CAREER
WHAT IS AN ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST?
As the building industry evolves in response to an ever changing and more complex technological world, and as the various building professions respond to these changes, the traditional role of an architectural technician producing working drawings under the direction of an architect is replaced by the Architectural Technologist who is a highly skilled technical professional trained to play a leading role in the increasingly complex technical design process which drives contemporary architecture and building.
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A typical architectural practice
WHAT TYPE OF WORK DOES AN ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST DO?
Working in an architectural practice an architectural technologist are involved in the design process from inception to completion, and with varying levels of input, depending on the technical challenges of each design stage.
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WHAT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES ARE OPEN TO AN ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST?
While the majority of architectural technologists in Ireland work in architectural practices, many are responding to the changing technological world of the building industry by providing technical design services through architectural technology consultancies.
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GRADUATE PROFILES
In our Graduate Profiles below we ask the following questions of DIT architectural technology graduates:
- Why did I choose to study architectural technology?
- Why did I study at DIT, and what are my main memories of student life?
- Where am I working now?
- What kind of work do I do?
- Anything else which you might have found useful to know when you were 18 years old and making a choice on possible careers?
See our Graduate Profiles:
>> 1988 David Knight Dip Arch Tech
>> 1985 Donal Murphy Dip Arch Tech
>> 1983 Damien Bree Dip Arch Tech
We invite all our graduates to submit their profile which we would be delighted to feature on our website. Please send your profile to cormac.allen@dit.ie
USEFUL WEBSITES
Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland: www.riai.ie
Irish Architectural Technology Graduate Network: www.architecturaltechnology.ie
