building surveying vs architecture
okay i was wondering if anyone could answer a couple of questions pls.
first of all, after looking at building surveying courses (environmental construction surveying in particular) i got the impression that building surveying in a way has a lot of similarities to architecture, just minus the design aspects. can anyone confirm this?
also, what are the employment prospects like for surveyors?
thanks everyone!
first of all, after looking at building surveying courses (environmental construction surveying in particular) i got the impression that building surveying in a way has a lot of similarities to architecture, just minus the design aspects. can anyone confirm this?
also, what are the employment prospects like for surveyors?
thanks everyone!
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Reply 2
can you elaborate pls?
Building Surveying is a report based degree. You analyse and write reports on things. No creativity is needed just a sound method of work.
Architecture is a very broad degree, one day you might be analyzing a text, the next day painting a picture, the next day learning what passive ventilation is, the next day trying to describe in less than 50 words what "space" is, the next day calculating the output of a light and how much of that light reaches a surface 10m away and it's spread, the next day measuring a building accurately, the next day building a city model to better understand how a city works, the next day designing a building for that city, the next day learning to use a new graphics package, the next day you might be doing bending moment calculations, the next day you might be learning how to take a good photo, the next day creating instructions for someone to build one of your designs, the next day putting together a video to describe the feeling of "place", the next day you might be building a display case and painting it and the next day you might be writing a final design report on your completed project.
If all that stuff only took a day I'd be extremely happy but it never does and then you have to add in about a million other tasks for that assignment and the assignments due for other modules.
Architecture is a very broad degree, one day you might be analyzing a text, the next day painting a picture, the next day learning what passive ventilation is, the next day trying to describe in less than 50 words what "space" is, the next day calculating the output of a light and how much of that light reaches a surface 10m away and it's spread, the next day measuring a building accurately, the next day building a city model to better understand how a city works, the next day designing a building for that city, the next day learning to use a new graphics package, the next day you might be doing bending moment calculations, the next day you might be learning how to take a good photo, the next day creating instructions for someone to build one of your designs, the next day putting together a video to describe the feeling of "place", the next day you might be building a display case and painting it and the next day you might be writing a final design report on your completed project.
If all that stuff only took a day I'd be extremely happy but it never does and then you have to add in about a million other tasks for that assignment and the assignments due for other modules.
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What is building surveying? If it is the same as Surveying in Civil Engineering, it is awfully tedious.. Architecture sounds far more interesting.
Building surveyors provide professional advice on all aspects of property and construction. They work on site with new buildings and are concerned with the aftercare and performance of existing buildings. This is a very wide field and may include advising on various aspects of buildings at different stages, including:
* design;
* maintenance;
* repair;
* dilapidations;
* refurbishment;
* restoration;
* sustainability.
http://ww2.prospects.ac.uk/p/types_of_job/building_surveyor_job_description.jsp
Im going to go into Building Surveying hopefully for 2011 entry and its not a common course looking on UCAS clearing vacancies there are many places still left for building surveying!
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so, does anyone know anything about job prospects with a building surveying degree? is there more work available than for architects?
also, would it be possible to do a bachelor in architecture and then do a pg degree in the field of surveying?
i was accepted for architecture this year and am just thinking about what else i can do with an architecture degree apart from pursuing the career path of an architect only to be unemployed in the end...
also, would it be possible to do a bachelor in architecture and then do a pg degree in the field of surveying?
i was accepted for architecture this year and am just thinking about what else i can do with an architecture degree apart from pursuing the career path of an architect only to be unemployed in the end...
The thing is you don't need a building surveying degree to become a building surveyor so why bother, there are loads of vocational training courses for it. Every other job under the sun has greater job prospects than architecture at the moment. No point in putting yourself through hell if your long term goal isn't to be an architect.
Reply 10
Quantity Surveying > Building Surveying
Reply 11
Original post by hassom
Building surveyors provide professional advice on all aspects of property and construction. They work on site with new buildings and are concerned with the aftercare and performance of existing buildings. This is a very wide field and may include advising on various aspects of buildings at different stages, including:
* design;
* maintenance;
* repair;
* dilapidations;
* refurbishment;
* restoration;
* sustainability.
http://ww2.prospects.ac.uk/p/types_of_job/building_surveyor_job_description.jsp
Im going to go into Building Surveying hopefully for 2011 entry and its not a common course looking on UCAS clearing vacancies there are many places still left for building surveying!
hi were are you applying? i have applied for a real estate course at hallam, not to shore if i should have applied for building survey course instead( but i shall see) was sheffield hallam in clearing btw did you know?
Original post by nikki-jones2009
hi were are you applying? i have applied for a real estate course at hallam, not to shore if i should have applied for building survey course instead( but i shall see) was sheffield hallam in clearing btw did you know?
Hey im going to applying to UWE, Nottingham Trent, Kingston, Birmingham City and Wolverhampton yhh i think it was.
Reply 13
Original post by hassom
Hey im going to applying to UWE, Nottingham Trent, Kingston, Birmingham City and Wolverhampton yhh i think it was.
ohh kool. u not applying to hallam? not trent is my back up option
Original post by nikki-jones2009
ohh kool. u not applying to hallam? not trent is my back up option
nopeeee lol yh is it? its easy to get in ntu
Reply 15
Original post by hassom
nopeeee lol yh is it? its easy to get in ntu
lol how do you know?
Original post by nikki-jones2009
lol how do you know?
entry requiremts are low looool, u on msn? inbox me it
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Original post by hassom
entry requiremts are low looool, u on msn? inbox me it
yhhhh buttt i think they will go more on ure ps?? im guessing...
Original post by KeyserNI
The thing is you don't need a building surveying degree to become a building surveyor so why bother, there are loads of vocational training courses for it. Every other job under the sun has greater job prospects than architecture at the moment. No point in putting yourself through hell if your long term goal isn't to be an architect.
If you want to be a Chartered Building Surveyor you're going to need a degree in building surveying accredited by the RICS. Sure, there are other routes available like the Senior Professional Routes for people who have been grandfathered into the business but for most people you're going to need that degree.
Reply 19
Original post by Howard
Original post by Howard
If you want to be a Chartered Building Surveyor you're going to need a degree in building surveying accredited by the RICS. Sure, there are other routes available like the Senior Professional Routes for people who have been grandfathered into the business but for most people you're going to need that degree.
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