The art of architecture

• Architects are involved at every stage of the process, even after a design has been finalized, helping other building team members through the snares and missteps in the construction process.

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• Delivers news, trends, and research to the nation's largest architectural design firms.

• The question “what is architecture?” is one of the most basic but also one of the most challenging stuff architects ask themselves. It is a philosophical question that repels a complete answer yet incites an intellectual examination. Architect's answers to this question help outline their designs.

• While artists work from real to the abstract, architects must work from the abstract to the real. Architecture, beneath all its limitations of engineering, safety, function, climate and economy, arouse us with designs in space and light achieved in the abstract

• “Architecture is a passion, a vocation, a calling — as well as a science and a business. It has been described as a social art and also an artful science.”

Architects

• Work hand-in-hand with other professionals such as civil and HVAC engineers to deliver qualified designs. Architects have several responsibilities during all stages of a project, from the initial drafts and meetings to the inauguration of a building. Architects are appointed by the client, and they have the duty of gathering all the information and ideas necessary to create a functional space that meets client needs while being code compliant.