If you're friends with someone who is an architecture major or if you're one yourself, you know that architecture school is quite a bit different from other programs. On the surface it may seem easy due to the lack of exams, note taking, and homework assignments, but once you get to know an architecture student you learn that there's a lot more to it than drawing floor plans. Here are 15 things you've probably heard if you're lucky enough to call one of these people your friend.
1. "I've only slept 8 hours this entire week."
I still have no idea how they do it, but there's no one that's more of an expert at pulling all-nighters than an architecture student.
2. They disappear for days.
Sometimes they're gone from their rooms so much you think they might have moved out.
3. They complain about the layout of buildings on campus.
“The flow of this dining hall is terrible. Who designed this?"
4. “I can't, I have to go to studio."
Sadly, your friends miss out on a lot of “fam dinners," movie nights and adventures because they're stuck building models in studio.
5. They make really bad architecture puns.
“Loving you can't be wrong, because it feels so Frank Lloyd Wright.
6. “Do you want to see my stairs?"
The correct answer is always "yes" because they're going to show them to you anyway.
7. They make “parti" jokes about any social event.
I still don't understand what the heck a parti is, but all I know is I'd rather go to a party than a parti.
8. They talk about everyone from studio so often that you feel like you know them all personally.
And you find yourself saying things like, “Oh no, Ashley should not go for James. She's too good for him," even though you've never met Ashley or James.
9. They point out the style of every column you see.
“I think that's a Corinthian."
“No, it's definitely a Doric."
10. They always notice if something isn't to code.
“This hallway is WAY too narrow! Who allowed this?"
11. They're on a first-name basis with all of their professors.
And they talk about them so often you'd think they were friends.
12. “My homework tonight is coloring."
Is this college or pre-k?
13. They're always complaining about the price of pens and markers.
I guess Crayola doesn't fly in architecture school.
14. They're also always complaining about the price of wood.
And the number of trips they have to make to Ace Hardware.
15. “You have three exams this week? I could never be a [insert your major here] major."
You know that despite all of the hard work and late nights, they're in the right place.
Your architecture friends might seem a little crazy sometimes, but you know that really they're just adding a little excitement to your life.