code of ethics Flashcards
The profession of Architecture calls for men and women of the highest integrity, responsiveness, business acumen, sensibility, as well as artistic and technical ability.
Section 1. Traits of Architects
The Architect’s honesty of purpose must be beyond reproach; he/she acts as professional adviser to his/her client and his/her advice must be unprejudiced; he/she is charged with the exercise of mediation and conciliation functions between Client and Contractor and must act with entire impartiality; he/she has moral responsibilities to his/her professional associates and subordinates; and he/she is engaged in a profession which carries with it grave responsibilities to the public. These duties and responsibilities cannot be properly discharged unless his/her motives, conduct, sense of moral values, sensitivity, and ability are such as to command respect and confidence.
Section 2. Duties and Responsibilities.
ARTICLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE II
THE ARCHITECT’S RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELATION TO THE PEOPLE
The Architect is engaged in a profession which carries with it civic responsibilities towards the public, whether such responsibilities are the natural outcome of good citizenship or of his/her professional pursuit, or whether they partake of informative and educational matters or of his/her normal interest in public welfare; and, accordingly, he or she
Section 3. Relations with the Public.
shall not deceive the public as to his/her professional competence, nor claim any professional specialization unless supported by academic qualification, track record or relevant expertise, professional resources available to him/her which will enable him/her to handle the work particularly requiring such specialization and sanction, by his/her peers in the profession.
3.6
7 may exhibit his/her professional shingle outside his/her office, or display a project billboard indicating relevant information, which may include pictorial reproduction thereof, in a modest manner
3.7
ARTICLE III
THE ARCHITECT’S RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELATION TO HIS/HER CLIENT
The Architect’s relation to his/her Client is dependent upon good faith. To ensure the continued existence of such state of good relationship, the Architect’s position carries with it certain moral obligations to his/her client and to himself/herself. The Architect shall always endeavor to protect the Client’s interests but never at the expense of higher public interests and public welfare; and, accordingly, he/she
Section 4. Relations with the Client.
shall introduce to a prospective Client the professional services he/she is able to perform provided it is limited to the presentation of examples of his/her professional experience and does not entail the offering of free preliminary sketches or other services without the benefit of an agreement with the Client for legitimate compensation.
4.1
shall acquaint or ascertain from the Client, at the very inception of their business relationship, the exact nature and scope of his/her services and properly inform the Client of the corresponding professional fees.
4.2
shall advise a Client against proceeding with any project whose practicability may be questionable due to financial or legal important and/or exigent conditions, even if such advice may mean the loss of a prospective commission to the Architect.
4.3
shall explain the conditional character of estimates and in no case shall he/she guarantee any estimates or cost of the work in order to secure a commission, unless provided for by law, as in certain government projects.
4.4
shall consider the needs and stipulation of his/her Client and the effects of his/her work upon the life and well-being of the public and the community as a whole and shall endeavor to meet the aesthetic and functional requirements of the project commensurate with the Client’s budget.
4.5
shall bill his/her Client for services rendered a professional fee commensurate with the work involved and with his/her professional standing and experience based upon the Basic Minimum Fee prescribed under the. “Standards of Professional Practice.”
4.6
shall undertake the construction of a project even when the plans were prepared by him/her when it conforms with pertinent sections of the “Standards of Professional Practice”.
4.7
shall be compensated for his/her services solely through his/her professional fee billed directly to the Client. He/she shall not ask for any other returns in whatever form from any interested source other than the Client.
4.8
shall be free in his/her investments and business relations outside of his/her profession from any financial or personal interests which tend to weaker his/her standing as an unprejudiced and honest adviser, free to act in his/her Client’s best interests. If the Architect has any other business interest’s which would relate to, or affect the interest of the Client, he/she should inform the Client of such a condition or situation.
4.9
shall include in his/her agreement with the Client a clause providing for negotiation, mediation/conciliation and/or arbitration as alternative methods for the settlement of disputes.
4.10
shall carry out his/her professional work without undue delay and within an agreed reasonable time limit.
4.11
shall keep the Client informed at all times of the progress of the work undertaken on the Client’s behalf and of any issue that may affect project quality and cost.
4.12
ARTICLE IV
THE ARCHITECT’S RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELATION TO THE CONTRACTOR
The Contractor depends upon the Architect to safeguard fairly the Contractor’s interest as well as those of the Client; and, accordingly he or she
Section 5. Relations with Contractor.
shall give the Contractor every reasonable assistance to enable him/her to fully understand the contents of the Contract Documents by furnishing clear, definite, and consistent information in all pertinent contract documents to avoid unnecessary mistakes that may involve extra costs to either the Contractor or the Client.
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