howtoarchitect asked:

Doug goes through his Top 10 things you’ll probably never hear an architect say

ANTONY

howtoarchitect asked:

Hi. My name is Doug Patt. And this is So You want to be an Architect? A seven part series exploring the architect. This is lesson two. What does an architect make? On the surface this sounds like a dumb question. An architect makes buildings. But if you look below the surface youll see that the answer is much more meaningful. Ralph Waldo Emerson (who lived from 1803 1882), was a well-known writer, philosopher and poet. He said of Greek architecture, it is the flowering of geometry …

MATHEW

howtoarchitect asked:

Doug talks about SAT’s, finding the right college, getting in and what kind of degree options you have.

HAROLD

howtoarchitect asked:

Hi, Im Doug Patt and this is How to design like an architect. I thought the best way to talk about design would be to create a dream home for someone, but first, lets talk about the design process. An architect, like any design professional draws on a wellspring of information. How we design is based to some extent on what we know. What we know can be based on the school we went to, the books weve read, the magazines we like to look at, where we grew up, our friends and relatives, the …

PERRY

howtoarchitect asked:

Part 1 in a five part series talking about whether drawing skills are required to become an architect.

EMANUEL

beta0net asked:

Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), a closer look at some of his works - Basilica Vicenza (Serlio motif), Villa Barbaro (Veronese), Rotonda (Pantheon), Tempietto at Maser, Loggia del Capitano, Palazzo Porto Breganze, Teatro Olimpico (Scamozzi). The influence of Palladio can eg be seen in the following buildings (shown in this vid): Inigo Jones (1573 - 1652) Queen’s House, Greenwich, the first English Palladian house. Colen Campbell (1676 - 1729) Stourhead House, Wiltshire, England. Richard Boyle …

BENJAMIN

howtoarchitect asked:

Hi Im Doug Patt and this is how to architect. Today well learn How to write like an architect. The basic drafting tool for an architect when working by hand is a parallel rule. You can also use a t-square. Ill be using an ames lettering guide to create the lines for the lettering. First were going to create our horizontal lines using the lettering guide. The guide has a variety of spacing options to create just about any combination your looking for. I will also be using a small triangle …

RICKY

gamerofall asked:

http://www.architectsofcontrol.com/ recently availble to the public, this film is interesting to say the least. wake up to the reality of the world we live in!

HAL

RedIceCreationsFilm asked:

Official Teaser for Architects of Control - Program 1: Mass Control & The Future or Mankind. Hi-Res Version of this Teaser is Available at: http://www.architectsofcontrol.com A DVD featuring Michael Tsarion, Produced by Red Ice Creations for Blue Fire Film. DVD soon available at http://www.architectsofcontrol.com

ZANE

jayakumar asked:


SCEA - Carving a well qualified J2EE Architect

Sun Microsystems offers many certifications starting from programmer level to architect level. SCEA (Sun Certified Enterprise Architect) certification is designed for enterprise architects responsible for building high scale enterprise applications or who wish to be prospective architects.

The certification exam tests candidate’s architectural knowledge in and out. A Software Architect is the technical boss of software systems and he should act like a software doctor to resolve the issues. A basic difference between a developer and an architect is the way they design the application. Developer may not think about the scalability, maintainability, performance, etc for long run. But architect always foresees the application’s future expectations about performance, scalability, etc.

What are the qualifications required to become a J2EE Architect?

I would say he/she should be a Sun Certified J2EE Architect. Because it comprises of all the necessary qualification required for a Technical Architect required for J2EE assignment. I love the way the SCEA Part 2 and Part 3 designed.

The following are the interesting topics that SCEA Exam covers:

SCEA Part 1

Concepts - Tests your modeling language skills (UML)

Common architectures - Tests the skills in evaluation of enterprise application tiers

Legacy connectivity - Tests the architectural solution knowledge to connect J2EE with any legacy systems

EJB - Tests the design and basic API knowledge in EJB

EJB Container model - Tests the knowledge in the container architecture

Protocols - Tests the knowledge in the area of choosing the right protocol for a business problem

Applicability of J2EE - Tests the design decision knowledge about J2EE technologies

Patterns - Tests the knowledge in design patterns

Messaging - Tests the knowledge in synchronous and asynchronous message architecture

Internationalization - Tests your Java knowledge to implement internationalization

Security - Tests various kinds of enterprise security including firewalls and DMZ

SCEA Part 2

A business problem will be given to you in the form of use case diagrams, business domain model, and statement format. The requirements will encompass both Functional and Non-Functional requirements. You are requested to come up with an architecture for the given business problem to meet both the functional and non-functional requirements.

It is a very challenging experience to get to know about J2EE Architecture best practices. Once you have completed your assignment, you need to upload your assignment into Sun and it will be manually evaluated by technical authors.

SCEA Part 3

This is another stimulating test to verify your architectural knowledge about design decisions. Architecture can be implemented in many ways with different design decisions. The questions will be on why you have chosen this way and why not the other way. You need to answer with brief explanation. If you have completed Part 1 and Part 2, Part 3 will be straightforward and very easy to *****.

The SCEA exam does not require any pre-certifications from Sun Microsystems. So, if you decide to take Sun J2EE Architect certification, you can very well start without any prerequisite.

How to start, where to start?

Go through the exam objectives from Sun website.

http://www.sun.com/training/certification/java/java_archj2ee.html

Estimate the time required to prepare SCEA Exam (EPractize Labs SCEA Preparation Time Calculator).

Plan for your certification process

When to take Part 1, when to take Part 2 and Part 3 is based on your preferences

Practize for your certification process

Use SCEA Part 1 Exam EPractize Labs and SCEA Part 2 & Part 3 Exam EPractize Labs to get the real feel of the exam.

Take the actual exam once you get confidence from sample mock exams.

SCEA Certification Benefits

For the Individual

The certification empowers in driving J2EE Architecture for enterprise applications

SCEA certified architects can easily evaluate various design options, frameworks, software COTS components, etc

Being a certified architect helps you to improve your career potential, gain more respect, boost up your job security and opportunities.

With SCEA certification, you become more competitive in the job market.

For the Organization

Enables management to distinguish SCEA holders as professionals who can act as Technical Architect for new or existing initiatives.

Helps in deciding the best architecture, frameworks and software COTS components based on project budget to minimize cost

More confidence to drive technical decisions with business partners.

Enables project team to get best practices guidance from a qualified architect.

Good Luck!



DARNELL