<p>I'm wanting to be an architect. just wondering about the areas involved in the career. Is high-order math required? I did very well in geom and pre-calc, but i'm having a little trouble in ap calc.
what about sciences? I'm doing pretty well in physics and got a 4 on the AP chem test.
I love art and can draw, and i'm very creative. But if you have to be awesome at math then i dont know.</p>
<p>Don't worry about it, it sounds like you're fine. Physics is the thing you have to be good at to get through school, but then once you're out you have structural engineers for that stuff.</p>
<p>I do like physics, and calculus isnt too bad. i mean, i understand the concepts but I make mistakes on problems and tests sometimes. I have had A's in math before but now i've got like a 85 :( anyway, i think i'm getting it though.</p>
<p>still wondering though, if i'm not the greatest at math, and am decent at physics (actually, good except for some of the really hard equations), will i be able to make it as an architect? i have the design and creatvity/art skill down pat, but i keep hearing that the whole "design" part of the career is becoming less and less. If the job is turning into more of just a "building engineer" then i'm not so sure about it.</p>
<p>Let's be very clear about this. The only higher math ans science you will do is in college. Once you are in the profession, there will be no calculus and physics. You just need to "understand" what the engineering conepts are so you can talk intelligently to your engineers. The engineers will handle the rest. That is what you pay them for. It is helpful to understand what they do so you can push them in the direction you want to go as opposed to the other way around because it is easier for them. This is nothing to worry about.</p>
<p>It's not that the design part of the <em>business</em> is dwindling, but that it's being centralized to owners of firms. As AlanArch said, architects are not engineers, architects work with engineers. We say, "I want it to look like this", and they come back with, "I need another 8" at the floors, and to drop columns here, here, and here." And then we negotiate until the building stands up, but the structure hasn't killed the design.</p>
<p>thanks guys. That's kind of what I thought. I just have a little trouble in calculus on the probs, but i get the concepts and all. what are some of the schools that focus more on design and modernism than just engineering?</p>