architect:
(plural: ‘architects‘; pronunciation: the letters ‘ch’ are said with a ‘k’ sound as in “king”)

an architect at his work, designing a building
a qualified, trained and licensed person who plans/designs new buildings and any large structures and oversees that they are built properly; a designer;
a person who can make an important plan of any kind — plans such as improving a system in an organisation or introducing a political system in a country, a business venture, etc.; a planner,

Henk Sneevliet, known as Maring, a Dutchman, the architect of Chinese communism
Every major construction company employs an architect not only to design the buildings but also to make sure that the plans are suitable to the local building regulations.
a person who is an expert in planning and designing a computer software program or a suitable education system is also called an ‘architect’.
