The Assignment:

Name: SIMA M
(First Name and Last Initial)
Advisory #: 12

You will be observing your host throughout the day. There are 3 parts to this assignment:

Part 1- The Interview: Observe your host at work, at some point interview your host and record/make notes of the results

Part 2 – Reflection: After the day is finished, reflect upon your experience and answer the reflection questions Part 3 – Post Your Assignment to Your Blog: Once your have completed Part 1 and Part 2 post it on your blog. Make sure you take pictures and/or videos to document your day, you can place them in your blog.

Name of your host: Peyman

Relationship to you: My dad

The Interview: (ask your host these questions)

1. What is your job title?
I work as a senior architect

2. What is your job description?
I design high end architectural buildings and structures, like multi use office and retail or residential buildings, beach houses, and resorts.

3. What are the duties and/or tasks you perform at your job?
Architectural design, design management with other design specialists (interior and land scape designers), site super vision, and project management.

4. What qualifications do you have for this job in the following areas:
a) Training?
I have taken over 4 interns in the design process, and 2 in site super vison.
b) Education?
I have participated in 2 design juries (evaluating university students design work and encouraging them in upgrading their skills.)
c) Experience?
I have been in architectural design for 8 years, site supervision for 10 years, and project management for 2 years.

d) Skills and attributes (personal qualities)?
My skills are creativity, hardworking, multi-tasking, and perseverance. My attributes are sharing my experiences and helping others with the learning process.

5. What are some of the things you like about the job?
I like that the buildings that I design become land marks and part of solid structures in the world.

6. What are some of the things you dislike about this job?
I dislike the tension, high responsibility, and decision making during construction.

7. How do you anticipate this job changing in the next 5 years or so?
I think it might change by having more advanced architectural and structural material, and making the structures that were impossible possible.

Student Reflections:

1. Give three reasons why you would like this job (be specific):
a) I would like to be well known with my
b) I would get to draw for living
c) I could carry the family job

2. Give three reasons why you would not like this job (be specific):
a) Too much stress.
b) Too much work.
c) It’s not my dream job

3. Is this job for you? Why or why not?
I don’t think it is because it involves so many qualities that I don’t have, and I know I will get bored of it after a few years.

4.Explain the value of the TYKTW experience in relation to your ideas about your post-secondary (after high school) plans (education?, training?, travel?, work?).

I think that it helped me a lot because I was thinking of becoming an architect but now that I know what it is like it might not work for me. Because I would want to do something that includes more moving and less stress, but I still love architecture in general.