ba7man:
A civil engineer must follow an architect's design, not the other way round.


His job is to ensure an architect's design stands no matter how ridiculous it is, he consults the architect, the architect consults his creative mind. He make suggestions, the architect can insist.

The architect is the creative brain behind the project, a civil engineers creativity can't exceed an architect's in a project.


An architect has a say in every aspect of construction down to finishing and choice of landscaping. Thus its more flexible and has a wider scope.

Even if it were tiles or doors you were buying, who would you prefer to give the contract to? A civil engineer or an architect?

Civil Engineer!

Maccoy1:
can I combine the two nd still get jobs as an architect nd be involved in the field work cos that is my passion

ba7man:
The world has architects famous for their works e.g. Zaha Hadid, .......... no one mentions the structural/ civil engineering.

Not saying they're not important but an architect will always define their scope of work.

No matter whatever calculations they do, the end result is to actualize the architects vision.

Demmzy15:

Civil Engineer!

ADAMUdaCOWBOY:

So architects stay in the office? Come in guys! Who is the consultant architect then?

jaybee3:


Only an untrained kid that lacks morals goes around on a public forum abusing other people's parents

anyhoo... I forgive you so what course did you study ?

Lemme see if i can find employ you

ademoladeji:


Lmao...

Civil Engineering be BABA...

Architects breed problems, we Civil Engineers solve them...

Architects want Buruj Khalifah, Civil Engineers provided the World's tallest 7-star HOTEL.

I'm studying Mechanical Engineering

WailingWailer00:

I don't remember telling you that I'm jobless bro, you guys in the UK think everyone in Nairaland is jobless, that's pretty lame, I'm a pilot with Arik air, I read geography and went to flying school Zaria, I have over 500hours flying time bro, sorry for my previous post but it's so annoying when someone asks a guy who finished secondary school for over 10yrs if he's still in secondary school

Maccoy1:
Am really confuse, all my life have never considered any other profession other than anything engineering because I love developing things from the scratch I.e I like to construct things like cars,planes, houses with waste materials, But with recent development, I discovered that I have a calling in architecture. but then I also discover that architects only design and go home but civil engineers are involved in every bit of the construction, and that is what I love doing; getting involved in every bit of the job.

Finally with the income aspect of it in nigeria which is more likely to end more or has more job opportunities.

Abimloaded:
[b]Architecture! Architecture!! Architecture!!!

WHY ? Architecture is the best professional course you can ever study. Architects are the Second God because we create what we conceive !

WHICH COURSE IS LIKE UNTO THEE,
ARCHITECTURE? In school they see us
as the most hard working, simply because
ARCHITECTURE keeps us up most
nights. After school, while graduates of other professions
chase
after job vacancies, we tell Job Vacancies how much we
wish to be paid
if they want us to work for them, just because we are
ARCHITECTS. 1st
class? 2nd class? They are all brilliant. But an
ARCHITECT with a Pass
degree will keep you & your wife as staff in his office,
and on salary
- just because he is an ARCHITECTS. Even if we wish
not to work with
anybody, the jobs come right down to our door steps,
just because we
are ARCHITECTS. And while sitting at home, we make
an average of
100,000naira monthly because we are ARCHITECTS,
you think that's
simple? Then resign from your job and try sitting at
home for 4 days
if you ain't one; call me on phone when you've got
airtime. We can
even make an average of 30-40,000naira every 6days
by simply teaching
people softwares we know in ARCHITECTURE or being
involved in
architectural visualization, just because we are
ARCHITECTS. And for
simply scrambling a collection of lines on paper (which
70% of the
world's professors cannot interpret/read), we get paid;
just because
we are ARCHITECTS. We determine if your hometown/
village will find
development, just because we are ARCHITECTS. Those
skyscrapers and
famous buildings you have promised yourself to visit
before you die,
we built them, because we are ARCHITECTS. For
showing you what your
dream house will look like, we get paid even if you
eventually don't
afford to build it, simply because we are ARCHITECTS.
We do not need
CNN and the NTA Network News to tell people what we
do, every single
house we've designed does all the talking, because we are
ARCHITECTS.
The only profession where you work less (literally,
because you
dictate when to work) but earn more -
ARCHITECTURE. The only
profession that allows you to begin your day by 11am
every single day
but earn more than those who work 29hours (+5 ghost
hours) a day.

#TeamArchitecture
#TeamCreativity[/b]

jaybee3:


Apology accepted bro.

My post was meant to be a lil banter but i guess it got misconstrued.

Anyhoo, the reason for the dig was because of your minimalistic description of the two courses as i felt you should have known it covers more depth than your submission

My apologies for the dig

WailingWailer00:

Apology accepted bro
I just put it in the simplest way possible for the OP since he's seeking advice on which way to go,
We all disagree to agree

Abimloaded:
[b]Architecture! Architecture!! Architecture!!!

WHY ? Architecture is the best professional course you can ever study. Architects are the Second God because we create what we conceive !

WHICH COURSE IS LIKE UNTO THEE,
ARCHITECTURE? In school they see us
as the most hard working, simply because
ARCHITECTURE keeps us up most
nights. After school, while graduates of other professions
chase
after job vacancies, we tell Job Vacancies how much we
wish to be paid
if they want us to work for them, just because we are
ARCHITECTS. 1st
class? 2nd class? They are all brilliant. But an
ARCHITECT with a Pass
degree will keep you & your wife as staff in his office,
and on salary
- just because he is an ARCHITECTS. Even if we wish
not to work with
anybody, the jobs come right down to our door steps,
just because we
are ARCHITECTS. And while sitting at home, we make
an average of
100,000naira monthly because we are ARCHITECTS,
you think that's
simple? Then resign from your job and try sitting at
home for 4 days
if you ain't one; call me on phone when you've got
airtime. We can
even make an average of 30-40,000naira every 6days
by simply teaching
people softwares we know in ARCHITECTURE or being
involved in
architectural visualization, just because we are
ARCHITECTS. And for
simply scrambling a collection of lines on paper (which
70% of the
world's professors cannot interpret/read), we get paid;
just because
we are ARCHITECTS. We determine if your hometown/
village will find
development, just because we are ARCHITECTS. Those
skyscrapers and
famous buildings you have promised yourself to visit
before you die,
we built them, because we are ARCHITECTS. For
showing you what your
dream house will look like, we get paid even if you
eventually don't
afford to build it, simply because we are ARCHITECTS.
We do not need
CNN and the NTA Network News to tell people what we
do, every single
house we've designed does all the talking, because we are
ARCHITECTS.
The only profession where you work less (literally,
because you
dictate when to work) but earn more -
ARCHITECTURE. The only
profession that allows you to begin your day by 11am
every single day
but earn more than those who work 29hours (+5 ghost
hours) a day.

#TeamArchitecture
#TeamCreativity[/b]

Heymus:
fellow Architect!, you need not all these points. Never stress yourself, all the interviews i have gone for, i do tell them the amount i want to be collecting. Before graduating i have designed several buildings in which i built four myself. After my Nysc my neigbours used to beef me because i will locked myself inside my appartment from morning to night with generator on. Thinking i was into yahoo yahoo. Enough said though, but back to the op, @your orientation that Architect design and go, its a CAPITAL NO!, except a learner Architect. Infact people believe Architects know better on the construction because they are the initiators and understand how design will work on ground. My advice for you is that do not study Architecture or civil eng. Because of the money involve, PLS AND PLS, IF YOU ARE NOT CREATIVE ENOUGH OR HARDWORKING do not go for Architecture. Lot of my friends left Architecture for another courses before graduating because they couldnt cope. Even the lazy ones that managed to graduated can not practice the profession. "Architecture demands your whole" i could remember i developed stomarch ulcer while in school because studio from morning to night. No time. Dont get it twisted op civil engineering is a great course too, two of my cousins and my immediate brother are civil engr. And they are doing pretty well.

zivility:
Civil engineering - am in the construction field and I tell u architecture is a dreamers job. They are d least useful as one design work by a single architect needs numerous professionals in execution without the need of d architect again. In addition engineering is more versatile and more flexible. To shift to any other field is easier

ba7man:
A civil engineer must follow an architect's design, not the other way round.


His job is to ensure an architect's design stands no matter how ridiculous it is, he consults the architect, the architect consults his creative mind. He make suggestions, the architect can insist.

The architect is the creative brain behind the project, a civil engineers creativity can't exceed an architect's in a project.


An architect has a say in every aspect of construction down to finishing and choice of landscaping. Thus its more flexible and has a wider scope.

Even if it were tiles or doors you were buying, who would you prefer to give the contract to? A civil engineer or an architect?

arcnomec:
I'm a graduate of Architecture..........I design and I build(construct )..we don't just design and go home as you rightly pointed out,we design and build ........Architects do it in style

asamaigho:


lemme tell u,d civil engineer can change the architects drawing if such drawings are structurally unattainable,...stop saying what u dont know.

for d op, civil engineering is far more than building houses as this is the least part of civil engineering.

architecture basically is more of an artistic course,while civil engineering has to do more with structural analysis,design and construction of anything ranging from buildings,roads,bridges,dams,stadia,mast,cofferdams to aircrafts and ships.

asamaigho:


what do u mean by design?....just hoping u mean u guys (draw),cos design has to do wit the structural eng,it his design u build with.

Xtopher123:


U don't understand the terms in construction field that's why u can ascertain what he meant,

Arhitects design and build, they're involved in every design process,

Cars, buildings, bridges, phones , oil rigs, name it even shoes too yes they are involved