architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

is a professional trained in the planning, design, and supervision of the construction of buildings. Architect may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

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Die Architekten ''Die Architekten'' ( en, The Architects, link=yes) is an East Germany, East German film directed by Peter Kahane. It was released in 1990. Plot Daniel Brenner is an architect in his late thirties. Despite a top university degree, he has to spe ...

'' (''The Architects''), a 1990 East German film about the building of a satellite town * ''The Architect'' (film), a 2006 drama film about an architect who is confronted by angry residents of a housing complex he designed. * ''The Architect'' (2016 film), a comedy-drama film starring Parker Posey

Literature

* ''The Architect'' (novel), a novel by Australian author John Scott *''The Architect'', 1974 novel by Uzbek writer Mirmukhsin *''The Architects'', novel by Stefan Heym 1965

Music

Groups and labels

* Architect (band), an American hardcore band * Architect, an alias for Daniel Meyer, electronic musician in the Haujobb project *

Architects (American band) Architects are an American rock band from Kansas City, Missouri. The band was formed by previous members of the punk and ska band The Gadjits, brothers Brandon, Adam, and Zach Phillips, and Mike Alexander. History After releasing four album ...

, a rock band from Kansas City, Missouri *

Architects (British band) Architects is a British metalcore band from Brighton, East Sussex, formed in 2004 by twin brothers Dan and Tom Searle. The band now consists of Dan Searle on drums, Sam Carter on vocals, Alex Dean on bass, and Adam Christianson and Josh Middlet ...

, a metalcore band from Brighton, England * Architechs, a British music group *

Arkitekt Arkitekt is an Irish/British rock/electronica band. The group is a derivative from Mono Band. Formation While working with Mono Band, Noel Hogan (The Cranberries), received a track from the singer-songwriter, Richard Walters. Upon listening to ...

, a British music group

Albums

* ''Architect'' (album), an album by Irish singer-songwriter Wallis Bird * Architect, a musical side project by Daniel Myer of

Haujobb Haujobb is a German electronic musical project whose output has ranged drastically within the electronic music spectrum, from electro-industrial to Ambient music, ambient and techno. They have become a staple crossover act, bringing several forms ...

* ''The Architect'' (album), a 2017 album by British singer-songwriter Paloma Faith * ''The Architect'', album by Kerry Muzzey 2014 * ''The Architect'', EP by Nyam Nyam 1985

Songs

Architects (song) ''Endgame'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band Rise Against. It was released on March 15, 2011, by DGC Records and Interscope Records. A melodic hardcore album, ''Endgame'' comprises twelve songs that focus on aggressive movements, an ...

, a song by Rise Against from the album ''Endgame'' * "The Architects", a song by At the Gates from ''

With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness ''With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness'' is the second studio album by the Swedish death metal band At the Gates. It was re-released in 1993 with '' The Red in the Sky Is Ours'' and again in 2003 with bonus tracks. This would be the last albu ...

'' 1993 * "The Architect", a song by The Charlatans from '' Simpatico'' 2006 * "The Architect", a song by The Crimson Armada from ''

Guardians Guardian usually refers to: * Legal guardian, a person with the authority and duty to care for the interests of another * ''The Guardian'', a British daily newspaper (The) Guardian(s) may also refer to: Places * Guardian, West Virginia, Uni ...

'' 2009 * "The Architect", a song from '' Doctor Who: Series 8'' 2015 * "The Architect", a song by Deus from ''

Vantage Point Vantage Point (formerly Archway Tower) is a 195-foot (59m) 17-storey residential apartment building above Archway Underground station, designed by Grid Architects, and owned and operated by Essential Living. History Archway Tower was built ...

'', 2009 * "The Architect", a song by Erra from '' Impulse'', 2011 * "The Architect", a song by Paloma Faith from '' The Architect'', 2017 * "The Architect", a song by Haken from ''

Affinity Affinity may refer to: Commerce, finance and law * Affinity (law), kinship by marriage * Affinity analysis, a market research and business management technique * Affinity Credit Union, a Saskatchewan-based credit union * Affinity Equity Partn ...

'', 2016 * "The Architect", a song by Red Light Company from ''

Fine Fascination ''Fine Fascination'' is the debut album from multi-national, London, England-based rock band Red Light Company. The album is set for release on Lavolta/Sony BMG on 2 March 2009 in the UK. The album was produced by Adrian Bushby ( U2, Placebo, Foo ...

'', 2009 * "The Architect", a song by Shrinebuilder from '' Shrinebuilder'', 2009

Other arts, entertainment, and media

* Architect (''The Matrix''), a character in the latter two ''Matrix'' films * ''Architect'' (magazine), an American magazine

Other uses

Architect (role variant) The Keirsey Temperament Sorter (KTS) is a self-assessed personality questionnaire designed to help people better understand themselves and others. It was first introduced in the book ''Please Understand Me''. It is one of the most widely used perso ...

, a personality type in the Keirsey Temperament Sorter *

Architect (software) Architect is an open-source integrated development environment (IDE), based on Eclipse. It serves as a multi-purpose workbench for data scientists, by providing support for various programming languages and technologies. Integrated development e ...

, an open source integrated development environment *

Systems architect The systems architect is an information and communications technology professional. Systems architects define the architecture of a computerized system (i.e., a system composed of software and hardware) in order to fulfill certain requirements. ...

, a profession in information and communications technology