Architect

Architects are men in charge of overseeing and devising building renovations, and are central to the renovation systems in both Assassin's Creed II and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.

Assassins Creed II
Architects make their first appearance of the series at the Villa Auditore in Monteriggioni. The architect could first be found within the study of the Villa, looking over a model of the town mounted on a table. Through him, Ezio Auditore was able to make decisions on how best to renovate the town.

All buildings, structures and guilds that are rebuilt and renovated in Monteriggioni will generate income, which can be collected from the chest behind Claudia in the same room.

Dialogue

 * Ezio: Buon Giorno (Good day). Is there something wrong?
 * Architect: Ser Mario hired me to deal with this mess, but I’m an architetto (architect), not a miracle worker. Without money, I can’t fix any of these buildings.
 * Ezio: And if someone brought you money?
 * Architect: Then we’d be in business! You must be Ser Ezio. Am I right?
 * Ezio: Uncle! I like this architetto (architect).
 * Mario: He gets very observant when he can smell money!
 * Architect: If you want to fix up this town I’m going to need it. I have a price list here for new shops and renovations. Just bring me gold, make a choice and I’ll begin at once. If you build a shop, you (as the landlord) can purchase goods there at lower rates. If you invest more money in the shop, you get even greater discount. As for renovations, well... you’ll be bringing the town and villa back to life. As Ser Mario tells me, that was very important to your great-great-grandfather. Plus, when you buy shops and renovations, you’ll be increasing the number of people who visit, causing your income to increase! So, lets take a look, shall we?

Assassins Creed: Brotherhood
Unlike in Assassin's Creed II, architects can be found in abundance in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. Ezio can pay them to rebuild and renovate many buildings and structures throughout Rome.

They will rebuild doctors, tailors, blacksmiths, banks and stables as well as the tunnels, broken aqueducts and guild buildings; although Ezio only directly converses with the architects when renovating the aquaducts and the three main guild buildings: the Rosa in Fiore, Bartolomeo's Barracks and La Volpe's Thieves Guild.

Database Entry
In contrast to the hard, geometric brutalism of Florentine architecture, Roman Renaissance architecture represented a true return to Classical proportion, with buildings that sported classical columns, structural elements and decorative form, but also integrated new ideas from Florence, like the grand palazzo blocks. Although many of the architects in Rome came from up north, they were inspired by the old ruins, creating an interplay with the Ancient Roman structures throughout the city. Roman architects saw themselves as fulfilling all of human history, creating the essential expression of human will through the perfect cityscape.

Out of this tradition of formailzed expression came the great Renaissance architects Bramante and Michelangelo.