The job of Architects include designing, planning and looking after the overall construction of a building. An architect is a person who is involved in transforming the needs and wants of a user into reality. A well-designed and well-constructed building can fulfill the needs of the clients. The origin of the term "architect" can be traced to the Greek arkhitekton. The success of the job of an architect depends on successful representation of the well-designed building. For the job of an architect the person has to have proper information of the building and operational codes under which an architect's design has to conform. The job of an architect requires specialized knowledge about the designing and construction. While performing the job the architect should be careful of not missing any vital requirements. He cannot afford to produce any conflicting, ambiguous, or improper requirements. The job of an architect is not only designing the building but also transform it into physical, well built structure. For that reason an architect has to keep sufficient information about the various methods available for the building the structure of the clients. Having the knowledge about the latest technology is therefore important for the architects. With sufficient knowledge about the latest advancement of building construction an architect can offer the best possible method of construction to the clients and at the same time provide the clients with some good work at convenient price and within time boundaries. The values and attitude of an architect depend on the individuality of the architect and on his school of architecture. While designing and planning a building, certain aspects like, safety and well being of the occupants, is taken care of. Before practicing architecture, an architect has to acquire specialized education and sufficient work experience. Then only he or she gets a license to work as an architect.
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Pritzker Prize, known as the "Nobel Prize for architecture", is the most prestigious award obtained by a living architect. Other professional associations of architects like, Royal Institute of British Architects and the American Institute of Architects, also offer the awards for showing excellence in architecture. Some of the reputed awards for excellence in architecture include, the Carlsberg Architecture Prize (Denmark) and the Alvar Aalto Medal (Finland).
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The new designs of architecture are influenced by certain vital things like, rationalism, empiricism, post structuralism, structuralism, phenomenology and sustainability. The architects have to be careful that the designs and constructions should be environment friendly. In modern architecture the socially aware concerns and functional necessities are given priorities. The architects make creative utilization of mass, volume, space, light, texture, shadow, program, and materials. Certain pragmatic elements like, cost, and technology play a vital role in architecture. The architects become inspired to accomplish functional, aesthetic, and artistic end products. The innovative idea of using the materials and forms is of major importance in architecture. In modern architecture the latest technology is used to provide an inhabitable environment. The architects follow behavioral, environmental, and social sciences while designing the construction.
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