Draft:Professional practice in architecture

Professional practice in architecture covers the entire gamut of undertaking building design and procurement in the construction industry.

Architecture is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings or any other structures.

Buildings
Def. an "act or process by which something is" constructed, or a "closed structure with walls and a roof" is called a building.

Architecture
Def.


 * 1) the "art and science of designing [and managing the construction of] buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated",
 * 2) any "particular style of building design",
 * 3) construction, "in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship", and
 * 4) a "unifying structure"

is called architecture.

Architecture can mean:
 * A general term to describe buildings and other physical structures.
 * The art and science of designing buildings and (some) nonbuilding structures.
 * The style of design and method of construction of buildings and other physical structures.
 * A unifying or coherent form or structure.
 * Knowledge of art, science, technology, and humanity.
 * The design activity of the architect, from the macro-level (urban design, landscape architecture) to the micro-level (construction details and furniture). The practice of the architect, where architecture means offering or rendering professional services in connection with the design and construction of buildings, or built environments.

Sustainable practices
Sustainable practices that were at the core of vernacular architecture increasingly provide inspiration for environmentally and socially sustainable contemporary techniques. The U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system has been instrumental in this.

The recent movements of New Urbanism, metaphoric architecture and New Classical Architecture promote a sustainable approach towards construction that appreciates and develops smart growth, architectural tradition and classical design. This in contrast to modernist and globally uniform architecture, as well as leaning against solitary housing estates and suburban sprawl. Glass curtain walls, which were the hallmark of the ultra modern urban life in many countries surfaced even in developing countries like Nigeria where international styles had been represented since the mid 20th Century mostly because of the leanings of foreign-trained architects.

4th Century
The House of Peter in Capernaum, Israel, has been dated to the 4th century.