Architekten

Historically Architects were craftsmen who knew more about the material they used than anyone. Those were the times when Architecture was learned through apprenticeship, not formal education. Formal education has delineated the transfer of Architecture knowledge by streamlining different aspects of a built environment. Urban Design, Interior design, Landscape design, and Civil Engineering have split the pie from Architecture. These were part of the Architect's duties until recently. That is why they had control over the design and were treated as masters.

Now with all these parts of the built environment separated and done by experts of its kind, the role of an Architect has shrunk to designing facades. Every project has a consultant for each of the sectors mentioned above. Eventually, the control was dispersed to each of these consultants. Arguably, With technological advancements and innovations, a project must have these consultants. The real question is whether the Architect should have a comprehensive knowledge of a project or depends on consultants due to lack of such knowledge.