3. LECTURER: PROF. MADYA SR DR WAN
ZAHARI WAN YUSOFF
GROUP MEMBERS:
1. SUSIELEEN SUKI AP100050
2. SOH PEI CHENG AP100153
3. TAN CHEE YAN AP100186
4. TAN YEE YAN AP100217
5. OOI YEAN HUEY AP100248
6. THAM AI EN AP100366
7. THIEN YEE YING AP100210
8. TEOH YEN PEI AP100360
9. MUHAMMAD SHAHRIL BIN YASAR AP100068
4. WHAT IS ARCHITECT?
An architect is a person trained in the
planning, design and oversight of the construction
of buildings.
People need places in which to
live, work, play, learn, worship, meet, govern, sho
p, and eat. These places may be private or public;
indoors or out; rooms, buildings, or
complexes, and architects design them.
Architects are licensed professionals trained in the
art and science of building design who develop the
concepts for structures and turn those concepts
into images and plans.
5. WHAT DOES AN ARCHITECT DO?
Architects design all kinds of buildings.
They design
schools, skyscrapers, hospitals and hotels.
They also design religious centre, train
stations and plain old regular houses.
Any building that is used by people was
designed by some architect but what does
the word "design" mean? A design is
simply a plan. Before constructing a
building, an architect needs to draw a plan
of the building. Sometimes architects will
make a cardboard or plastic model of the
building.
6. The building is then built by a construction
company which follows the directions of the
plans for the building. The architect will closely
supervise the construction company to make sure
that the building is built according to the plans.
Architects have to think of many things before
they draw up the plans for a building. First they
have to think about what the building will be
used for. How many people are going to use the
building at the same time? What types of
activities will these people do in the building?
7. When architects discuss what the building will be used
for, they talk abut the "function" of the building. Good
architects also spend a lot of time making sure a
building is safely designed, and making sure the building
will last for many years.
A building that is not safely designed could catch on fire
or fall down on itself. Architects have to design building
so that people can escape from the building in an
emergency. Of course, some emergencies, such as
earthquakes or tornadoes, destroy even the safest
buildings.
8. Besides thinking about the function
and safety of a building, architects also
spend time creatively thinking about
how they want the building to look.
Just as a painter decides which paints
to put where in a painting, an architect
decides where to put the
rooms, walls, and open spaces in a
building.
Just as different painters have different
styles of painting, different architects
also have different styles of designing.
One architect might like to use a lot of
circles and curves in his or her
buildings. Another architect might like
to design buildings that look sleek and
flat.
9. FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THE KEY ROLES AN
ARCHITECT MUST PLAY IN HIS/HER PRACTICE:
1.An architect shall provide advice on the best ways clients can
achieve their plans within the constraints set by building
regulations and planning permission.
2.Architects shall take the correct design brief and should be
able to see the big picture. Architects shall look beyond the
immediate requirements to design flexible buildings that will
adapt with the changing needs of the project.
3.Architects shall try to involve themselves at the earliest
planning stage so that they gain more opportunities to
understand the project, develop creative solutions and propose
ways to reduce costs.
4.In many building projects, the role of an architect may
include co-ordinating a team of specialist consultants such as
landscape architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, interior
designers, builders and subcontractors.
5.Architects shall create total environments, interior and
exterior, which are pleasing and functional for the people who
work and live within them.
10. 6.Architects shall use innovation and management
of new technologies to offer client a benefit of
advancement.
7.Architects shall increase efficiency and
productivity through continuous learning and
training to keep pace with time and survive in
competitive market.
8.Globalization is demanding QES i.e. Quality, Economy and
Speed in all aspects of building process i.e. design to completion
of building. Architect shall be updated and keep pace with all the
three aspects.
9.BIM – Building information modeling is bringing new
advancement in digital technology for architects. Architects shall
manage and work with higher efficiency using BIM instead of
CAD or manual drafting methods.
10.Architects shall not only focus on their design skills but also
shall learn the management.
15. CONCLUSION
Architects have to be good artists and good scientists
when they design a building. The building must be
pleasant to look at, pleasant to work in and strong
enough to be safe from most natural disasters.
Trying to do all these things at the same time is part of
the challenge and excitement of being an architect.
