The architect must be flexible in his approach as well as bear the specificities of purpose in mind e.g. the skills required for building a stadium are different than say from building a hospital to the simpler, such as planning dwelling units to be used as residential houses. Architecture has a strong cultural and political connotation. While most of the buildings built by the British during the 19th and the 20th centuries have that specific Victorian touch, surprisingly the Parliament House, the North Block, and the South Block buildings in Delhi have a specific Indian touch, which show a continuity from the past structures of Delhi. This is the work of an architect.

Modern architecture demands that the buildings and structure do not exist in vacuum and so the architect has to bear the surrounding environment in mind, care about the existing skyline and yet care about the comforts and expenses of his clients. (DOU 05102007)