In this episode we’re going to discus the stereotypes of architects and whether we think they hold any water and will discus how close to these we stray, as weird as we are.

Stereotypes
Lego
Drives a saab
Weird fashion (but good fashion) Only dress in mono colour
Unathletic 
Engineers hate us
Rich
Good at drawing
Long hours
Fuelled by coffee/caffeine
Use shoulder bags
Live in awesome house that they designed
Socially maladjusted
Sustainability nerds
Can’t draw people
All work is sketching and drawing
James Bond cool
Architectural studies is very simple (The opposite is true)
Architecture is for men (really?)
For the wealthy 
Glamorous job
Travelling

Hobbies
Phil 
Coffee - separate ep / addiction 
Strong boy and truck pulling
Cheffing
Guitar / bass / sing / drums

once upon a time:
Gaming
Warhammer
Recording music 
DIY / tinkering 

Theo 
Painting/drawing
Lego
MMA
Cheffing
Drums and bass
Ducking / crouching

https://www.mymove.com/home-inspiration/architectural/classic-misconceptions-of-architects/
https://www.re-thinkingthefuture.com/architectural-community/a8205-breaking-the-stereotypes-in-architecture/
https://architizer.com/blog/practice/details/architect-stereotypes-and-the-stories-we-tell-ourselves/
https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/episode-061-architectural-stereotypes/

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