> An architect can drive around a city and point to buildings he designed.
I don't think that the situation is really that much different for building architects.
In cities that are experiencing rapid densification, it's not unusual to see numerous buildings from the 1950s, if not much later, being demolished to make way for newer and larger structures.
Even when structures aren't totally demolished, it's not unusual for them to be so extensively modified that the original building is virtually unrecognizable, or even completely obscured by the work of other architects.
It's also quite common for building projects to be canceled before construction starts, but after designs have been prepared, and other architectural work performed.
Many projects that do eventually get built often go through numerous revisions, with the final product being almost nothing like the earlier designs.
I don't think that the situation is really that much different for building architects.
In cities that are experiencing rapid densification, it's not unusual to see numerous buildings from the 1950s, if not much later, being demolished to make way for newer and larger structures.
Even when structures aren't totally demolished, it's not unusual for them to be so extensively modified that the original building is virtually unrecognizable, or even completely obscured by the work of other architects.
It's also quite common for building projects to be canceled before construction starts, but after designs have been prepared, and other architectural work performed.
Many projects that do eventually get built often go through numerous revisions, with the final product being almost nothing like the earlier designs.