Jaei
What are the main job objectives when being an Architect?
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7 answers
Faisal Hussain
Faisal’s Answer
In terms of Information Technology. It pertains to building IT solutions for the organization. An example would be that a new device is being used to understand climate change. These devices are generating data every second that has be be saved in some repository. As an architect your job would be to understand the business problem and design and IT solution that would enable data scientist to store the data and recover it quickly.
Miriam Larson
Miriam’s Answer
An architect creates space for people to live in, work in, and occupy in various ways. A good architect responds to clients, contractors, consultants, and site and city constraints to design something that is environmentally sensitive, structurally sound, aesthetically pleasing, safe, and easy to occupy. Most architects have a good spatial sense - meaning that they understand space in 3 dimensions, and can draw and plan spaces and work with a team to build them. Architects must also be sensitive to societal and cultural needs for space, and design accordingly. Different architects focus on different things - some are code experts, some focus on financial constraints, and some are design geniuses. But all have a vision for something that has not yet been built. This is the most exciting, and most difficult part of the job. When I was younger, I couldn't stop drawing houses that I wanted to live in. They had places like "the ropes course room", or "the underwater room". All my spare time was spent designing imaginary places I thought I'd never see. Now that I'm an architect, I can build the things I imagine. For a creative person, it's a fantastic career and life.
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John Allen
John’s Answer
An IT Architect is a person that is usually responsible for the overall design of an IT solution. They usually have several years of being an 'IT Engineer' or programmer, and have helped to build several IT solutions for one or more companies. They draw upon their previous experience to design and create a new IT solution that solves a businesses problem.
In today's IT world, an IT Architect needs to understand MicroService Architectures (MSA) and how Containerized functions can be combined together to create a new IT solution. For example, the company I work for needed a management product that would be able to push configurations down to our other solutions, be able to collect log information, create graphs and reports, and be able to take in API calls from other management nodes to manipulate those configurations. Our IT Architect collected a number of teams together that were working on individual Containerize solutions and created a new solution. We brought together our UI Container team, our Analytics Collection Container team, our Reporting Container team, our Message Bus Container team, our Data Storage Container team, our Configuration Store Container team....and I think you get the picture. They "plugged" all these different MSA components together to create a new solution...all under the direction of the IT Architect. IT Engineers are responsible for the individual components, but the Architect is response for tying them all together to create IT solutions.
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Ruchita Belapurkar
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Rafael Araujo dos Santos
Rafael’s Answer
Connect with different scales and types of types of construction. Especially in the U.S. which has a broad range of projects.
Kelly M. Brennan, RA, AIA, NICET
Kelly M.’s Answer
The most general main objective of an Architect is to generate a design and construction documents (drawings & specifications) that ensure the health, safety and welfare of the people who will use that space.
However, there are Registered Architects all over the world who do much more than only drawing.
Some Architects work in Historic Preservation and help ensure our built History is kept around for many more years.
Some Architects work in Transportation & new infrastructure systems for people to use things like trains.
Some Architects work outside, on construction sites, making sure designs work and are built right.
There are Architects that work in furniture design and tool design, even office equipment design.
Architects need to know codes and regulations to ensure what is being built will be safe. No one wants a design that will fall apart nor catch fire. Codes are set requirements that have been studied and determined to be the bare minimum of how something should be built.
I know Architects who advocate for better safety codes or environmental issues.
Some Architects are also Engineers. They have the ability to think creativity and crunch lots of numbers for difficult math calculations.
An Architect's education is based in Art and focuses on their ability to express their solutions to a design problem. A lot of traditional schooling involves hand drawing but most Architects work with Computer Aided Design (CAD) programs, like AutoCAD.
The best part of being an Architect is having a hand in making a problem into a 3 dimensional solution. For example, a family needs a home. An Architect can talk to the family, find out how they go about their regular daily life, design a home they love, make the construction drawings a builder needs to make the design, and oversee it during construction. Now, that family has a house that they can use to protect them from the weather and kerp them safe.
I hope you find a desire to use Architecture for the benefit of the world.
Visit aia.org for more information.
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Dinesh Singh
Dinesh’s Answer
Information technology architects help manage the technological aspects of a business, particularly its security architecture and business plans. These professionals ensure compliance with set rules and regulations. They also create and implement new and updated security systems and architecture. Information technology architects must hold at least a bachelor's degree in a computer-related field and five years of professional experience; some employers require candidates to hold a master's degree. These professionals should know how to explain their work to those outside of their field and communicate effectively with other information technology specialists in their company.
KEY HARD SKILLS
Information technology architects develop essential hard skills through education, training, and experience. Technical skills in systems architecture, virtualization, and cloud computing accompany security and infrastructure knowledge. Security, one of these professionals' key duties, requires an understanding of computer systems, structures, and applications. Information technology architects also need managerial skills to prioritize and allocate needs and resources.
DAILY TASKS
By creating plans and layouts for data communication networks, information technology architects serve as leaders and support staff alike. Information technology architects design, implement, and oversee security and business technologies for businesses and organizations. Information technology architects ensure efficiency and efficacy by communicating with colleagues and team members about software, network, and database architectures, as appropriate.
Architect Responsibilities:
Meeting with clients and determining their needs and requirements.
Managing design projects from concept development through to completion.
Developing and presenting project proposals.
Adjusting designs and plans to meet the client's needs.
Preparing drawings, blueprints, specifications and construction documents.
Conducting research and compiling reports on feasibility and environmental impact.
Complying with safety standards and local planning regulations.
Determining and adhering to budgets and timelines.
Managing project teams and collaborating with other construction professionals.