Buzz·Posted on Sep 24, 201438 Things All Architecture Students Know Only Too WellThe life of a starchitect ain't easy.by Sarah KarlanBuzzFeed News ReporterLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. Wearing the title of "archie" proudly – probably right on your sleeve. 2. Everyone thinking you're going to be designing famous skyscrapers one day: Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 3. Sleeping under your studio desk more than in your actual bed — and not feeling weird about it. 4. The important "materials" you keep in your studio desk tend to include an emergency liquor stash. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 5. And when you're not drinking that, you're ingesting a steady flow of caffeine and sugar. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 6. Forgetting what a "weekend" is supposed to be like: 7. Or what eating dinner at a real table feels like: 8. The glamour of the job hunt: 9. Sneaking in those last changes just before deadline: Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 10. Making that one miniscule adjustment to your model: Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. Using the laser cutter for pretty much everything, except actual assignments. 12. When someone tries to give you unsolicited feedback on a project: Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 13. Treasuring the little things in life. View this photo on Instagram 14. Watching someone present a rather phallic design in front of the entire studio: Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 15. When someone asks you if you've ever had to pull an all-nighter: Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 16. The fact that you secretly love the rush of pulling an all-nighter: Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 17. "When was the last time I saved?" is promptly followed by: 18. As an upperclassman, looking back on first-year projects like... 19. When your computer can't handle running AutoCAD and any other program at the same time: Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 20. After hours of class, your standards for humor drop significantly. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 21. Tensions running high approaching a deadline: Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 22. Realizing you aren't going to finish in time: Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 23. Trying to make your workspace as multi-purpose as possible: 24. Complaining about having no time to finish, yet continuing to find ways to procrastinate: 25. Watching someone bomb their presentation: Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 26. Feeling your presentation go steadily downhill but being powerless to stop it: Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 27. Having unusually strong emotions when it comes to fonts. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 28. Struggling to fathom why others don't feel the same way. 29. This: View this photo on Instagram 30. The joys of design porn: Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 31. Putting in your blood, sweat, and tears – literally. 32. Leaving studio after a long night: Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 33. Your professor: "The grades are made up and the points don't matter." Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 34. Wishing you could say something like this during final crits: 35. Instead, saying a lot of this: And sort of hating yourself for it. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 36. Being beyond competitive with your fellow studiomates, but knowing there is no greater bond. 37. Having the ability to view the world in a very unique and beautiful way. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 38. Above all, having the knowledge that sleep is an activity that can occur at any time... ...in any place... ... if you only believe.