Preparing for a Career in Architecture

Architects must pass an examination to obtain a license to practice.

• T

• F

An estimator calculates the costs of materials and labor for a building.

• T

• F

Having a good idea or a quality product or service is enough to have a successful business.

• T

• F

The way you conduct yourself on the job has no relationship to how well you perform your job.

• T

• F

A(n) ____ generally draws the details of working drawings and makes tracings from original drawings that the architect or designer has prepared.

• junior architect

• architectural drafter

• architectural illustrator

• construction technologist

The job of the ____ is to prepare all the necessary written information needed to describe materials, methods, and fixtures to be used in the structure.

• architectural illustrator

• estimator

• construction technologist

• specifications writer

Which professional establishes areas and boundaries of real estate property?

• Land surveyor

• Construction technologist

• Architectural drafter

• None of the above

Which of the following is an advantage of owning your own business?

• Being your own boss

• Long hours

• Responsibility for decision making

• Risk of failure

A registered architect is qualified to ____.

• determine the boundary lines of a site

• design structures that meet the standards for health, safety, and property

• select the furnishings and color scheme for a dwelling

• None of the above

To become an architectural drafter, a person should have completed high school, possess a knowledge of architectural drawing, and ____.

• possess an understanding of economics

• have an art background

• be familiar with a CAD system

• All of the above.