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Understanding the difference between an architect and a draftsman

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Renovation or building of a home or an office is really a great decision but at this point, most of the people are confused about whom they should call. They are confused about whether to call a draftsman or an architect. But the fact here is that both are needed in these situations as they both have some tasks to perform and it is important to know the difference between an architect and draftsman to assign them the tasks according to their work nature.

 

Varying Academic Background

Architects are educated professionals and they must be having a bachelor’s degree to have any such job. In most of the cases, a bachelor degree in architecture needs four or five years to complete and there is a lot of coursework along with the hand practices in structures, architectural materials, and history, computer added designs and construction techniques are the most important things which are frequently taken by the students in their degree. The most important thing is that the architects must be having the license by global or local professional institutes or associations. The license is granted to an architect after the complete examination and sometimes even after attaining specific work experience.

Well on the other side, the educational background for draftsmen is not any fixed and the content of training and experience is also changed and updated by the choice of board or council and also with the collaboration with the panel of the experts. The degrees and the diplomas obtained by the draftsmen are usually of two years.

 

Skills

Architects are basically skillful for the designing and the conceptualizing of the main core structures for the people to work in further. Architects also work well with the building codes, zone laws, and safety regulations. Architects also have the education regarding the building models and CAD tools.

Draftsmen also have a related set of skills along with the core experience in the CAD tools. Draftsmen usually create CAD designs along with technical details like dimension styles, procedural dynamics, and estimated material usage. They sift through technical handbooks and tables.

 

Core Responsibilities

An architect is considered to be the backbone of any project and he is the one responsible for the formulation of an attractive design with an aesthetic outlook. He is responsible to render the building conformable for the security standards and the other stringent regulations regarding the location are also the things which are done by an architect.

Draftsmen work in cooperation with the architects and they are known as kings of drafting, a process in which CAD drawings are made for the construction and the architectural design. There are also civil drafters who make drawings for the important civil engineering projects, bridges, motorways, and runways. For new homes or home extensions you may not need an architect - Over 90% of houses are designed by drafting services.

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So, whom do you want when you have planned to build your house or even for its renovation and for this purpose you need to understand that the services offered by an architect are expensive as compared to the services which are provided by a draftsman.

Sham Reddy CRS
Howard Hanna RE Services, Dayton, OH - Dayton, OH
CRS

Great that you drew out the differences!!!

Architects are educated professionals and they must be having a bachelor’s degree to have any such job. In most of the cases, a bachelor degree in architecture needs four or five years to complete and there is a lot of coursework along with the hand practices in structures, architectural materials, and history, 

Educational background for draftsmen is not any fixed and the content of training and experience is also changed and updated by the choice of board or council and also with the collaboration with the panel of the experts.

Oct 29, 2018 03:56 AM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

Drafting is a totally unique skill onto itself in that respect and you make some good points here.

Dec 07, 2018 11:51 PM
Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI
Maui Real Estate sales and lifestyle info

Thanks for explaining the difference between architects and draftsman.

Dec 11, 2018 11:50 AM
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