The+Arquitect+and+His+Profession

FUNCTIONS OF THE __ARQUITECT__:

1.-Expert __in the planning of__ buildings a.- Practical __requirements of the accommodation of various kinds of structures__ e.g. factories, __commercial buildings, hotels, theaters, hospitals and schools.__ b.- Better arrangements __in the several parts of these buildings in the most economical and convenient__ __manner__

2.-Understand __traditional__ methods of building construction __modern__

3.-Appreciate importance of __the importance of mechanization__ and of __rapidly evolving industrial__ techniques in areas such as: methods of construction, but surveying, sanitation hygiene, heating, lighting, ventilation, and acoustics.

4.-__Knowledge__ of materials: characteristics __effects__ __durability__ appearance 5.-Knowledge of perspective 6.-Interest in other areas such as __law__ and __finances__

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN =Architecture’s main __concern__ Visualizing the work in three __dimensions__ a.- __plan__ b.-__section__ c.-__elevation__ EXPRESSIVE AND BEAUTIFUL COMPOSITION Comprehension FINISH READING THE TEXT AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES Say whether the statements below are TRUE or FALSE. Justify your choice. A.-Architects need to open their range of understanding to different areas related to their field. __T.__ Architects have to consider many aspects before being able to built, the must know law, environment, culture, etc.

b.-The special order creative ability needed to be an architect can be acquired through training. __F.__ A creative ability it’s not something that can be acquired through teaching or practice, but thanks to that it can reach its fullest development.

c.- The social order has to be established by architecture since it is “the maker of civilized living. __F.__ Architecture has always resulted from, not caused, the social order., and yet architecture is the maker of civilized living.

d.-Science has always led the architectural path. __T__. Architecture has developed thanks to science, so science leads architecture into it.

e.-Applied science should be the goal of architecture. __F__. Applied science is today’s symbol of architecture, yet not its goal.

Cohesive Ties 1..- What do the following words refer to in the text? (they are underlined) a.-P. 1, their __young people__ b.-P.3, them __materials__ c.-P.3, they __materials__ d.-P.4, its __creative abilities__ e.-P.5, it __structure__(building)

2.-Categorize the following signal words according to their function in the text. for (P1,L1); If (P1,L2); led (P1, L4); Before (P1, L5); though (P1,L5); In short (P1,L6); first (P2, L1); that is (P2,L2); such as (P2,L4); But (P3,L4), too (P3,L8); In addition (P3, L9 ); since (P·,L10); For this (P4,L3); Thus (P5, L1); In other words (P6,L1); Yet (P6,L2); resulted from (P6,L6); Today (P7,L1); despite the fact that (P7,L3); would (P7,L4); Nowadays (P7,L5); Although (P7,L5); Then (P7,L7).

3.- Find a cause-effect relationship in the text. Cause: science. Effect: off-street parking, landing ports on rooftops.
 * Cause/Effect: for, since, resulted from, then.
 * Comparison/Contrast: though, but, thus, yet, despite the fast that, although.
 * Addition: before, too, for this, nowadays, in short.
 * Sequence /Chronology: led, first, in addition.
 * Exemplification:, such as, today.
 * Hypothesis: if, would.
 * Paraphrasing: that is, in other words.

4.- The main rhetoric function of this text is __inform__