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What is an ARCHITECT?
"Architect” – (RA 9266)

• means a person professionally and academically qualified, registered
and licensed under this Act with a Certificate of Registration and
Professional Identification Card issued by the Professional Regulatory
Board of Architecture and the Professional Regulation Commission,
and who is responsible for advocating the fair and sustainable
development, welfare and cultural expression of society's habitat in
terms of space, forms and historical context;
There is no elevation to any success we need to use stairs to attain our dreams, and good
management would be one of the keys.
-Greg V.
THE VIRTUES OF AN ARCHITECT
• "May the Architect be high-minded; not arrogant, but faithful;

• Just, and easy to deal with, without an avarice;
• Not let his mind be occupied by receiving gifts,
• But let him preserve his good name with dignity...”
• - by: Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

Types of Architects
Major Roles of an Architect
• Architect-of-Record
• Architect – in-charge- of Construction
• Consulting Architect
1. Residential Architect
Architects who focus on designing exclusive customized houses are
known as Residential Architects. They deal closely with their clients and
must be aware of all the local building norms and protocols to deliver
their projects efficiently from the conceptual to the handover stage.
2. Housing Architect
Housing Architects work on a larger scale than Residential Architects.
Apart from designing the individual floor plans, they are responsible
for delivering a scheme that includes layouts for more than one house
and a Master plan that considers the public health, essential utilities,
efficient circulation, and community requirements.
3. Commercial Architect
• specializes in designing non-residential or public structures like office buildings or
shopping malls. These projects are designed for the general public and are user-
centric.
• The style of a building may vary on the basis of the architect designing it but its
success depends on the functionality and efficiency of the structure. Commercial
projects are usually large-scale in nature and involve a bigger team of architects and
consultants.
4. Restoration Architect/ heritage architect

known for preserving, repairing, and maintaining ancient monuments and structures
to prevent them from deterioration.
They must understand the historical knowledge and significance of the building that
they restore and propose the most efficient methods to conserve and protect it
through research, documentation, examination, and treatment.
5. Research Architect
• Research Architects are usually those professionals who follow their interests in
studying, analyzing, and sometimes writing a book on a sponsored topic or a
subject of interest in the field of Architecture. They are responsible for the constant
advancements made in our profession in terms of design, technology, expression,
and presentations that help us incorporate new tools to upgrade our work.
6. Sustainable or Green Architect
Architects who prioritize delivering energy-efficient and eco-friendly designs and act
as consultants in doing the same are known as Sustainable or Green Architects. They
promote the use of sustainable materials and building techniques that have minimal
impacts on the environment and work on innovating and incorporating green
features into their structures. Due to our industrial ways of living, a green standard or
rating system has been introduced in every country that encourages architects to
design sustainable structures to avoid the extreme consequences that we’ve already
begun facing.
7. Landscape Architect
• His primary role is to design outdoor areas. They create an environment by
incorporating nature, hardscapes, pathways, water elements, street furniture, and
outdoor structures like Gazebos to complement the type of building and its interiors.
Landscape designers are well versed in the subject of horticulture and are also
involved in environmental restoration, stormwater management, and designing
various recreational areas like parks and golf courses.
8.Urban Designer/ Urban Planner
Urban Designing is a discipline that involves
incorporating residential, housing, commercial, and
landscape architecture at a neighbourhood, district, or
city level. Types of architects who prefer to work on a
large scale by developing cities or planning a new one,
major in the subject of Urban designing and planning.
They treat the community as their client and must
consider political, cultural, demographic, and cultural
aspects while designing and solving problems in a
dynamic environment.
9. Industrial Architect
• Architects who are experts at designing an Industry or

Factory are known as Industrial Architects. Their primary
role is to understand the functions of the structure that they
are commissioned to design and the input and output
processes that take place within the facility to design an
efficient building that facilitates optimum results for their
client.
10.Municipal/ City/ Council

Architect
The role and title of a Municipal Architect vary depending on the city’s
local authority. Their primary role is to review and approve design
works, formulate guidelines and plans for buildings of the city, prepare
estimates and costings, oversee the site and building evaluation and
provide technical assistance to the government and the city
development authorities.
11.Extreme Architect
• Extreme Architects specialize in the design and construction of a structure in areas with extreme climate.
This type of architecture requires the professional to deal with unique problems with sometimes no
previous references that can help tackle the situation. They must have the ability to formulate distinctive
solutions and construction techniques customized for the said local environment. With the rise in global
warming, natural disasters have become frequent and more areas have been classified as extreme zones.
• The need for Extreme architecture has risen and may become a crucial factor to consider while designing
a structure in the future. Halley VI Research Station in Antarctica by Hugh Broughton Architects is built to
withstand some of the harshest weather conditions on the planet.
12.Developer Architect
• In the past, many types of architects have faced the problem of not having full
control over their projects and not getting satisfactory compensation for their
roles, despite being a crucial part of the construction industry. This has convinced
numerous architects to take up the responsibilities of developing a project on their
own.
• Architects who develop project management skills are capable of executing a
project without external agencies within the given time frame and budget. These
architects need to have business skills, be aware of the market and real estate
trends and be proficient in financial matters to fulfill this enormous task. John
Portman & Associates, Jonathan Segal, and BRH Architects are examples of
successful Development firms.
13. Lighting Architect
Illumination plays an important role in the success of a structure in terms of ventilation as well as
aesthetics. Architects who specialize in the study of Lighting Architecture study the various ways in
which natural and artificial light affects the human response. Their design process includes assessing the
amount of light required and its distribution, colour variations, and intensity that is required to create a
sustainable and comfortable environment. Constituyentes Fachada Iluminada in Mexico and the Ring
Celestial Bliss in Taiwan depicts the influence of lighting on a structure.
Acoustic Architect
Urban Designer/ Urban Planner
Urban Designing is a discipline that involves

incorporating residential, housing,
commercial, and landscape architecture at a
neighbourhood, district, or city level. Types of
architects who prefer to work on a large scale
by developing cities or planning a new one,
major in the subject of Urban designing and
planning. They treat the community as their
client and must consider political, cultural,
demographic, and cultural aspects while
designing and solving problems in a dynamic
environment.
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U nid 2bi a GOOD ARCHITECTURE
STUDENT pers
How?
-ALWAYS
1 ALWAYS
FOCUS
2 ALWAYS
WATCH TIME
3 ALWAYS
LISTEN TO
MENTOR’S
ADVICE
4 ALWAYS
KEEP
IMPROVING
5 ALWAYS BE
W/ GOOD
PEOPLE
6 ALWAYS
APPRECIATE
PEOPLE WHO
HELPS U
8 ALWAYS
REMEMBER
TO BE
HUMBLE
7 ALWAYS
PRAY
There is no elevation to any success we need to use stairs to attain our dreams, and good
management would be one of the keys.
-Greg V.
I hope you have learned even a simple thing
• Gracias
• By: GREG VILLAVIZA JR.

Assignment
• Choose (1 or more) among the types of Architects that resembles you
and could portray you as an architect in the future. And share some
strategies on how you could possibly obtain that profession through
your endeavour.

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What is an ARCHITECT?

"Architect” – (RA 9266)

• "May the Architect be high-minded; not arrogant, but faithful;

• - by: Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

4. Restoration Architect/ heritage architect

6. Sustainable or Green Architect

• Architects who are experts at designing an Industry or

10.Municipal/ City/ Council

Urban Designing is a discipline that involves

• By: GREG VILLAVIZA JR.

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