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Encyclopedia > Architect (disambiguation)
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Architect may refer to one of the following.

See also architecture (disambiguation) Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect, also known as a building designer, is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction, whose role is to guide decisions affecting those building aspects that are of aesthetic, cultural or social concern. ... // Scope and intentions According to the very earliest surviving work on the subject, Vitruvius De Architectura, good buildings should have Beauty (Venustas), Firmness (Firmitas) and Utility (Utilitas); architecture can be said to be a balance and coordination among these three elements, with none overpowering the others. ... I am the Architect. ... Systems Architect or Software Architect – software developers with an in depth knowledge of existing software architectures. ... Software engineering (SE) is the profession concerned with specifying, designing, developing and maintaining software applications by applying technologies and practices from computer science, project management, and other fields. ... Software architecture is a coherent set of abstract patterns guiding the design of each aspect of a larger software system. ... Architecture is a term that has over the course of history acquired different, though indirectly related, meanings, all of which have currency today. ...


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Architect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1871 words)
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).
Architects may also belong to the Royal Australian Institute of Architects which is the professional organisation and members use the suffix RAIA after their name.
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.
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