What It's All About
What do architects do? It all starts with a contract from a client. The contract or commission may involve designing a single home, to a group of buildings. The client may be a single person, or it may even be a government department!
Usually, architects lead a team of structural, mechanical and electrical engineers. They must also understand and complete projects abiding by building codes and bylaws.
Architects keep everyone on time and on stuck on a budget. Not only is technical knowledge fundamental, but good people skills and business sense is also very important.
Bottom line: architecture is a business. Being creative and bringing the image in your mind onto paper is only the first step in the road to bring designs from the ground up.
Usually, architects lead a team of structural, mechanical and electrical engineers. They must also understand and complete projects abiding by building codes and bylaws.
Architects keep everyone on time and on stuck on a budget. Not only is technical knowledge fundamental, but good people skills and business sense is also very important.
Bottom line: architecture is a business. Being creative and bringing the image in your mind onto paper is only the first step in the road to bring designs from the ground up.
On A Typical Day Architects...
- Speak with clients
- Solve problems
- Design based on drawn up specifications
- Estimate costs
- Win contracts
- Produce drawings
- Present at hearings
- Visit construction sites
- Write business letters
- Develop charts to analyze projects
- Prepare building's articles and journals
- Make presentations to clients
- Offer creative solutions to problems
- Manage projects