An Architect is a person who designs a building .You will be thinking what a civil engineer does. A civil engineer looks after the science of the building. He will make sure that the building won’t be into ruins .An architect will tell the civil engineer on what shape he wants and the civil engineer will explain the feasibility of a design and with the help of best bricks and cement he build it for him .An Architect can decide on the landscape, shapes, colors, room sizes, styles .They work on spaces or they manage space. An architect designs the interior space almost everyone need a place which is small and at the time can also look big. An architect designs houses, buildings, landscapes, ships and sometimes residence areas and cities.
An architect must be able to communicate well to the client .The person must be able to listen what the client wants to say. A piece of art in most of the cases will be the brainchild of client as well as the architect. An architect must be very creative and innovative .The person must also be able to invent designs according to the needs of the client. Architects need to update latest trends .Nowadays the trend is famous for green architecture .Those types of buildings will contribute more to attain the sustainable goals of the world.
The course of architecture is very hectic and students will not get much time in college. There will be much projects to submit. After graduation it will take few years for the students to settle with their career .If you have the patience and the love for the art then you can confidently take the course of architecture.
To join for architecture course one must pass the National Aptitude Test for Architecture (NATA) after passing out from 12th std.
Step 1 After passing the NATA exam one can join in a good college that offer course in Architecture.
Step 2 Architecture course is a professional course which has a total duration of 5 yrs . Some of the colleges in India that provide course B arch(Bachelor of Architecture ) are:-
1) School of Architecture and Planning ,New Delhi
2) National Institute of Technology ,Tiruchirapally
3) BITS , Ranchi
4) NIT ,Calicut
5) IIT ,Roorkee
6) College of Architecture ,Thiruvananthapuram
Step 3 After finishing your bachelor degree in architecture you can do your Masters in Architecture .Masters in Architecture is for two years of duration. The top colleges in India that offer masters in architecture are :-
1) National Institute of Technology ,Patna
2) School of Planning and Agriculture, New Delhi
3) College of Engineering , Thiruvanathapuram
4) IIT , Roorkee
An architect will get employed in construction sites .They can also work as a interior and spatial designer . They can take their innovation to a next level called the landscape architect. They can be a town planner in a government organization. Other careers for an architect are Lecturer, Building Surveyor, planning and development surveyor etc.
The starting salary for an architect will be Rs 8,000 to 10,000.As a fresher it is the maximum you can get .In rare cases it can also go higher .An architect will start their own firms once they gain experience .In such a case they can make their own money according to the type of projects they do .
