Many people outside of the Architecture profession know about the 'seven years of training' but few realise the intensity of the exam which all hopeful students must pass in order to call themselves Architects - commonly called The part 3 exam!
This exam is what sets 'us' aside from 'them'. Anyone can be appointed by clients, produce drawings and submit applications but to able to use the title of Architect requires a long university course, recorded post graduate experience and the completion of the part 3 exam. Architects have specialist knowledge of design, harmony, construction and technology, the part 3 exam sits above this knowledge and provides an additional layer of professional competence in which the client can be assured.
Many other disciplines carry out building design services but few have the background in design that an Architect has - design is the difference between a bog-standard timber kit house and one designed by my good friends Dualchas; both employ the same technology, the same construction and the same materials but the one with the greater design input has more soul. I suppose it's the same as comparing a litre of paint and a Rothko painting.
If you are considering hiring a professional to carry our design services I would urge you to visit the ARB to check whether or not they are a registered Architect. If a company is trying to give the impression that they are Architects when they are not, you should probably ask yourself "if they can do that..."
Room Architects
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment