Architects discuss ideas with clients, trying to sell them on their designs, and they usually end up compromising quite a bit. They also assist in conducting feasibility and environmental impact analyses and selecting a construction site. Architects assume legal responsibility for their buildings, so they also have to delve deeply into researching zoning laws, fire regulations, and other ordinances. Architects spend much of their time designing residential communities, urban centers, and airport terminals, not skyscrapers. Advancement within the field is notoriously slow, and it takes three to seven years to prepare for the ARE, which will raise an intern architect to registered status.
Unregistered architects have a limited shelf life in the industry, and have no chance of promotion.
As prestigious as the profession is, the salary is low to start, given the years of preparation and education that is required. Shop O2 . All Rights Reserved.