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"now days it exists only to make money"
Yep, and when you get the money, you can be an architect. Till then, you slave in some office (your own or someone else's).
As in any other field of work you can simply see the obvious, some people are so good at their work that it becomes art, just as when you see a blacksmith make an iron rose in such detail you are amazed. But would you buy it or just tap the guy on his shoulder and say: damn good job m8...
You have to make a name for yourself by slaving a lot, working so much you get the most famous "tattoo" in computer world: qwerty inprinted on your forehead cause you fell asleep on your keyboard. Then, when you have budget and have made a bit of a name for yourself, especially if you have an investor and a construction company behind you, you can do architecture.
Bauhaus era is gone, there's no more thoughts on optimizing the space, making it more efficient and pleasant. Omg you saw Burge Al Arab. When in doubt, make it all of gold and you win. Or f/e google's office space. That's ridiculous, looks like a kindergarten and there's so much background noise you can't concentrate on anything. But they are "cool".
Ok, Ok, i may have overdone it here with ctiticism, So here's a positive example: Ferrari's factory. I always kinda knew smth like that would be awesome, but to see it made, just BRILLIANT. Just imagine, a quiet environment, glass roof above your head, you're sitting ona bench among trees with a technician sipping coffee and discussing smth, a fountain behind you, while 5m from you 2 guys are assembling an engine and 10m right of you is a window so huge that the tree infront of it (inside) can grow for another 15 years without reaching the top of it. Or for example hufhaus, pre-built homes that can be assembled as lego within a week and they can be of any kind of design. Maybe that's the future, we have yet to see.
Architecture is not dead, it's just in stasis.
If you want education, GO FOR IT. But while you study, make sure when you get a degree you can start working immediately, while it's all fresh, keep track of all developments in area of interest and always try to expand your horizons. Make your own future and fortune