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(Designers of Buildings) |
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Researched by Natalie F.
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Architects
Architects are people who design buildings like skyscrapers, houses,
hotels, and their surroundings. Architects who plan the area surrounding
buildings are called landscape architects. There are Architects who plan
new designs and build models to prove the design will look good and work
well. Other architects actually construct buildings.
Architects design and create. They make drawings and plans on paper,
on the computer and using models. They help construct buildings both
small and huge, like skyscrapers, hospitals, or hotels. Sometimes
they help remodel or add onto houses and other buildings instead of building
something entirely new.
Education
Architects have to go through a lot of education. Architects have
to go to 5 or 6 years of schooling in college. They have to understand
math very well. After architects go through that much education they are
really experts. Some are meant to build because of their test scores, and
some are meant to build because it is what they love to do.
In architecture things have changed. A long time ago we didn’t have computers so they had to write everything by hand and draw on paper. In the past there was a famous architect named Frank Lloyd Wright he was practically the best architect who ever lived. When Frank was a little kid he always dreamed about being an architect. He built more and more buildings one after another. Frank started building arches and became the best architect who ever lived. He built a really great Chinese building. It was so great that once there was a huge earthquake and the only building standing was that Chinese building Frank made. Frank kept on building and getting more and more famous but he didn’t care about the money. All he cared about was building. Finally when he was 96 years old he decided to retire.
A long time ago there was no such thing as buildings instead there would
be little huts or things that would get knocked down. The Romans were actually
the first ones who made buildings out of concrete. For centuries architects
have been building more and more buildings that are becoming ancient every
year.
Earnings
Architects get $ 40,000 dollars or $ 50,000 dollars a year because they work about two months. On just one house. and for that they get quite a bit of money. They probably get $70,000 dollars a year for the type of buildings they make because they have to plan it work on how and where the building is going to be.
Architects have to be very creative because they must design buildings. They sometimes build houses that are alike. They build duplexes apartments. Architects have to express themselves. They can’t just keep the idea to themselves or they will never get to see what’s wrong with it or if it is a good idea or if it needs something more, something more detailed. That’s why architects need to share ideas. Architects usually work in their office or on computers. Some just build models of houses or motels. Sometimes architects get ideas from other houses like the white house or mansions or even small houses.
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