-: I like that every day is a little different.
Every day has something important
that needs to be accomplished
but also a lot of surprises.
The project arc can be two years long.
So, you know, in the course of that two year period
with that project you're doing a lot of different
kinds of activities and talking to different kinds of people
and problem solving in different ways.
Having every day be a little bit different
keeps you kind of energized and allows you to
explore new ideas and then see, you know, have closure.
When you finish a project, it's like,
okay, that's project's done and now I can move on.
And so usually you have multiple projects
in different stages so you kind of get a little taste
of all those things throughout the whole process.
The biggest challenge of being an architect is really,
really trying not to let yourself get in the way.
Trying not to let your ideas of what should be
get in the way of doing something unique
or something powerful or something that can really
shift the way the client that you're working with
is delivering their product to their client.
Also, the budgets.
You're always working on them on a budget,
so how do you do these really great things
but then also be cognizant that money
is a part of that discission and a part of the design tool.
Refining your ideas and getting down to
sort of what is the most important.
That's a really great challenge
and a really great way to do interesting work,
is to have constraints.