architect

Description

Architects investigate, design, and oversee the construction and development of buildings, urban spaces, infrastructure projects, and social spaces. They design in accordance with the surroundings and regulations applicable in specific geographic areas, taking into account factors that include function, aesthetics, costs, and public health and safety. They are aware of social contexts and environmental factors, which include the relationships between people and buildings, and buildings and the environment. They engage in multidisciplinary projects aimed at developing the social fabric of a geographic area and advancing in social urbanism projects.

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Related skills

• advise on building matters (essential · skill/competence)
• airtight construction (essential · knowledge)
• architectural design (essential · knowledge)
• architectural theory (essential · knowledge)
• architecture regulations (essential · knowledge)
• building codes (essential · knowledge)
• building information modelling (essential · knowledge)
• conduct field work (essential · skill/competence)
• consider building constraints in architectural designs (essential · skill/competence)
• create architectural sketches (essential · skill/competence)
• create solutions to problems (essential · skill/competence)
• design building envelope systems (essential · skill/competence)
• design building retrofitting solutions (essential · skill/competence)
• design buildings (essential · skill/competence)
• design open spaces (essential · skill/competence)
• design passive energy measures (essential · skill/competence)
• design spatial layout of outdoor areas (essential · skill/competence)
• develop architectural plans (essential · skill/competence)
• draw blueprints (essential · skill/competence)
• ensure infrastructure accessibility (essential · skill/competence)
• envelope systems for buildings (essential · knowledge)
• environmental design (essential · knowledge)
• evaluate integrated design of buildings (essential · skill/competence)
• execute feasibility study (essential · skill/competence)
• green building practices (essential · knowledge)
• identify customer's needs (essential · skill/competence)
• identify necessary human resources (essential · skill/competence)
• integrate building requirements in the architectural design (essential · skill/competence)
• integrate engineering principles in architectural design (essential · skill/competence)
• integrate measures in architectural designs (essential · skill/competence)
• integrated design (essential · knowledge)
• interpret technical requirements (essential · skill/competence)
• meet building regulations (essential · skill/competence)
• negotiate with stakeholders (essential · skill/competence)
• perform field research (essential · skill/competence)
• provide cost benefit analysis reports (essential · skill/competence)
• satisfy aesthetic requirements (essential · skill/competence)
• satisfy technical requirements (essential · skill/competence)
• study the relationship between buildings, people and the environment (essential · skill/competence)
• sustainable building design (essential · knowledge)
• sustainable building materials (essential · knowledge)
• urban planning (essential · knowledge)
• use CAD software (essential · skill/competence)
• write an architectural brief (essential · skill/competence)
• zoning codes (essential · knowledge)
• adapt existing designs to changed circumstances (optional · skill/competence)
• advise customers on building materials (optional · skill/competence)
• advise legislators (optional · skill/competence)
• apply systemic design thinking (optional · skill/competence)
• architectural conservation (optional · knowledge)
• assess environmental impact (optional · skill/competence)
• assess heating and cooling systems (optional · skill/competence)
• building materials industry (optional · knowledge)
• carry out tendering (optional · skill/competence)
• cartography (optional · knowledge)
• communicate with construction crews (optional · skill/competence)
• communicate with local residents (optional · skill/competence)
• construction legal systems (optional · knowledge)
• design an artificial lighting system (optional · skill/competence)
• design building air tightness (optional · skill/competence)
• design harmonious architecture (optional · skill/competence)
• design microclimates in buildings (optional · skill/competence)
• design window and glazing systems (optional · skill/competence)
• develop a specific interior design (optional · skill/competence)
• develop professional network (optional · skill/competence)
• energy efficiency (optional · knowledge)
• energy performance of buildings (optional · knowledge)
• engineering principles (optional · knowledge)
• ensure compliance with construction project deadline (optional · skill/competence)
• environmental indoor quality (optional · knowledge)
• fine arts (optional · knowledge)
• finish project within budget (optional · skill/competence)
• follow work schedule (optional · skill/competence)
• furniture trends (optional · knowledge)
• furniture wood types (optional · knowledge)
• historic architecture (optional · knowledge)
• investigate microclimates for buildings (optional · skill/competence)
• landscape architecture (optional · knowledge)
• liaise with local authorities (optional · skill/competence)
• make architectural mock-ups (optional · skill/competence)
• manage contracts (optional · skill/competence)
• mathematics (optional · knowledge)
• monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects (optional · skill/competence)
• oversee construction project (optional · skill/competence)
• participate in governmental tenders (optional · skill/competence)
• physics (optional · knowledge)
• prepare building permit applications (optional · skill/competence)
• prepare lesson content (optional · skill/competence)
• project management (optional · knowledge)
• provide lesson materials (optional · skill/competence)
• provide technical expertise (optional · skill/competence)
• topography (optional · knowledge)
• types of glazing (optional · knowledge)
• use specialised design software (optional · skill/competence)
• zero-energy building design (optional · knowledge)

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