Architecture
An architect licensed and registered in New York provides services related
to the design and construction of buildings and the spaces around them,
where the safeguarding of life, health, property, and public welfare is
concerned. These design and construction services typically include the
following:
- consultation
- evaluation
- planning
- preliminary studies
- designs
- construction documents and management
- administration of construction contracts
You might retain an architect to:
- evaluate a house's structural integrity and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
- design a new home or to design an addition to an existing home.
- design the water and sewerage systems, storm drainage facility, and/or layout for a housing development or other tract of land.
- assist in the development of a property.
Architects design all types of buildings - the actual structure, the interiors, and the land around them.
Read more about this profession.
Concurrent ARE/IDP
The New York State Board of Regents approved
regulatory changes permitting architectural interns to take the Architect
Registration Examination (ARE) concurrent with the Intern Development
Program (IDP) beginning on October 9, 2008. Click
here if you are an intern architect interested in taking the ARE
concurrent with IDP.