Architects play an important role in architecture, and before final structural design, they are responsible for the architectural appearance of the buildings and structures. An architect is a client-appointed individual who designs a facility following the philosophy of design and customer-specified specifications.

To please the consumer, the architect makes use of vision and innovative concepts. But the design produced by the architects must comply with the state's building legislation and regulations.

Eligibility Criteria

• Must possess at least 50% aggregate from a recognized institution in 12th, from any board PUC/CBSE/ICSE/ISC, etc. However, the cut-off margin varies with the selection process of different colleges. Only a background in science is viable.
• Should procure a valid score in entrance exams such as JEE-MAINS/NATA/CEED/JEE-Advanced, etc. Different colleges offer their entrance exams if you don’t have a satisfactory score in JEE or other competitive exams – colleges like NMIMS, Symbiosis International University, XUB, Andhra University, LPU, etc.
• To become an Architect, one must earn a degree in BE/B.Tech or a diploma. These are the basic qualifications you will require.
• An M.Tech in Architecture can also prove to be helpful while looking for a higher degree and better learning.

Tasks to perform

• Coordination and general integration of technical tasks in architectural or engineering projects should be handled.
• Guiding, supervising, or authorizing changes in project design.
• Executing operations, such as reviewing or composing reports, the approval of spending, the enforcement of laws, or the procurement of materials or providing necessary services.
• Assess the environmental effects of the practices of engineering, architecture, or research and development.
• Recognize environmental concerns or opportunities associated with the global technologies being created and introduced.
• Initiate broad outlines given by top management, define scientific or technological objectives.
• Clarify project requirements or processes, speak with management, manufacturing, or marketing workers.

Knowledge required

• Design and Establishment — Recognition of the materials, techniques, and instruments used in building or restoring homes, factories, as well as other structures, such as roads, highways, bridges, etc.
• Incorporation and Governance — Utilizing concepts of business administration associated with tactical planning, distribution of capital, optimization of human resources, leadership strategies, methods of production, and organization of resources and manpower.
• Service – Awareness of standards and procedures for the provision of client and consumer expenses. Customer and Personal Support. This comprises evaluating customer expectations, meeting service quality requirements, and consumer satisfaction assessment.
• Apprehension of Physics — Predictive analytics of basic phenomena, laws, their interactions, and fluid, substance, and air mechanics interpretation techniques, and mechanical, electric, atomic, and subatomic structures and processes understanding.
• Science and Engineering — Utilizing practical methods of applying information and technology in engineering. This involves the application to the design and manufacture of different products and services of principles, methods, processes, and equipment.

Skills required

• Sensitivity of problem — Stating an indication or the likelihood of a problem. It does not require fixing the dilemma, just realizing that there is a concern.
• Conceptualization — Interacting with new or innovative ideas about a given subject or situation, or creating inventive ways to solve a problem.
• Fluency of ideas – Concocting a series of solutions on a subject on the spur of the moment.
• Image processing — Visualizing how a device or appliance is going to appear after being moved around or while moving or rearranging its pieces.
• Perceptual Strength — Perceiving multiple concepts with vast differences and close similarities among several and drawing an understanding to use them in solving problems.

Job roles offered

Once you procure the required qualifications for becoming an Architect, a myriad of options are open to you. There are multiple projects you can undertake throughout this line of work, and there are many other fields you can branch out to.

• Civil Project Manager: Often referred to as construction project managers, civil project managers are mainly responsible for monitoring the construction of large-scale construction projects, such as industrial buildings, roadways, and bridges. They are interested in the fields of pre-planning, budgeting, distribution of money, negotiation of contracts, and organization of staff.
• Electrical Engineering Manager: Electrical Engineering Managers are involved in the development of strategic electrical plans through the analysis of operational plans; the study of current conditions; the assessment of needs to meet operational plans; the mapping of solutions; the updating and adjustment of specifications and solutions; the preparation of cost and expenditure estimates.
• Process Engineering Manager: A team responsible for designing and implementing manufacturing processes, machinery, or plants is directed by the Process Engineering Manager. To be a Manager of Process Engineering ensures constant process, expense, quality, and performance improvement. They prioritize handling and solving technical problems with all engineering programs.
• Engineering Director: Engineering directors are pragmatic, technical, and creative. They can take down and translate complex data sets almost as easily as they can direct a whole group of engineers, and they excel in developing new systems while complying with documented methods at the same time.
• Mechanical Engineering manager: Mechanical engineering managers are responsible for the administration, covering both operational and technological aspects, of the mechanical engineering department. They often work under the general guidance of a field engineer on working groups and as a leader of the project.

Career opportunities

Architects can opt for various fields of work in the companies listed below:

• AECOM
• Philips
• Flipkart
• Architect Hafeez Contractor
• Archkons
• Sanon Sen & Associates
• Span Consultants Private Limited
• Prem Nath & Associates
• SEMAC Private Limited
• OCI Architects
• VSA Architect
• Edifice
• Manchanda Associates
• Venkatraman Associates
• Sompura Arts
• Biplab Talapatra

Colleges offering courses

• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
• Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
• National Institute of technology, Kozhikode
• School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
• College of Engineering, Trivandrum
• School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal
• National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
• Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
• School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada
• Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi