There are a few key elements to success in the field of architecture. Kaha believes the two most important elements are perseverance and the ability to work with others. Communication is crucial in the promotion of your design. You must be able to explain everything about your design, and how it will be effective in its building environment. Architecture is a field that can be very time consuming.
Students tend to spend numerous sleepless nights at their drafting tables trying to meet deadlines.
The students must be determined to do so. They must be willing to work hard, because in the real world it is going to be hard and competitive. Kaha feels the only big change that has occurred since he graduated was the change in technology. In the past, we had to work a lot harder and longer because we did things by hand. Whereas now you can draw up designs on computers for exact precision.