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Tanifuji said.
“AMAL is leading the way as we that architecture is part of civil engineering is pure baloney and without any legal or historical basis, because while there is a comprehensive historical record about architecture, there is no parallel compreh e n s i v e history of civil engineering. Civil engineering works of the ancient past were included in the history of architecture.
Civil engineering is a modern profession that came about only in the 18th century. The profession was born by the need for infrastructures like railways, roads, bridges, drainage canals, ports and harbors, etc. brought about by the industrial revolution of the 18th century when steam engines and machineries for the mass production of goods were invented. This was followed by mass migration to the cities where prospects for a better life seem brighter than in the primitive agrarian environment. The movement resulted to the rapid urbanization of cities as the population rose.
Since the dawn of civilization, architecture was the natural manifestation of man’s quest for a well-developed culture and physical environment as well as his aesthetic desire to attain good life and immortality. Such paved the way for the construction in Europe of great cathedrals, churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, palaces, villas, country houses, amphitheaters and coliseums. It gave birth to pyramids in Egypt and Mexico, the byzantine and gothic architectures, Italian renaissance up to the designs of modern times.
There is a maxim “we are a government of laws and not of men” where the rule of law must prevail. But there seems to be an intent to sidestep the implementation of RA 9266, much more to lump architecture with another profession through congressional lobbying. Resources and connections There is a comprehensive historical record on architecture.
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unknown to civil engineering students. The last stage of the architecture students’ via crucis is thesis defense presentation in both oral and written which is crucial to determine the students’ understanding of design philosophy and competence in presenting their visual architectural projects to juries. In real practice, they will encounter such questionings from future corporate clients. So each architecture student’s grammatical skills should be above average. It is common knowledge that architects are excellent speakers and writers.
After the students graduate with an architecture degree, they are required by law to undergo a two-year extensive apprenticeship in an architect’s office to prepare architectural presentation and construction drawings,
Building designs like residential houses, apartment buildings, high rise condominium and office buildings, malls, movie houses, museums, hospitals, transportation terminals, airports, churches, columbarium or architectural structures that need functional planning and aesthetic consideration fall under the domain of the architecture profession. Photo shows members of the United Architect of the Philippines.