Architect

---- An architect is a person involved in the art of planning, Design and overseeing the construction of buildings, or more generally, the designer of a scheme or plan. Architects and landscape architects are considered professionals on par with doctors, engineers, and lawyers, because they are often involved in the design and planning of projects that affect the safety and well being of the general public. Architects are required to obtain specialized education and documented work experience to obtain professional licensure, similar to the requirements for other professionals, with requirements for practice varying greatly from place to place (see below). The most prestigious award a living architect can receive is the Pritzker Prize. It is considered the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for architecture. Other awards for excellence in architecture are given by the American Institute of Architects and Royal Institute of British Architects. Although architect is a specific term referring to a licensed professional, the word is frequently used in a broader sense to define someone who brings order to the built or unbuilt environment through rational and irrational constructs using the tools of design. For example, naval architects, software architects etc., and graduates of schools of architecture not doing regulated project/construction documents are often called architects. However, non-licensed architects and designers working in the construction industry are prohibited from referring to themselves as architects in most countries. ==Canada== In Canada, architects are required to belong to provincial architectural associations that require them to complete an accredited degree in architecture, finish a multi-year internship process, pass a series of exams, and pay an annual fee to acquire and maintain a license to practice. The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada [http://www.raic.org/] aims to be "the voice of Architecture and its practice in Canada." Architects who are members of this organization are permitted to use the suffix MRAIC after their names. All members of the RAIC hold accredited degrees in architecture, but not all Canadian architects are members of the RAIC. ==USA== In the United States, people wishing to become licensed architects (interns) are required to pass a series of multiple exams (depending on specific criteria set forth by the State in which the testing is conducted), referred to as the Architectural Registration Examination (the ARE). In addition, interns must have multiple years of documented practical work experience (quantity depends on type of educational experience and type of educational degree earned) working under a licensed Architect before they may become eligible to take the ARE. Although the ARE is a national exam, each state issues their own licenses. Some states, such as California and Hawaii, require supplemental exams in addition to the ARE. Other states have reciprocity agreements, so licenses may be easily transferred between certain states. There are three types of accredited ("professional") degrees in architecture in the United States; a Bachelor of Architecture, a Master of Architecture, or a Doctor of Architecture (abbreviated as B.Arch., M.Arch., and D.Arch., respectively). These are called professional degrees as they are required to enter the profession. A Bachelor of Arts in Architecture (BA), Bachelor of Fine Arts in Architecture (BFA Arch) or Bachelor of Environmental Design (B.Envd) typically takes four years - as opposed to five for a B. Arch degree - and is considered a pre-professional degree. However a professional degree is still required (to take the ARE and to practice) and the programs are often combined usually leading to an M.Arch degree. A pre-professional degree is not necessary to enter a professional degree program, but accelerates completion. Following graduation from a professional program, documented apprenticeship (typically 3 year internship) is required before the individual is eligible to take the ARE and become licensed. The American Institute of Architects [http://www.aia.org] is the professional organization dedicated to offering a network of services to architects in the United States. Architects who are members of this organization are permitted to use the suffix AIA after their names. Not all architects who are licensed by their respective states are members of the AIA, and the general public often confuses the AIA suffix with actual credentials rather than participation in a business organization. ==UK== ==Notable architects== The architects in the List of architects are in chronological order of when they did their most important work (or emerged), and alphabetized within each time period. ==Notable schools which trained architects== *Bauhaus, Weimar, Germany, Dessau, and Berlin *Architectural Association School of Architecture, London *�cole des Beaux Arts, Paris (until 1968 when 22 �cole d'Architecture replaced it) *Scott Sutherland School, Scotland *Aristotle University of Thessaloniki [http://www.arch.auth.gr] ==See also== *Architecture *Architectural Designer *Civil engineer *Civil engineering *Clerk of the Works *Landscape architect *Landscape architecture *Project Manager *Project Architect *Regional planning *Structural engineer *Structural engineering *Urban planning *Urban planner *Vernacular Architecture == See also == * List of architects ==External links== *[http://www.aia.org/ American Institute of Architects] - Professional association for architects in the United States *[http://www.architectsindex.com/ Architects' Index] - Directory of UK registered architects Architects Architecture and engineering occupations Professions zh-cn:建筑师

Architect

Excuse me but I am new to this Wikipedia thing, but my special interest is Naval Archetecture, does that branch properly belong here under Architect? --user:BruceHallman New project proposal related to this article There is a new project proposal that some of you here may be interested in: ''Wikibuilder - a knowledge base covering the design and construction of the built environment, in its entirety, in all languages''. See meta:Proposals for new projects#Wikibuilder and meta:Wikibuilder for more information, and feel free to add your comments to meta:Talk:Wikibuilder �User:Christiaan - User talk:Christiaan 09:40, 18 Jan 2005 ---- Not all architects can be classified in those categories... The stub definition still needs some more info to flesh this out into a proper stub so that the list can be moved to List of notable architects. --user:maveric149 I think the convention is (correct me if I missed something) that the name of the profession (architect, dramatist, etc) is a brief intro and then a list of people in that category, rather than needing a list titled List of notable architects which seems cumbersome. --user:David Levinson That's not the convention, that's just the way things start. One could write a great deal on any profession and the quasi-convention ''is'' to have lists named lists. Lists are not encyclopedic and the only place these lists would be linked is from the article on the profession anyway. For example, if someone were reading an article about Frank Lloyd Wright that said he was an architect, the natural thing for that person to expect upon clicking on the link to the article "architect" would be an article explaining what an architect ''is'', not a list. A list does not an article make. Furthermore, lists should not be named as if they were articles -- that is, unless the only thing on that page is a list. Lists are also ''inherently'' plural so having them on a properly named (read: singularized) page title is counter-intuitive and confuses newcommers about our naming conventions. Unfortunetely, most of the profession articles are little more than just lists so moving the list (the only real content of the page) at this time doesn't make sense until a proper stub for the profession article can first be made (breaking things up is also another quasi-convention around here). Sorry, I'm always looking ahead about 20 steps in the process, cross-checking those changes with established conventions and working-through exceptions. In this process I often fail to explain my reasoning for doing the first few steps. Cheers! --user:maveric149, Wednesday, May 29, 2002 == User:LinkBot/suggestions/Architect == An User:LinkBot has some possible wiki link suggestions for the Architect article, and they have been placed on User:LinkBot/suggestions/Architect for your convenience.
''Tip:'' Some people find it helpful if these suggestions are shown on this talk page, rather than on another page. To do this, just add to this page. — User:LinkBot 01:02, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC) == Why not mention the Architect from the Matrix? == "The Architect" from the Matrix movies oughtta be referenced here ... You know, the one that said, "Ergo" and "vis-a-vie" alot? I'm not really that good at writing encyclopedias ... :Because it's not an appropriate topic for this article. - User:UtherSRG 19:22, Apr 28, 2005 (UTC) no no no - I was searching for "Architect Matrix Character" and this page came up. I'm thinking of a bit of a redirect thingy thatz all. Under "See also". i'm new at Wikipedia. I'm from h2g2. :The article you are looking for is here: Architect (Matrix character). -User:Cobaltbluetony 19:59, Jun 17, 2005 (UTC) ::... and is accessible from Architect page via the link at the top.user:mikkalai user talk:mikkalai 20:34, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Architect

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