The context of practice Flashcards
Briefly describe the role of Design Review Panels
CABE - Commission for architecture and the built environment
CABE Design review is a free advice service that offers expert independent reviews of the design quality of major new developments across England.
They review designs created by architects and developers at an early stage, focusing on the design quality of new proposals. For some schemes the review process begins long before they become the subject of a formal planning application.
They offer their support to proposals that are well designed and provide advice to schemes where the design quality can and should be improved. They send a strong message of caution when we feel that schemes are not well designed.
What are the advantages of trading as a limited liability partnership?
- Members (V important not called partners) are able to limit their personal liability if something goes wrong with the business, similar to the way shareholders in a company have always been able to do
- Note that anyone lending money to the LLP such as a bank may still require personal guarantees from the members, as they frequently do with directors/ shareholders in a company
- Where business owners have wanted to limit their personal liability in the past, they have normally set up companies and any profits made by those companies are subject to corporation tax
- dividends paid by the companies can then be taken as income of the shareholders
- LLPs are taxed quite differently in that the profits are treated as the personal income of the members as if they had run their business as a partnership
What do the following acronyms stand for?
a) CABE
b) CIC
C) AABC
a) CABE - Commission for Architecture and Built Environment
b) CIC - Construction Industry Council
C) AABC - Architects Accredited in Building Conservation
You have been involved in protracted negotiations with the planning department on a specific project. A firm of local architects have contacted your client offering their services - what action can you take?
- If the architect is a member of the RIBA a formal complaint can be made citing the Code of Conduct Principle 3 (guidance note 7 explains)
‘Member should not deliberately approach another architects client in a conscious attempt to take over an active project. Members should therefore avoid, as far as possible, sending advertising mailshots, or any other forms of practice publicity, aimed at a specific project where it is apparent that another architect has already been appointed. This does not prohibit speculative approaches to clients (such as developers) who regularly engage architects.’
As a qualified architect, you are required to undertake Continuing Professional Development - outline the RIBA annual requirements
All chartered members of the RIBA have the following CPD obligations
- 35 hours of 100 points of CPD comprising
- 2 hours of health and safety CPD every year
- at least 17.5 hours each year from a selection of the RIBA’s other 5 prescribed core curriculum areas with an aim to cover the entire curriculum every 5 years
- at least 15.5 hours of CPD each year on other subjects relevant to your own CPD needs
- record activity via the RIBA’s CPD record sheet (preferably online)
- Plan CPD via the RIBA’s professional development plan (preferably online)
Briefly describe the key responsibilities of the designer under the CDM Regulations 2015
Designers must:
- Make sure the client is aware of the client duties under CDM 2015 before starting any design work
- When preparing or modifying designs:
o Take account of any pre-construction information provided by the client (and principal designer, if one is involved)
o eliminate foreseeable health and safety risks to anyone affected by the project (if possible)
o take steps to reduce or control any risks that cannot be eliminated - provide design information to:
o the principal designer (if involved), for inclusion in the pre-construction information and the health and safety file
o the client and principal contractor (or the contractor for single contractor projects) to help them comply with their duties, such as ensuring a construction phase plan (PDF) is prepared - communicate, cooperate and coordinate with:
o any other designers (including the principal designer) so that all designs are compatible and ensure health and safety, both during the project and beyond
o all contractors (including the principal contractor), to take account of their knowledge and experience of building designs
Briefly describe the role of CABE
CABE - Commission for Architecture and Built Environment
The Government’s Advisor of Architecture, Urban Design and Public Space
What do the following acronyms stand for?
JCT
CPI
KPI
JCT - Joint contracts tribunal
CPI - Co-ordinated Project Information
KPI - Key Performance Indicator
What are your obligations as a designer under the CDM 2015 Regualtions?
Designers must:
- Make sure the client is aware of the client duties under CDM 2015 before starting any design work
- When preparing or modifying designs:
o Take account of any pre-construction information provided by the client (and principal designer, if one is involved)
o eliminate foreseeable health and safety risks to anyone affected by the project (if possible)
o take steps to reduce or control any risks that cannot be eliminated - provide design information to:
o the principal designer (if involved), for inclusion in the pre-construction information and the health and safety file
o the client and principal contractor (or the contractor for single contractor projects) to help them comply with their duties, such as ensuring a construction phase plan (PDF) is prepared - communicate, cooperate and coordinate with:
o any other designers (including the principal designer) so that all designs are compatible and ensure health and safety, both during the project and beyond
o all contractors (including the principal contractor), to take account of their knowledge and experience of building designs
There is a requirement for architects to have P.I.Insurance - which authority requires this and what level of insurance is required?
ARB requires under Standard 8 of the Architects Code - Standards of Conduct and Practice provides that: Architects should not undertake professional work without adequate and appropriate professional indemnity insurance cover
The board recommends that the minimum limit of indemnity provided by PII should be £250,000 for each and every claim
What is ISO 9001 and in what way is it appropriate to architectural practices?
A quality managment system monitored by the International Organistation for Standardisation
Primary benefits to practice are:
a - to ensure the quality management of architectural services
b - to give the practice access to a wider client base
The ARB is the ‘competant body’ that maintains the register of architects in the UK:
under which legislation does it have this authority and how does registration with ARB help architects to work outside the UK?
The Architects Registration Board (ARB) was set up by an Act of Parliament (The Architects Act) in 1997. The Act sets out the responsibilities of the Board in relation to education, registration and regulation.
In addition to the specific responsibilities placed upon it by the Archtiects Act 1997 the Board is also designated by H.M.Government as the Competent Authority in the UK for the implementation and administration of the provisions of the Proffesional Qualifications Directive 2005/36/EC (‘‘the Directive’’) for Europe. This Directive provides a legal framework for the mutual recognition of architectural qualifications across the European Union to facilitate rights of establishment and freedom to provide service.
Some non-EEA jurisdictions may recognise ARB registrants’ qualifications and experience and decide that although ARB has no agreement with them they are prepared to accept the registration as equivalent.
