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Expert: - 9/10/2008


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hi am femi and i just finished my gcse and i want to go into architecture and real estate but i am not too good at art i am predominantly stronger on maths and physics which i now study at college ,i was just wondering if my poor art will affect the chance of me becoming an architect.
more so i wanted to ask you if there are other areas of architecture and real estate to do with housing that doesn't require too much art .
thanks.


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You may be surprised how so many architects cannot draw well free hand.
With a computer you can do quite a bit more, even if not artistically inclined.
Drawing by hand using instruments like a parallel bar and compass, triangles, etc. is not that difficult and you will need to do some of this.
You may be stronger in business aspects and large commercial firms pay well for such a candidate.
I would suggest thinking about architectural engineering as well which relies on math and physics.
Real estate has very little to do with aesthetics.

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