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Are architects really important? Imagine walking around a city having no buildings, sidewalks, or highways; the city that was imagined was not a city, right? The cities, towns and neighborhoods that people live in would be nonexistent. Every inch of a building is planned out by an architect. Although the construction workers build the buildings, architects are the ones who help plan how to build the building. Without architects in the world, there would be no buildings nor any structures since architects plan every inch of a building.

An architect is a worker who makes blueprints for buildings (“Architects” U.S. para. 1). Architects can be responsible for having blueprints made for a house or a whole town; therefore, they make to scale models of building on a computer (“Architects” U.S para. 9). They will determine the amount of tools needed and the cost of the project (“Architect” para. 3). Most of the time, architects will work with landscape architects, urban planners, professional designers and engineers (“Architects Job” para. 5). Self-employed architects have more flexible schedules (“Architects” U.S para. 20). Overtime should be expected when working as an architect, also architects will work in offices of from home (“Architects” U.S para. 20). Any architect should not be equivocated, also they need to be able to see far away and close up (“Architect” para. 5). Because architects have to plan with their client, architects have to stay in offices most of the time (“Architects” U.S. para. 2). Architects must keep in mind, when thinking of a design, to stay in the client’s budget (“Architects Job” para. 2). When making a blueprint, architects also have to remember building codes and other laws (“Architects” U.S. para. 12)....

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...ffel Tower in Italy, Taj Mahal in India, Colosseum in Rome, and Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York, these famous buildings would not be here without the help of architects; thus, architects are extremely important to the world.

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“Architects Job Description, Education, Career Path and Salary Outlook.” U.S. News University. U.S News University Connection, 2014. Web. 3 April 2014.

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“Architects.” U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S Department of Labor, 8 January 2014. Web. 4 April 2014. .

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