UNIT .

1 PROFFESSION
OF
AN ARCHITECT

What Exactly Does an Architect Do?

 Getting Started

 What kind of proffesional life do you think

these famous architects have ?
Frank Lloyd Wright Zaha Hadid Ieoh Ming Pei

Tom Wright Renzo Piano Jean Nouvel

Ex.1. Fill in the job descriptions -
page 3

A. 8- Design architect at a large firm

B. 1- Production architect at a large firm
C. 4- Principal at a Large firm
D. 3- Specifications Writer
E. 6- Architect at a mid-size to small firm
F. 7- Sole practitioner or firm owner
G. 2- Interns
Ex.1. Choose the right variant -page
4

1. A- artistic
2. B- details
3. A- builder
4. C- skyscrapers
5. A- flexibility
 Ex.2. SPEAK ON THE TOPIC -
page 5
I have chosen architecture as a career
because…
Ex.1. Guess the words using the glossery -
page 5

1. Dormer
2. Coffer
3. Eave
4. Facade
5. Frieze
6. Roof
7. Gable roof
8. Banister
9. Fascia
Ex.1. Fill in the words which mean the following;
page 5

1. Foyer
2. Jalousies
3. Louver
4. Molding
5. Mullion
6. Laminate
7. Terra cotta
8. Terrazzo
9. Threshold
10. Wall bearing construction
 Reading Text II: Read the text about two
famous architects answer the questions
below. Pages:6-7
Tom Wright & Zaha Hadid
1. What are the features of Burj al
Arab that make it so unusual?
2. How did Tom Wright develop the
idea of the building?
3. How can you characterize Hadid’s
projects?
4. What are the examples of Hadis’s
versality in architecture?
 Reading Text II: Read the text about two
famous architects answer the questions
below.
1. What are the features of Burj al
Arab that make it so unusual?
 Burj al Arab’s luxurious
amenities as a hotel and
 its being the world’s tallest
atrium,
 its being equipped with its own
helicopter landing pad,
 its having the tallest tennis
court at the top
make this building so unusual.
 Reading Text II: Read the text about two
famous architects answer the questions
below.

2. How did Tom Wright develop the idea of the

building?
He develop the sketch of the hotel on a paper
serviette while sitting on the terrace of the
Chicago Beach hotel which stood adjacent to
the site of the Burj al Arab.
 Reading Text II: Read the text about two
famous architects answer the questions below.

3. How can you characterize Hadid’s

projects?
Her projects are characterized by
 their dynamic formal qualities of
sinuously curving shapes,
 crystallized strata,

 sensuous , vibrant and engaging type.

 Reading Text II: Read the text about two
famous architects answer the questions
below.
4. What are the examples of Hadis’s
versality in architecture?
Her versality in architecture can be
seen
 in high – profile interior works, such
as the Z. Car,
 the three- wheeled car,

 high fashion boot for Lacoste

brand.
Ex.28. Complete the sentences with
appropriate word page:7 - page 7

1. B- derelict
2. A- estate
3. A- slumps
4. C- demolish
5. A- preservation
6. A- architect
7. C- inner-cities
8. A- renovate
9. A- planning
Ex.28. Complete the sentences with
appropriate word page:7 - page 8

1. Column
2. Gable
3. Facade
4. Configuration
5. Gutter
6. Molding
7. Fanlight
8. Oriel
Write a composition about your favorite
architect and his/her main achievements
in architecture and design.
Comment on the following; and give
extended examples;
What do architects do?
 Design and plan structures for
aesthetics, safety, and accessibility
 Turn ideas into reality

 Manage the building project

 Continue their education throughout

their career