216 Architects, Planners, Surveyors and Designers

Building architects design commercial, industrial, institutional, residential and recreational buildings and plan and monitor their construction, maintenance and rehabilitation. Tasks include - (a) developing new or improved architectural theories and methods; (b) inspecting sites and consulting clients, management and other stakeholders to determine type, style and size of proposed buildings and alterations to existing buildings; (c) providing information regarding designs, materials and estimated building times; (d) preparing project documentation, including sketches and scale drawings, and integrating structural, mechanical and aesthetic elements in final designs; (e) writing specifications and contract documents for use by builders and calling tenders on behalf of clients; (f) making necessary contacts to ensure feasibility of projects regarding style, cost, timing and compliance with regulations; (g) identifying and finding best solutions for problems regarding function and quality of interior environments of buildings and making necessary designs, drawings and plans; (h) monitoring construction or rehabilitation work to ensure compliance with specifications and quality standards; (i) maintaining technical liaison and consultancy with other relevant specialists. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Building architect - Interior architect Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Landscape architect - 2162 - Interior decorator - 3432 - Interior designers - 3432.

Landscape architects plan and design landscapes and open spaces for projects such as parks, schools, institutions, roads, external areas for commercial, industrial and residential sites, and plan and monitor their construction, maintenance and rehabilitation. Tasks include - (a) developing new or improved theories and methods and providing advice on policy related to landscape architecture; (b) inspecting sites and consulting clients, management and other stakeholders to determine type, style and size of proposed buildings, parks, roads and other open spaces; (c) compiling and analysing site and community data about geographical and ecological features, landforms, soils, vegetation, site hydrology, visual characteristics and human-made structures, to formulate land use and development recommendations, feasibility studies and environmental impact statements; (d) preparing reports, strategic plans, site plans, working drawings, specifications and cost estimates for land development, showing location and details of proposals, including ground modelling, structures, vegetation and access; (e) writing specifications and contract documents for use by builders and civil engineering contractors and calling tenders on behalf of clients; (f) making necessary contacts to ensure feasibility of projects regarding style, cost, timing and compliance with regulations; (g) identifying and finding best solutions for problems regarding function and quality of exterior environments and making necessary designs, drawings and plans; (h) monitoring construction or rehabilitation work to ensure compliance with specifications and quality standards; (i) maintaining technical liaison and consultancy with other relevant specialists. Example of the occupations classified here: - Landscape architect Some related occupations classified elsewhere: -Building architect - 2161 - Urban planner - 2164.

Product and garment designers design and develop products for manufacture and prepare designs and specifications of products for mass, batch and one-off production. Tasks include - (a) determining the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders; (b) formulating design concepts for clothing, textiles, industrial, commercial and consumer products, and jewellery; (c) harmonizing aesthetic considerations with technical, functional, ecological and production requirements; (d) preparing sketches, diagrams, illustrations, plans, samples and models to communicate design concepts; (e) negotiating design solutions with clients, management, and sales and manufacturing staff; (f) selecting, specifying and recommending functional and aesthetic materials, production methods and finishes for manufacture; (g) detailing and documenting the selected design for production; (h) preparing and commissioning prototypes and samples; (i) supervising the preparation of patterns, programmes and tooling, and of the manufacturing process. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Costume designer - Fashion designer - Industrial designer - Jewellery designer Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Engine designer - 2144 - Building architect - 2161 - Landscape architect - 2162 - Interior designers - 3432.

Town and traffic planners develop and implement plans and policies for the controlled use of urban and rural land and for traffic systems. They conduct research and provide advice on economic, environmental and social factors affecting land use and traffic flows. Tasks include - (a) planning layout and coordinating development of urban areas; (b) compiling and analysing data on economic, legal, political, cultural, demographic, sociological, physical and environmental factors affecting land use; (c) conferring with government authorities, communities and specialists in fields such as architecture, planning, social science, the environment and the law; (d) devising and recommending use and development of land, and presenting narrative and graphic plans, programmes and designs to groups and individuals; (e) advising governments, companies and communities on urban and regional planning issues and proposals; (f) reviewing and evaluating environmental impact reports; (g) planning and coordinating the development of land areas for parks, schools, institutions, airports, roadways and related projects, and for commercial, industrial and residential sites; (h) planning and advising on routing and control of road traffic and public transportation systems for efficiency and safety. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Land planner - Traffic planner - Urban planner Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Building architect - 2161 - Landscape architect - 2162.

Cartographers and surveyors determine the exact position of, or prepare and revise digital, graphic and pictorial maps, charts or other visual representation of, natural and constructed features and boundaries of land, seas, underground areas and celestial bodies, applying scientific and mathematical principles. Tasks include - (a) surveying, measuring and describing land surfaces, mines, underground surfaces, sea, river and lake beds; (b) noting exact position of various features and recording survey data in digital form; (c) making charts and maps to be used in determining navigable waters and channels and in planning construction of marine structures; (d) planning and conducting aerial photographic surveys; (e) designing, compiling and revising maps and charts using aerial and other photographs, satellite imagery, survey documents and data, existing maps and records, reports and statistics; (f) undertaking research and development of surveying and photogrammetric measurement systems, cadastral systems and land information systems; (g) studying and advising on technical, aesthetic and economic aspects of map production; (h) maintaining technical liaison and consultancy with other relevant specialists. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Aerial surveyor - Cadastral surveyor - Cartographer - Hydrographic surveyor - Land surveyor - Mine surveyor - Photogrammetrist Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Quantity surveyor - 2149 - Building surveyor - 3112 - Marine surveyor - 3115.

Graphic and multimedia designers design visual and audiovisual content for the communication of information using print, film, electronic, digital and other forms of visual and audio media. They create graphics, special effects, animation or other visual images for use in computer games, movies, music videos, print media and advertisements. Tasks include - (a) determining the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders; (b) undertaking research and analysing functional communication requirements; (c) formulating design concepts for the subject to be communicated; (d) preparing sketches, diagrams, illustrations and layouts to communicate design concepts; (e) designing complex graphics and animation to satisfy functional, aesthetic and creative requirements of the design brief; (f) creating two-dimensional and three-dimensional images depicting objects in motion or illustrating a process, using computer animation or modelling programmes; (g) negotiating design solutions with clients, management, sales and production staff; (h) selecting, specifying or recommending functional and aesthetic materials and media for publication, delivery or display; (i) detailing and documenting the selected design for production; (j) supervising or carrying out production in the chosen media. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Animator - Commercial artist - Computer games designer - Digital artist - Graphic designer - Illustrator - Multimedia designer - Publication designer - Website designer Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Interior architect - 2161 - Multimedia developers - 2513 - Web developers - 2513 - Visual artists - 2651 - Interior designers - 3432.