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ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. It is the art and science of designing and engineering large structures and buildings.
PROFESSIONALS
An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that have human occupancy or use as their principal purpose.
- skilled professional who plans and designs buildings and generally plays a key role in their construction.
- Architects are highly trained in the art and science of building design. Since they bear responsibility for the safety of their buildings' occupants, architects must be professionally licensed.
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT
Although regulations of architecture licensing vary from region to region, often you will have to commit to at least five years of study (bachelor's and master's degree levels) and two years of practical work experience.
- Bachelor’s Degree: 3 years degree in architecture.
- Master’s Degree: 2 years program.
TOP UNIVERSITIES/INSTITUTES TO STUDY ARCHITECTURE
According to the various popular rankings, following institutes/ universities are best to study architecture:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology: United States
- Deft University of Technology: Netherlands
- UCL: United Kingdom
- ETH ZURICH- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology: Switzerland
- Harvard University: Unites States
- University of California, Berkley: United States
- Politecnico di Milano: Italy
- Manchester School of Architecture: United Kingdom
- University of Cambridge: United Kingdom
- EPFL: Switzerland
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
The possible options for students are as below:
- Architect...
- Architectural technologist...
- Interior and spatial designer...
- Building surveyor...
- Town planner...
- Production designer...
- Historic buildings inspector...
- Structural engineer.
AVERAGE EMOLUMENTS
According to the RIBA Jobs Salary Benchmark 2020, the salaries of registered architects in the UK range from £21,000 entry level) to £80,000 (the highest for a salaried partner or director), with the average mid-career salary somewhere in the forty-thousands.
THE WAY AHEAD...
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