073 Architecture and construction

Architecture is the study of the art, science and techniques of building design. It encompasses both utilitarian ends - such as the soundness of the structure and the functional and economic efficiency of the building - and aesthetic considerations. Town planning is the study of the regulated growth and improvement of towns in both functional and aesthetical points of view. Programmes and qualifications with the following main content are classified here: Architectural urban design and planning Architecture Building design Cartography/Land surveying City planning Community development Landscape architecture Structural architecture Surveying Town and country planning Urban planning === Exclusions Study of interior design is excluded from this detailed field and included in detailed field 0212 'Fashion, interior and industrial design'. Geomatics is excluded from this detailed field and included in detailed field 0532 'Earth science'. The laying out and construction of parks and gardens is excluded from this detailed field and included in detailed field 0812 'Horticulture'.

Building is the study of the science, technology and techniques of assembling, erecting and maintaining public, commercial, industrial and residential structures and their fittings. Civil engineering is the study of planning, designing, testing and directing the construction of large scale buildings and structures, including systems for transport, water supply, sewage etc. Programmes and qualifications with the following main content are classified here: Bricklaying Bridge construction Building construction Building engineering Building technology Carpentry and joinery (building) Civil engineering Construction equipment Constructional metalwork (building) Dock and harbour engineering Floor and wall tiling Floor covering House building Industrial abseiling (commercial) Masonry and tile setting Painting and wall covering Plastering Plumbing and pipefitting Road building Water engineering and technology Water supply and sewerage engineering Ventilation === Exclusions Installation of electricity is excluded from this detailed field and included in detailed field 0713 'Electricity and energy'. Similarly, installing and repairing of heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment is excluded from this detailed field and included in detailed field 0713 'Electricity and energy'.