PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

GROUP 1 (A) DIVYA SINGH SRISHTI JOSHI ISHAAN GOEL NIKHIL RALLY NITISH RAI

ARCHITECT
THE WORD ARCHITECT IS DERIVED FROM A GREEK WORD ARCH MEANING CHEAFAND TEKTON MEANING CARPENTER OR BUILDER AND IS RIGHTLY CALLED THE MASTER BUILDER. HIS WORK REQUIRE TASTE ,SKILL, TECHNICAL LEARNING AND ABILITY OF HIGH AND RARE KIND ALONG WITH BUSINESS ACUMEN .

ARCHITECTS ROLE
ARCHITECT

CLIENT

CONTRACTOR

THIS DEPENDENCY ON CLIENT AND CONTRACTOR EXPANDS HIS FIELD FROM BEING

AN ARTIST

ARTIST-ADMINISTRATOR

INVOLVING SOMETHING OF A BUSINESS-MAN AND SOMETHING OF A LAWYER

PROFESSION
PROFESSION MEANS ONE THAT INVOLVES SOME BRANCH OF LEARNING OR SCIENCE AND IS NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXERCISE OF INTELLECTUAL OR TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT RESULTING FROM LEARNING OR SCIENCE. .

PROFESSION OF AN ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE FAMILY OF PROFESSIONAL BROTHERHOOD.BUT DOESNT BELONG TO TRADE OR BUSINESS CIRCLE INSPITE OF THE FACT THAT PROFESSION OF AN ARCHITECT IS THE MEETING POINT OF ART AND BUSINESS WITHOUT WHICH THE CREATIVE IDEAS OF AN ARCHITECT WOULD REMAIN ON PAPER. THE PROFESSION OF AN ARCHITECT DISTINGUISHES FROM TRADE OR BUSINESS ON ACCOUNT OF ONE FACTOR PROFIT PROFIT ELEMENT ISNT THE PRIMARY PURPOSE IN ARCHITECTURE AS ITS POSITION IN BUSINESS OR TRADE. PRIMARY FOCUS IN ARCHITECTURE IS AESTHETIC CREATION WHICH IS SHARED BY BOTH PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATION

ARCHITECTURAL ETHICS
ETHICS,CODE OF CONDUCT AND PUBLIC SERVICES ARE THE GOVERNING FACTORS IN THE NOBLE PROFESSION OF ARCHITECTURE.ETHICS IS THAT BRANCH OF MORAL SCIENCE WHICH TREATS THE DUTIES WHICH A MEMBER OF ARCHITECTURAL PROFESSION OWES TO : CLIENTS CALLING HE HAS OPTED OUT FOR COUNCIL OF ARCHITECTURE PROFESSIONAL BROTHERS COMMUNITY

CLIENT

SINCE HE IS EMPLOYED BY THE CLIENT AS AN AGENT WITH LIMITED POWERS TO COMPLETE THE WORK IN ECONOMICAL AND EFFICIENT MANNER, SO HE HAS TO TAKE UTMOST CARE FOR HIS CLIENT. THIS COULDNT BE FOUND IN TRADES AND BUSINESS. HE REPRESENTS TO THE CLIENT THAT HE HAS AND WILL EXERCISE REASONABLE CARE AND SKILL WITHOUT NEGLIGENCE. ITS HIS BOUND DUTY TO BE LOYAL TO HIS CLIENT AND MAKE FULL DISCLOSURE OF ALL MATTERS RELEVANT TO THE WORK WHICH THE OWNER SHOULD KNOW WHICH ISNT VALID IN TRADE AND BUSINESS. CLIENT REPOSES FULL FAITH IN HIS HONESTY,ABILITY AND SKILL AS HIS FINAL CERTIFICATE WILL BE BINDING AS TO THE EXECUTION OF WORK AS PER CONTRACT IN THE ABSENCE OF FRAUD OR MISTAKE AND SUBJECT TO THE FACT THAT THE SAME WILLNT RELIEVE THE CONTRACTER OF DEFECTIVE MATERIAL OR WORKS. HE IS RENUMERATED ONLY BY PROFESSIONAL FEES AND IS DEBARRED FROM ACCEPTING ANY DISCOUNT,GIFT OR COMMISSION FROM THE CONTRACTORS OR TRADESMEN.

CALLING HE HAS ADOPTED FOR

CALLING HE HAS ADOPTED IMPOSES ON THE ARCHITECT DUAL POSITIONS: TO ACT AS AN AGENT OF THE CLIENT TO ACT AS A QUASI ARBITRATOR TO INTERPRET TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT. SOME GOOD NORMS OBSERVED BY HIM.: NOT TO ASSUME OR ACCEPT ANY POSITION IN WHICH HIS INTEREST MAY BE IN CONFLICT WITH THE CALLING. COMPLY WITH ALL RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE LOCAL OR OTHER AUTHORITIES CONTROLLING DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLACE NOT TO COMPETE WITH FELLOW ARCHITECTS OR SUPPLANT FELLOW BROTHERS. NOT SUPPOSED TO DELEGATE HIS POWERS TO HIS CLERK OF WORKS. CANNOT MISLEAD THE CONTRACTOR BY HIS NEGLIGENT OR FRAUDULENT MIS-STATEMENTS OR NEGLIGENT CERTIFICATES. THE CALLING HE HAS ADOPTED SHOWS ARCHITECT GETS WORK BY HIS: PREVIOUS JOBS RECOMMENDATIONS BY FRIENDS SPECIALIZATION IN CERTAIN FIELDS SOCIAL CONTACTS THROUGH COMPETETIONS HE CANT SOLICIT WORK THROUGH ADVERTISEMENTS

COUNCIL OF ARCHITECTURE
IF IT IS SHOWN THAT AN ARCHITECT ,IN PERSUIT OF HIS PROFESSION HAS DONE SOMETHING WITH REGARD TO IT WOULD BE REASONABLY REGARDED AS DISGRACEFUL OR DISHONOURABLE BY HIS PROFESSIONAL BROTHERS OF GOOD REPUTE OR COMPETENCY.THEN IT IS SAID THAT THE ARCHITECT HAS BEEN GUILTY OF INFAMOUS CONDUCT IN PROFESSIONAL RESPECT MISCONDUCT IS SUFFICIENTLY COMPREHENSIVE TO INCLUDE : IMPROPER PERFORMANCE OF LAWFUL ACT PERFORMANCE OF AN UNLAWFUL ACT ANY CONDUCT WHICH BRINGS REPROACH TO ARCHITECTURAL PROFESSION UNPROFESSIONAL ACTS THOUGH THEY MAY NOT BE UNLAWFUL

PROFESSIONAL BROTHERS
HE HAS A DUTY TO HIS PROFESSIONAL BROTHERS IN AS MUCH AS HE SHOULDNT EXHIBIT A SPIRIT OF UNHEALTHY COMPETETION BY REDUCTION OF FEES OR OFFERING INDUCEMENTS TO CLIENTS. NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE EVEN IF A CLIENT LEAVES ONE ARCHITECT AND APPROACHES ANOTHER FOR INCOMPLETE JOB AT ANY STAGE,THE LATTER ARCHITECT WILLNT UNDERTAKE IN GENERAL THE JOB UNLESS THE FORMER ONE ISSUES HIS NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE

COMMUNITY
AS COMPARED TO TRADE OR BUSINESS HIS SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY ARE NOT LESS IMPORTANT AS HE : ORIGINATES DESIGN OF STRUCTURES AS WELL AS CREATES FORMS WITH AESTHETIC EFFECTS. IS ONE OF THE MAIN CONTRIBUTORS IN PUBLIC HEALTH,SAFETY AND WELFARE. LEAVES HIS MONUMENTS FOR THE GUIDANCE OF FUTURE GENERATIONS. DESIGNS LOW COST HOUSING FOR ECONOMICALLY WEAKER SECTION.

ON ENTERING THE PROFESSION

GOVERNMENT SERVICES

PRIVATE PRACTICE
MAX. ENTRANTS GO FOR TRAINING WITH FINAL DESTINATION AS PRIVATE PRACTICE

THE ARCHITECT ON ENTERING THE PROFESSION HAS TWO ALTERNATIVES:-

JOIN A WELL ESTABLISHED FIRM

START HIS OWN ONE MANS OFFICE

IN BOTH THE CASES ,ITS ESSENTIAL FOR THE ARCHITECT TO STUDY THE PROBLEMS OF ORGANIZATION,STAFFING,QUALITY OF SERVICES AND PRODUCTIVITY

AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE CAREER,THE ARCHITECT HAS GOT THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS:TO INHERIT A PRACTICE TO WORK IN A FIRM AND SLOWLY GET PROMOTED TO HIGHER POSITION IN THAT FIRM. TO WIN A COMPETETION AND START HIS OWN PRACTICE. INDIVISUAL JOINING TOGETHER AND STARTING A PRACTICE AS PARTNERS

FOR RUNNING AN OFFICE ALONE THE ARCHITECT WILL HAVE TO FACE THE FOLLOWING SHORTCOMINGS : AS THE PRINCIPAL HE HAS TO DO ALL THE TECHNICAL AND RESEARCH WORK AND THUS HE WILL LACK IN GOOD TECHNICAL INFORMATION. LESS PRODUCTIVITY AND HENCE HE CANT ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST TECHNICAL AND DESIGN STANDARDS A LONG PERIOD OF EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED TO HANDLE BIG PROJECTS CONTINUITY OF WORK IS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CANNOT SATISFY THE CLIENT SO FAR AS THE SPEED IS CONCERNED NO VACATION FOR THE PRINCIPAL AND WHEN HE IS ILL THE WORK IS LIKELY TO SUFFER.

IF THE ARCHITECT WORKS IN A WELL ESTABLISHED FIRM, HE STANDS TO THE FOLLOWING ADVANTAGES: PLEASANT ATMOSPHERE,LOCATION,SITUATION,ETC. HIGH SALARY HIGH STANDARDS FOR DESIGN AND ITS PRESENTATION SUFFICIENT TIME AVAILABLE FOR RESEARCH ABLE TO HANDLE BIG PROJECT WITHIN A SHORT TIME

BY DEVELOPING AND EXPANDING HIS ONE MANS PRACTICE,THE ARCHITECT GRADUALLY ASSUMES THE POSITION OF PRINCIPALAND A STAGE MIGHT COME THAT HE BECOME AN ARTIST ADMINISTRATOR

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES OF THE PRINCIPAL

TO KEEP A STEADY FLOW OF WORK AS TO MAINTAIN HIGH STANDARD OF HIS OFFICE. TO TAKE ACTIVE PART IN SOCIAL ACTIVITIES TO SUBMIT WORKS FOR PUBLICATION IN JOURNALS CO-ORDINATING THE WORKS OF VARIOUS CONSULTANTS SO AS TO OBTAIN THE DESIRED RESULT WITHOUT ANY DELAY PROPER DISTRIBUTION OF WORK AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE STAFF ATTEND TO CONTRACT,COST PLANNING AND TIME LIMIT FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE WORKS FINANCING THE OFFICE

EXTERNAL FORCES THAT AFFECT THE PRINCIPAL

INSUFFICIENT TIME ALLOWED BY THE

CLIENT FOR DESIGNING INDECISIONS OF THE CLIENT RISE IN PRICES POOR ORGANISATION OF THE OFFICE SLOW APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSAL BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES

HOW TO SECURE CLIENTELE

THROUGH SOCIAL CONTACTS THROUGH ACQUAINTANCES AND ADVOCATES BY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM HIS PAST CLIENTS PROVIDED THEY SATISFIED WITH HIS SERVICES BY SPECIALIZATION IN CERTAIN FIELDS LIKE CINEMA PLANNING ,HOTELS ,ACOUSTICS.ETC. BY TAKING PART IN COMPETETIONS ,SEMINARS,CONFERENCES AND CONTRIBUTING TO TECHNICAL JOURNALS BY GOODWILL OF THE FIRM BY SUGGESTING A SCHEME TO THE GOVERNMENT OR A LOCAL AUTHORITY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A PARTICULAR AREA WITHOUT ANY OBLIGATION

OFFICE AND ITS MANAGEMENT

OFFICE TO BE LOCATED IN A PROMINENT AND CONVENIENT PLACE CABIN TO BEAR SOME EVIDENCE OF HIS PROFESSIONAL STATUS HE SHOULS ARRANGE HIS APPOINTMENTS SO THAT HIS CLIENTS DONT HAVE TO WAIT FOR A LONG TIME HE SHOULD BE READY FOR DISCUSSION WITH HIS CLIENTS ON THE APPOINTED DATE WITH ALL INFORMATIONS AT HAND PROMPT ATTENTION TO CORRESPONDENCE AND FILING CATALOGUES AND SAMPLE SHOULD BE PROPERLY ARRANGED SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE DEVOTED TO THE STAFF HE SHOULD POSSESS A GOOD LIBRARY

THANK YOU