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Hi, I am 16 years old and am extremely interested in residential architecture and building design but I am having a few troubles that I hope you can give me a bit of advice for.  I have been using a very, very basic program-not even AutoCAD-for designing houses and etc. but am having a couple difficulties with expanding from just the design to the framing etc.  Would it be completely absurd to think that a local architect could help me out with some of this stuff and help me get a finished design under my belt for a portfolio? (And I do know there is no such thing as a free lunch.) Any advice you have will help me! Thanks!

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If there was a time to walk into an office and ask it is now due to the slow construction economy.
You can also contact most builders and ask them or get a referral to their framers who would probably help you too.
Also consider lumber companies who have in house truss engineers.

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