Since elementary school, I have been learning to use math on an everyday basis. As all my teachers have told me, all jobs require some basic understanding of math. In fourth grade, my AIG class learned a unit on architecture, and since then, the idea of becoming an architect and designing fantastic buildings has always fascinated me. I knew that architecture was likely to involve a high level of math, and though I was not too keen on math at the time, I felt that it was something I could take on and accomplish. Math is an important part of everyday life, and mathematics must be applied to most occupations. In this paper I will talk specifically about my childhood dream job of an architect, and how math is present every day, such as types like algebra, trigonometry, Pythagorean Theorem, probability and statistics, and many other types. I will even interview an architect to get some insight into the job.
In order to figure out how math is used in architecture, we must first figure out what kind of education is required to become an architect. Most states require architects to be trained in a program approved by the National Architecture Accrediting Board, or NAAB for short. Training in such programs usually results in a Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.), Master of Architecture (M.Arch.), or a Ph.D. in Architecture or Doctor of Architecture (D.Arch.).
A Bachelor of Architecture programs lasts 5 years and focuses on structural design, architectural theory, and construction methodology. A B.Arch. requires 162 undergraduate credits. Courses for a Bachelor of Architecture degree cover topics such as environmental design, universal design for the disabled, and architectural documentation. Students in this program receive instruction ...
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...tes” at field level. In addition, it also includes a “Home Run Porch” in right field, a picnic terrace in left field, and outfield berm seating. Today, I’ve asked Mr. Montgomery about his occupation as an architect and the types of math he uses from day-to-day. He explained to me that during most of his architecture work, he does a lot of measuring for building plans and making sure that they are drawn to scale. He also has to find the measurements of angles in a room, and that sometimes uses trigonometry or algebra. Mr. Montgomery also explained that his job requires a lot of linear programming, which he completes on the computer.
In conclusion, architecture is a career that requires a lot of education in math and uses math often. With the information I’ve collected, I hope I was able to give you, the reader, an insight on just how much architecture requires math.
It is somewhat by accident that I find myself drawn towards the field of Construction Science. I have always enjoyed building with an incorporation of moving parts. When I was young, I started building toy cars, airplanes, dinosaurs, and everything an eight-year-old boy would imagine. It was like striking gold! I could build tracks, and cars with wheels to go on the tracks. I could even build towers with moving parts that reached the living room ceiling. Needless to say this unassuming box of used gadgets fostered a growing excitement towards construction and architecture. As my knowledge of the field grew, so did my curiosity about the assembly and preparation it takes to build useful assets like houses, hotels, even parking garages. I am pursuing a degree in Construction Science, which encompasses not only creating new spheres of urban development, but also a supporting a structure that helps a community grow. After attending Blinn College, I feel the need to expand my knowledge in the field of architecture by attending the highly credited University of Texas A&M.
...d workers and the like. Without the help of mathematical skills to build the objects they would not be properly prepared enough to create their specific art pieces.
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architecture to just the designing of buildings. He feels that architecture involves more than just
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This career is also incredibly rewarding because you get to see and experience your work. You can see its progress and how it looks once it is finished and then even after that you can still experience it and see how other people react to your building or the place that you have designed. Only after seeing how other people interact with your building will you know if it is a success or not which is like no other profession. Lots of professions are very instantaneous, did you save someone, did you teach properly or have you added correctly but architecture is something that lives on even after you are gone. It is something that can immortalise a person which is incredibly poetic.
Like all engineers, architectural engineers apply the theories and principles of science and mathematics to research and develop economical solutions to technical problems. Their work is the link between scientific discoveries and commercial applications. Engineers design products, machinery to build those products, factories in which those products are made, and the systems that ensure the quality of the product and efficiency of the workforce and manufacturing process. Engineers design, plan, and supervise the construction of buildings, highways, and transit systems. They develop new materials that both improve the performance of products and help implement advances in technology. Engineering knowledge is applied to improving many things, including the quality of health care, the safety of food products, and the efficient operation of financial systems.
As a secondary subject, society often views mathematics a critical subject for students to learn in order to be successful. Often times, mathematics serves as a gatekeeper for higher learning and certain specific careers. Since the times of Plato, “mathematics was virtually the first thing everyone has to learn…common to all arts, science, and forms of thought” (Stinson, 2004). Plato argued that all students should learn arithmetic; the advanced mathematics was reserved for those that would serve as the “philosopher guardians” of the city (Stinson, 2004). By the 1900s in the United States, mathematics found itself as a cornerstone of curriculum for students. National reports throughout the 20th Century solidified the importance of mathematics in the success of our nation and its students (Stinson, 2004). As a mathematics teacher, my role to educate all students in mathematics is an important one. My personal philosophy of mathematics education – including the optimal learning environment and best practices teaching strategies – motivates my teaching strategies in my personal classroom.
The role of the architect is a question that evokes a spectrum of answers from Norman Foster’s definition; ‘Architect is an expression of values… the way we build is a reflection of the way we live.’ [Foster, cited in Tholl, 2014: Online] This debate of who and what an architect should be and do is not a recent one to emerge but has lead many architects and designers as far back as Vitruvius [15BC] to produce documentation on what they believed to be the make-up of an architect. In Vitruvius’ ‘The Ten Books On Architecture’ he quickly establishes two fragments that make an architect, the manual skill and the theory and scholarship.
“Architects plan, design, and observe construction of facilities used for human occupancy and of other structures” (The Top 100: The Fastest-Growing Careers for the 21st Century, Fifth Edition 27). In 2010, 2 percent of U.S employment, about 2.3 million people, possessed jobs in architecture and engineering. The majority of architects tend to be civil architects, with about 249,120 workers, followed by mechanical and industrial engineers (Bureau of Labor Statistics 2). Architects have to design buildings that satisfy their clients and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. Architects need to take aspects into consideration such as climate, soil, state building regulations, zoning laws, fire r...
The profession of architecture, the possible career as an architect, taking steps to gain a position and education as well as the set growth and prospects of this profession. According to Lee W. Waldrep (2010), author of the book Becoming a Architect “A Guide to Careers in Design, an architect is an imaginative person who designs a wide range of structures for buildings”(p. 2). These structures not only have to be aesthetically pleasing, but must also meet the safety requirements. Architects have to compete with other architects to attract customers by presenting designs. This process is generally based on building a reputation as an architect. Due to the nature and the amount of time devoted to designing, architects