{"id":12326,"date":"2021-05-12T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T12:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/architizer.wpengine.com\/coming-soon-too-many-architects\/"},"modified":"2022-05-12T08:33:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T12:33:40","slug":"coming-soon-too-many-architects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/tools\/coming-soon-too-many-architects\/","title":{"rendered":"Architecture Career Guide: Will a Computer Steal Your Architecture Job?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><p><em>Architects: Want to have your project featured? Showcase your work by uploading projects to <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Architizer<\/a>\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/join.architizer.com\/architizer-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inspirational newsletters<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t been paying attention to the latest advancements in digitally-assisted design, now is a good time to start. As today\u2019s fragmented technologies become increasingly coordinated, architectural practice is set to resemble an entirely different profession in the coming years. It will also feel relatively empty. The ascendance of computational design tools, in concert with the automated production of construction documents and specifications, will greatly reduce the number of people needed to complete architectural design services.<\/p>\n<p>If an architect\u2019s job is to synthesize a variety of requirements into a design for a building, then this effort has historically been outsourced to the technologies of pen and paper, physical models and, more recently, virtual models. These tools are used to determine whether or not a design successfully meets stipulated criteria, and the process is usually iterative. But recent advancements in digital processing are beginning to coalesce in such a way that they\u2019ll soon outstrip an architect\u2019s ability to devise design iterations.<\/p>\n<p>These methods have undergone a slew of name changes as they\u2019ve developed: computational, <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/parametrically-designed-metal-facades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">parametric<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/how-generative-design-will-change-architecture-forever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">generative<\/a>. The nuances are different but the core principle of each is a computer\u2019s ability to understand all the functional requirements of a design, then spit back all the possible ways a solid form can meet those requirements. Since these iterations are generated infinitely faster with software than with a person\u2019s brain, a designer needs only to set parameters and choose one of the resulting options.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1492283644873generative_design.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1492283644873generative_design.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1492283644873generative_design.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1492283644873generative_design.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1492283644873generative_design.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1492283644873generative_design.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><i>Automatically-generated design options; via Architecture Research Lab<\/i><\/p>\n<p>At present, this approach is mostly limited to product-scale applications, but it has been <a href=\"http:\/\/www.floored.com\/plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">creeping into architectural design<\/a> for a while, and it is not difficult to foresee a program capable of understanding all the possible components a building can be constructed from and all the possible ways they can fit together. When paired with an increasingly sophisticated ability to <a href=\"http:\/\/au.autodesk.com\/au-online\/classes-on-demand\/class-catalog\/2016\/revit\/it22325#chapter=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">automatically produce construction documents<\/a> from BIM software, the near future of the architecture profession comes into stark relief: the architect of tomorrow will be a curator, defining problems instead of solving them.<\/p>\n<p>Compared to the way building design is currently practiced, this is a fundamentally different method. It also requires less people. While today\u2019s design lead for a large project may wrangle a few junior staff to explore layouts before wrangling even more junior staff to make a drawing set, the design lead of the future won\u2019t need most of that staff. This method will be embraced because the advantages are too great to resist: buildings will be designed in a fraction of the time needed today, with a fraction of the effort. They will likely perform better than today\u2019s buildings and, with an infinite range of design options to choose from, they will probably look better, too.<\/p>\n<p>All this points to an architecture profession with substantially diminished ranks. It won\u2019t happen overnight, but it will probably happen quicker than the number of qualified architects seeking employment will shrink in order to maintain balance. So what then?<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1492284310973Job-Search-2.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1492284310973Job-Search-2.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1492284310973Job-Search-2.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1492284310973Job-Search-2.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1492284310973Job-Search-2.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1492284310973Job-Search-2.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><i>via <a href=\"http:\/\/movinginsider.com\/2014\/03\/22\/finding-job-new-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moving Insider<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>It might be helpful to consider the legal profession, which has a similar problem, but for much different reasons. Right now, there\u2019s far more recent law school graduates than there are <a href=\"https:\/\/lawschooltuitionbubble.wordpress.com\/original-research-updated\/law-graduate-overproduction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jobs for them to fill<\/a>. This may have happened because universities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/08\/25\/opinion\/too-many-law-students-too-few-legal-jobs.html?_r=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">capitalized on the availability of student loans<\/a> by turning law schools into unregulated profit centers \u2014 a circumstance the architecture profession does not share. But despite the reasons, the result looming on the horizon is still the same: too many architects for too few jobs.<\/p>\n<p>The legal profession has shifted to correct its situation over the last few years, with varying levels of success. The number of underemployed lawyers looking for work in related vocations has exploded, resulting in a whole new ecosystem of <a href=\"http:\/\/excessofdemocracy.com\/blog\/2014\/4\/what-about-jd-advantage-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cJ.D. advantage\u201d<\/a> jobs, for which a legal education is preferable but licensure isn\u2019t required. Along with this has come a flood of internet writing about how to creatively apply skills learned in law school to non-legal jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Looking around the architecture community, there\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/young-architects-guide-alternatives-to-architectural-practice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no shortage of suggestions<\/a> for things to do with an architecture degree that don\u2019t involve practicing architecture. But the flow of architects into these jobs is a mere trickle compared to the deluge it could become if technological advancements in building design shrink the profession as much as they seem capable. Whether or not architecture castaways are capable of spawning enough new cottage industries to absorb their abundance would likely become a primary concern for the profession in this situation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1492283889336design_thinking.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1492283889336design_thinking.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1492283889336design_thinking.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1492283889336design_thinking.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1492283889336design_thinking.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1492283889336design_thinking.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><i>via <a href=\"https:\/\/plushmarketingagency.com\/design-professionals\/\">Plush Marketing<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>The good news is that the value of design thinking is rising rapidly in other professions. Approaching problems from a holistic viewpoint, the backbone of an architect\u2019s work since antiquity, is a relatively new concept in other enterprises. The idea of applying design thinking to anything, from the structure of a company to the format of an educational curriculum, seems to be undergoing universal adoption very quickly. It may become incumbent on architects to leverage their expertise in this area in order to gain employment in an expanding variety of fields.<\/p>\n<p>One can only hope \u201cM.Arch advantage\u201d becomes a catchphrase on job boards in the near future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><p><em>Architects: Want to have your project featured? Showcase your work by uploading projects to <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Architizer<\/a>\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/join.architizer.com\/architizer-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inspirational newsletters<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Top image via <a href=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/italy-is-suffering-from-an-overabundance-of-architects\/too-many-architects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inhabitat<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emerging technologies will greatly reduce the number of people needed to complete design 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