Quiz 2: Code of Ethical Conduct

 
Choose whether what is being described is ethical or unethical.
 
1. The architect writes a column tackling architecture in the newspaper.
Three weeks after the column is published, the architect notices a
marked increase in the influx of clients and commissions.
 
2. The architect’s friends start a Kickstarter campaign to solicit funds
from the public and sponsors for an upcoming book showcasing his
past projects and upcoming works.
 
3. The architect agrees to a 5-second radio commercial for a brand of
solar panels to generate public awareness of green architecture
initiatives and renewable energy sources.
 
4. The architect who has extensive experience designing hospitals
locally and abroad claims that he is an expert in hospital design and
planning.
 
5. The architect puts up a sign showing his name, his title “Architect”
and his company logo outside of his office.
 
6. The architect tells the client that the client’s requests cannot be
incorporated in the design because it may put pedestrians in danger.
 
7. The architect refuses to guarantee his or her estimates despite
repeated requests by the client.
 
 
8. The architect agrees to construct the building that he or she
designed, and therefore becomes the designer AND builder at the
same time.
 
9. The architect declines a project because of a conflict of interest.
 
10. The architect does not advise the client of a possible conflict of
interest because the architect is 100% certain that he can be fair
 despite the conflict of interest and that he will be able to make
sound and reasonable judgments.
 
 
11. The architect requires that a dispute between the architect and the
client be resolved using arbitration, even if the process will be costly
to the client and even if it will be cheaper if they just go to court
(because that’s where they will go anyway).
 
 
12. The architect tells the client about problems in the construction even
if he sees that the client gets stressed and panicky every time he
hears about the issues.
 
13. The architect issues additional construction details after the final
contract documents have been printed already.
 
14. The architect makes several mistakes in the dimensions of some
architectural elements which are executed per plan, and them
blames the contractor for not asking first if the dimensions in the
drawing are correct.
 
15. The architect condemns work even if the work is not yet completed
and he has not seen everything that the contractor will do.
 
16. The architect accepts a laser pointer and a USB thumb drive from a
supplier of plumbing fixtures and promises to invite the supplier to
all future projects as a bidder.
 
17. The architect disapproves a billing request from the contractor
because the work done does not meet the architect’s quality
standards.
 
18. The architect accepts a 5% commission from a supplier of
engineered wood flooring because he is certain that he will not feel
pressured to return the favor to the supplier.
 
19. The architect designs a chapel for his church/religion and charges a
highly discounted fee instead of the minimum basic fee prescribed
by the SPPs.
 
20. The architect asks a potential client to consider him/her for a project
despite knowing that the client is already finalizing the deal with
another architect (but no contract has been signed yet).
 
 
Answers:
21. Ethical
22. Unethical
23. Unethical
24. Ethical
25. Ethical
26. Ethical
27. Ethical
28. Ethical
29. Ethical
30. Unethical
31. Ethical
32. Ethical
33. Ethical
34. Unethical
35. Ethical
36. Unethical
37. Ethical
38. Unethical
39. Ethical
40. Unethical