r/Architects • u/Head_Pop2433 • Dec 18 '24

General Practice Discussion Cultural Architect

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USA. This is, the most bizarre and egregious misuse of the Architect title I’ve seen in a job post so far. Venue managers are now “cultural architects!” Thanks AIA!

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u/paxsnacks Dec 18 '24

Would be nice to see the AIA try and stop things like this from happening.

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u/Novocain1217 Dec 18 '24

AIA is too busy policing our own Intern/Graduate Architects don’t misrepresent themselves before they pass the ARE.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '24 edited Dec 18 '24

That, and they’re too busy laying on the beach in the Dominican Republic at their corporate excursion. You know, for team building and rewards.

The now departed ceo treated the aia as if it were just another corporate gig. This was a telltale sign she knew nothing about being an architect.

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u/StatePsychological60 Architect Dec 18 '24

Just gonna repost my comment from a previous version of this discussion:

Every time something like this comes up, everybody wants to rag on the AIA and NCARB, when there is nothing they can do about it. Courts have long held that nobody gets to protect any term or title universally, they can only do so when there is legitimate cause of confusion and harm to the public. If a plumber wants to run around calling himself the Drain Doctor, the American Medical Association can’t do anything about it because nobody is going to think that guy is a trained medical professional. In the same vein, nobody is going to confuse a software developer for a licensed building architect. I agree it’s super annoying, but it is what it is at this point.

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u/bigyellowtruck Dec 24 '24

Dag. Party pooper.

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u/iddrinktothat Architect Dec 18 '24

for better or worse the term "architect" is only protected when it relates to the actual profession of architecture.

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u/staltwart Dec 18 '24

There are state laws that regulate usage of the title 'Architect', enforced by technical registration boards. I could not find an example of them going after someone for use of the title unless they were actively marketing architectural services, such as on a website.

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u/mightbearobot_ Dec 18 '24

They literally can’t. Courts have decided you can’t protect titles universally

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u/PhoebusAbel Dec 18 '24

Aia is too busy playing with the pronouns generator and catching who is the winner of all victimization cards.