Professions in Architecture
- Architect – a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings.
- Architectural designer – an architect that is primarily involved in the design of buildings or urban landscapes, as opposed to the construction documents and management required to construct it.
- Landscape architect – a person involved in the planning, design and sometimes direction of a landscape, garden, or distinct space.
- Starchitect – architects whose celebrity and critical acclaim have transformed them into idols of the architecture world and may even have given them some degree of fame amongst the general public.
- Architectural technologist – also known as a Building Technologist, provides building design services and solutions and is trained in architectural technology, building design and construction.
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