I read in the nine Wang Kai overview of architecture ramble after, I have a new perspective on the profession architect.
What architecture?
In the beginning of the article, the author explained to us and the definition of architecture, Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων arkhitekton "architect", from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder") is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings and other physical structures. Architecture school (Latin architecture, from the Greek architects 'architect', from master "chief" and architect "Builders") is a planning, design and construction of buildings and other physical structures of processes and products.
The word comes from the architecture framework, put a whole (complete all the work of human existence) cut into different sections (division of labor), the division of labor to complete these different roles, and through the establishment of mechanisms for different parts communicate with each other, so that these parts can the combined organic as a whole, and complete all the required activities as a whole, this is architecture.
And after the authors conclude, is divided into the following four points:
- According to the problem to be solved, to define the boundaries of the target system.
- And the target system by a principle of conduct segmentation. The principle of segmentation, to facilitate the different roles, to cut out part of the sub-parallel or serial work, generally parallel to reduce the time.
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And these cut points out part of the establishment of communication mechanisms.
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The 3, enabling organic connection between the parts, and assemble as a whole, all the work of the target system.
Architecture in my opinion is after social progress, the people of allocating tasks in order to improve the efficiency of the method. The general task is divided into different sub-tasks, referred to different people complete, together, improve efficiency, save time and manpower costs.
What the architect that?
If a person is at work, but is committed to complete their work, to do their work as the main target, so can only become a craftsman, not become an architect. Because the process of solving problems or their own, and there is no time pressure, are free when done it can be.
Architect is going to balance the interests of others, and even adjust the interests of others. Once the architect is wholeheartedly for the benefit of someone else's service, the architect naturally have a strong influence, sure to be a leader. But the only leader on the public opinion is of no use, you can not play energy architect.
Architects must be leaders of an organization, we have the right to mobilize the infrastructure of the organization to be able to better play the role of the architect, the better the interests of adjustment implemented. Therefore, many companies set up a lot of architects position, but does not have the right to mobilize the organizational structure, then the architect of the post must be useless. Architects can only architect to exercise their rights by establishing certain procedures, such as mandatory architecture review, it will cause a lot of unnecessary internal conflicts, these processes will eventually lead to a mere formality, not worth the candle.
Architects make up what rights and responsibilities, so that each man his rights obligation to produce results, help others to solve the problem, then complete their own ideals and aspirations.
All in all, the architect is to coordinate and solve other people's problems, overall planning, coordination of the parties, to tackle tough, step by step to complete personal goals.