what buildings architects do
### The 300 most important tasks of a building architect A building architect is not merely a person who draws floor plans or designs elevations. An architect translates human needs into a buildable, safe, functional, economical, maintainable and legally compliant building. From a technical perspective, the architect connects the client, site, geometry, building regulations, structural engineer, MEP engineers, material suppliers, contractors, fabricators and eventual occupants. I will organize the 300 tasks into 15 functional groups, with 20 tasks in each group. For every task, the focus is on two questions: * Technical role: What engineering, design, analytical or documentation work is performed? * Functional role: What practical outcome does that work deliver? One important distinction: the architect coordinates many specialist disciplines but does not personally replace the licensed structural, geotechnical, electrical, plumbing, fire-safety or other professionals where their expert...