Architect: The First Year

What was your expectation when you finally complete your exams and could officially call yourself an "Architect?" It was a great feel, wasn't it? After all the blood, sweet and tears you've finally made one major step in your career. It wasn't long with me for the dust to settled and I look for my next challenge; the next step. Also how to fill that MASSIVE HOLE which once was consumed by study, review, read, practice.. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.
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I myself am considered a young emerging architect. By definition (via AIA), an young/emerging architect is licensed under 10 years. 10 years.. you may say that's a long time. Why are they considered young architects?

​Architecture, as comparable to other highly technical or expertise driven professions, requires real world experiences to really master. This is not to confuse anyone into thinking it can be totally mastered. We tend to believe that the prime age of an experienced architect is generally in midlife. This is not to say once you reach this age range, a switch magically turns on. Conversely, there are still many great architects under this age also. It's just an average.

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