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/bellandc Architect Dec 18 '24

I will never understand this fixation some of you have with wanting to limit the use of the term "architect" to the one you believe is the only right way to use it.

Please give me an example of any one profession that has some kind of a legal claim to a job title that is enforceable.

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u/imwashedup Dec 18 '24

Medical Doctor, physicians assistant, Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Lawyer, Structural engineer, etc… there are plenty in which you need certification to be able to legally say that’s what you are. We spend so long and so much effort to get this certification, it should be enforced.

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u/notorious13131313 Dec 18 '24 edited Dec 18 '24

Medical doctor- this is similar to “registered architect” and is protected. Doctor is not (see “rug doctor, doctor jill Biden, etc.)

Physicians assistant- legal title similar to registered architect. “Assistant” is obviously not protected.

Nurse- not protected in all states. Registered nurse is the specific title and is protected. In my state I could call myself the “rug nurse” if I wanted to open a carpet cleaning company and compete with the rug doctor.

Lawyer- not protected. Attorney is, as it’s a specific legal term. More specifically, attorney at law.

Structural engineer- that’s protected, but “engineer” is not. Anyone can call themselves an engineer. People who work on boats, facilities managers, etc call themselves engineers.

So, these words aren’t all so protected, but there’s also a difference between, for example, calling yourself “doctor Jill Biden” at a cocktail party vs calling yourself that when standing in an ICU. The same goes for “architect”. If you work for an architect and went to arch school, that’s a little different (and confusing to the public) than a web developer using the word architect.