Architecture Student Life: Like Kierkegaard Living in a Dumpster

"Architecture school takes its toll, mentally, physically, psychologically, existentially and lots of others ways and forms. During the terms, you are forced to look at society, culture and maybe hardest of all; yourself, design can be a powerful lens in which you have to look through. ... Physical deterioration is one of the most obvious symptoms of architecture school, some people substantially lose weight or gain a little... showering, shaving, and eating healthy. We can all be excused a little during the year in the name of design." —Ryan Panos, blogger and graduate architecture student, "M.Arch in a Strange Land, Week 62," Archinect