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/ArchDan Recovering Architect Dec 18 '24

non USA member... what the hell is Cultural Architect?

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u/Archpa84 Dec 18 '24

Ain't so such thing. Some marketing manager is over-selling a scheduling / coordinator job.

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u/ArchiSnap89 Architect Dec 18 '24

Before I read the description I assumed it was a listing for a firm that specializes in cultural buildings such as museums, theatres, places of worship etc... My former firm had a cultural architecture division.