some of the great monuments that stand towering over people an yet every child know what they are and whenthey are.

another monument well known and that is big ben. it stands towering over the buildings in london. the british time is set by it. its the clock they turn to to watch it chime 12 on that new years day. it really is an icon to the british population

to me the sydney opera house is one of the famous landmarks. it is know to anyone and every one whether you live there or not.

Did you know that in this country to become an architect it takes seven years as well as work experience after that in order to take an examination, like the bar exam for lawyers. In America you have to meet the requirment of each of the fifty state. I dout back in the days of davinci that he would have gone through so much education before he began designing.

What is the defination of a architect? some one who designs buildings right?

but as i researched the defination i found out that there is more to just designing that meets the eye. According to wikapedia the defination of a architect is someone that is involved in the planning, designing, modeling and overseeing of building construction. I even found out that the word architect comes from Greek, Latin meaning cheif builder.

An architect must have the ability to translate the users ideas into a physical structure. Architects have the ability to change the physical apearance of some of our major cities. They pocess the general safety of the public when they design. Imagine having all that power to influence what we look at.