![Courtesy of Jon Schroth, Ekklesia Contemporary Ballet | Paiter van Yperen, dancer. Courtesy of Jon Schroth, Ekklesia Contemporary Ballet | Paiter van Yperen, dancer.](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/64ae/9bc1/cb9c/4677/ee72/9f9f/medium_jpg/architecture-and-the-god-problem_1.jpg?1689164743)
Courtesy of Jon Schroth, Ekklesia Contemporary Ballet | Paiter van Yperen, dancer.
This article was originally published on Common Edge.
It has been about 200 years since the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris created an academic discipline—and thus the profession—of architecture. The central role of the architect as the defining agent of creation transcended the Master Builder, a role that defined those who designed buildings not as experts or celebrities but as stewards of building traditions.