Editing Architect (section)

{{Short description|Person who designs buildings and oversees construction}}
{{Other uses}}
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{{Infobox Occupation
| name=
| image= [[Image:Architect.png|250px]]
| caption= An architect, 1893.
| official_names= Architect
| type= Profession
| activity_sector= [[Architecture]]<br />[[Civil engineering]]<br />[[Structural engineering]]<br />Construction<br />[[Project management]]<br />[[Urban planning]]<br />[[Interior design]]<br />Visual arts
| competencies= Engineering, technical knowledge, building design, planning and management skills
| formation= See [[Architect#Professional requirements|professional requirements]]
| related_occupation=
}}
An '''architect''' is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings.<ref>{{Cite web|title=What's the difference between an architect and a building designer?|url=https://build.com.au/whats-difference-between-architect-and-building-designer|access-date=2021-03-03|website=BUILD|language=en|archive-date=2021-03-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302161740/https://build.com.au/whats-difference-between-architect-and-building-designer|url-status=live}}</ref> To practice [[architecture]] means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that have human occupancy or use as their principal purpose.<ref name=ns.ca>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.ns.ca/legislature/legc/bills/60th_1st/3rd_read/b115.htm |title=The Nova Scotia Legislature|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721200353/http://www.gov.ns.ca/legislature/legc/bills/60th_1st/3rd_read/b115.htm|archive-date=July 21, 2011|year=2006|access-date=8 March 2019|work=Office of the Legislative Counsel|publisher=[[Nova Scotia House of Assembly]]}}</ref> Etymologically, the term architect derives from the Latin {{Lang|la|architectus}},<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-07-30|title=Etymology in Architecture: Tracing the Language of Design to its Roots|url=https://www.archdaily.com/898648/etymology-in-architecture-tracing-the-language-of-design-to-its-roots|access-date=2021-03-03|website=ArchDaily|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526084007/https://www.archdaily.com/898648/etymology-in-architecture-tracing-the-language-of-design-to-its-roots|url-status=live}}</ref> which derives from the Greek<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-24|title=The Meaning of the Word Architect {{!}} The History of Design-Build|url=https://www.nedesignbuild.com/meaning-of-architect/|access-date=2021-03-03|website=New England Design & Construction|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526084004/https://www.nedesignbuild.com/meaning-of-architect/|url-status=live}}</ref> (''{{Lang|grc-latn|arkhi}}-'', chief + {{Lang|grc-latn|tekton}}, builder), i.e., chief builder.<ref name="Harper" />

The [[professional requirements for architects]] vary from location to location. An architect's decisions affect public safety, and thus the architect must undergo specialised training consisting of advanced education<ref>{{Cite book|last=Czcibor-Piotrowski|first=Andrzej|jstor=10.5749/j.cttttqm2.18|title=Discipline of Architecture|publisher=University of Minnesota Press|year=2000|isbn=978-0-8166-3665-5|page=293|chapter=The Profession and Discipline of Architecture: Practice and Education}}</ref> and a ''practicum'' (or internship) for practical experience to earn a [[Occupational licensing|license]] to practice architecture. Practical, technical, and academic requirements for becoming an architect vary by jurisdiction though the formal study of architecture in [[academic institutions]] has played a pivotal role in the development of the [[profession]].