Professionalism and Ethics

Question 1

What is a professional?

Answer 1

• Offers competence and integrity in their service.
• Have relevant skills, knowledge and experience (SKE) to meet professional standard.
• Duty of care to client, public and environment
• Follow a code of conduct - set by their professional institution.
• Not a purely commercial motivation to your work.

Question 2

What are the obligation of a Landscape Architect?

Answer 2

• Practice with due skill, care and diligence in accordance with code of conduct.
• Act as a responsible client agent
• Be impartial & independent professional Std 9 (in contract admin)

Question 3

Who is the Landscape Architect responsible to?

Answer 3

	Society 
	Environment 
	Client
	Profession
	Own company and colleagues
	Contracts and other professional organisations

Question 4

Obligations beyond the UK?

Answer 4

ELC
•first international treaty dedicated to the protection, management and planning of all landscapes in Europe.

IFLA
not-for-profit, non-political, NGO
- promote the landscape architecture profession
- establish standards for the profession
- promote exchanges of SKE

Question 5

Where can you find guidance on ethics and professionalism?

Answer 5

LI Code of Conduct

Incorporates ethics and values and principals of good practice.
Central to professional life of members.

Guidance on:
Professional attitudes, competence and relationships

Protects public, profession and interests of the client
Maintains the status of the profession to the public