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Architect Career

Introduction

Architects get to design building like residential areas, public parks and playgrounds, college campuses, shopping centers, golf courses, parkways, and industrial parks. Architects not only get to design the build but the surrounding environment, such as roads, walkways, and arranging flowers, shrubs, and trees. The organizations architects work with range from real estate development firms to airport companies. The people that they work with on the site are surveyors, engineers, and landscape architects. Also, also it helps finding information from environmental scientists, foresters, and other professionals on the site of construction.

Job Outlook

The first thing that you'll need to be licensed or registered before providing architectural services is to get a license a professional degree in architecture is required, also a period of practical training or internship. National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) is the group that creates the degree programs for architecture. There are 113 schools across the nation that offers these NAAB programs. A 5-year Bachelor degree is the average for the architecture programs, which could then be improved on with a 2-year Masters degree. The Employment of architects is continuously growing with architect who are retiring, transferring to a new job, or just leaving for other reasons. Still, the number of applicants is greater than the jobs that are available, so people that are working with firms in school and know how to use Computer Aided Design & Drafting (CADD) will have the advantage on receiving the job.

Important Facts

  • More than 1 in 5 architects are self-employed.
  • A professional degree in architecture, a period of practical training ,and passing all divisions of the Architect Registration Examination is required for a license.
  • Architecture graduates may have difficult finding jobs, especially for jobs in firms.
  • Opportunities will be best for those with experience working for a firm while still in school
  • Computer-aided design and drafting technology is a useful tool to learn.

Nature of Work

An architect starts off by discussing the requirements and budget for the project with the client. The architect presents ideas to the client for the best outcome. After the architect and the client agree on the ideas, the architect starts to create the final construction plans. The final plan will include electrical systems, communications systems, ventilating systems, etc.; also the architect must keep in mind the building codes, zoning laws, fire regulations, etc. Throughout the design consist re-planning is done by use of computer aided design and drafting (CADD) technology. This helps the clients' needs to fit their budget. Once the design meets the clients' needs and the construction is finished the architect may also suggest addition ideas such as management of the facilities and the measurements on energy efficiency.

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