Who is the architect?

To be an architect is to be able to analyze a given space and add, design, build whatever it lacks. An architect is someone who is able to create, to add charm to what surrounds us. An architect is also a skilled professional, an artist, and someone who has the ability to manage both space and time, in addition to be disciplined , imaginative, able to convey his views and interpret concepts, as well as comprehend and meet the demands of the clients.

To be an architect is to know how to recognize and interpret the reality that surrounds us, but also to be able to dream and imagine things that don’t exist yet.

Alfonso Muñoz Cosme

-Training:

-learning to see (analyze, photograph, analyze surrounding, watch films, read to deepen ideas….).
-Learning to think (be critical , be suspicious, find language to speak you ideas…).
-Learning to create (understand the needs, comprehend the materials, acknowledge the construction techniques…).

-Tips:

Given by the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright:

  • Not to take architecture as living.
  • Study every detail and distinguish the curious from the beautiful.
  • Think simply and smart.
  • See the machines and methods that construct.
  • Get used to analyses.

-Practice:

Spanish regulation:

The profession of architecture is regulated by the spanish regulations (Ley 38/1999 de 5 de nov de Ordenacion de la Edificacion), it regulates the building process, responsibilities , guarantees of the users, ensure the quality of work…
As in the field there are two common types of employment

  • self-employed (own office)
  • work for others (for other architects or for an administration)