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Travis Brady

Ms. Amanda Tibbitts

Language Arts 12

8 March 2019

Architecture

What is Architecture? Why is it important? Who’s the one who creates the Architecture?

These are questions that we might have. Architecture is one of the most impactful things of

human history. It is the only way we have everything today. An architect is the person behind

everything. They are the one who designs. They take people’s ideas and make them reality. We

are going to talk about how architects use computer-Aided-Design, the different stages of the

building process, the different types of job in architecture, architects schedules for a month and

day to day, the schooling process, architect work ethic, architects environment, and last how

much architects get pay. Architecture is super interesting to me because it super cool to see what

ideas people have and how they design it. I’ve always loved making things with legos and the

computer game minecraft. Designing houses and boats. It is fun and I love to create whatever

comes to my mind. Not everyone is creative. I love creating and that is why I want to be an

architect. I will be able to use my creativity to help people get what they want out of their heads.

Architecture is one of the most important aspect of a structure. It’s the reason things can

stay upright. If we didn’t have architecture we wouldn’t have any of the buildings we have today.

Everything relies on architecture. The architecture is the skeleton of a structure. It is the part that

keep up a structure. The importance of architecture is shown in many building across the world.

The Eiffel Tower is an excellent example of architecture. If you look very closely you can see
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that they use mostly triangles. Triangles are used because they’re the strongest shape in the

architecture world. This is because they don’t deform when under lots of pressure. If they didn’t

use triangles and use squares, after a while the squares would start to deform and make it tilt to

one side. Then after tilting for awhile the structure would eventually fall over. This is why

architecture is crucial because when it is used right it will keep us safe and make it where the

infrastructure we use will be able to last a lot longer.

Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) is a very major aspect of architecture. CAD is a program

that helps an architects show their ideas to their customers and bring it to life. This program has

many pluses, but that also means it has many cons. One pro is that it make it easier to see it in

3D. This brings it to life and makes it easier for clients to see visually what they’re buying. One

of the cons is that you can get caught in a CAD trap. In the study by Husameddin M. Dawoud

said, that can result from a low level of engagement during the design process. CAD can be very

helpful but it can also hinder you. It can make your level of engagement go down when the

design process is happening which will make it more likely to make more mistakes. Husameddin

M. Dawoud also said, One possible reason that could account for these negative effects is a low

level of motivation. Which could limit the architects ideation and the designer forces.

Computer-Aided-Design make it super easy to see your creation in 3D rather on paper using pen

or pencil to draw the design. It also makes it much easier to access from anywhere. You

basically have access to it anywhere or anytime. You use to have to always have the blueprints

with you be able to check if you are doing it right or not.

There are many different careers in architecture. You can go into naval architecture,

landscape architecture, commercial architecture, residential architecture and many more. All
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these different jobs do different things. For example if you go into naval architects you would

work on different types of boats. If you go into landscape architecture you on designs of parks,

outdoor spaces of campuses, recreational facilities, businesses, private homes, and other open

areas. All careers in architect have big roles in the many different areas of the world. They have

two thing in common that is working with the basic structure and the design of something. They

make sure everything is done correctly and will not fall apart when used.

Architects work on daily and monthly schedules. Architects daily schedules are flexible

most of the time. They usually they will work on current projects or they would meet with

clients. An architect who works on a monthly schedules will usually be working on many

projects and would have many different meetings for each individual project. Architects are busy

and can work 70-100 hrs a week. Architects do lots of different things. They have to be able to

work around problems that come up and be creative as they solve those problems.

Architects have many years of schooling and experiences. With these skills they become

a very skilled architect. In the U.S you need at least a bachelor’s and in some states it is required

to have a masters degree. You have to be in a three year paid internship program that is from the

National Council Of Architectural Registration Boards. After that you pass the exam from the

National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). This allows you to be licensed

in any state. You will need to maintain your license yearly. To maintain their licenses, architects

in most states must pursue continuing education through classes, conferences and workshops.

Some architects can become licensed in more than one state by obtaining a voluntary

certification through the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.”

This mean that if the Architect doesn’t keep up and goes to these class, conferences or workshop

they will loss their jobs as an Architect. It is very important for architects to do this. So they they

can stay up to date with new ideas and technology.

Hard work is a middle name of an Architect. As an architect you always have to be on

your A-game and ready to work, and work hard. They need to stay focused and be able to deal

with the problems that will come up. As I’ve mentioned before an architect has to work lots of

hours. When they have worked 70+ hours in a week. They have to be efficient to get things done

and done on time or schedule. They don’t get to slow down especially with deadlines. When they

keep up the stress of getting things dones is moderate and they can offer the best work they can.

Architects work in environments that can be busy and seem a bit crazy. They mostly work in an

office, but may have to be on a job site to make sure things are done correctly and on time. They

meet with clients, develop reports, design there projects, and work with other architects and

engineers. If an architect doesn't get things done before the deadlines he could lose the job. When

you are working on several different projects that can very stressful. To add to that all of the

projects are not going to be at the same stage of design and the intensity of build. They could be

working on a cookie cutter home design, a church building and an office build.

Architects median salary is around 78,470 in May of 2017. There is about 128,800

employed architects in the United States. Bls.gov says, the lowest 10 percent earned less than

$47,480, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $134,610. So as an architect their is a

pretty big gap in between the bottom 10% and the top 10%. There is just over 85k in between

them. That means on average about 12,880 architects are making over $134,610. At the same

time many architects making under $47,480. It also depends the type of architect you’re and
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what type of work they do. They can work for the government, construction, engineering, or you

could be self-employed. Here are some listing for of these categories and their medians. Amelia

Josephson states that, if you work for government you will make $89,720, construction-$79,110,

A​rchitectural,engineering, and related services-$77,640. ​There are so many different amounts of

pay for architecture.

So what is architecture? Architecture is the basic of a structure. It makes it where we can

have the beautiful structures that make our views different. Why is it so important? It is

important because it the only way we have everything today. If we didn’t have architecture

nothing would work. Everything wouldn’t be stable and would fall apart. Architecture takes a

lot of work and it can be a stressful job. There needs to be someone willing to do this to create

designs to make our cities beautiful and different. I hope that you will walk away from this

essay being more thankful for the creativity of the architect to create the beautiful architecture

that you see today.

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