从你第一份“真正”的工作中学到的11件事情（来自刚毕业的学生的经验）
11 Things You Learn at Your First “Real” Architecture Job (Lessons from a Recent Graduate)

由专筑网芮万里，韩平编译

恭喜你，终于完成了让人备受煎熬的大学建筑学习生涯，拿着你精美的作品集参加了面试，并且最终在建筑公司拥有了第一份工作。

每一个过来人都曾告诉你在公司上班与你以前在学校的状态千差万别，但是除非你亲自去经历感受一下，否则你是无法能够真正感受到它们之间具体的差别的。

虽然你解决了在校外自己独立生存这个更大的问题，但是你仍然需要在日常的工作中学习如何发挥自己的作用。

学习的过程是一条陡峭的曲线，它肯定会让你觉得充满压力，但是你已经走到了这一步，并且在你职业生涯的初期，你肯定可以很快学到一些的经验和技巧。


1.你也许不会做太多的设计

我们将这一点提了出来。我们都听说过新员工都沦为了画图狗甚至把时间都浪费在厕所隔墙详图上的恐怖故事。

虽然你没必要为这些感到沮丧，但是你还是不要太期望在你上班的第一天就得到一个大型的设计项目。

当然，这也取决于你工作公司规模的大小。规模较小的公司往往更有可能给你提供各种各样的任务，包括一些设计工作，而在一些规模较大的公司往往会让他们的员工承担更专业的角色。

最好的工作状况是你自己能够解决你所遇到的问题，但是在工作的一开始你也许并不能总是正确地去解决这些问题。

如果你对被指派的任务感到不满意，你可以向你的主管反映希望承担一些不同的任务和责任，这也许会有助于扩展你心目中对于“设计”的定义。

即使你被分配到看起来很平凡的任务，你仍然需要小心的思考和做决定，并且只有当你通过完成你当前面临的设计任务去提升并应用你的设计思想时，你才能够在以后真正去胜任所有的设计任务。


2.交流是真正的关键

这听起来像是老生常谈，但是同多方进行交流的角色是很难在学校的学习过程中去模仿的，包括对于建筑设计和结构的交流。

到目前为止，我们大多数人都已经证明了建筑师很难像狼一样独自工作或者作为建筑天才独当一面的这一观点，同别人的合作和交流将会成为你日常工作的一部分，这也许会让新入职的员工感到惊讶。

建筑师不需要去掌握将一栋建筑从开始到建成的所有必要的专业知识，但是我们需要同所有拥有各种知识的人进行协调，合作，以及有利于项目发展的交流。

与设计的质量相比，交流的质量更能够能够促成或是破坏一个项目的建设。如果你不知道一些专业上的知识，不要觉得尴尬害羞，只要找到相关专业的人同他进行良好的交流就可以了。

You did it! You finished those grueling years of architecture school, perfected your portfolio and your interview pitch, and you landed your first job with an architecture firm.
Everyone told you that working in a firm would be lightyears different from what you were used to doing in school, but until you get out there yourself, there is really no way to know just what that might entail.
Once you’ve tackled life’s bigger questions about surviving outside of architecture school, you still have to learn to function in a day-to-day job.
The learning curve is steep and it can certainly be overwhelming, but you’ve made it this far and there are a few lessons and skills you are sure to gain quickly as you start your career.

1. You might not do much designing.
We might as well get this one out of the way. We’ve all heard the horror stories of new employees becoming nothing more than Revit-monkeys and slowly wasting away in front of their computers working on toilet partition details.
While it’s not necessarily going to be that bleak, don’t expect to be given a big design assignment on your first day at the office.
This, of course, depends on the type and size of firm you work for. A smaller firm is often more likely to give you experience on a wide variety of tasks, including some design work, while larger firms often have their employees take on more specialized roles.
Under what conditions you work best is up to you to figure out, and you may not always get it right the first time.
If you’re not happy with the kind of tasks you are given, you can always ask your supervisor about taking on different responsibilities, but it may help you to expand your mental definition of “designing.”
Even the more mundane-seeming assignments you may be given still require careful thought and decision-making and you can really “design” all the work you do by applying the design thinking you have developed to the task in front of you.

2. Communication really is key.
It sounds like a cliché, but one thing it can be difficult to simulate in school is the role of communication between multiple parties that is always involved in the design and construction of a building.
While by this point most of us have been disabused of the idea of the lone wolf architect/genius, the extent to which coordination and communication become a part of your work day may be surprising to new hires.
Architects are not expected to have all the knowledge and expertise necessary to put a building together from start to finish, but we are expected to orchestrate, coordinate, and facilitate communication between all the people who do make up that collective knowledge base.
The quality of that communication can make or break a project perhaps even more easily than the quality of the building design. Don’t be embarrassed if you don’t know something, just find the person who does.



3.善于发问

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不，说真的。去问所有你不明白的问题。这也许听起来很平淡无奇，但是这是当你刚开始在一项领域工作时能够做的最重要的事情之一。

一些人可能会犹豫是否要向他们的项目经理展现出他们在某些领域知识的缺失，或者是为打扰到别人的时间而感到不舒服因而拒绝向他人再三请教寻求帮助。但是，相信我。他们宁愿花时间来向你解释你不懂的地方也不愿意让你自己乱猜和犯错。因为这不像是在学校，在工作岗位上所犯的一个错误会浪费掉一些人真正的资本和时间。

你仍然还是会犯一些错误？确实，孰能无过。但是去虚心求教每一个你思考的问题是将犯错的机率降到最小以及学习知识的最佳方法，并且这也是在向你的主管表明你对所做的工作的兴趣以及可以证明你已经全身心地投入到了工作之中。


4.持续学习

做一些相关的笔记，永远不要停止学习以及不要失去你在学校里拥有的好奇心，这一点非常重要。

在学校期间对于建筑的学习为你打下了良好的基础，但是当一旦你走出校门进入到真实的世界中，你会为你所有仍然不知道的事物而感到压力重重，不知所措。

但是不要沮丧，恰恰相反，你可以尝试着将这些错过的知识当作是一次学习的机会。没有比通过实践去学习更好的方法了，并且在你刚刚开始在公司上班时，你可能每天都会学到一些新的知识。

放开手去做，保持对学习的热情，你会发现自己很快就会爬上学习的这条曲线。


5.了解你的同事

如果你和你的同事成为了好朋友，你将会在每天上班的过程中感到更加舒适和愉悦。

除了社会利益，你能够在工作的前辈身上学到很多知识。

你的同事可能各自拥有不同的背景，这使得他们对于事物都拥有自己独特的视角，或者他们有一些自己特别热衷于的事物或者是拥有独特的技能使自己在办公室中显得独一无二。

人们通常都喜欢谈论自己，如果你能够开始去了解你的同事以及去询问他们所感兴趣的事物，很有可能他们会告诉你所有相关的事情，也许你可以从中学到一些新的知识。

如果你的公司同时也雇用室内设计师，规划师，工程师或者是其他任何人，这一点都尤其适用。

从其他人不同的视角去看一个项目是非常有用和有趣的，并且你可以在这样的设计过程中学到更多的知识。

3. Ask questions.
No, really. Ask ALL the questions. It may sound obvious, but this is one of the most important things you can do when you are just starting out in the field.
Some may be hesitant to show a lack of knowledge in a certain area to their project managers, or may be uncomfortable interrupting someone time and again to ask for help, but trust me. They would much rather take the time to explain it to you than to have you guess and make a mistake.Because unlike in school, a mistake here can cost someone real money and time.
Will you still make some mistakes? Sure, it happens. But the best way you can minimize that risk and coincidentally the best way to learn and show your supervisors that you’re interested and engaged in your job is to ask every question you can think of.

4. Keep learning.
On a related note, it is important to never stop learning and never lose the curiosity you had in school.
Architecture school creates a great foundation, but once you get out and into the real world, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed by all that you still don’t know.
Instead, try to see that missing knowledge as an opportunity. There is no better way to learn than by doing, and you’ll likely learn something new every day when you start working at a firm.
Be open to it, be excited, and you’ll find yourself climbing the learning curve in no time.

5. Take an interest in your coworkers.
If you can become friends with your coworkers, you’ll have a more enjoyable time coming to the office every day.
In addition to the social benefits, you can learn a lot from people who have been in the field longer than you.
Your coworkers will likely have diverse backgrounds that give them a particular perspective, or they’ll have something they’re especially passionate about or a unique skill that sets them apart in the office.
People usually like to talk about themselves if you can get them started, and if you ask them what they’re interested in, chances are they’ll tell you all about it and maybe you’ll learn something new along the way.
This can be especially true if your firm also employs interior designers, planners, engineers, or really anyone else.
It can be helpful and interesting to look at a project from their different perspectives to learn more about the design process.




6.尽可能多地参加会议和现场调研

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如果你有能够旁听会议或是跟随负责人去现场调研这样的机会，一定要把握住，这是学习了解设计建造过程的绝佳方法。

此外，当你看见自己曾经负责过的项目被修建起来或是经手过的项目变成真实存在的空间时，不会感到格外地激动吗？

通过看一些直接的实例能够把你在学校熟悉的理论知识转换成适合人们居住的真实的建筑，这种奇妙的方式比你去读一本教科书或者是研究手册更能够了解设计的过程并且也会更加有趣。

即使你觉得在一些会议和谈话中自己的知识深度或者是资历还不够，你也不会因为这些而使你在参与这些会议和谈话的时候处于劣势，并且你肯定会在这个过程中学到一些有趣的和有用的东西。


7.找到适合自己工作方式和有良好文化氛围的公司

就像我之前提到的那样，你所选择的公司的类型将决定你以后可能会做的工作的类型，但是除此之外，大部分新的员工都有着相同的起点。

最大的不同是公司之间不同的公司文化以及工作氛围。

你每周至少可能要花40个小时在公司，因此如果你喜欢呆在那里的话，你的生活将会更加愉快。

在挑选公司时，各种需要考虑的因素的优先顺序是不一样的，但是一般的准则是去挑选一个和你工作风格习惯相适应的公司。

如果你工作时希望和谐安静的环境以提高效率，那么也许你在选择公司时就不要选择采用开放式办公布局的公司。如果你希望自己充满创造性的能量能够影响其他人，或者是同其他人合作，那么也许在一个小隔间里办公会让你觉得很难受。

作为刚刚进入这个行业领域里的新人，寻找一间真正能够培养和鼓励年轻员工成长的公司也是非常重要的。

作为一名设计师和未来的建筑师，支持员工发展的公司文化对你自己以后职业生涯的进步会起到重要的作用。


8.马上开始准备考取建筑师证书

提到未来，如果你对于建筑师证书感兴趣，那么最好马上开始准备。

找到AXP的主管（或者是你所在的国家派发建筑师证书的机构），并且当你无论如何都要去考取建筑师证书时要确保你有足够的时间能够利用。

即使你感觉自己还并没有为开始考取建筑师证书做好准备，但是从学校刚毕业的你更容易开始进入学习的状态，因为你的大脑仍然习惯于学习，而当你离开学校几年之后可能就不会有这样的状态了。

如果你的公司里正好有一个考证学习小组，加入它！如果没有的话，你可以自己组建一个并且可以将你同事也招募进来。

在你准备考取建筑师证书的时候，组建相互支持的小组成员将成为你的优势，更不用说这样可以使你和你的同事一起承担考试的责任和痛苦，这将使你们对于自己的学习目标更加明确更加负责。


9.大声说出你的兴趣

就像组建学习小组一样，如果你有其他的兴趣和爱好，把它们分享给你的主管或者是项目经理，并且和他们一起工作以充分利用自己在公司的时间。

一间好的公司将会想要帮你追逐你感兴趣的事物，并且他们总是会感激你为办公室带来了的任何外专业的知识以及热情。

作为一名新员工，大声说出并且站出来承担责任多少会让人感到畏惧，但是这会使你的职业生涯更加个性化并且使它变得更有价值。

6. Go to as many meetings and site visits as you can.
If you get the opportunity, a great way to learn about the design and construction process is to sit in and tag along at site visits and other meetings.
Plus, what could be more exciting than seeing a building you’ve worked on or helped to draw start to become a physical space?
Seeing something firsthand make the transition from the theoretical realm you’ve become familiar with in school to a habitable building is a fantastic way to learn about the process and way more fun than reading about it in a textbook or ARE study manual.
Even if you feel out of your depth, or perhaps underqualified, for a certain meeting or conversation, you’ll never be at a disadvantage for having participated and you’re sure to pick up something interesting or useful along the way.

7. Find a firm with a culture that works for you.
As I mentioned earlier, the firm you choose makes some difference in the type of work you’ll likely be doing, but besides this most new hires start at about the same level.
The major difference will likely be in the culture and atmosphere of the company you choose.
You will probably be spending at least 40 hours a week at this place, so it will make your life a lot more enjoyable if you like being there.
Priorities vary, but good general guidelines are to choose a firm that matches your workstyle.
If you work more efficiently in peace and quiet, maybe don’t choose a firm with an open office layout. If you get your creative energy from interacting and collaborating with others, you might not be happy in a cubicle.
As someone who is new to the field, it is also important to look for a firm whose leadership really fosters and encourages growth for young staff.
A supportive culture can go a long way in your development as a designer and future architect.

8. Get started on licensure right away.
Speaking of the future, if licensure is something you are interested in pursuing it can be helpful to get a jumpstart on it right away.
Find an AXP supervisor (or whatever you need given the licensure system in your country) and make sure to get credit for your hours if you’re going to be working them anyway.
Even if you don’t feel like you’re ready to start your tests, it can be easiest to start studying while your brain is still accustomed to it rather than a few years out of school.
If your firm has a licensure study group, join it! If it doesn’t have one, start your own and recruit your coworkers!
A support network can be advantageous when you’re working towards licensure, not to mention giving you and your coworkers a bit of mutual responsibility and guilt to hold you accountable to your study goals.

9. Speak up about your interests.
Just like starting a study group, if you have other interests and passions, share them with your supervisors or project managers and work with them to get the most out of your time at the firm.
A good firm will want to help you pursue your interests and they’ll always appreciate any outside expertise and enthusiasm you can bring to the table.
It can be intimidating to speak out and jump into responsibilities as a new employee, but it can personalize your career and make it much more rewarding.


10.参与工作之外的社区活动

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不仅仅要参与到新公司的活动中，公司以外的活动也很重要。

尤其是当你为了工作转移到一座新的城市，去了解你所处的社区以及你需要做的相关社区工作的真实的背景，最好的方式就是亲自去哪里，亲自去了解。

这可以为你热衷的自愿者服务提供一种组织形式，参加一个设计委员会，例如公共艺术委员会或者当地主要街道组织或者是与你工作毫不相关的组织。去上空手道的课程，加入一个图书俱乐部；这种可能性是无穷尽的，它会给你的生活带来各种各样的好处以至于不会让你自己觉得你所有的时间都是在忙自己的工作。

当你不在工作室的时候，你需要去发现一些新的事物来填充你的空闲时间。


11.你的第一份工作可能不是你理想中的工作

最后一点，对于刚刚从学校毕业的学生来说，找到一份他们理想中的工作是要面临许多压力的。并且说实话，一毕业就找到理想的工作几乎是不可能和不现实的。

当然，不要因为这样而受到打击。每一份你做的工作都能够为你提供学习的机会，使你能够学到更多并运用于下一份工作。

当然也不要放弃你的理想，就算不会马上取得成功，只要有耐心，专注于你已经拥有的工作并且全力以赴直到下一个机会的到来。

如果你感觉自己总是在原地踏步，也许可以尝试着换一个不同但是相关的工作，并且可以回头看看自己对于建筑新的感受。

建筑学的教育可以为你打下良好的知识基础，并且给予你了创造性的思维方式和解决问题的能力，你都可以将这些应用到任何你选择的工作上边。

不要为你通往梦想的道路担心，并且试着关注当下；当你获得你理想的那份工作的时候，你将会比你刚毕业时拥有更多有价值的经验和知识。

10. Get involved in the community outside of work.
It is important to be involved not just within your new company, but outside of it as well.
Especially if you moved to a new city for your job, a great way to get to know your community and really relate to the context of the work you’ll be doing is to get out there in person and see what it’s all about.
This could take the form of volunteering for an organization you’re passionate about, joining a committee that’s design related like a Public Arts Committee or the local Main Street Organization, or it doesn’t have to be work-related at all.Take karate lessons, start a book club; the possibilities are endless and it has the bonus of bringing variety to your life so that you don’t feel like all your time revolves around your job.
You aren’t in studio anymore—you’ll need something to fill your newfound free time!

11. Your first job doesn’t have to be your dream job.
Lastly, there can be a lot of pressure for new grads to find their dream job with their dream firm right out of college.And to be honest, that’s just not always possible or feasible.
Don’t beat yourself up about it. Every job you have will be a valuable learning opportunity that you can take with you to the next job you land.
Don’t give up on your dreams of course, but if it doesn’t pan out right away, just be patient, be engaged in the job you have, and give it your all until the next opportunity comes around.
If you’re feeling like you’re in a rut, maybe switch to a different but related field for a while and then see how you feel about coming back to architecture.
An architecture education is a great knowledge base and offers a creative way of thinking and problem-solving that you can use wherever and however you choose.
Don’t worry about taking the linear path to your dream job and try to focus on the present; by the time you get to that job you know you were meant to have, you’ll just have more valuable experience and knowledge than you did when you graduated.
   

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