ARH 614 Architectural Professional Practices
Investigate the actual business of conducting an architectural practice. You will gain an understanding of the organization of professional architectural firms, including methods of project management, contracts, compensation, professional ethics, insurance, and relationships with consultants and contractors. (This course is cross-listed with GLA 614.)
Prerequisite: ARH 608
Course Learning Outcomes
- Prepare projects and discussion participation that reflects an understanding of legal and ethical issues including the Architecture Practice Act, AIA code of ethics, and dispute resolution methodologies.
- Evaluate disciplinary actions against architects and judge appropriateness.
- Apply the concept of professional liability, errors and omissions, and develop an expert’s opinion.
- Research an architectural firm and develop and tailor professional application materials
- Apply an understanding of practice management and leadership to preparation of a partnership agreement, strategic business plan, including human resources and finance, and marketing materials.
- Develop a response to a Request for Proposal that demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of contracts, project delivery methods, compensation alternatives, project management and community/social responsibility.
NAAB Criteria
- This course addresses NAAB PC.1 Career Paths: How the program ensures that students understand the paths to becoming licensed as an architect in the United States and the range of available career opportunities that utilize the discipline’s skills and knowledge
- This course addresses NAAB PC.6 Leadership and Collaboration: How the program ensures that students understand approaches to leadership in multidisciplinary teams, diverse stakeholder constituents, and dynamic physical and social contexts, and learn how to apply effective collaboration skills to solve complex problems
- This course addresses NAAB SC.2 Professional Practice (understanding): How the program ensures that students understand professional ethics, the regulatory requirements, the fundamental business processes relevant to architecture practice in the United States, and the forces influencing change in these subjects
- This course addresses NAAB Shared Values of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Architects commit to equity and inclusion in the environments we design, the policies we adopt, the words we speak, the actions we take, and the respectful learning, teaching, and working environments we create. Architects seek fairness, diversity, and social justice in the profession and in society and support a range of pathways for students seeking access to an architecture education
- This course addresses NAAB Shared Values of Leadership, Collaboration, and Community Engagement: Architects practice design as a collaborative, inclusive, creative, and empathetic enterprise with other disciplines, the communities we serve, and the clients for whom we work
- This course addresses NAAB Shared Values of Lifelong Learning: Architects value educational breadth and depth, including a thorough understanding of the discipline’s body of knowledge, histories and theories, and architecture’s role in cultural, social, environmental, economic, and built contexts. The practice of architecture demands lifelong learning, which is a shared responsibility between academic and practice settings