ETHICS AND MORAL RIGHTS

Question 1

NSW Architects code of conduct

Answer 1

Information and disclosures send to be in writing)
Provision of services in manner widely accepted by the profession and in compliance with laws. Should also be prompt
Conflicts of interest

Question 2

Types of ethics

Answer 2

Virtue (good-individual)
Contract (good-group)
Duty (right-individual)
Utilitarian (right-group)

Question 3

Ethics in Architecture - built environment

Answer 3

• Physical (protection of public and private, maintenance, mangement)
• Cultural (heritage items, moral rights of other architects)
• socio economic (planning legislation, guidelines)
• communal (public realm)

Question 4

Ethics in practice.

Answer 4

The natural environment and ecology
Built environment (cultural, socio economic, physical and communal)
The public good coluty of care, public buildings, interfaces)
Clients (due care, shill+ diligence)
Peers and Colleagues
Consultants (tendering AS 4120-1994)

Question 5

Architectural Design Ethics

Answer 5

Form, function and spatial arrangements
Planning and building standards
Lifecycle costing, operation, maintenance
Safety and amenity
Sourcing, materials and labour.

i.e. Triple bottom line.

Question 6

Inviting tenders

Answer 6

• check licence is current and appropriate
• insurance eligibility
• relevant experience (contact references)
• capacity to complete the works (standard, process, craftsmanship, labour)

Question 7

The tender process

Answer 7

• No direct contact with client or other tenders
• include all tenders in an all queries and RFI’s
• use proper addenda ar revisions
• No RFI’s in the last week
• consider extensions for complex RFI’s

Question 8

Receiving tenders

Answer 8

Section 64 of The Standard says:

• Not due earlier than 2pm
• At least one day clear of a weekend public holiday, etc.
• At least one week after Christmas shutdown.

Also important to have a witness

Question 9

Closing the tender

Answer 9

Architect should negotiate in person
Architect should inform all tenders as soon as the client chooses to abandon tender or pursue a contract.
All tenders should remain anonymous but an indication of competition can be given.

Question 10

What is copyright?

Answer 10

Copyright covers a building or model of a building whether the building is of artistic quality or not. Also a structure of any kind.
The architect is the owner of copyright (or the employer)
Does not cover styles, ideas or techniques.

Question 11

Copyright protections

Answer 11

To reproduce work
To communicate the work to the public
To publish the work.

Question 12

Licences

Answer 12

The architect licences the client to use the work on their site even if the relationship deteriorate unless there was nonpayment. Known as an implied licence

Question 13

Moral Rights

Answer 13

Means an architect who created work has the right

• to be attributed for their work
• not be falsely attributed
• Not have their work treated in a derogatory way

Right of integrity does not apply jf the owner can’t discover the identity of the copyright holder, or they inform the Via clause 3a to document the building