Architectural technologists and technicians:

Architectural technologists and technicians are the artists concern with the architectural ideas, innovations, methods, techniques, thoughts and later on their implementation. They have to perform lot of work in the field of architect. Followings are some functions which are performed by the architectural technologists and technicians.

Architectural technologists and technicians primary duty is to arrange engineering designs, drawings and associated methodological information, in many disciplinary engineering squads or in support of engineers, architects or engineering designers, or they may work autonomously. They are in employment by consultants and building companies, convenience, source and industrialized companies, all levels of government and by a broad range of other establishments.

Following professional people are also included in the definition of Architectural technologists and technicians:

architectural draftsperson
computer-assisted design and drafting technologist
computer-assisted drafting (CAD) technician
design and drafting technologist
drafting technician
drafting technologist
draftsperson
electrical draftsperson
electromechanical draftsperson
electronic draftsperson
engineering design and drafting technologist
mechanical draftsperson
steel detailer - drafting
structural draftsperson
structural steel drafter-detailer
supervisor, drafting office

architectural drafting technologists perform some or all of the following duties:

• Develop and prepare engineering designs and drawings from preliminary concepts, sketches, engineering calculations, specification sheets and other data
• Operate computer-assisted design (CAD) and drafting workstations
• Develop and prepare design sketches
• Complete documentation packages and produce drawing sets
• Check and verify design drawings to conform to specifications and design data
• Write technical reports
• Prepare contracts and tender documents
• Prepare construction specifications, costs and material estimates
• Supervise and train other technologists, technicians and drafters.

Architectural technologists and technicians may perhaps job separately or give scientific backing to proficient architects and general design engineers in conducting research, preparing drawings, architectural models, stipulation and contracts and in supervise construction job. Architectural technologists and technicians are in employment by architectural and construction firms, and governments.