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ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY.

12/13/2013

Architectural Technology is the technical side of design — it can be about how things look but mainly it is about how buildings work. It’s all about problem solving and turning conceptual drawings into reality. It’s understanding design and the buildability of buildings. Architectural technologist's strengths are in construction technology (the design of the building fabric) and building standards (satisfying the statutory requirements of building regulations, such as energy efficiency, fire safety, access, etc., and optimising the building's performance)

Difference between an Architectural Technologist and an architect


Architectural Technologists and architects are qualified and competent to lead construction projects from design through to completion. The difference is within the specialisms that they will bring to a project. Architectural Technologists’ training and emphasis is the science and technology of architecture while architects’ training and emphasis is the design and philosophy of architecture. An architect's training is more focused on (but not limited to) the overall design of a building (its aesthetic, form and layout) and building contracts (the legal and management side of construction projects)

Also, one's ability to carry out any task is never simply a matter of training or qualification. Both professionals require a working knowledge/appreciation of all of these aspects of building design and construction to carry out their respective role on an architectural project (these skills are often gained through experience and/or additional training). Architects can be excellent technologists and architectural technologists can have strong design abilities.
 

What do Architectural Technologists do in practice?


Through the course of a project, and along with the architect, an Architectural Technologist’s daily activities may include a variety of tasks, which are listed below as per Tanzanian laws. These tasks have been broken into their relevant project delivery phases:

 Pre-Design


· Presale condition assessments

· Project due-diligence and feasibility studies

· Rezoning applications,
 

 Design


· Preliminary design and design development

· Site documentation and site analysis

· Consultant coordination

· Building code preliminary analysis

· Zoning analysis and preparation of Development Permit applications

· Design document preparation

· Presentation materials

· Consultation with municipal authorities.
 

 Permit, Tender, and Construction


· Material / product research and selection

· Building code analysis

· Permit, tender, and construction documentation

· Building science and building envelope studies

· Detail design and development

· Further consultant coordination

· Preparation and coordination of contract documents.

· Costing analysis

· Tendering

 Contract Administration


· Field reviews, progress documentation, and reporting

· Shop drawing review

· Liaison with contractor

· Progress claim review

· As-built documentation and project close out

 Post Construction


· Maintenance reviews

· Maintenance manual development

· Specific problem investigations

· Warranty period reviews

As Architectural Technologists’ careers develop within a firm to a senior level, they may often play and ever-increasing role in the management of a firm and its day to day operations. In this role Architectural Technologists have become involved in activities such as:

· Marketing and business development

· Client consultation

· Fee proposals & project estimations

· Project scheduling

· Liability analysis

· Human resources and team management

In most of the activities listed above, specialists have developed in each field whose focus is on the refinement of any one of these areas. The careers of many Architectural Technologists have further evolved from the traditional role of working directly with an architect to providing services in many of these specializations.

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