It’s similar, because clients are clients. But with a good chance of not being paid. And with direct personal liability that cannot be shielded with a corpora

It’s similar, because clients are clients. But with a good chance of not being paid. And with direct personal liability that cannot be shielded with a corporate entity; and professional license requirements; and building codes enforced by governments… And of course if you fuck up, people may die. The article captures another aspect of architecture as well: ordinary people assume living in a house and using buildings gives them informed opinions on architectural matters. But that’s just people.