English to French Art/Literary Architecture General

Sentence: I have come to understand that most urban planners and architects in this part of the world are big losers with no interest in the architecture as an art in the first place. The writer is hinting to the fact that architecture is a noble area of knowledge and not anyone can be an architect just after pursuing some years in faculty. So here, according to the context, knowledgeable people could be big losers. Maybe "Rate" is not appropriate