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Three Questions I Will Use To Find Out More About Being an Architect
 * 1) What qualifications do you require to become an Architect?
 * 2) How much do Architects get paid yearly, and what would it take to earn it?
 * 3) What challenges would one face if they became an Architect?

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Summary about being an Architect.

To be an Architect you have to be able to create designs and prepare drawings for houses and other buildings. Architects have to recognize different kinds of Architecture. Architects require several years of education, ranging from secondary until the end of tertiary. Regular business hours are normal, but they may be required to work over time.

Task and duties


 * An architect needs to be able to analyse client information and do an inspection of building sites.
 * Design houses prepare drawings of houses and buildings, that the client and builders can understand and view easily.
 * Apply for building and resource consents.
 * Oversee construction projects to ensure to ensure that budgets, time constraints and plans are complied with and followed.
 * Run their own businesses as many architects are self employed.

Skills and Knowledge


 * Knowledge of different types of architecture.
 * Relevant knowledge of the NewZealand building code.
 * Knowledge of building materials, such as wood, steel, concrete, and how they perform in different situations.
 * Design and artistic skills, including knowledge of colour theory and texture.
 * Skills in different drawing and presentation techniques.

Personal and physical qualities


 * Creative
 * Practical
 * Patient
 * Accurate, with an eye for detail
 * Able to work well under pressure
 * Knowledgeable about maths and physics
 * Good at planning and organising
 * Good at communicating



Qualifications and conditions


 * Secondary education of Maths, Physics, Graphics and visual arts is a handy addition.
 * Bachelor of Architectural arts
 * Master of Architecture (professional)
 * Generally 9 to 5 days, but may be required to work longer.
 * May work in offices and building sites.
 * May be required to travel locally to visit business clients and building sites, possible national and international travel to attend workshops etc.
 * Pay is usually $40-$60 K a year if you have less than 3 years experience. $80-$100 K if you have more than 3 years experience.
 * Some related jobs are: civil engineering, architectural engineer, interior designer, landscape architect, industrial designer.

Question 1; what qualifications do you require to become an Architect?

To become an Architect you need to have several levels of tertiary education, and have NCEA level 3. To become an architect you need to have 5-8 years of training. Batchelors and masters degrees in architecture is required. Work experience is helpful, and would help with getting a feel for the job. Architects need to have a wide knowledge of building design and previous to current architecture.

Question 2;How much would an Architect get paid yearly, and what would it take to get that amount?

Architects that have less than three years experience would get paid approximetley 40K to 60K a year. If the architect had more than three years experience they would get at least 80K to 100K a year. To get paid these amounts you would need to have an excellent track record, meaning that all of the sites you have comissioned and designed have had to be made perfectly and not have any design flaws, you would need to have all jobs finished on schedule.



Question 3;What challenges would one face in being/becoming an architect?

If you wanted to become an architect you would face alot of challenges, you would have the challenges of school, you would have to find a firm to employ you, or be able to create your own business. You would have to have some thing to prove that you would be a good architect, such as a design plan, or some way to advertise. If you were an architect, you would need to have a way to get customers and try to get a chance to work a big commercial job so that you might get recognition to do even bigger jobs. You would have to deal with some late nights and early starts.

Conclusion I think that I would enjoy being an architect as it is my dream job. I would enjoy being able to be creative and being able to express my ideas. I would enjoy designing houses and structures, aswell as designing land areas etc. My interest in this job at this point in time is Very High. I think this job would match my job qualities as I am creative, intuitive, clever and I can think of new ways to do things, I am very interested in physics, building and design, I enjoyed my semester doing graphics alot and that inspired me to want to be an architect. I would need to develop my maths skills and my punctuality as I procrastinate often. This job is likely to change with time, styles in architecture will change, the future will come meaning new ways of designing things will come along, causing me to need to change my designing techniques.