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Architecture as a career
Thesis Statement:
Introduction
Architecture is defined as the act of planning and designing, supervising,
giving general administration and controlling in the field of construction. It can
also be defined as a profession of designing buildings, roads, bridges, open areas
and other artificial construction. It includes planning and designing for the
erection resizing or alteration of infrastructures with the use of engineering,
science and technology.
This research discusses all about architecture as a career including the
requirements that one needs in order to succeed in ths field. This further
discusses the architect qualifications, architect duties and job opportunities of a
licensed architect.
This research aims to inform people regarding the things abiout
architecture. The purpose of this research is also to help especially those who are
planning to enter the field of architecture. This research will enlighten their
minds towards the path that they have chosen. This research may help students
who will enter college to guide them in decision making about choosing
architecture as their course.
II.
Architect Qualification
A. Academic Preparation
1. Bachelor in Science and Architecture
A person cannot be an architect without taking a degree course in
college which is related in the said profession. In order to pursue a career
in this field, Bachelor of Science in Architecture, a
5-year degree
program, must be taken. This course highly concerns with the design and
planning of architectural structure such as residential and commercial
buildings, roads, dams, tunnels, bridges, and the like. In addition, this
course will enable students to learn and develop skills in planning,
designing and constructing buildings including principles of utility,
strength and aesthetics.
The BS in Architecture curriculum consists of general education
courses required by the Commission on Higher Education of the
Philippines (CHED) such as technical subjects in Math, Science and
Basic Engineering; and professional Architecture courses presented
through classroom lectures, laboratory classes and studio design
activities.
accounting.
Architect Duties
A. Designing structures of infrastructures
This duty starts in the gathering and collecting design
requirements for new constructions, alterations and repairs. The next
thing to do is to prepare architecture designs and drawing based on the
design requirements of the client. And the time these designs are
finished, the architect must submit them to the management and clients
for review and approval.
B. Making computer- aided design and draft (CAD) (CADD)
Aside from making the traditional way of designs of buildings
etc, with the aid of information technology, architects are able to make it
using computer softwares and it is called, computer aided-design and
draft or computer-aided design. In this way, architects make their design
more easily and in a digital way.
C. Preparing and presenting reports and design to the clients
architecture,
workflows,
data
flows
and
databases.
Conclusion
Architecture is a profession that is concerned with construction. Before one can
be an architect, there are things that must be accomplished first. There are also skills that
a person should have in order to become an architect. The job of an architect does not
limit with only one task. Architecture is also connected to business especially
construction firms. A licensed architect has many job opportunities in our country. Also,
job opportunities of an architect isnt just having a work with the usual job of an
architect, they may also work on other fields such as education and business.
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Architecture is both exciting and hard. Learning it may be hard and getting
through it may encounter many struggles. On the other hand, it may be fun especially in
the application of arts and science at the same time. Architecture as a job needs a lot of
works and patience, but the service it gives to the community is incomparable. To be an
architect may require a lot of things but the time you succeed with it, it is worth working
for. Constructing a building need numerous processes and measures but once it is
finished, it becomes a very fulfilling thing especially upon seeing what was just only in a
paper now stands as a three-dimensional object and is enjoyed by people.
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