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Dating an Architect
And good luck to them. Meanwhile, the pressure to hook up continues without interruption or mercy. New competitions raise new hopes the next one is going to work. In the Punch cartoon, which man is the lonely Architect: I went back for another look.
I saw the man in black as the architect and the hat-in-hand man as the potential client. MIB is also on a swivel chair and the client not.
ADDITIONAL MEDIA
Otherwise, the cartoonist is spot-on. Playing hard to get by proposing stupidly high fees is what architects do when they are already in several successful relationships. As with any dating site, the only ones who make any money out of it are those that run them. Get out a bit.
Have something in common.
Have something to offer. Architects can tell you when to use white glue vs.
Berlin Edition 03 | Architects, not Architecture.
Do you think you have an opinion? Thinking about taking a trip like to Hedonism? They might say that they really like something … but even then they will systematically point out all of its flaws. Did you know that there are different shapes of X-Acto blades? Architects will make sure that when you need the right X-Acto blade, you will have the right X-Acto blade.
Ever thought about buying a new piece of furniture? Be prepared to never have new furniture ever again. Architects think they are handy when in fact, most are not.
Just because they own a nice screw gun and understand what the contractor is saying does not necessarily translate into being able to do it. The few that are handy will take an extremely long time to complete a project because they are striving for perfection. Architects are constantly learning new skills. As a group, they tend to want to learn by doing but since they are erudite, they will most likely read a book about it first.
According to a very scientific research study conducted by me , a very high percentage of architects enjoy cooking. According to that same study, an even higher percentage of architects hate washing dishes. Be prepared for all your new friends to be other architects.
Brad Pitt and MIT genius Neri Oxman pose together in previously-unseen snap
Architects are very good at giving their opinion as if it were fact and will be so convincing that you will think they know something about everything. Do not be fooled, they learn to speak this way in architecture studio. Architects will continue to wear black … at least until something darker comes out. Any hope you had of remaining ignorant to unresolved plan geometries that create chaotic roof forms is lost.