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Hello I'm an interior design graduate last year, then I worked for 6 mos at a furniture and office fitout company. After my probation period I resigned because I wanted to take the board exam. I passed the exam last month, then naghahanap na ulit me ng work.

For context, this is my first time applying for a design firm. Working hours nila is compressed, 10 hr shifts for 4 days, tas 3 days off. Not sure how often sila nag OT. Ung sa dati ko kaseng company, inofferan ako 25k for 6 days, regular 8-5 tas hindi sila nag OT unless super need. Same benefits lang sila and in terms of commute same lang din.

Okay na po ba tong new offer? Or talo bakooo

Hello po! Papano po ba dapat ang professional fee ni architect kapag master planning & site conceptual planning for 1000sqm beach property ang pag-uusapan?

SERVICE PROFESSIONAL FEE

Site & Requirements Analysis ₱10,000
Conceptual Master Planning ₱20,000
Building / Site Relationship Planning ₱20,000
Outdoor & Landscape Concept ₱10,000
Conceptual 3D Visualization and Walk-through ₱30,000
Presentation & Revisions ₱10,000

TOTAL PROFESSIONAL FEE ₱100,000.00

Hindi ko po kasi alam kung tama po yung charges. Any advice po?

Hello! Looking for free sketchup plugins that can automatically trace the dwg file para hindi na need manually itrace ulit each wall.

Super time consuming kasi and the plate im doing rn is pretty big so I need something more efficient, thanks in advance!!

(Pls send the name and pic of the plugin if possible🙏)

Hello po. It's been a month since I started looking for a job as an apprentice kaso wala pa rin hanggang ngayon. I'm wondering if portfolio ko ba ang problema kaya ngayon hihingi po sana ako ng advice kung ano ang content dapat ng portfolio ko.

Hi fellow arkis!

I just needed to share and vent this one out.

I am in a slump.

I have been an RLA for 3 yrs but it feels like hindi ko fully na u-utilize ang profession. I don't work in the design / construction industry anymore since after apprenticeship. I passed the boards but the motivation to put up a firm or business of my own has never crossed my mind. For me, I don't have the resources to do so. Di rin naman ako pinanganak na mayaman to be able to risk it. No safety net kumbaga. I tried doing small projects but na trauma ako since nag negative kami sa isang project (around 45k) and after that ayoko na talaga sa construction.

I have been a VA (estimator) since after passing the boards. Kase for me it's the safest option. Be an employee. Log in, clock in 8hrs, then log out na. Guaranteed pa ang salary. But after some time, nakaka burn out din chasing the corporate ladder. Lalo pa na yung company ko is not really offering anything further career-wise. I didn't see myself 5 yrs from now and ganun padin ginagawa ko. So I resigned last March, again, no safety net whatsoever. I felt like I had enough.

I am now living with my boyfriend, since I am too ashamed to face my family. We do talk and communicate, it's just the "eldest daughter of an asian household" guilt that gets me. I know my family deserves so much after supporting my education. That;s why I keep my distance from them. Currently, I am employed as an outsource employee. Not earning much and barely even getting by.

My honest dilemma is, WHERE THE F AM I GOING WITH MY LIFE? I am so lost as to which career is really for me. I love architecture and designing but I'm no longer feeling that spark to be creative anymore. I prefer to play it safe and be a regular employee again but with the saturated job market, it's hard for me to stand out. I have been actively applying to jobs since April, getting interviews here and there pero wala pa din. Its really frustrating.

Any career (or life) advices are welcome! :)

Hello. I’m a student po and planning to learn how to render using different rendering software. Meron po ba kayong masasuggest kung saan pwedeng mag install ng free versions ng rendering software like Enscape? And ano po kayang software yung hindi masaydong mabigat? Di po kasi gaano kaganda specs ng laptop ko po ngayon. Thank you in advance.

guys hello, its been one month since nag start and comprehensive sa mst, what do you think of the teaching style compared to other review centers? :))

With thesis season once again, is there anything that we should AVOID when it comes to thesis based on your experience? For example,

1. Topics – due to the difficulty of the subject area, or sa pagiging "gasgas" na nya as my former design prof would say

2. Study areas – pahirapan makakuha ng info dahil wala masyadong research on it, or any locales/agencies that can be non-responsive na na-encounter nyo?

3. Other difficulties we may encounter, such as running into unexpected costs

Hello, may I ask for your insights about this.

I am M26, apprentice.

I've been job hunting for months na and i've been asked to present a portfolio multiple times na din pero wala kasi akong mapresent dahil wala akong portfolio, i simply do not have the means to create one right now since wala akong laptop to do 3d models and renders. I don't even have any friends to count on haha.

Recently, I decided to reach out to one of my groupmates in thesis in college and commissioned him to do my portfolios. I gave him all the raw files i had (cad, skp, and sketches) from my previous school plates. Then, he replied saying i-try ko daw mag AI renders nalang, bigyan daw nya ako ng prompts.

Does that sounds acceptable to most design firms? Sorry for the dumb question. But out of desperation, nate-tempt ako gawin yung sinabi nya. But I know everyone could tell in first glance if something is AI or not so I feared it would even cost me more to fail on my application, hindi po ba? huhu. 🤔

so rarant lang ako kasi talagang medyo nahihiya ako sa mga nangyayari. so basically, 6 years akong nagcollege (BS ARCH). same sa friend ko na 6 years pero paiba iba siya course and end up nagTESDA siya.

Ngayon both na kami nagwwork(appre ako and siya full time na sa restau) tapos nagkakaayaan kami kumain sa labas. Pero nakapagkwentuhan na kami sa chat na nasa 17k na sahod niya per month, and ako 8k lang.

Wala lang, di ko kinukumpara ah. Basta parang ang wierd lang, ansakit sa pakiramdam :(( hindi ba namin deserve ang minimum salary??🥹🥹🥹

Hello, I would like to ask if a Revit Certification is worth it if you've taken it up na during college, and have been using it till 5th year, sa thesis? Or would it be better if I take the structural or MEPF fundamentals nalang? Want ko lang mag upskill using this software, dagdag points din for apprenticeship employment.

Will be enrolling at XSTRUCTURES. If you have suggestions elsewhere, it would be appreciated.