{"id":106162,"date":"2022-02-23T09:15:59","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T14:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=106162"},"modified":"2022-06-29T09:27:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T13:27:08","slug":"its-time-to-redefine-the-word-architect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/its-time-to-redefine-the-word-architect\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s Time to Redefine the Word “Architect”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Architizer’s Editor in Chief Paul Keskeys<\/a> reflects on Architizer’s decade-long celebration of extraordinary architecture, as well as the talented teams that make it a reality. The following poem is dedicated to every A+Award winner from the past decade. Thank you to the thousands of architecture firms that have helped make the program what it is today \u2014 we look forward to sharing your work with the world this year, and for many years to come!<\/em><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s time to redefine the word \u201cArchitect\u201d.<\/p>\n

Architects are not simply designers.
\nThey are conceptualizers of space and time,
\nManifestors of environments where memories will form.
\nArchitects are magicians, turning wishes into walls,
\nPixels into places, lines into landscapes
\nWe could only dream of before.<\/p>\n

They frame voids. They bridge gaps.
\nThey connect the dots between this place
\nAnd one not yet known.
\nThey are sailors, pilots, astronauts,
\nGuiding our collective vessel through the void,
\nAiming for a better future on a horizon they\u2019ll help to shape.<\/p>\n

Architects are not simply designers.
\nThey are conjurers of atmosphere and emotion,
\nMolding vibrant cauldrons in which history is made.
\nArchitects are more than sculptors,
\nWeaving steel ribbons through thin air
\nAnd growing concrete trees, stretching to the sky.<\/p>\n

They are three-dimensional painters,
\nLeaving sweeping strokes of wood, glass, and stone
\nPeppered with plants, water, light.
\nAt their best, they are alchemists
\nTransforming empty shells into homes
\nWhere kids can safely learn to build their own.<\/p>\n

Architects set the scene
\nFor that theatrical showcase
\nThey lay the foundation
\nFor the education of the next generation
\nThey create the canvas
\nUpon which masterpieces are born
\nThey describe what will be
\nAnd what will not
\nWithout so much as a word.<\/p>\n

By candlelight, in the spotlight, through the darkness,
\nThey design. And they do so much more.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s time to redefine the word \u201cArchitect\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Architizer's <\/i>diverse jury of global experts<\/i><\/span><\/a> is currently reviewing submissions to<\/em> the <\/i>14th A+Awards<\/i><\/span><\/a>! Sign up to <\/i>receive updates<\/i><\/span><\/a> on Public Voting and spring winner announcements.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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