Take what comes your way. Do the best with it. Be responsible as you can and something good will happen.
If you're serious about being an architect, you've got to learn how to take responsibility. It's not fluff. You have to do every detail on every bloody piece of the building. You have to know how the engineering works. You have to know how the fittings go together. You have to master the mechanical, electrical, acoustical - everything.
If you're serious about being an architect, you've got to learn how to take responsibility.