable with. There’s still a lot I need to learn, but I can’t wait to lead major projects, coordinate with other brilliant minds and eventually even share my knowledge with college students who will be just as lost with where they fit into architecture as I was.
