REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

EASTERN VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY

TACLOBAN CITY

COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND ALLIED DISCIPLINE

ARCH 433
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 2

RESEARCH NO. 1

THE ARCHITECT

SUBMITTED BY:
ANDREA PATRICE A. CAMPO
BSAR 4A

SUBMITTED TO:
AR. NORIEL JEANNE TUPAZ, UAP
COURSE INSTRUCTOR

2022 SEPTEMBER 15
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENT PAGE NUMBER

THE ARCHITECT 1

Overview 1

The Architecture Profession 2

Past and Present 2

Important Issues and Concerns 3

Architect and the Law 5

The Virtue and Value of an Architect 5

The Spectrum of the Architect Services 5

The 3D Wheel of a Building Project 6

The Architect Role in Society 8

The Building Enterprises 8

Public Interest and Safety 9

Professional Education and Training 10
The Architect Education 10

Apprenticeship and Diversified Training 10

Continuing Professional Development 10
Professional Life 11

Professions and Professional Life 11

Profession and Society 14
The Professional Practice of Architecture in the Philippines 15

Professional Ethics 16
Professionalism in Architectural Practice 16
Code of Ethic Conduct 16
CONCLUSION 17
RECOMMENDATION 17

REFERENCES 18
I. THE ARCHITECT

OVERVIEW

Architecture, by definition, is the art and science of designing and constructing

buildings. It is an art because it is a conscious use of skill, craft, and creative imagination,
and at the same time a science because it deals with facts or truths obtained by direct
observation and methodical study through the operation of general laws. These two
disciplines can be used through designing buildings and other habitable environments.
Combining such disciplines in buildings, which are a fundamental part of human
experience, is the work of an essential professional: THE ARCHITECT.

An architect is a qualified practitioner who plans, designs, and supervises building

construction. Their goal is to provide solutions to design problems by using artistic
imagination and creative vision, practical and technical knowledge to create spaces that
are safe, efficient, sustainable, and meet economic needs; and interpersonal skills,
psychological understanding, and ethical practice to craft spaces that meet the complex,
and sometimes conflicting, needs of clients, users, and the community. They are
concerned with all aspects of a building project, from discussing concepts to customers
and contractors to creating plans and specifications and supervising various construction
phases.

According to the Roman architect Vitruvius Pollio, there are three elements that
must be considered for a well-designed building; firmitas, utilitas, and venustas. The
structural integrity of a structure is secured through firmness or physical strength. To suit
the functional demands of its occupants, the utility provides an efficient arrangement of
areas and mechanical systems. And venustas, derived from the goddess Venus's artistic
characteristic, provide style, proportion, and visual beauty. Architects use these elements,
develop the concepts for structures, and turn those concepts into images and plans,
which eventually may become physical buildings.

As defined by the Standards of Professional Practice, a required document under

Sec. 41 of R.A. 9266, An architect is a natural person under Philippine law with a valid
certificate of registration and a valid professional identification card for the lawful practice
of architecture. Architects must be properly licensed because they are responsible for the
safety of the people who live in their structures.

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THE ARCHITECTURE PROFESSION

PAST AND PRESENT

“As an architect, you design for the present with an awareness of the past for a future
which is essentially unknown.”

-Norman Foster, Architect & Author

The architect's origins may be traced back to the period of the Ancient Greeks
when the term architect, or arkhitekton in Greek, —arkhi- (chief) + tekton (builder)— was
given to the master building. Coined from the chief builder, the architect is the one who
would oversee the design and construction of each project. Throughout history, there was
no distinction between the artisan who planned a structure and the one who built it. Then,
in the early part of the 1500s, the growing availability of paper and pencils, as well as the
development of linear-perspective drawing, which allowed three-dimensional structures
to be accurately represented in two dimensions, enabled buildings to be planned much
more thoroughly before they were built.

Architects progressed from single individuals to ateliers with students,

partnerships, and eventually large offices over the nineteenth century. Initially, the office
would consist of one, perhaps two, architects who would create his design as an artist on
his own. By the end of the nineteenth century, the large office had become an established
fact, allowing the businesses to endure beyond the lifetime of the founding principals.
Today's architect is not a construction technology specialist. Manufacturers, suppliers,
and specialized consultants now have access to this information. Today's architect is a
manager and systems integrator rather than a master builder. In today's design-bid-build
system, an architect's responsibilities begin with conceptual design and continue until
construction completion.

With that said, architecture has gone a long way since Vitruvius as a profession
and discipline. It evolves in tandem with culture and technology, reflecting new advances
and altering societal ideals. Some changes are conscious and begin within the discipline
of architecture itself, as acts of disciplinary or professional growth; others are
uncontrolled, resulting from architecture's shifting positions in the larger world.

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IMPORTANT ISSUES AND CONCERNS

Role Conflict

The traditional technique is founded on the incorrect assumption that architects

can create faultless designs and specifications. However, architects make errors, and
when they do, the claims affect everyone. Legal fees increase the budget and limit profits
for architects and builders. Clients have begun to add extra layers of consultants to secure
themselves. The expansion of roles in the project causes disputes since these additional
specialists frequently intrude into the sphere of expertise of the other professionals
already involved. However, when more experts become engaged in the project,
determining roles and duties becomes increasingly difficult.

Industry Perception of the Architect

A survey conducted by Yates (2003) on Master Builder Project Delivery System

and Designer Construction Knowledge, 6% of respondents believed that designers
should have construction field experience before beginning a design profession. 76%
believed that prior to acquiring professional registration, construction field experience
should be needed. In fact, 67% advocate at least one to three years of field experience
and only 3.6% believed that construction field experience was not required. Furthermore,
91% feel that building methods, procedures, and management should be included in the
official education of designers and a number of 79% agree that a higher degree of field
expertise would lower the number of mistakes and omissions accusations made against
a designer. The author therefore came to the conclusion that designers are often inept at
providing construction management services.

Battling Stereotypes

Stereotypes are both a benefit and a burden for architects. Though stereotypes
bring a good amount of levity, negative stereotypes abound throughout the profession.
Those associated with elitism, ego, and creative martyrdom – can be harmful to dedicated
architects who do not suffer from any of these pompous ailments. More architects from
small businesses speaking out is a smart approach to combat those false stereotypes.

Fragmentation and Specialization

Contractors, engineers, and architects are getting increasingly specialized.

Specialization provides skill in a certain field. However, it leads to increased dispersion of
the master builder theory as well as a lack of understanding in other fields. Designers'

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incomplete grasp of construction needs, the fragmented delivery process, contractual
processes, conflicting aims between design and construction specialists, and changes in
building methods and materials all impede constructability input.

Delivery Methods and the Role of the Architect

The design-bid-build process is growing increasingly concerned about a lack of

communication and collaboration between the architect and the builder throughout the
design phase. In the mid-nineteenth century, advances in technology pushed builders to
rely increasingly on specialized contractors. Similarly, architects are facing similar
challenges today. With the level of expertise necessary for today's projects, the architect
can no longer be an expert in all elements. It is tough to modify the architect and builder's
antagonistic inclinations so that they can interact and work as a team. Furthermore, the
builder and architect just work in different respects.

Bridging the Generational Gap

Mid-level architects are fighting a two-front war to keep their business' knowledge
at a high level. The loss of tribal knowledge from highly experienced senior architects is
rising, as is the ignorance of entry-level architects to the processes of the architectural
business. Mid-level architects are entrusted with educating and supervising new
architects while attempting to absorb as much expertise and wisdom as possible from
retiring architects. It also does not help that most manufacturers' product information is
not cleanly arranged or organized in a uniform manner, thus architects must devise their
own methods of organizing product information. minimizing the number of mistakes made
by young architects and the time it takes to become competent

Navigating the Political Landscape

Architects working on urban development projects confront an assault of political

and interpersonal hurdles on a daily basis as they strive to delight their clients while
overcoming bureaucratic red tape at every phase of the project. There has been a greater
drive for architects to become active in local government, contributing to city councils on
issues such as building standards and fire codes, as well as conversations about urban
growth and community planning. Another area in which architects might become involved
is through the AIA's lobbying activities. Whichever path these architects take in terms of
political activity, integrating that position with their day-to-day obligations inside an
architecture company provides an extra barrier. There must be resolution, mediation, and
decisiveness.

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Keeping up with Changing Technologies

The use of BIMs, CADs, project management systems, and sample procurement tools
from third-party vendors, manufacturers, and distributors have made digital product
specification adoption more difficult for architects, especially since these systems work
differently. Until the network effect of these SaaS technologies positioned to assist
architects in their day-to-day activities takes root throughout the whole building materials
ecosystem, BIMs, CADs, Project management systems, and sample procurement
platforms will remain a load on architects' shoulders.

ARCHITECT AND THE LAW

THE VIRTUE AND VALUE OF AN ARCHITECT

The Virtues of an Architect by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

“May the Architect be high-minded; not arrogant, but faithful;

Just, and easy to deal with, without avarice;
Not let his mind be occupied in receiving gifts,
But let him preserve his good name with dignity…”

Through their awareness and attentive manipulation of areas that match the size of
human experience, the architect constructs man's environment. The form-envelope
quality represented as a structure or building gives birth to an appreciation of beauty and
order in the external reality. Their decisions dictate how individuals will be situated in
relation to one another, how whole civilizations will work, play, eat, sleep, recreate, travel,
and worship, and how people will live in accordance with their culture and national goals.
The architect's goal is to bring order to man's surroundings, to enable it to function
properly inside a secure and healthy structure, and to give to the whole a beauty and
distinctiveness suited to today's society.

THE SPECTRUM OF THE ARCHITECT SERVICES

Between abstract ideas and the physical world, stands the Architect.

An appreciation of the Architect's scope of services, as mentioned below, will

highlight the critical function that the Architect plays in transforming abstract concepts into
tangible and meaningful terms.

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 The Architect's services encompass the complete spectrum of activities that occur
from the moment an idea is developed, perfected, changed into sets of space/design
needs, translated into structure through design, produced, used, and become a
permanent element of the man-made world. These services include the necessary
conferences, deliberations, discussions, evaluations, investigations, consultations, and
advice on matters affecting the scientific, aesthetic, and orderly coordination of all the
processes of preserving life, health, and property that enter into the production of various
levels and sophistication of man-made structures and the environment.

In the process of translating abstract ideas into meaningful concrete terms, an

architect produces documents in the form of a database report, an architectural program,
a feasibility study, a market study, an appraisal report, an impact analysis report, a space-
organizational setup report, a site planning analysis and evaluation report, an operational
programming report, building programming and scheduling report.

A comprehensive and detailed documentation of construction or erection drawings,

including architectural plans, structural plans, electrical plans, plumbing/sanitary plans,
mechanical/air-conditioning plans, civil work plans, technical specifications, and other bid
papers, must also be provided.

Aside from these, the post construction management documents, the operating
manual, the maintenance manual and other forms of written and graphical
documentations, are prepared by the architect as these are necessary for the effective
and efficient functioning of the man-made structures and environment.

THE 3-D WHEEL OF A BUILDING PROJECT

DECISION TO BUILD by the Owner

● Purpose
● Size
● Cost
● Location

DESIGN CONCEPT by the Architect-Engineer Consultants

● Space
● Function
● Stability
● Environment
● Aesthetics

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DELIVERY SYSTEM by the Contractor
● Men
● Material
● Equipment

ASSISTANCE
● Project Manager
● Construction Manager
● Full-Time Construction Supervisor

● Cost and Finance

● Time
● Control
● Viability
● Quality
● Control

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THE ARCHITECT ROLE IN THE SOCIETY

THE BUILDING ENTERPRISES

In building enterprises, the architect is primarily responsible for the aesthetic

appearance of constructions prior to the final structural design or construction phase. The design
must adhere to state building codes and standards. During construction, the architect also
controls and monitors the progress of the project.

A successful design or construction project requires the collaboration of numerous

industry specialists. The architect leads the team and drives the project from conception to
completion, but the quantity of quality work done by others is enormous and vital. The architect
collaborates with various professions to ensure the project's overall success, including:

Structural Engineer

After the Owner approves the principal design concept, the architect normally
begins the cross-checking and coordinating processes with the structural engineer to
verify the buildability of the architectural design. This process continues throughout the
detailed drawing phase, and it is customary for the architect to request feedback from the
structural engineer when the design has to be modified during construction.

Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Engineer

The architect and MEP engineer collaborate by superimposing one scope of work
over the other to ensure the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing requirements are
adequate and compatible. It is a sequence of coordinating duties in which the structural
engineer is also involved. Architects and experts from diverse technical disciplines may
cooperate, review, and implement more successfully using Building Information Modelling
(BIM).

Civil Engineer

Large-scale public projects and housing complexes require the collaboration of

architects and civil engineers. These are constructions that rely on roadways, sewage
systems, and other infrastructure to function. On the contrary, architects and civil
engineers rarely collaborate in the design and building of single-family homes.

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Interior Designers

Because interior designers' work needs knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and

plumbing systems, they collaborate with the architect and MEP engineer to ensure that
their interior design is compatible with those services and does not contradict the
Architect's core design idea.

Landscape Architect

Landscape architect designs must be aligned with the architect's general design
philosophy. From plant size and color combination to the needed care regime, the
Architect must be informed of and, in certain situations, engage in landscape design
selections.

General Contractors and Subcontractors

Following contract award, the Architect takes on the job of contract administrator for
the contract form - often the form issued by the Institute of Architects - signed between
the Owner and the General Contractor. The Contractor constructs and finishes the
building according to the time, cost, and quality standards provided by the Architect,
engineers, and trade experts.

PUBLIC INTEREST AND SAFETY

As mentioned in the Code of Ethics in Architecture, the prime professional, the

architect, is engaged in a profession which carries with it civic responsibilities towards the
public, whether such responsibilities are the natural outcome of good citizenship or of his
professional pursuit or whether they partake of informative and educational matters or of
his normal, good public relations.

1 - a The Architect shall seek opportunities to be of constructive service in

civic and urban affairs and to the best of his ability advance the safety,
health and well-being of the people and the community as well as the
promotion, restoration or preservation of the general amenities and other
examples of historic and architectural heritage of the nation.

1 - f The Architect shall not mislead the public through advertisements,

signs or printed matter citing his professional specializations unless such
qualifications are well known facts or sanctioned by professional consensus
and years of experience.

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 2 -e The Architect shall consider the needs and stipulation of his Client
and the effects of his work upon the life and well-being of the public and the
community as a whole, and to endeavor to meet the aesthetic and functional
requirements of the project commensurate with the Client’s
appropriation.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

THE ARCHITECT EDUCATION

The architecture major in the Philippines takes 5 years to complete. Depending on

the specialization and the university, you can complete a master's degree in 1-2 years. In
some countries, you may have the option of pursuing a doctoral degree for three to three
and a half years. After earning a bachelor's degree, you must get two years of experience
as an architect's apprentice or junior architect before taking the board exam.

APPRENTICESHIP AND DIVERSIFIED TRAINING

The path to obtaining an architectural license is essentially the same worldwide: 5

years of architecture school, followed by one to three years of apprenticeship; lastly,
architects are frequently required to pass an exam for official certification.

To be eligible to take an Architecture Licensure Exam (ALE), as stated in SEC. 13,

Article III of RA 9266, a candidate must submit a logbook of varied experience in
Architecture (DEA) consisting of two years of experience or three thousand eight hundred
hours, including both overtime and work on holidays.

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Continuing Professional Development (CPD), like other professions, allows you to

improve your own competency while acquiring new methods and techniques in your
industry. CPD has become an essential aspect of each professional's career needs for
architects and design professionals. Many professional institutions in the architectural
industry now demand members to complete a certain amount of CPD hours each year.

As stated in Rule 4 Sec 28 of the IRR of RA 9266, in order to promote public

interest and to safeguard life, health and property, all practicing architects shall maintain

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a program of continuing professional development. The regulations aforementioned
above are as follows:

The integrated and accredited professional organization shall have

the responsibility of developing a continuing professional development
program for architects. Other entities or organizations may become CPD
providers upon accreditation by the Board.

A program of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) shall be

maintained through an overall CPD program for architects developed by the
United Architects of the Philippines, Inc. Such a program shall be formulated
by the Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Council for Architects
based on the existing guidelines of the Professional Regulation
Commission with levels of compliance and proficiency evaluation as a rating
factor. Accreditation of CPD/CPE providers by the Board of Architecture
shall be based on the said guidelines.

Furthermore, an architect will be required to produce documentation of CPD

completion. A personal CPD Plan provides a systematic framework for identifying
professional objectives, demonstrating concrete progress, and achieving personal
growth. Where relevant, evidence of CPD activities should be presented, validated by
either the trainer or the employer, or by a certified CPD certificate issued upon satisfactory
completion. Continuing Professional Development activities in architecture can include:

● Training events
● Conferences, seminars or workshops
● Short courses
● Online and distance learning
● Training other people
● Industry technical reports
● Reading industry literature
● Researching new professional methods

PROFESSIONAL LIFE

PROFESSIONS AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE

To legally use the term "architect" and work in full capacity, an architect must be
recognized and registered with the appropriate accreditation board. They are the only

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professionals who may sign off on a finished project and are responsible for any future
difficulties that directly emerge from the structural design. To acquire the technical
knowledge and creative abilities required to deal with the built environment, architects
must have obtained tertiary qualifications in architectural design.

Architects are not just designers, but they must also manage a team of consultants
with varying degrees of experience over the course of the project. Though Graduate
Architects can do a variety of activities as a registered architect in a firm, they are not
really 'architects' in the proper sense of the term until they are registered altogether. This
implies they are not permitted to sign off on project plans and other documents and should
not conduct the profession without the supervision of a registered professional. This is
not only industry practice; it is also the law.

There are several career paths an architect can follow;

Draftsperson

Architectural draftspersons translate architects' conceptions and design notes into

drawings and project plans. Drafting takes the shape of hand sketches, renderings in
various computer applications, and, possibly, 3D models.

Draftsperson title standards are based on the software used by the company
where they operate. REVIT is the current industry standard, however alternative software
options include BIM Documentor, AutoCAD Documenter, and Vectorworks Documenter.

Design Architect

A design architect is comparable to a traditional architect wherein they are not

involved in the building phases of projects, instead focusing on design and aesthetics. In
this profession, creativity and innovation is essential.

Project Architect

Project architects are senior members of a firm or consultancy who interact with
the client and other stakeholders, including the team leader, who may or may not be an
architect and so cannot give the technical advice provided by the project architect. In
contrast to the design architect, they normally take on some project management and are
primarily concerned with the design's construction aspects.

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Urban Designer

Urban designers are one of the industry's newest positions, specializing in the
designing of structures within the urban context. They create visions for locations, thinking
about how they may be modified to improve the function of space inside physical
environments.

A large amount of the urban design process is devoted to researching the lives of
the people who presently live in, or will live in, the area that is being developed. It is the
urban designer's responsibility to know what would benefit the community, and as a result,
community input is an important element of the study process.

Landscape Architect

A landscape architect's role is significantly more detailed and intricate than that of
a garden designer. Yes, they specialize in outdoor surroundings, but they also design
important public areas such as retail malls, public gardens, parks, wetlands,
infrastructure, and coastal projects.

They concentrate on creating a space that contributes to local identity and

improves the quality of life in the relevant community. A landscape architect may be hired
at any phase of a project to plan, design, manage, or inspect it, as well as sign off on its
completion.

Architectural Historian

Architectural History is a sub-discipline of architecture concerned with historic

buildings. A person working in this field might have a variety of methods and expertise.
Typically, they provide advice to building owners and stewards on how to preserve a
building's historic fabric. They may work in research, attempting to comprehend building
processes and materials, as well as the influence on the cultural landscape.

Postsecondary Teacher, Architecture

Lesson plans for courses in their area of expertise are prepared and delivered by
postsecondary teachers. These experts may also undertake study and write new articles
and books on architecture. While some community and junior schools may recruit
individuals with only a master's degree, most four-year universities and colleges demand
a Doctorate.

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PROFESSION AND SOCIETY

It is believed that architects are not creating a development of a facility as a design

exercise for a promoter, but a facility which helps the society’s neighborhood
enhancement and its development, creating a positive impact to socio-cultural fabric as
a whole.

Architects, as members of a common society, may affect effective and good

change in the quality of life through teaching and influencing the social situation of its
residents through the creation of awareness. The social responsibility of architects is not
restricted or rather limited to designing built environments with sustainable living, but their
critical thinking and ability to think differently can help add value in defining strategic goals
of societal improvement and its environmental surroundings by assisting policy makers in
making simple, public-oriented, and development with people's participation.

Architecture, as a profession, has an influence on the socioeconomic development of

individuals in the same way that cultural and economic growth have an impact on
architecture. The following are more societal, cultural, and economic impact architecture
plays for society:

● Architects may help conserve what is left of the planet by incorporating green and
sustainable architecture into their projects. Architects contribute to the reduction of
climate change by creating energy-efficient structures and incorporating passive
approaches to maximize natural light and ventilation.

● On a more interpersonal level, architects may improve the quality of the user's
experience in a space since the built environment one lives in has a significant
influence on their mental health and well-being. They have a broad variety of skills
in planning, landscaping, and interior design, which they may combine to create a
healthy and socially engaged environment. "Anyone can construct a house, but
not everyone can create a home," as the saying goes.

● With the current rate of urbanization, there are monumental concrete and glass
buildings all over the globe. This concrete jungle is taking the region's unique
character, and as a result, all of the cities are beginning to look similar. As
architects, we can preserve the region's culture and pure architectural style by
supporting the use of locally available materials and architectural elements.

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 ● Increasing revenue through tourism is one of our nation's government's priorities,
and architecture plays a significant part in accomplishing so. Monuments and
architectural wonders are well-known tourist attractions that contribute significantly
to the country's economy.

● Architects also advocate low-cost housing options to bridge the gap between the
living situations of our society's HIG and LIG members. Furthermore, they may
plan more comfortable and sustainable compact residences by doing “more with
less” and making optimum use of small spaces on restricted resources.

THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF ARCHITECTURE IN THE PHILIPPINES

Architecture did not have an academic title in the Philippines during the Spanish
era since there were no architectural institutions and the only architects with academic
degrees were Spaniards. The Filipino's best opportunity of becoming an architect was to
become a Maestro de Obras, or Master Builder. On June 17, 1950, the profession of
architecture received its first independent legislation with the passing of Republic Act 545,
An Act to Regulate the Practice of Architecture in the Philippines.

To carry out the terms of integration agreed upon by the three architectural
organizations, a 15-member Ad-Hoc Commission was formed to draft the newly merged
association's Constitution and By-Laws. The Ad-Hoc Commission was authorized to sit
as the Interim Board to administer, implement, and coordinate the various activities of the
new organization until the first regular Board of Directors and Officers was duly elected in
order to effectively pursue the objectives and perform its task and duties under the
resolution. The United Architects of the Philippines was the name given to the new
integrated society (UAP), which is currently the officially recognized professional
association.

According to RA 9266, also known as the Architecture Act of 2004, defined

architecture as the the act of planning, architectural and structural designing, specifying,
supervising, and giving general administration and responsible direction to the erection,
enlargement or alterations of buildings and architectural design of engineering structures
or any part thereof.

Today, there is a document required under Sec. 41 of RA 9266 (The Architecture

Act of 2004) and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), which states that only
those who are registered and licensed through the Professional Regulatory Board of
Architecture under the Professional Regulation Commission, are allowed to practice the
profession. Architectural services are provided by architects aforementioned in the

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Standard of Professional Practice Documents No. 201 through 208. Article IV of the same
act personifies the practice of architecture through registrations, vested rights, reciprocity
requirements for foreign architects, prohibition of the practice, liability, ownership of plans
and documents, limitations, among many others.

These documents break the ground for how architectural practice is done, under
the Philippine Law.

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

PROFESSIONALISM IN ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE

The professionalism in the Architecture Practice is governed by rules and codes

that ensure that architects practice their profession in an ethical and professional manner.
This is important because it lays out the rules for behavior and provides the groundwork
for a preemptive warning. While a code of ethics is often not required, many firms and
organizations choose to adopt one, which helps to identify and characterize a business
to stakeholders. These are put in place to ensure that architects have an ethical
responsibility to the society that they serve. As prime professionals, they have
responsibilities in relation to the people, his client, the contractor, to manufacturers,
dealers, and agents, and to his colleagues and subordinates, as stated in the 2006 PRC
PRBoA Adoption and Promulgation of the Code of Ethical Conduct.

CODE OF ETHIC CONDUCT

The profession of Architecture calls for men of the highest integrity,

judgment, business capacity and artistic and technical ability. An architect’s
honesty of purpose must be above suspicion; he acts as professional
adviser to his client and his advice must be unprejudiced; he is charged with
the exercise of judicial functions as between client and contractor and must
act with entire impartiality; he has moral responsibilities to his professional
associates and subordinates; and he is engaged in a profession which
carries with it grave responsibilities to the public. These duties and
responsibilities cannot be properly discharged unless his motives, conduct,
sense of moral values and ability are such as to command respect and
confidence.

In order to promote the highest standards of ethical conduct in the

practice of architecture, the united architects of the Philippines, with the

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 approval of the board of architecture and the professional regulation
commission, has codified and formulated the following principles for
adoption and compliance of the architect.

UAP DOC. 200 CODE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT

II. CONCLUSION

The amount of responsibility the architecture profession holds over society, the
institution, the commissions, and the law, clearly shows that architects play a dynamic
and significant role in the formation of nation building. How society defined architects
today has evolved and is different from any other time in history.

Even in the previous 20 years, the architect's position and responsibilities have
evolved, but their basic purpose has stayed constant throughout time and still holds true
today. The construction sector is always growing and evolving into a more professional,
white collar industry. It is drawing more informed individuals and becoming more complex.
This growth of the construction industry necessitates a strong commitment on the part of
experts to keep current and deal with new elements as they emerge.

However, certain issues and concerns regarding the profession have turned it in a
more unlikely path. The other discipline professions are taking on any of its other
construction-related duties. If the architect continues on its current course, it will become
increasingly specialized in design and manufacturing, with less accountability. While the
exact role of the architect of today is unclear and heading in a negative direction, it is our
goal, as future architects of this nation, to provide awareness to society and destigmatize
the profession in the construction industry.

With that said, backed by the list of responsibilities, benefits, opportunities, and
services mentioned above, society must understand the crucial involvement of architects
in the construction process, instead of merely just for the aesthetics.

III. RECOMMENDATION

In light of the primary goal of the construction industry, which is the success of any
project, with the aforementioned professionals that works alongside architects, it is
recommended that the construction industry continuously work toward a
higher level of collaboration and communication. Construction projects have increased in
size and complexity, and this trend will continue. The degree of collaboration among team

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members will become more important to the success of these initiatives. Today, it is not
uncommon for building projects to include inputs from 100 or more specialists and
professionals. Many of the specialists involved have the authority to make judgments that
have ramifications for the entire project. To guarantee success, communication among
the various decision-making professions must be continuous.

Because the architect's function has become so vast and complicated, it is advised
that the architect's role be defined and redefined on each and every project. It must also
be recommended that society itself, especially those who govern the law, must
appreciate, recognize, and respect the architecture profession.

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