Architecture: Value of An Architect

architecture
the profession of designing buildings, open areas, communities, and other

artificial constructions and environments, usually with some regard to aesthetic
effect. Architecture often includes design or selection of furnishings and
decorations, supervision of construction work, and the examination, restoration,
or remodeling of existing buildings.
Value of an Architect
Value of an architect: is about why anyone might want to consider engaging an architect to
design a home or building for them.
What is special about an architect that makes them a value?

What values do they deliver to a project that make them worth the investment in them?
How are architects a VALUE?

What sets them apart?
– Value of an Architect #1: PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS: architects are trained to solve
seemingly impossible problems with demanding design criteria. Architects are the most
experienced people in the world at designing buildings and homes and can be counted on to
arrive at the most creative and effective solutions.
– Value of an Architect #2: ENERGY: your architect can provide enough upgraded insulation
and other energy conserving features designed into your house to result in you saving hundreds
of thousands of dollars over the life of your home. An architect knows best where the most
efficient use of your energy dollar should go: they are experts. After all: they are trained to
design homes and buildings: it’s what they do for a living.
– Value of an Architect #3: HEALTH: your architect can detail and specify your house so that
it won’t leak, or have dangerous off-gassing, thereby making your home more durable and less
prone to develop mold, radon & other toxic issues, which results in a healthier house for you and
your family, saving you the pain and suffering of illnesses that could otherwise develop from
improperly built construction using more dangerous materials ana systems. Architects know
about material off-gassing and other harmful effects that others associated with your home’s
construction usually aren’t motivated to discover. Your architect knows because they are
involved in your project with one focus: creating the best home for you and the best value
possible. They are your advocate. They have sworn a solemn HSW vow, when becoming
licensed, to protect the Health, Safety & Welfare of the public and their clients.
– Value of an Architect #4: BUILDING PERMIT REQUIREMENT: Most public buildings

and some residential projects are required to have a licensed architect preparing the design and
construction documents in order to obtain a building permit. One day, it may be a requirement
that if it needs a permit, it needs an architect. It is odd that one of the most complex building
types possible (residential projects) aren’t always required to have an architect creating the
design and documents. The public would be better served if that was a requirement. Not having
an architect is one of the reasons most homes in the world are in such disrepair.
– Value of an Architect #5: DURABILITY: your architect can detail and specify your house to
last longer and avoid as much maintenance as possible, through smart detailing, saving you the
hassle and expense of fixing things in a less properly built house. Others are often more focused
on saving some meager expense here and there, even though that could result in damage to the
integrity of your project. The architect wants the best home possible for you.
– Value of an Architect #6: SECURITY & STRENGTH: your architect will provide details to
be strong and help resist the harsh storms that are assaulting our world these days. Ask any of
the people whose houses blew down in the various record storms during the last 20 years. And
there are more on the way. Don’t become a statistic. Sometimes all it takes is a more sensibly
designed detail to keep your project together. No one but your architect will be as concerned for
your welfare and longevity of your project as they are; it’s their job.
– Value of an Architect #7: RESALE VALUE: these are very competitive times. The World
has weathered a major Recession, which to many was a full-blown Depression. And the home
ownership sector has been particularly hard-hit. Having the advantage of a more functional
layout and more attractive appearance for your home can give you a marketing advantage. In
any real estate cycle, this can help provide you with increased resale value. For commercial
projects this can’t hurt the owner as well.
– Value of an Architect #8: FUNCTIONALITY: Architects spend their lives solving problems
with homes and buildings, squeezing the most out of every square inch. Many architects have
government contracts, requiring them to plan homes and buildings in an efficient manner to
make the most of every tax dollar.
– Value of an Architect #9: AESTHETICS: it is a requirement, when architects are being

trained in major universities across the world, that their project are not only attractive and
beautiful, but that they embody the concept of the programmed project. Architects program their
projects in the beginning, listening to the needs, requirements, hopes and dreams of the owners.
Then, as they design, they incorporate these features into the project, typically elevating the
project into the realm of art, as well as function, making the design true “architecture”: a project
that has a soul at its center, evocative of higher aspirations, symbolic of the positive aspects of
the nature of the project, as well as function. The architect is the only entity trained to
accomplish this blending of art, technology and function.
– Value of an Architect #10: CREATIVITY: Architects are all very creative professionals.
They have an ability, through training, experience and built-in intelligence, to be able to see
solutions that are missed by others. Why: if they were not creative, they would never make it
through college and would never earn their degrees, because to accomplish those objectives
requires a tremendous amount of creativity.
There are more values of an Architect, but these are a good start.

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architecture

the profession of designing buildings, open areas, communities, and other

What is special about an architect that makes them a value?

How are architects a VALUE?

– Value of an Architect #4: BUILDING PERMIT REQUIREMENT: Most public buildings

– Value of an Architect #9: AESTHETICS: it is a requirement, when architects are being

There are more values of an Architect, but these are a good start.

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