{"id":1502,"date":"2010-11-05T17:19:29","date_gmt":"2010-11-05T04:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/?p=1502"},"modified":"2021-01-22T00:57:17","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T11:57:17","slug":"architects-draughtsmen-what-do-they-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/advice-new-builds\/architects-draughtsmen-what-do-they-do.html","title":{"rendered":"Architects &#038; Draughtsmen &#8211; what do they do?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1148.16px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7090\" src=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Architects-and-draughtsmen.jpg\" alt=\"Architects and draughtsmen\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Architects-and-draughtsmen-200x100.jpg 200w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Architects-and-draughtsmen-400x200.jpg 400w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Architects-and-draughtsmen-500x250.jpg 500w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Architects-and-draughtsmen-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Architects-and-draughtsmen-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Architects-and-draughtsmen-800x400.jpg 800w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Architects-and-draughtsmen-1000x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Architects-and-draughtsmen.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Architects are tradespeople who are trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings.\u00a0 This involves pre-design services, programming, planning, providing designs, drawings, specifications and other technical submissions, the administration of construction contracts and the co-ordination of any elements of technical submissions prepared by others (including <a title=\"What do Surveyors &amp; Engineers do?\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/2010\/11\/05\/what-do-surveyors-engineers-do\/\">engineers<\/a>) and technical designers.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A good architect is one who actually listens to you when you are telling them what you want and need in your new home. The ability to listen is your architects most important skill, so when you&#8217;re interviewing potential architects, make sure you hire one who has mastered the art of listening and can design a home that&#8217;s unique to you.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t just assume your architect is hearing you and understanding what you want, ask them to explain the project to you until you&#8217;re sure that you both understand what&#8217;s being proposed.\u00a0 If you are a couple with different ideas of what you want in a home, a good architect will help you find common ground to create a home you will both love.<\/p>\n<h3>Architects may specialise in different consultancies including:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Building code<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable design<\/li>\n<li>Historic preservation<\/li>\n<li>Accessibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Architect, Draughtsman or Builder? Who do you need?\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/2013\/09\/10\/architect-draughtsman-or-builder-who-do-you-need\/\">Draughtsmen<\/a> are tradespeople who is are skilled in technical drawing, able to draw complex instructions precisely and accurately and arrange information in an organized way. Drafting includes any task that utilizes graphics to convey instructions to another person. Commonly this is associated with the making of plans for structures or mechanical devices before they are built.<\/p>\n<p>Draughtsmen may specialise in civil, structural, architectural, plumbing, cartography, electrical, thermodynamics, mechanical, hydraulics, telecommunications, materials, aerodynamics and archaeology.<\/p>\n<p>Tools may include; drawing pencils, templates, rulers, tape and drawing equipment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/post-job\">Hire an Architect or Draughtsman through Builderscrack<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Architects are tradespeople who are trained in the  &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":7090,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[969],"tags":[904],"class_list":["post-1502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advice-new-builds","tag-904"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Architects &amp; 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