When you think about someone building a monument or structure you may wonder how hard it could possibly be. Most people just assume that it's simply digging a hole, filling said hole with concrete, and then building from there. Unfortunately things aren't quite that simple and what many people don't understand is that what you don't see can affect a building as well.
You have to factor in soil composition into your building designs and even account for weather patterns. Even a concrete reinforced foundation can still be damaged by the elements. This is the main reason why so many architects fail in non controllable areas. Designing a building for a metropolitan city is one thing, but designing one for the wilderness is another.
Whole Colorado does have many cities it also has many towns that are built near mountains, hills, rivers, and forests. These present unique challenges to potential architects and should be kept in mind when searching for job openings. One thing to consider in this field is that employment opportunities move around. While architects may stay stationary to research and design new buildings they have to stay mobile to keep up with work.
This means that if a job becomes available on the other side of the state then they have to drive there to find work. There are usually two common forms of work for an architect. The first being rudimentary jobs that need to be performed by an architect such as inspecting, aiding in a companies design, and construction advice. The second is a request to build a structure of their own design and is usually the most highly sought after job.
When this happens the architect has achieved a level of popularity that makes their names worthy of mention during building considerations. This is the middle of the road for the committed artist and make no mistake designing buildings is art. The end goal is usually being renowned enough that people consider you to be a lead advisor on construction techniques and companies pay you to design multi million dollar buildings.
This end goal can be sped along by building in a place like Colorado. The state is very mountainous and buildings have to be designed to handle the sometimes steep angle of construction. If you can build effectively in an area like this you will be much closer to success. Regardless of if you're building a house, monument, or office building the state can give you a real challenge.
Job openings for architects are plentiful, skilled architects on the other hand are another story. Everyone thinks that because they have a few years computer modeling experience that they can make the best buildings around. The true employment opportunities come to those with patience, and real world understanding of the conditions to be considered when building something. Showing foresight in your designs can go a long way to making you well known.
