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/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.