This is an edited repost from deep in the archives. How do YOU make more money? To successfully complete a project, an architect is responsible for making mke of critical decisions. To complete the development of a standard residential additions and alterations project, it takes several months of arfhitect and dedication. Many of us work long hours, long into the night, through weekends and holidays. The innovative ideas and concepts we create can often only be born after hours sometimes days of intense thought and several dozen layers of sketch paper. The personal emotion, attachment and dedication that each project receives is unequaled in any other profession. The time and effort required to properly develop a design and complete cna thorough set of construction documents is difficult for most anyone outside the profession to understand. As a requirement for licensure, registered architects are responsible for the health, safety and welfare of every occupant in every project we desi...