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Greetings!

Thanks for your informative mails and newsletters. They have been so revealing to me. I am still in the High School and planning to go to the University this year Fall. I love Architecture so much but I will not want to study what cannot fetch me money to sustain myself.

However, I discovered that Architecture is one of the least paying jobs these days and am thinking of changing my mind. What is your opinion please on this and which other lucrative job or fields of discipline can you recommend for me. I do hear that some courses can be combined as dual courses too. Can you please shed more light on this?

~Undecided Student

Our Advice...

Dear Undecided,

What a difficult decision you are facing!

If you've been reading about the average earnings for architects, you may feel discouraged. While some architects report high incomes, the profession does not usually lead to great wealth. However, if you truly love buildings and design, you should not let these statistics discourage you. The study of architecture can take you in many directions. For just a few career ideas, see What can I do with a major in architecture? But don't stop with that list! Let's think outside the box...

WHILE YOU'RE IN COLLEGE
Too many people think of four-year colleges as training schools—a place to pick up specific skills to find a job. However, the world changes quickly and specific skills become obsolete almost immediately. Consider your undergraduate time as a way to lay the foundation, as though building a structure. The design of your life is based on your learning experiences.

The most successful students are curious. They explore new ideas and reach beyond the curriculum. Choose a school that offers a strong program in architecture. But, while you are an undergraduate, be sure to take classes in other disciplines—science, math, business, and the arts. You do not need to earn a bachelor's degree in architecture in order to become an architect. Even a degree in psychology can help you understand your future clients.

Build the critical thinking skills you'll need for an unpredictable future. If architecture remains your passion, your undergraduate studies will provide a solid foundation for a graduate degree in architecture. To learn about the various types of architecture degrees, see: Find the Best School for Architecture.

ANTICIPATE THE FUTURE
Architecture can open a world of career opportunities, especially when combined with other, seemingly unrelated skills. Perhaps you'll discover a new type of housing, develop a hurricane-proof city, or design the interior rooms for a space station. The particular type of architecture you pursue could be one you've never imagined...perhaps one not yet invented.

Some of the highest paying careers today did not exist 30 years ago. We can only guess the possibilities for the future. What will the world be like when you're at the peak of your career?

Current trends suggest that the next 45 years will bring an urgent need for inventive, creative architects who can rise to the challenges posed by aging populations and global climate change. Green architecture, sustainable development, and universal design are becoming increasingly important. Meet these demands, and the money will follow.

And, speaking of money...

DOES ARCHITECTURE PAY?
Painters, poets, and musicians struggle with the challenge of earning enough money to put food on the table. Architects—not so much. Because architecture incorporates science, engineering, and many other disciplines, the profession opens many avenues for earning income. While other professions may pay more, an architect who is flexible and creative is not likely to go hungry.

You may have heard the song There's No Business Like Show Business. Remember, too, that architecture is a business. Develop project management skills that will get jobs done on time and under budget. Also, if you can develop relationships and bring steady business to the architectural practice, you'll be invaluable and well-paid. Architecture is a business.

The bottom line, however, is whether architecture is your passion—whether you love design so much that you can't imagine spending your life any other way. In that case, the size of your paycheck becomes less important than the next new project.

WHAT DRIVES YOU? KNOW YOURSELF
"You really have to follow your heart" is the lesson learned from an architectural intern who became a victim of a bad economy. In Saying Bye Bye to Architecture, this young person realized that architecture was NOT his true calling in life.

Know what drives you. "Architecture is a great profession, but there are some key things to remember," 9/11 Architect Chris Fromboluti told an interviewer at Life at HOK. Chris gave this advice to young architects: "develop a thick skin, go with the flow, learn the profession, get into green design, don't be driven by money...."

Your future is the most important design you'll ever make. Best wishes for finding a career that brings you wealth of spirit!

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His wives and Companions spoke of his humour and cheerfulness. He said once, “I joke but always tell the truth.”

His wife Aisha said, “he was always making us laugh in the house.” One of his names is ad-dahhak - the smiling one.

Once an old woman asked him if she would enter paradise and he replied, “Old people don't go to heaven!” The woman was crestfallen with the answer he had provided, to which he added with a smile, “You shall enter paradise in the prime of your youth.”

And once a gruff desert Bedouin came into the mosque and prayed out loud saying, “O God forgive me and Muhammad and don't forgive anyone else.” Hearing this the Prophet laughed and said to him, “You are limiting the vast mercy of God.”

He died on the same day he was born, in the same house he had lived in for ten years in Medina, on a small bed made of leather stuffed with palm fibres, in the arms of his beloved wife Aishah.

His dying words were, “Treat your women well, and do not oppress your servants, the prayer, the prayer, don't be neglectful of the prayer. O God, my highest companion, O highest companion.”

( peace and blessings be upon them all)