It's the most rewarding when things go according to plan. Especially if that plan is the plan you devised yourself.
There are no arguments or uneasy feelings regarding your plan, because it is one that you agree with completely.
In real life, there is no such thing as a plan that is completely "your way".
Even when decorating your own home. You are still constrained with the wall constraints already placed. "I would love to put that table there, but it is in the way of the door".
Maybe this is the part where you say, "...not if your an architeeeeeecttt 😏"
But still.... no. 😅
Architects are still bound by regulations. Regulations by ADA, specifications by clients, constraints by engineers, dilemmas by gravity.
Where did all of the 'power' go? This is the same concept I talked about in Part 3 of Week 6's series: The Box. Vision is what is essential in order to keep the meaning of the architectural profession true.
Because there is bound to be conflict and difference in opinion, to be able to wrap up everyone's input into one big basket, all the while maintaining your sense of identity and work--this is the core of being an architect. If you solely listen to the requests and demands of others, the final product will still be great and functional, but there won't be any meaning, emotion, or drive behind it. This is no different than employing a computer to design your buildings. Problem solvers.
So, vision is essential whilst the efforts in supervising a group effort. "My way"? Our way.
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