Becoming an architect, What are the critical essential things i must be good at ?
Well, i want to become an architect since i am really really good at maths and very passionate about it. I like to design buildings and have all these ideas and etc. So what other things must i be good at to build the foundations of becoming a succeeding architect. What other questions must I ask myself ?
You need to know math, not necessarily complex math, but things like geometry, trig, algebra, etc are crucial. Calculus helps but isn’t necessary. You need to have some background in physics, and preferably mechanics as well, though that isn’t typically required. Some basic drawing and other art skills are useful, the real drawings will be done on computer (computer skills a plus), but you will sketch, and at least in school will have to take art classes and build models and such. You’ll need a good memory, and good visualization, spatial thinking skills, too.
Math. Lots and lots of math.
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You need to know math, not necessarily complex math, but things like geometry, trig, algebra, etc are crucial. Calculus helps but isn’t necessary. You need to have some background in physics, and preferably mechanics as well, though that isn’t typically required. Some basic drawing and other art skills are useful, the real drawings will be done on computer (computer skills a plus), but you will sketch, and at least in school will have to take art classes and build models and such. You’ll need a good memory, and good visualization, spatial thinking skills, too.
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