Do you have to be good at drawing to be an architect?

I am living proof that you don’t have to draw well to be an architect. Architects communicate through their drawings – we aren’t making art. As architect Lou Kahn once famously said, “an artist can make a cart with square wheels, but an architect can’t.”

Can I study architecture if I don’t know how do you draw?

Yes, In architecture school you’ll have to learn from the basics of drawing so you’ll have to take art classes which is part of the course itself and if you take those classes seriously there is nothing to worry about, knowing how to draw is just a plus point.

Can you become an architect without math?

“One’s math ability should never be the factor that keeps them out of architecture. However, one needs to be adept at math, namely algebra, geometry and trigonometry, to deal with the array of dimensions, quantities, area, volume and other geometric relationships. This plays into spatial thinking and patterns.

Do Architects need to be good at math to become architects?

Not really. If you understand general geometry and physics you are good; having addition, subtraction, multiplication and sometimes division skills are encouraged. Aspiring architects should challenge themselves with as much math as they can handle (plus the class one further than they can handle).

Do archarchitects need to be math ninjas?

Architects should be math ninjas. The aspiring architect should rush headlong into math as if charging into a field of battle. Math is an education in problem solving and of knowing what is asked. There are few stronger parallels to all the the variables in the Builder-Architect-Client dynamic.

How important is calculus for architects?

The higher, more complex areas of math such as calculus hinder many students, but it is the logic pattern of math such as this that is a critical tool in the mind of an architect. I’ve never used calculus in my job, but developing logical patterns to solve problems is a daily event..

What are the basic building blocks of math in architecture?

The basics building blocks are dimensions and conversions involving feet, inches, meters, and centimeters; all of these back and forth to one another. It is all very simple math, but it is, in my opinion, essential to being an Architect.