Do you know the difference between an architect and an engineer?

How can I create when nobody approaches me to create for them?

First, you just graduated. So...nobody knows you yet. Why should somebody work with you? Because they are confused and will prefer an engineer? Dooh...be realistic! Because you are not experienced, that's why you will be a junior( if you are good enough) in the first period. You need to have patience and to show your skills. I am not saying is right or wrong, just that this is how things are working, we cannot do much about it except accepting the situation and moving forward. Until that day, everything is a matter of mindset. Because what goes around comes around. Which is equal to: what we think it's what we will get. If we are feeling unsafe and scared about this unknown world, so it will be. So please do not ask that question. You don't need anybody's approach in order to create. If you need an order to start doing a job, you are a business man, not a creator. It's up to you what do you want to be. And I can guarantee, you will be labeled by the others in one way or another. What I want to underline is that most of the creative professionals are business men. Huge competition! The creators are very few. The creators are creating because this is their nature, not because they have an order valued with enough money. The creators are focused on the action and not on the result. The logic is simple: if you do your job now (action) but you also think about the reward( result) waiting for you at the end of your efforts, it's obviously you do not put your everything into creating that project. I would not like to be the one who's paying you in this case. I will look for a person 100% committed to create what I am paying for. If I can find any available one... If not, I am going to interview some business men architects. That's why creators are well known and always have work and the business men are competing with each other for a limited amount of work left for them. You are in the beginning, still having some time. Think twice, which one is the path you want to choose.

Thank you for knowing that part hehe, thank you. Actually the architect does all the planning, designing, and all the stuff involving the house, the work of a civil engineer follows by computing the size of the columns and footings to be used. And it is illegal for an engineer to plan a structure on his own, it should be planned, signed, and dry sealed by an archtiect.

i see.. i always knew these two work together.. i just didn't know exactly what their parts in the job are.. thanx for the info pal!

Hi velocity, thanks for the uplifting response. One of my friends here in my lot said that we don't earn if we use text words, I hope that helps, but I see you use my lot a lot longer than I have.

Yes, you really did sistinguish the two very well, thank you very much for the response. enjoy my lotting ^_^_^

In our country, looking for an architect first rather than engineers when it comes to house design is just a recent trend. A few years back, engineers are still allowed to design houses without an architect, and that is really unfortunate. I don't have anything against engineers, I have lots of engineering student friends, but they were not trained for the job. It has long been an issue, and I hope architectural freedom will soon prosper in my country.

Kabayan! I'm from malabon, :) i'm not aware that it is the going trend lately but should it be required on the papers like building permits or other permit documents that Architect should be one of the signatories? Because similar to what you have said, there are some aspect on the design where only architect are trained for.