Our+Profession

**Our Profession **


**What do I think about architecture?** I think it’s the perfect harmony between the arts and the science, for me architecture it’s the most beautiful way that a human being can do to solve the problems of spaces to other humans beings, to make comfortable places. media type="file" key="q pienso yo es.mp3"   **What can you predict about the content of the text by reading the title?** I think that the text will show me different aspect about what does an architect after he/she graduate, how is the job fill and things like that. media type="file" key="predecir.mp3"

**What questions will be answered?** Question about the architecture itself and thing related about what kind of job an architect do. media type="file" key="q respuestas.mp3"

Technical words, probably related with the architect process of making and drawing ideas, planning and built it. media type="file" key="q palabras.mp3"
 * What vocabulary might be included?**


 * Answers to the Podcast**

**a) What makes a good architect? ** The training in the study of perspective, knowledge about thinking and develop spaces, the constructions materials and their property to make that each part of the building fit with another one in an economical and convenient way. Besides that, for me a good architect is the one that dominate even more than the basic knowledge given in the academy, he or she also has to comprehend about law, engineering and accounting and being very interested in the culture where the project will be located, and off course, passion for art and think in the people to whom the project is directed to. media type="file" key="buen arquitecto.mp3"

**b) What are the three dimensions of architectural design?**  <span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);"> The three dimensions of architectural design are: to be able to visualize the work, the design in plan, section and elevation in a way that the resultant composition is expressive, clear, beautiful and easy to understand.   media type="file" key="3dimensionmes.mp3" <span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">


 * Post Reading**



<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> I think they need the same qualifications, because both of them study the needs of the people, the laws of the building, the structures, and design and planning areas. is just that architecture is focused on a building and urban planning is on the context. media type="file" key="q necesito para.mp3" <span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> well, I feel that it could be a little more difficult than I thought but this has made it more interesting for me, now I’m more convinced that I like this career, because it’s very complex and complete, has a little bit of each area, has science without losing the human part but it is not lost in the human feelings, also has the social part because at the end of the story, every single design is directed to the society, so.. I really like architecture! media type="file" key="me gusta arquitectura.mp3" <span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> The role of the architecture its very manifold, it has to practice law, economics, accounting, taxes, merchandising, office manager, design, planning, engineering and skill in the art of buildings, an architect is the maker of the civilized living, he is the one that make the accommodation of various kind of structures and materials to often comfortable places acquiring our needs. media type="file" key="q hace.mp3"
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> a) How are architecture and urban planning different in terms of the qualifications needed for each? **
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> b) After today's reading, how do you feel about your future profession? **
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> c) What is the role of architects / urban planners in today's world? **