建築家
Meanings
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Refers to a professional who designs buildings and often oversees their construction. Can be used for both licensed architects and, more broadly, for someone who creates or plans something.
He is a famous architect.
You need a national license to become an architect.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉が建築家になるto become an architect
He studied architecture in college and became an architect.
- 建築家として働くto work as an architect
She works as an architect at a design firm in Tokyo.
- 〈人〉が建築家に依頼するto commission an architect (to design something)
We commissioned a famous architect to design our new house.