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A. THE ARCHITECT
 THE ARCHITECT PROFESSION
1.a “Arcitecture” can mean:
• A general term to describe buildings and other physical
structures.
• The art and science of designing buildings and (some) nonbuiding

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structures.
• The style of design and method of construction of buildings and
other physical structures.
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• The practice of the architect, where architecture means offering
or rendering a professional services in connection with the design
and construction of buildings, or built environments.
• the design activity of the architect, from the macro-level (urban
design, landscape architecture) to the micro-level ( construcion
details and furniture)
 • An architect is a person who plans , designs, and oversees tha construction of the
buildings. to practice architecture means to provide service in connection with the
design and construction of buildings and the spaces within the site surrounding the
buildings, that have as their principal purpose human occupancy or use. `
• Etymologically, architect derives from the latin architectus, which derives from the
greek arkhitekton (arkhi-, chief+ tekton, builder).i.e chief builder
• Professionally, an architect’s decisions affect public safety, and thus an architect

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must undergo specialized training consisting of advance education and a practicum
(or internship) for practical experience to earn a license to practice architecture.
Practical, technical and academic requirements for becoming an architect vary by
jurisdiction
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PASS AND PRESENT
a.1 • Throughout ancient and medieval history, most architectural design and
construction was carried out by artisans- such as stonemasons and carpenters,
rising to the roll of master builder.
• Until modern times there was no clear distinction between architect and
engineer.
PASS AND PRESENT

• In Europe, the titles architect and engineer were primarily geographical

variations that reffered to the same person, often use interchangeably.

• In most developed countries, only qualified people with appropriate license,

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certification, or registration with a relevant body, often governmental may
legally practice architecture.
• Such licensure usually requires an accredited university degree,
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successful completion of exams, and a training period.
• The use of terms and titles, and the representation of oneself as an
architect is restricted to licensed individual by law, although in general,
derivatives such as architectural designer are not legally protected.
IMPORTANT ISSUES AND CONCERNS

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IMPORTANT ISSUES AND CONCERNS

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a.2 • The terms architect and architecture are also use in the disciplines of landscape
architecture, naval architecture and often information technology (for example a
network architect or software architect). In more jurisdictions, the professional
and commercial uses of the terms "architect" and "landscape architect" are
legally protected.

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Professional requirements
• Although there are variations from place to place, most of the world's architects
are required to register with the appropriate jurisdiction. To do so, architects are
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typically required to meet three common requirements: education, experience,
and examination.
• Educational requirements generally consist of university degree in architecture.
The experience for degree candidate is usually satisfied by a practicum or
internship (usually two to three years, depending on jurisdiction). Finally, a
Registration Examination or a series of exam is required prior to licensure.
IMPORTANT ISSUES AND CONCERNS
ARCHITECTURAL GOVERNING BODIES
• Without established governing bodies, guilds, qualifications or legal safeguards,
almost anyone could call themselves an architect, and architects had very few
legal protections.
• The Royal Building Administration in France (formed during the reign of Charles V
(1364-80)) was intended to maintain good standards within the builders and

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masons guilds, but although architects had to work by these standards, they did
not relate specifically or solely to architects.
SCHOOLS OF ARCHITECTURE
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• Historically, architecture was seen as one of the arts, and there was no formal
training. There were architectural workshops in Italy in the sixteenth century, but
very little is known about them and they were not recognised by academics.
1.b THE ARCHITECT AND THE LAW
b.1 THE VIRTUES AND VALUES OF AN ARCHITECT

The Virtues of an Architect

“May the Architect be high-minded;
not arrogant, but faithful;

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Just, and easy to deal with, without avarice;
Not let his mind be occupied in receiving gifts,
But let him preserve his good name with dignity...
-Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
THE VIRTUES AND VALUES OF AN ARCHITECT

THE VALUE OF THE ARCHITECT

• The Architect creates man’s environment through his awareness and sensitive handling of spaces
that fit the scale of human experience. The resulting quality of the form-envelope manifested as a
structure or building gives rise to man’s appreciation of beauty and order in his physical world.

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• The Architects’ deliberation determine how people will be placed in relationship one to another, how
whole societies will work, play, eat, sleep, recreate, travel, worship, or in short how people will live in
consonance with their culture and national aspirations.

• His objective is to bring order to man’s environment to cause it to function properly within a
structure that is safe and healthful and to impart to the whole a beauty and distinction that is
appropriate to our time.
 b.2 THE SPECTRUM OF THE ARCHITECT’S SERVICES

• The spectrum of the Architect’s services extends over the entire range of activities that proceed from the
time the idea is conceived, perfected, transformed into sets of space/ design requirements, translated
into structure through design, built, used and become a permanent feature of the man-made environment.

• The Architect’s services consist of the necessary conferences, deliberations, discussions, evaluations,
investigations, consultations, advice on matters affecting the scientific, aesthetic and orderly coordination

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of all the processes of safeguarding life, health, and property which enter into the production of different
levels and sophistication of man-made structures and environment.

• The Architect, in the process of translating abstract ideas into meaningful concrete terms, produces
documents in the form of a data base report, an architectural program, a feasibility study, a market study,
an appraisal report, an impact analysis report, a space-organizational setup report, a site planning
analysis and evaluation report, an operational programming report, building programming and scheduling
report.
THE SPECTRUM OF THE ARCHITECT’S SERVICES

• A complete and detailed documentation of construction or erection drawings is prepared consisting

of the architectural plans, the structural plans, the electrical plans, the plumbing/sanitary plans, the
mechanical/air_x0002_conditioning plans, the civil work plans, the technical specifications and the
other bid documents.

• Aside from these, the Architect can prepare the post construction management documents, the

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operating manual, the maintenance manual and other forms of written and graphical
documentations necessary for the effective and efficient functioning of the man-made structures
and environment.

• An appreciation of this scope of services of the Architect will bring into focus the crucial role that
the Architect assumes in the realization of abstract ideas into tangible and meaningful terms.

• Between abstract ideas and the physical world, stands the Architect
 b.3 THE 3-D WHEEL

THE 3-D WHEEL OF A BUILDING PROJECT

DELIVERY SYSTEM by the Contractor
o Men
DECISION TO BUILD by the Owner
o Material
o Purpose
o Equipment
o Size
o Cost
• Cost and Finance
o Location
• Time Control Viability

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• Quality
DESIGN CONCEPT by the Architect-Engineer Consultants
• Control
o Space
o Function
• Project Manager
o Stability
• Construction Manager
o Environment
• Full-Time Construction Supervisor
o Aesthetics
• Assistance
 5 QUESTION

• ENUMERATE THE 3-D

ANS. DECISION TO BUILD by the Owner
DESIGN CONCEPT by the Architect-Engineer Consultants
DELIVERY SYSTEM by the Contractor
• GIVE ME ONE “ARCHITECTURE CAN MEAN”
ANS. @1.a “THE ARCHITECT PROFESSION”
• WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF “The Virtues of an Architect”
ANS. Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

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• Architects are typically required to meet three common requirements, What are these?
ANS. Education, Experience, and Examination.
• GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF NON-BUILDING STRUCTURES.
ANS.
• Aerial lift pylon
• Aqueduct (water supply)
• Avalanche dam
• Barriers
• Blast furnaces
• Boat lifts
• Brick kilns
• Bridges and bridge-like structures (aqueducts, overpasses, trestles, viaducts, etc.)
• Bus stops
 • Bus stops
• Canal
• Carport
• Chimneys and flue-gas stacks
• Coke ovens
• Communications tower
• Covered bridges
• Cranes
• Dams

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• http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/The_architectural_profession
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