Architecture

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Architecture is a career track for The Sims 2: FreeTime and a profession in The Sims 3: Ambitions.

The Sims 2

Architecture is a career track for The Sims 2: FreeTime. The career reward is SIM series Drafting Table.

Adult Promotion Levels

Level	Name	Description	Days Off	Hours	Pay	Promotional Bonus	Skills Required	Friends Required
1	Cement Mixer	Not exactly the most glorious job in the world, but someone needs to mix the cement. This entry level job requires no real skills other than a little attention to detail and the desire to keep going to a job where you mix cement all day long.	S M T W Th F S	08:00 - 15:00	§155	N/A	None	None
2	Brick Layer	You've moved off the factory floor and onto lots where actual homes are being built! Doing your small part to help erect structures both residential and commercial, laying bricks and spreading that goop to make them stick together is only a bit tougher than mixing cement. Learn enough about bricks, though, and you might just get to supervise other people doing it.	S M T W T F S	08:00 to 15:00	§176	§352	Mechanical 1
3	Foreman	Finally in charge of more than just yourself, you've made foreman of the construction team! You initiative has been noticed. Now put a little logic behind that mechanical knowldege of yours and someone might actually mistake you for an architect.	S M T W T F S	08:00 to 15:00	§284	§568	Mechanical: 1
4	Head of Construction Company	You've mastered cement, bricks, and various steel bars. You've led small teams into construction emergencies and made them work. Now you've got the ultimate high-level view of building buildings as the head of the construction company. Show some good leadership skills and work on your creativity and those lofty architects might suddenly take an interest in you.	S M T W T F S	10:00 to 17:00	§415	§830	Mechanical: 2 Logic: 1
5	Architect's Apprentice	Construction is for chumps. You've made it inside the walls of the architecture firm, standing beside (or more often, behind) your mentor, who is going to teach you everything you need to know about how to design beautiful, beautiful buildings. Oh, and can you get him some coffee?	S M T W T F S	09:00 to 16:00	§525	§1,050	Mechanical: 2 Logic: 1 Creativity: 1	3
6	Draftsman	You've finally got your own desk and own drafting table, tilted at the perfect angle, with straightedges and writing implements galore. Now's your opportunity to show that you can take an abstract building design, and through a series of straight lines, turn it into a blueprint. Keep building all the skills that got you here and you'll be a certified architect in no time!	S M T W T F S	09:00 to 16:00	§615	§1,230	Mechanical: 3 Logic: 3 Creativity: 2	4
7	Architect	You've made it. The firm has given you all the necessary credentials to be an architect anyplace in the world, and you're well on your way to getting your first building built. A little extra creativity is just what the architectural world needs right now.	S M T W T F S	09:00 to 16:00	§985	§1,970	Mechanical: 4 Logic: 4 Creativity: 4	6
8	Architectural Partner	Wow. You made partner. The firm is now partially under your guiding hand, and a little bit of business knowledge will go a long way. Work on making good logical decisions and don't forget your construction roots. It's not just about making buildings. It's about making them great.	S M T W T F S	10:00 to 17:00	§1,123	§2,246	Mechanical: 5 Logic: 6 Creativity: 5	6
9	Master Architect	You're a living legend, and when people pass by the houses and offices you've designed, they know they're in the presence of greatness. Keep reaching for the sky with more and more creative ventures and the world will be your oyster shaped opera house.	S M T W T F S	10:00 to 16:00	§1,970	§3,940	Mechanical: 5 Logic: 7 Creativity: 7	8
10	City Planner	An entire city is at your disposal and the decisions you make affect thousands of Sims. Where should the hospital go? What style of houses best fit this residential district? We need more parks! The questions and demands of the populace fall to you, dear city planner. Answer them. Meet them. This is what you were meant to do.	S M T W T F S	09:00 to 16:00	§2,300	§4,600	Mechanical: 6 Logic: 10 Creativity:9	11

Teen/Elder Promotion Levels

Level	Name	Description	Days Off	Hours	Pay	Promotional Bonus	Skills Required	Friends Required
1	Cement Mixer	Not exactly the most glorious job in the world, but someone needs to mix the cement. This entry level job requires no real skills other than a little attention to detail and the desire to keep going to a job where you mix cement all day long.	S M T W T F S	15:00 - 18:00	§56	N/A	None	None
2	Brick Layer	You've moved off the factory floor and onto lots where actual homes are being built! Doing your small part to help erect structures both residential and commercial, laying bricks and spreading that goop to make them stick together is only a bit tougher than mixing cement. Learn enough about bricks, though, and you might just get to supervise other people doing it.	S M T W T F S	15:00 - 18:00	§76	§152	Mechanical: 1
3	Foreman	Finally in charge of more than just yourself, you've made foreman of the construction team! Your initiative has been notices. Now put some logic behind that mechanical knowledge of yours and someone might actually mistake you for an architect.	S M T W T F S	15:00 - 18:00	§102	§204	Mechanical: 1 Logic: 1 Creativity: 1

The Sims 3

Female Sim with measuring tape

The Architectural Designer career was introduced in The Sims 3: Ambitions expansion pack. It is much more interactive than The Sims 2 version. Players will get requests from other sims in their neighbourhood to actually make over rooms using the new Renovation Mode.

"Architectural design is a powerful creative career path and one that can greatly impact your town. Sims throughout the neighborhood will call your architectural designer sim to do a huge assortment of design jobs, which may include the addition of a man cave, a book nook, a kitchen redesign, or an entire home makeover. It's also really cool how client jobs are driven by the clients themselves--and not some random cycle. Expecting parents will request a new baby room, sims with new roommates will ask for a new room for their "bro," and sims who love to paint will ask for an art studio. It's really powerful to see how your sim can impact the neighborhood around them."

The Renovation Mode interface used by Architects

Architects get work opportunities based on the story progression feature, so that if a pair of Sims in the neighborhood have had a baby they may request a nursery, or a sim with the Bookworm trait may request a reading room [1]. Architects will be able to do both exterior and interior renovations, and even full home makeovers [2]. Each job presents the architect with a strict budget. Client Sims review the architect's work, and they can give bonuses for good jobs. Architects can overspend on their budget in the hopes that a bonus will cover the additional costs. [3]

Promotion Levels

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Level	Name	Description	Work Time	Compensation	Performance Factors	Perks (cumulative)
1	Fabric Fetcher		Days Off Hours	Stipend §272/week Promotional Bonus Pension §	Skills Responsibilities	Portfolio to store work
2	Pattern Spotter		Days Off Hours	Stipend §336/week Promotional Bonus Pension §	Skills Responsibilities
3	Placement Planner		Days Off Hours	Stipend §400/week Promotional Bonus Pension §	Skills Responsibilities	Use portfolio to convince Sims to let you renovate
4	Feng Shui Fiend		Days Off Hours	Stipend §560/week Promotional Bonus Pension §	Skills Responsibilities
5	Decor Debutant		Days Off Hours	Stipend §584/week Promotional Bonus Pension §	Skills Responsibilities	Take measures to earn bonus
6	Furniture Fashionista		Days Off Hours	Stipend §800/week Promotional Bonus Pension §	Skills Responsibilities
7	Regent of Rugs		Days Off Hours	Stipend §1120/week Promotional Bonus Pension §	Skills Responsibilities
8	Aesthetic Architect		Days Off Hours	Stipend §1,440/week Promotional Bonus Pension §	Skills Responsibilities	Discuss renovation to learn client traits
9	Sultan of Style		Days Off Hours	Stipend §1,520/week Promotional Bonus Pension §	Skills Responsibilities
10	Dictator of Design		Days Off Hours	Stipend §2,480/week Promotional Bonus Pension §	Skills Responsibilities

Tips

Some things can effect the outcome.

Here is a list of traits that effect the outcome:

• Technophobe: hates electric devices
• Artistic: Likes objects with high Look-At score
• Bookworm: Likes bookshelves
• Can't stand Art: Hates every object with "look at" interaction
• Computer Whiz: Likes all computers except cheap ones
• Couch Potato: Likes all comfy objects
• Easily Impressed: Gives randomly a higher score
• Evil: Gives bonus points for every windowless room
• Frugal: Extra points for unused cash
• Hates Outdoors: Same as Evil
• Loves Outdoors: Extra score for every Window
• Natural Cook: Extra score for non-cheap food-preparation objects and appliances
• Party animal: Extra score for non-cheap stereos and party-objects
• Snob: Penalty for unused cash
• Virtuoso: Bonus for guitars and stereos
• Workaholic: Likes desks and computers

All other traits don't seem to effect the result as far as I see.
Additionally the result is affected by:

• Sim's job level
• If dirty or broken objects are used
• Discussing the renovation with the client
• An "environment score" (this is rather complicated and looks at room size, if the rooms are lit, decoration, missing flooring and wall covering, etc.)
• If objects and surfaces are reachable
• Doing measurements
• Using homemade objects
• Extra score for plants and rugs
• Fulfill all requirements