Throughout the text “Quiero ser arquitecto” of the well-known architect Alberto Campo Baeza, he reflects on everything that the fact of studying and practicing as an architect implies. According to his opinion of him, an architect is an artist and a technician combined.
In my opinion an architect is a person who sees his surroundings in a unique way and different from others, he is able to develop a building from an idea or inspiration, providing functionality and beauty. He is able to materialize the needs of people in real life with creativity and technique.
The author emphasizes that being an architect is a tough profession that requires effort and perseverance, an architect must have a large list of skills. But he also points out that architecture has a very important role in society, it is essential.
He ends the text by saying that architecture is a very vocational career, in which if you really like it, it is worth it.