Professional Practice II

Arch 3122
 DEFINITION OF PROFESSION

• Architecture is the art and science of

designing and constructing buildings. A wider
definition would include within its scope the
design of the total built environment, from
the macro-level of town planning,
urban design, and landscape to the micro-
level of furniture and product design.
Architecture, equally importantly, also refers
to the product of such a design.
 PRINCIPLE OF PROFESSIONALISM
Members of the architectural profession are dedicated to
standards of professionalism, integrity and competence.
Expertise: Architects possess a systematic body of knowledge,
skills, and theory developed through education, graduate and
post-graduate training and experience.
Autonomy: Architects provide objective expert advice to the
client and/or users.
Commitment: Architects bring a high level of selfless dedication
to the work done on behalf of their clients and society
Accountability: Architects are aware of their responsibility for the
independent and, if necessary, critical advice provided to their
client and for the effects of their work on society and the
environment.
 PRACTICE OF ARCHITECTURE

A good building has 3 conditions:

• Convenience
• Firmness
• Beauty
The characteristics that distinguish a work of architecture from other man-
made structures are

– The suitability of the work to use by human beings in

general and the adaptability of it to particular human
activities,
– The stability and permanence of the work's construction,
and
– The communication of experience and ideas through its
form.
– All these conditions must be met in architecture.
 ARCHITECT
• The designation ‘architect’ is generally reserved by law or
custom to a person who is professionally and academically
qualified and generally registered / licensed / certified to practise
architecture.
• He / she are responsible for advocating the fair and sustainable
development, welfare and the cultural expression of society’
habitat in terms of space, forms and historical context.
• Architects are part of the public and the private sector and the
construction sector peopled by those commissioning,
conserving, designing, building, furnishing, financing, regulation
and operating our built environment to meet the needs of the
society.
• Everything influencing the way in which the built environment is
made, used, furnished, landscaped and maintained belongs to
the domain of the architect.
 CORE SERVICES
1.Project and office management
2.Design stage
-Pre-design and site analysis
-Schematic design
-Design development and design documentation
-Application of building permission
-Construction documentation
3. Construction stage
-Contract administration
-Supervision of construction
-Implementation
4. Others
FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES OF THE PROFESSION

• Ability to create architectural design that satisfy

aesthetic, functional, technical and economic
requirements
• Adequate knowledge of the history, theories of
architecture, fine arts, construction technologies and
human sciences
• Adequate knowledge of urban design, planning, and
the skills involved in the planning process
• Understanding of the relationship between people
and buildings as well as buildings and their
environments
 BASIC SKILLS OF AN ARCHITECT
1. Scientific Skills:
• Analytical skills
• Organizational and management skills
• Scientific design skills
2. Technical Skills
• Practical skills
• Know-how on building materials and their construction
• Digital skills
• Documentation skills
• Technical design skills
3. Artistic Skills
• Techniques for creativity
• Presentation skills
• Artistic design knowledge
4. Behavioural Skills
Critical thinking
• Problem-solving orientated
• Flexibility and self-directed learning
• Attention to detail
• Commitment to excellence
• Decision orientated
• Business awareness
• Communication skills
 CORE AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
• Architectural Design [Specialized]
• Urban Design
• Digital Design Engineering
• Interior Design
• Landscape Architecture
• Environmental Studies
• Ecological Planning
• Project Management
• Facility Management
• Building Construction and Technology
• Appropriate Building Technology
• Construction management
• Urban planning
• Rural planning
• Regional planning
• Industrial/product design
• Housing studies
• Building science
• Architectural history
• Architectural critique
• Conservation and restoration
• Urban engineering
• Urban management
 Lecture 2

Preparation of Specifications
and bills of quantities
(BOQ)