In the beginning when construction a building one had to balance the requirements of that building, Such as the quality of the shelter it provided and how structurally sound it was, with what was available and what could be accomplished. As time went on building became a certain skill that some had and “architecture” as we know it today was the term for the most refined and respected version of that skill. If feats of architecture are compared from around the world it is clear that these different locations have all developed their own style. The great pyramids in Egypt are very geometric while the Taj Mahal has many more round and organic features. Architecture has also evolved through time as building can be seen getting taller and taller. Just over 100 years ago the tallest building, The Woolworth Building, was a meer 792 feet tall (http://tudl0867.home.xs4all.nl/buildings1920.html). Today’s tallest …show more content…
In 2015 75 percent of people working in this field made 58.870 dollars per year(http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/architect/salary). Furthermore in this same year 25 percent of people in this field made 97,760 dollars per year(http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/architect/salary). The average salary in 2015 for someone working in the field of architecture was 82,850 dollars per year(http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/architect/salary). In New York state alone there were 2,177 architecture firms in 2012(http://www.di.net/almanac/stats/firm-statistics-architecture/). With a grand total of 20,836 Architecture firms nationwide(http://www.di.net/almanac/stats/firm-statistics-architecture/). Not everyone who works in architecture has to work for a larger company in 2008 roughly 21 percent of architects were self