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U2. Who is the architect?

In defining the term and meaning of what an architect is, the simplest explanation is: are trained, certified, and registered professionals, qualified to design, plan, advise, and assist in both private and public built environments.

This encompasses both the aesthetic and technical realms and is executed through impartial and creative thinking on projects large and small.

The actual word «architect» is derived from the Latin architectus, derived from the Greek arkhitektn, arkhi meaning chief and tectetn meaning builder.

So the architect is defined as the Chief Builder.

This term «chief builder» has changed and adapted over time, but it is very accurate in describing the overall role of the architect in a construction project from planning to completion.

Architects have to play many roles and characters during this process and can always be designers, managers, businessmen, manufacturers, consultants…

They represent and are the one constant and consistent part of a project.

There are various ways to define and use the term architect, some of which are used outside of the built environment to describe a person who designs and/or directs a plan or effort and/or its success. Represents the person responsible for

We can name some of the most famous architects of all time like Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Gehry, Le Corbusier, Zaha Hadid, Antonio Gaudi…