Architecture As a rule, people think about architecture when they hear the names of worldwide known cathedrals and monuments such as the church Sant Agnese in Agone in Rome, designed and built by Francesco Borromini and Girolamo Rainaldi, Somerset House in London by William Chambers, or Bauhaus at Dessau by Walter Gropius. However, it is necessary to distinguish architecture from various buildings that were constructed due to necessity of the populations to live somewhere. In this respect, the architecture may refer to the buildings for population to live in, cathedrals, monuments, churches, and other types of buildings that are used by people and for people. Architectural techniques enable architects to design various shapes and silhouettes and bring them into life via application of plans drawn on the paper into life. In other words, architecture is a science and art to design and manage the construction of buildings and other similar structural components. The career of an architect requires knowledge of different branches of technology and engineering including fundamental laws of physics. Bearing this in mind, an efficient architect should collect knowledge on various laws and limitations that may occur in the process of construction and be ready to apply theory into practice while managing the erection of buildings and similar objects. As defined in the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (2002), architecture is “The art of science of building; especially, the art or practice of designing and building edifices for human use, taking both aesthetic and practical factors into account” (as cited in Spinellis & Gousios, 2009, p. 4). So, the more aesthetic and practical the construction of a building is, the more knowledgeable and experienced is the architect. In other words, the individual involved into architectural activity should be aware of the risks taken by designers and constructors due to the connection of the activity to work with people and a human factor that involves risk. Characteristics of contemporary construction As the contemporary construction require a set of characteristics to be possessed, it is important that the architect meet the requirements and is able to fulfill the tasks in a timely manner taking into account the variety of materials, number of solutions on any problem, and responsibility in terms of the task fulfillment and customer’s satisfaction with regard to the initial instruction and the final results. So, the architect’s responsibilities include a number of different tasks performed in the process of construction starting from stenches and a graphic plan and finishing with a building created with a certain purpose. The characteristics of the building should include the following: “it is the functionality required by the customer…; it performs adequately…; it is secure…; it conforms to legal standards…” (Spinellis & Gousios, 2009, p. 5). I decided to become an architect to ensure that all buildings are safe and conform to legal standards and people can claim that their homes are their fortresses. History over the last 100 years Such science as architecture has a long history that faced rises and recessions due to political si