The works of great architects have shaped cityscapes around the world.

Some of the world's most impressive architecture attracts visitors far and wide and can evoke a range of emotion. What does it take to become a successful architect? Here are ten top qualities of the most accomplished architects:

1. Has Good Communication Skills: A great architect has excellent written and verbal

communication skills and can hold effective discussions with clients and builders to ensure each party has sufficiently communicated their wants and needs for the project at hand.

2. Employs Excellent Listening Skills: An architect must have superb listening skills in order to
fully grasp what it is the client is after, as well as to effectively understand the needs of builders and other parties involved in executing an architect's design.

3. Shows Strong Drawing/Sketching Skills: A great architect must have high quality drawing and
sketching skills, either via computer program or by hand.

4. Has an Excellent Sense of Design: Great architects have an eye for good design and can
translate ideas onto paper to show clients and builders.

5. Possesses Solid Technical Abilities: Great architects are able to successfully integrate

mechanical, electrical, and structural elements into their designs as well as account for the unique requirements of particular building materials.

6. Is Able Problem Solve: A great architect must have sharp problem solving skills. They need to
be able to identify problems as soon as they arise (or before they arise) and develop rapid solutions to address them.

7. Has a Good Sense of Business: Architects should be keenly aware of the business side of the
design world in order to develop practical design solutions.

8. Believes in Collaboration: Architects must be able to work in a team environment many

designs are the work of more than one architect. The entire design-build process, as well, is a collaboration between architects, engineers, designers, and builders.

9. Can Visualize a Project: A great architect has a good sense of vision. They are able to visualize
the end results through all steps of the designing and building processes.

10. Has a Passion for His/Her Work: The most accomplished architects are the ones who work in
the field because they love it. Passionate architects tend to have a tremendous drive and work ethic, as well.

11. the ability to listen and understand the problem space, as well as communicate your ideas for
solving those problems, youre absolutely sunk.

12. be able to communicate with your stakeholders, customers, and technicians on 3 levels, using the
well known learning paradigm. Some people learn by listening to verbal communication, some learn through written communication, while others learn through visual communication. To get your ideas successfully through to those following your lead, you must communicate on all three levels.

13. Passionate 14. Patient 15. Persevere 16. Disciplined 17. Adaptive 18. Responsible
19. Sociable

20. have an unending thirst for knowledge, and the ability to extract from the customer or
stakeholders what he or she wants. The more you know about your customer, the closer the solution will be to their needs. Certain examples of this are the ability to ask probing questions, the ability to demo and get feedback, and the ability to involve your customers and stakeholder in the product development lifestyle with many opportunities to contribute.

21. The ability to apply software/hardware solutions an inherently abstract concept to the problem
space is vital to being a successful architect. You must be able to take the business problem, and abstract it into a software design, and implement the most appropriate technology. This is key, dont be a technology bigot.

22. Manage your time effectively. Stay within your estimated time to complete the project. We all
know things arise that you cannot anticipate during the course of a project. However, with enough experience you can make your estimates reflect many of the possible problems that come up. Experienced architects over time develop personal formulas that they use when given an estimate taking into account unforeseen issues. If the anticipated unforeseen issues do not come up, make sure your work is turned in under budget. Your stakeholders will get a good feeling about you when you show that you are committed enough to the outcome that your willing to also keep the costs down.

23. "To be an architect, you have to be an optimist...You have to be a realist, but you have to be an
optimist."
~Sir Norman Foster, Architect's Challenge: A Sliver of a Space, in the New York Times

24. "A great architect is not made by way of a brain nearly so much as he is made by way of a
cultivated, enriched heart." ~Frank Lloyd Wright, quoted in Visionaries: 25. organized, 26. creative, and 27. resourceful. 28. An architect must be a person who is able to transfer little ideas of a thing into bigger ideas. He is a good innovator. GuestGuest Daniel

29. He should be focused, 30. creative, 31. flexible, 32. able to satisfy ninety percent in his project and leave room for future innovations. 33. an artist with the highest technical knowledge and understanding of how structures work, and why. 34. Sensible 35. spatial thinking and 36. reasoning . 37. and creativity 38. a good listener 39. a team leader 40. a team player 41. 42. 43. 44. You have empathy Strategic thinking Process and result focus Communication 45. Organizational understanding 46. Technology Breadth 47. Technology Depth 48. Artful 49. Thick-skinned 50. Tenacious 51. Smart 52. Meticulous 53. Clever 54. Perceptive 55. Captivating 56. Tireless 57. Stylish 58. Unafraid 59. Creative 60. Inquisitive 61. Interesting 62. Articulate 63. Thoughtful 64. Ingenious 65. Inventive

66. athematical 67. Sharp 68. Affable 69. Temperamental 70. Scholarly 71. Shrewd 72. Dexterous 73. Conscientious 74. Attentive 75. Well-rounded 76. Organized 77. Inspired 78. Hard-working 79. Indefatigable 80. Impassioned 81. Engaging 82. Talented 83. Facile 84. Driven 85. Patient 86. Relentless 87. Intuitive 88. Crazy 89. Open minded 90. God fearing