Arkhitekton

Arkhitekton (UK) (above architect - approx 9 years training in the UK, the design and fabrication of the built environment) - "(Latin architectura, from the Greek - arkhitekton, from - "chief" and "builder, carpenter, mason") is both the process and product of planning, designing, and construction, usually of buildings and other physical structures." from: http://en. .org/wiki/Architecture Or the art and physical science of civilisation building incorporating health, law and architecture. A perhaps purist etymological term used to describe someone with a 7 year traditional apprenticeship in a built environment craft and a holder of a degree in architecture or above, no membership is required or would be linguistically. Someone that practices the design and fabrication of architecture under the UK (or perhaps country given) building regulations and planning laws, e.g. a large design and build construction company, engineering firm or building group will normally have an "arkhitekton" (master crafts-person) in the ranks above the architects and engineers to ensure the smooth running of design, fabrication and communications written and drawn. The term "arkhitekton" is in theory protected in the UK by the Trades Descriptions Act 1968 and cannot be used by architects, engineers or others without proof of master craft physical fabrication evidenced experience to the level of NVQ Level 3. A client is not thus legally applicable to describe themselves as an arkhitekton, (UK).
"(Latin architectura, from the Greek - arkhitekton, from - "chief" and "builder, carpenter, mason") is both the process and product of planning, designing, and construction, usually of buildings and other physical structures." from: http://en. .org/wiki/Architecture
In the UK a severely disabled "arkhitekton" would be exempt from acquiring a craft qualification in the built environment to NVQ level 3 under the Equality Act 2010, simply requiring or showing they have access to a person of NVQ level 3 built environment craft qualification for consultation, and having a valid CSCS card to satisfy the Trades Descriptions Act 1968.

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