TIP QC D.A.D.T.

TOPIC:

ARCHITECTURE AND ITS SCOPE

ASSIGNMENT NO. 1

SUBJECT: AR113A SECTION: AR11KB1

SUBMITTED BY: LAURIO, P. BRIZELLE ANNE

SUBMITTED TO: ARCHT. JEOFFREY M. CARDENAL

DATE: JUNE 20, 2011

WHAT IS ARCHITECTURE?
ACCORDING TO WIKIPEDIA, ARCHITECTURE IS:
  THE ART AND SCIENCE OF DESIGNING AND ERECTING BUILDING AND OTHER PHYSICAL STRUCTURES. THE PRACTICE OF AN ARCHITECT WHERE ARCHITECTURE MEANS TO OFFER OR RENDER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A BUILDING, OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS AND THE SPACE WITHIN THE SITE SURROUNDING THE BUILDINGS, THAT HAVE AS THEIR PRINCIPAL PURPOSE HUMAN OCCUPANCY OR USE.   A GENERAL TERM TO DESCRIBE BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCYURES. A STYLE AND METHOD OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF BULDINGS AND OTHER PHYSICAL STRUCTURES.

ALSO IT COULD BE THE PROCESS AND PRODUCT OF PLANNING, DESIGNING, AND CONSTRUCTING FORM SPACE AND COORDINATION OF MATERIAL, TECHNOLOGY, LIGHT AND SHADOW. AND ENCOMPASSES PRAGMATIC ASPECTS OF REALIZING BUILDINGS AND DRAWINGS, PLANS, AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS. DEFINES THE STRUCTURE AND BEHAVIOR OF A BUILDING OR ANY OTHER KIND OF SYSTEM THAT IS TO BE OR HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED. ARCHITECTURAL WORKS ARE OFTEN PERCEIVED AS CULTURAL AND POLITICAL SYMBOLS AND AS WORKS OF ART. HISTORICAL CIVILIZATIONS ARE OFTEN IDENTIFIED WITH THEIR SURVIVING ARCHITECTURAL ACHIEVEMENTS. ARCHITECTURE SOMETIMES REFERS TO THE ACTIVITY OF DESIGNING ANY KIND OF SYSTEM AND TERM IS COMMON IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WORLD. FOR ME ARCHITECTURE IS A COURSE FOR FUTURE ARCHITECTS.

SCOPE FOR ARCHITECTURE

SCOPE FOR ARCHITECTURE IS NOT JUST RESTRICTED TO CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES BUT ALSO EXTENDS TO RENOVATIONS, ALTERATIONS AND RESTRUCTURING. THESE DAYS ARCHITECTS ALSO INDULGE IN INTERIOR DESIGNING AND FURNITURE DESIGNING. THEY PLAN OPEN SPACES, PARKS ALL IN ACCORDANCE TO THE BUDGET, BEAUTY, GRANDEUR AND SUSTAINABILITY.

SPECIALIZATIONS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. URBAN DESIGNER ARCHITECTURAL JOURNALIST REGIONAL PLANNER BUILDING ENGINEER AND MANAGER ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN NAVAL ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECTURAL CONVERSIONALIST CORPORATE ARCHITECT INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER

10. BUILDING RESEARCHER 11. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT 12. BUILDING INSPECTOR 13. BUILDING CONTRACTOR 14. CARTOGRAPHER 15. ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEER 16. SURVEYOR 17. TECHNICAL ILLUSTRATOR 18. URBAN PLANNER 19. ART DIRECTOR 20. INTERIOR DESIGNER 21. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT 22. SET DESIGNER

PERSONALITY TRAITS:
GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS, OBSERVATIONAL SKILLS, ABILITY TO WORK FOR HOURS AT A STRETCH, PHYSICAL STAMINA, ABSTRACT REASONING, GOOD MATHEMATICAL ABILITY, AWARENESS OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS, TECHNICALLY SOUND, ABILITY TO SKETCH FREE-HAND PLAN, CREATIVE AND AN IMAGINATIVE MIND, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS AND VISUAL MEMORY. KNOWLEDGE OF DESIGNING SOFTWARES SUCH AS CAD HAS BECOME IMPORTANT IN TODAYS TIME WHERE EVERYTHING IS DONE BY THE MEANS OF COMPUTERS.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
B.ARCH AND M.ARCH ARE THE UNDERGRADUATE AND POST GRADUATE COURSES RESPECTIVELY WHICH CAN BE PURSUED BY THE STUDENTS. B.ARCH IS A 5 YEAR COURSE OFFERED BY MOST ARCHITECTURAL SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. THE ADMISSION IN THESE INSTITUTES IS THROUGH AN ARCHITECTURAL EXAM AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATION IS 60% MARKS IN SCIENCE SUBJECTS (MATH, PHYSICS, AND CHEMISTRY) IN 10+2. SOME REPUTED INSTITUTIONS ALSO CONDUCT THERE OWN ENTRANCE TESTS. AFTER GRADUATION ONE CAN GO FOR M.ARCH OR POST GRADUATION AND PhD IN A SPECIFIC AREA.

SALARY:
FOR A FRESH GRADUATE, THE SALARY CAN BE APPROXIMATELY PHP15 PER ANNUM. BUT WHEN ONE UNDERTAKES A PERSONAL PRACTICE OR SETS UP A PRIVATE FIRM THAN THERE IS NO LIMIT TO MAKING MONEY.

WHY DID I CHOOSE ARCHITECTURE AS MY CAREER?

HONESTLY, I REALLY WANTED TO BE AN ACCOUNTANT. ITS BEEN MY CHOICE SINCE I WAS IN 3RD YR HIGH, BECAUSE THAT TIME IM SO INLOVE IN MATH (COULD YOU BELIEVE THAT?). BUT SUDDENLY, WHEN I BECOME A 4TH YR . STUDENT, I REALIZE THAT ME AND MATH WASNT MEANT FOR EACH OTHER. THATS WHY I CHOOSE TO BE AN ARCHITECT (HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE). I THINK THAT ARCHITECTURE WAS MORE ON SKETCHING, DRAWING, ETC. AND IM GOOD ON THOSE THINGS. I THOUGHT THAT THIS CORSE WOULD BE EASY FOR ME. BUT IM TOTALLY WRONG.