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Going to such a noble profession of teaching it's a great thing. It's a wonderful way to serve the country and share your knowledge with the world. You will have to match following criteria in order to become a professor of Architect:1. You need to have a Ph.D. in order to become a professor. If not Ph.D. at least you should have a Masters degree so that you can start your career as an Assistant professor or Lecturer. 2. You must be willing to do academic research so that you can reach good heights in this career.3. You need to have a commitment to stick to the academics in order

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It's a good approach that you are considering career options beyond your major. It is important to explore the wonderful opportunities available to you and how you can contribute to them. Many people think they can only contribute as an Architect after getting a degree in Architecture, which is not true. As an architect you develop great skills to conceptualize, visualize, work with some fabulous designs and implement designs on software. The technology has changed the ways you can work and therefore you should leverage that in order to get an off beat career keeping your skills and expert

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It's a good idea to diversify your career while working as an Architect. It gives you an opportunity to grow more as a professional and include the wider prospective while working on a design. You can do following things in order to diversify your career:1. You can start sharing your work through blogs, journals, and other media resources. This will help you to connect with the people and get their thoughts on your work. 2. You can request your organization to shift your role so that you can get the experience of related works. For example if you are working as a planner, you may go t

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Below are the common myths about Architects: Architects are good at math: I think Maths is important for Architecture but it's not a mandate. Most of the calculations Architects would have to do are already done in span tables, and the rest are done by their consultants. If you can visualize spaces and solve problems well, you’ll never need to know what a derivative is. Architects mostly design houses Actually, almost all new single-family residences (otherwise known as houses) are engineered once and built hundreds of times by development companies. These ‘spec’

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Following are the facts about the working hours of Architects: 1. According to a Harvard research an architect works about 8 hours a day 40 hours a week. That's the global scenario. 2. Architects spend most of their times at offices. Normally in India they work for 45 hours a week. 3. In most offices they work for five days a week. 4. Sometimes due to project requirements they may be required to work late in the evenings and even on the weekends. 5. It's very rare that they have to work for night shifts. Most times they work in the day hours. 6. Since visits to the cl

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There are few aspects that you have to keep in mind while deciding to pursue your career as an Architect in India or abroad:1. A lot will depend on your educational background. If you got your degree from India then you would easily get jobs in India. If your degree is from abroad let's say USA, then your preferred job destination would be USA both in terms of compatibility of work and compensation.2. If you talk about opportunities. They are in huge numbers both in India and abroad. If you have a degree in Architecture you will get a decent job anywhere. Of course the reputation of your u

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1. Designing the Creative Stuff: It's all about the design. A design is simply a plan. Before constructing a building, an architect needs to draw a plan of the building. Sometimes architects will make a cardboard or plastic model of the building. Architects spend time creatively thinking about how they want the building to look.   2. Having Fun with Science:Architects do so many experiments in the physical science. The laws of physics are quite important to them. Therefore their experiments are often based on working on those laws while designing a building.For example:The Bahrain&#

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The architects work on variety of tools - from most basic ones to the highly advanced technologies. Here is a list of all those tools:ComputersMost architects work extensively with computers, using them to develop design ideas or draft construction documents using computer-aided design (CAD) software. The computer systems make the work easy and enhance the comfort level for users. Word processing software is used to write specifications, proposals and other documents.Large Format Printers or PlottersArchitects typically work with large-format drawings on 24 by 36-inch or larger paper. Most arc

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A Freelance Architect is an architect that chooses to represent herself and is not tied to a firm. After years of education and obtaining proper licensure, many architects do not necessarily want to have their names lost to the face of a larger firm. Freelance is an option for trained architects who want to be their own boss of their talents and abilities. If you're a trained architect who wants to work from home, you might consider freelance architecture from home as a way to mesh caring for your family and earning income. 1. Offer your specialties:As a licensed freelance archit

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Below is the list of the ten books that every Architect must read:   01) Neal Stephenson: Snowcrash 02) Paulo Coelho: Manual of the Warrior of the Light 03) Sun Tzu: The art of war 04) El croquis: Zaha Hadid 05) Reyner Banham: Megastructure : urban futures of the recent past 06) Leonardo da Vinci: Any reprint of his codices 07) Antonio Canova: Any book about his sculptures 08) Wolfgang Meisenheimer: Choreographie des architektonischen Raumes 09) Helmut Newton: Any book of his studies in the nude 10) Ernst Neufert: Bauentwurfslehre

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Throughout ancient and medieval history, most architectural design and construction was carried out by artisans—such as stone masons and carpenters, rising to the role of master builder. Until modern times there was no clear distinction between architect and engineer. In Europe, the titles architect and engineer were primarily geographical variations that referred to the same person, often used interchangeably. It is suggested that various developments in technology and mathematics allowed the development of the professional 'gentleman' architect, separate from the hands-on cr

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1. Alpine Hut  Wonderful alpine hut by slovenian architecture studio Ofis Arhitekti.     2. Sliding house Sleek and minimalist approach to adaptable living, created by dRMM studio.   3. Reflection of Mineral Reflection of Mineral has received wide architecture and design media attention and numerous international awards, it was designed by architect Yasuhiro Yamashita .   4. Byron Bay House Located on one of the most famous australian beaches, this house combines eco-friendly materials with modern architecture, by McKay+P

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Let's hear the story in an Architect's words: The day started just like any other day, with me waking up at 6:00, groaning and generally wishing I didn’t have to go to work. This normally wears off by the time I have completed my shower but the likelihood that I am wishing I won the lottery at 6:01 is pretty high. I try to make it into the office early – normally before 7:15am because I have to leave at 5:00pm every day to pick my daughter up from school. I will admit that I get into work early because once I’m up, I’m ready to get busy … I don&rs

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