What is An Architect - And how do I become one?

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is
an

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 b e c o m e
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‑
what
does
an
architect
really
do?

6
‑
architect
or
engineer.

what’s
the
difference?

7
‑
what
if
i
can’t
draw?

8
‑
make
a
shoe
box
bedroom
diorama!

9
‑how
do
i
become
an
architect?

what
does
an really
do?

an
architect
 is
a
person
that...

An
ar chit ect
is
a
per son
tha t
c ombines

cr ea vity
and
t echnic al
skills
t o
cr ea t e
spaces
 f or
people
t o
be
in.
Ar chit ects
design
buildings
 lik e
schools,
offices,
and
museums.
But
the y
 c an
also
imagine
ne w
ideas
f or
sk a t e
park s,
 pizz a
shop s,
virtual
ar c ades,
and
e v en
 out door
amusemen t
park s!

activity
time!

draw
a
bubble
diagram!

Cr ea t e
a
bubble
diagr am
of
a
 building
or
a
house!
R emember
 these
3
things꞉

a
larger
circle
=
a
larger
room.
 arrows
show
rooms
that
connect. have
fun
and
be
creative!

the
job
of
 an
architect
is...

The
job
of
an
ar chit ect
is
t o
design
buildings
and
 mak e
them
in t o
a
r eality .
In
or der
t o
mak e
their
idea

r eal,
ar chit ects
will
cr ea t e
a
se t
dr a wings
sho wing
a

c ons trucon
t eam
the
design
the y
ha v e
in
mind.
E v en
the
 smalles t
pr oject
r equir es
a
t eam
e ff ort.
Ar chit ects
w ork
with꞉

O ther
architect s, engineers,
& c onstruction
teams.

librar y mo vie
 thea ter
 room

An
ar chit ect
is
r esponsible
f or꞉

Ar chit ects
mak e
sur e
buildings
ar e
not
only
beauful
and
 purpose ful,
but
also
sa f e
and
health y
f or
people
t o
be
in.
 Belo w
ar e
some
ques ons
an
ar chit ect
mus t
c onsider
 when
designing
a
building꞉

if
there
is
a
fire,
could
people
escape
quickly?
 could
a
person
in
a
wheelchair
use
the
building? is
it
important
for
the
building
to
stay
 warm
in
the
winter
and
cool
in
the
summer?

activity
time!

Esc ape
the
maz e!
St art
in
the
 middle
and
na vig a t e
y our
w a y
 out.
Go
ag ain,
but
imag e
the
 pink
lines ar e
e xit
door s.

Time
y our self!

architect
or
engineer
 what’s
the
difference?

Ar chit ects
and
engineer s
 ha v e
v er y
diff er en t
t ask s
and
r esponsibilies,

although
the y
w ork
c ollabor a v ely
t o
design
the
building.

architects
focus
on
the
looks,
 functions,
spaces,
and
overall
 design
vision
of
buildings.

engineers
focus
on
the
specific
 systems
that
make
a
building
 function
and
stand
up.

a
construction
team 
ar e
the
ones
who
actually

ph y sic ally
build
the
building.
Ar chit ects
and

engineer s
will
g o
t o
job
sit es
t o
mak e
sur e

the
pr oject
g e ts
built
acc or ding
t o
the
ideas

the y
had.

what
if
i can’t
draw?

don't
worry!
you
don't
have
to
be
amazing
 at
drawing
on
paper
to
become
an
architect!

It
c an
cert ainly
help
t o
describe
ideas
with
a
quick
 hand‑dr a wn
sk e t ch,
but
mos t
ar chit ects
use
c omput er
 sow ar e
t o
sho w
their
building
ideas.
Much
lik e
cr ea ng
 w orlds
in
y our
f a v orit e
video
g ame,
ar chit ects
w ork
in
3D
 w orlds
on
the
c omput er
t o
chang e
ideas
in t o
r eality .

what
about
all
the
complicated
math?

architects
are
required
to
know
some
advanced
math,
 but
it's
the
engineer s
who
do
mos t
of
the
c omplic a t ed
 ma th.
Engineer s
use
ma th
t o
mak e
sur e
the
building
is
 s tr ong
and
sa f e,
lik e
ho w
big
c olumns
should
be
t o
 hold
up
a
floor .
Ar chit ects
f ocus
on
making
sur e
the
 spaces
ar e
siz ed
c orr ectly .

so... how
do
i
become
an

Man y
middle
schools
 and
 high
 schools
 thr oughout
 Nebr ask a
 off er
 classes
 tha t
 allo w
 y ou
 t o
 s t art
 pr accing
 the
 skill
 of
 changing
 big
 ideas
 in t o
 some thing
 other s
 c an
 easily
 under s t and.

Classes
 lik e
 art,
 dr a ing ,
 ph y sics,
 and
 mor e. while
it’s
 not
required
to
begin
your
career
as
an
architect
in
high
 school,
it
can
be
helpful
to
see
whether
or
not
you
enjoy
 the
kinds
of
things
an
architect
typically
does.

where
do
you
see architecture?!

amazing
architecture
is
all
around
you!