… You might be an Architect

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Can you see an X-acto blade from where you are sitting?

… You might be an architect

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If you cut your finger with an X-acto blade, do you worry about bleeding on your model and not your finger?

… You might be an architect

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As an adult, do you still buy LEGO’s for yourself?

… You might be an architect

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Have you ever slept under your desk?

… You might be an architect

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Do you like wearing wigs and really large shoes?

… You might be a clown

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Do most of your books cost at least $79?

… You might be an architect

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Are those books mostly picture books?

… You might be an architect

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Do you have more than 2 calculators on your desk?

… You might be an engineer

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Do you hate the question: “What do you think of my house?“

… You might be an architect

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Have you ever gone out to a restaurant and thought: “The scale of this space is off.”

… You might be an architect

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Have you ever said: “Are you going to be using all your cardboard?”

… You might be an architect

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Can you name more than 100 architects but less than 5 interior designers?

… You might be an architect

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Do you know the names of 30 different shades of blue but not the actual size of a 2×4?

… You might be an interior designer

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Do you only use a particular type of pen?

… You might be an architect

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Do you either have a messenger bag or really, really want one? A black one??

… You might be an architect

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Do you drive a really nice car, have more money than you need, vacation 4 weeks a year, and sleep well at night?

… You might be a Developer

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Have you ever worn an entire outfit of black clothing?

… You might be an architect

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Have you ever dressed up as Le Corbusier at Halloween?

… You might be an architect

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Have you ever said with pride: “I haven’t been to sleep in 3 days.“

… You might be an architect

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Do you plan vacations to go see certain buildings?

… You might be an architect

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Have you ever thought: “How is that cantilever doing that?” but then realized you don’t care?

… You might be an architect

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Do you know when to use Elmer’s Glue and when to use rubber cement?

… You might be an architect

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Do you dream in theory but cry in reality?

… You might be an architect

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Have you ever said: “Nobody but you will notice that it wasn’t built right.“

… You might be a contractor

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Have you ever said: “Yo trabajo muy duro por lo que me pagan.“

… You might be a subcontractor

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Have you ever spent 70% of the fee on the first 20% of the project?

… You might be an architect

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Do you complain about the reliance on computers and miss the days of hand drafting?

… You might be an old architect

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Did you go to school for a really long time, go through a lengthy internship, and take a bunch of hard tests to get licensed?

… You might be a doctor

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Do people think you are a great person, that you have a fantastic moral compass, and trust you with watching their kids despite just having met you?

… You might be an architect

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I’m quite sure there are some other tell-tale signs that I’ve forgotten or left of the list … in fact I know of a few. Do you have any to add? Let me know in the comment section below…

Cheers

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