How a master degree in construction technology and management can help an architect?
If you want to be an architect, it helps to know about construction technology and management, since if things work out the way they are supposed to, someone will eventually have to actually build the building you design. The more you know about it – the less ‘unforeseen’ problems will crop up when the contractor goes to construct it. You can most likely get work as a project manager, or if you continue working towards an architecture degree, then you will have a lot more knowledge than the average intern architect starting out. There are two basic kinds of architects – the artsy kind that design all sorts of pretty looking stuff, and the engineering minded architect that designs functional buildings. Usually any firm will have several of each, depending on the type of projects they encounter. Keeping a project within budget can be difficult if the architect is unaware of what construction methods are going to be the most cost effective, while still providing the necessary safety, and
