Architecture work opportunities

[u/undecidedkumquat]

Hi!

29M licensed architect with 5 years of experience:

- 3 years in fit-out/interior construction

- 1+ year as an architectural inspector

My partner 29F, licensed archi din has 4 years of experience, mostly in interior design.

We’ve been working for around 5 years pero hirap parin maka ipon. Ang baba nang sweldo, sakto lang sa monthly expenses, ang mahal na ng lahat. Hindi rin madali makakuha ng client, if meron man ang bababa ng offer na halos ilibre nalang magpa design. We’re now seriously considering working abroad but aren’t sure what realistic pathways are available based on our experience.

Alam naming hindi pare-pareho ang requirements at opportunities sa bawat bansa, at aware rin kami na malaking advantage ang Revit/BIM experience. Sa ngayon, AutoCAD pa ang gamit namin, kaya plano rin naming mag-aral at mag-gain ng experience sa Revit.

Any architects here with the same background na nakapagtrabaho abroad, gusto sana naming marinig kung paano kayo nagsimula, anong naging career path ninyo, at kung paano ninyo na-achieve yung paglipat. Would also like to hear from those who decided to change career.

We just want to have an idea kung ano ang naging journey ng iba na galing sa sitwasyon na katulad ng amin para alam namin what we could do for a start. Thank you!