I am the leader of the project team which includes the owner, user groups, building maintenance engineers, contractors, consulting engineers, building officials, financial agencies, product manufacturers and vendors, previous designers. Increased energy efficiency. Addressing the increased cost of building and maintaining structures. Spaces which can be reconfigured without reconstruction. Check all that apply.
Architecture is a very rewarding field, but is also extremely demanding.
It is probably as demanding as being a doctor, but not as financially rewarding. The rewards are appreciation, satisfaction, and creative expression. I have no tolerance for those who want me to put my professional seal on a project someone else drew. Clients who constantly meddle with every detail and second-guess me are just setting themselves up for a bad project in which no one is happy. Just career exploration.