I don’t know what to do. I’ve been without work for a long time and often feel like I’m knocking on a closed door. I’m an architect and designer with about 20 years of experience, but I currently have no stable projects. After moving to another country, things became harder. I don’t think I’m depressed — I feel fear because of my responsibility for my family, and at the same time a strong desire to work. I prefer my profession, but I’m not afraid of manual work either.

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I moved to Georgia from Russia. I don't like what's happening in my country. That's why I decided to leave.

You are not alone. Alot of architects are out there looking for work. It's a tough market for architects as tariff tactics have slowed things down and raised the cost of construction. Do you have a specialty - healthcare, education, infrastructure? Your experience working in metric, and assuming you are multi-lingual, provides unique assets that large corporations doing work overseas can utilize to their advantage making them valuable. Alot of great architects shift to the developer side or the construction side as PMs for projects. It's similarly hard work - end results are similar - you get buildings built.

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