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Jan
22
2008

Purloined profession

Posted by Dorothy A. DeGennaro

How do you feel about use of the word architect in contexts unrelated to the profession of architecture?

   
Reply posted on 23 January 2008 11:22 AM
Bob Keaton

Well, I would like to think I’m the architect of my own life, but I realize the fallacy in that.

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Reply posted on 30 January 2008 12:32 PM
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Steve Ritchie
Reed Construction Data

I suppose it’s both good and bad.  It makes the word familiar to many, but it dilutes the specific meaning.  On the other hand, I don’t know of many professions that don’t lose some degree of control over their names.

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Reply posted on 12 March 2008 04:14 AM
KP Reddy
RCMS - http://www.rcmsgroup.com

Being a bit of a traditionalist, I really feel that Architects are Architecture Professionals. As an Engineer, I have had the same issue. Does a person that attends a 1 day Microsoft networking class with no advanced degrees, and receives a certificate from a laser printer prior to leaving really get to be called a Network Engineer/Architect?

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Reply posted on 19 March 2008 10:24 AM
Zack Miller

I agree with KP Reddy, it should only be used in the context of your field.

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