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PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE II Ar. A. L. J. SALINAS September 13, 2021 Week 2  Professional Practice II Administering the Regular Services of the Architect Architecture as a profession, ethical norms and office procedures Designed to provide the basic...

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE II Ar. A. L. J. SALINAS September 13, 2021 Week 2  Professional Practice II Administering the Regular Services of the Architect Architecture as a profession, ethical norms and office procedures Designed to provide the basic understanding of the practice of architecture pertaining to the basic services the architect renders within the context of professionalism, ethical conduct and quality service delivery. The ARCHITECT  The ARCHITECT & Architecture Profession An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings, and licensed to practice architecture To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design and construction of a building, a group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings, that have human occupancy or use as their principal purpose. Wikipedia Encyclopedia  The ARCHITECT & Architecture Profession ✓ “Architect” means a person professionally and academically qualified, registered and licensed under this Act, with a Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card issued by the Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture and Professional Regulation Commission, and who is responsible for advocating the fair and sustainable development, welfare and cultural expression of society’s habitat in terms of space, forms, and historical context. RA 9266  The ARCHITECT & Architecture Profession a. “Architect-of-Record” – responsible for the total design of the project and who shall assume civil liability for the plans, specifications and contract documents he/she has signed and sealed. b. “Architect-in-Charge of Construction” – responsible and liable for the construction supervision of the project. c. “Consulting Architect” – with exceptional or recognized expertise or specialization in any branch of architecture. RA 9266  General Practice of Architecture ✓The act of planning and architectural designing, structural conceptualization, specifying, supervising and giving general administration and responsible direction to the erection, enlargement or alterations of buildings and building environments and architectural design in engineering structures or any part thereof; RA 9266  General Practice of Architecture ✓The scientific, aesthetic and orderly coordination of all processes which enter into the production of a complete building or structure performed through the medium of unbiased preliminary studies of plans, consultation, specifications, conferences, evaluations, investigation, contract documents and oral advice and directions… RA 9266 Number of Registered Architects (RAs) and Registered & Licensed Architects (RLAs) as of 2011: 26,608 RAs 10, 103 RAs and RLAs (37.97%) To lawfully practice architecture in the Philippines, a RA must be a RLA. (i.e. possessing both the valid PRC Certificate of Registration and the PRC ID card) Brief History Felix Roxas y Arroyo - The first Filipino architect with an academic title to practice in the country. - Studied in London and returned in 1858 - Served as the municipal architect of Manila from 1877-1880  Brief History Escuela Practica y Profesional de Artes y Oficios de Manila - The first academic school to train maestros de obras (master builders), 1890 Academia de Arquitectura y Agrimensura de Filipinas - the first organization for Filipino Maestro de Obras during the early 1900  Brief History 1921 – National Assembly passed a law to recognize engineers and architects. 32 architects were officially registered. Tomas Mapua – first Registered Architect  Brief History The organization changed into Philippine Institute of of Architects or PIA (post-war) The PIA once served as the Philippine Section and founding member of the Union Internationale des Architectes (International Union of Architects), the International organization for architects from 1950 until 1991 until its membership was then passed on to the United Architects of the Philippines. Important Issues & Concerns RA 9266 prescribes that ONLY registered and licensed architects (RLAs) shall practice architecture for ALL buildings on the Philippine soil. In May 2005, the 2004 revised IRR of NBCP (with echoed RA 9266’s requirements that only RLAs can sign and seal architectural documents) took full effect. The ARCHITECT & the LAW The Virtues of an Architect “May the Architect be high-minded; not arrogant, but faithful; just and easy to deal with or without avarice; not let his mind be occupied in receiving gifts, but let him preserve his good name with dignity…” Marcus Vitruvius Polio The Value of an Architect (from UAP Document Architect’s National Code) The Architect creates man’s environment through his awareness and sensitive handling of spaces that fit the scale of human experience. The resulting quality of the form-envelope manifested as a structure or building gives rise to man’s appreciation of beauty and order of his physical world. The Value of an Architect (from UAP Document Architect’s National Code) The Architect’s deliberations determine how people will be placed in relationship to one another, how whole societies will work, play, eat, sleep, recreate, travel, worship, or in short, how people will live in consonance with their culture and national aspirations. The Value of an Architect (from UAP Document Architect’s National Code) His objective is to bring order to man’s environment to cause it to function properly within a structure that is safe and healthful and to impart to the whole world a beauty and distinction that is appropriate to our time. The Spectrum of the Architect’s Services The Architect's services extends over the entire range of activities that proceed from the time the idea is conceived, transformed into sets of space/ design requirements, translated into structure through design, built, used and become a permanent feature of the man-made environment. The Spectrum of the Architect’s Services The Architect's services consist of the necessary conferences, deliberations, discussions, evaluations, investigations, consultations, advice on matters affecting the scientific, aesthetic and orderly coordination of all the processes of safeguarding life, health, and property which enter into the production of different levels and sophistication of manmade structures and environment.  The Spectrum of the Architect’s Services The Architect, in the process of translating abstract ideas into meaningful concrete terms, produces documents in the form of a data base report, an architectural program, feasibility study, a market study, an appraisal report, an impact analysis report, a space organizational set-up report, a site planning analysis and evaluation report, an operational programming report, building programming and scheduling report. The Spectrum of the Architect’s Services A complete and detailed documentation of construction or erection drawings prepared consisting of the architectural plans, the structural plans, the electrical plans, the plumbing/sanitary plans, the mechanical/air-conditioning plans, the civil work plans, the technical specifications and the other bid documents.  The Spectrum of the Architect’s Services Aside from these, the Architect can prepare the post construction management documents, the operating manual, the maintenance manual and other forms of written and graphical documentations necessary for the effective and efficient functioning of the man-made structures and environment. The Spectrum of the Architect’s Services An appreciation of this scope of services of the Architect will bring into focus the crucial role that the Architect assumes in the realization of abstract ideas into tangible and meaningful terms. Between abstract ideas and the physical world, stands the Architect. Philippine Laws on the Preparation of Architectural Documents RA 9266 (The Architecture Act of 2004) & its 2004 IRR PD 1096 (The 1997 National Building Code of the Philippines / NBC) & its 2004 Revised IRR RA 9514 (Fire Code of the Philippines) & its 2009 IRR BP 344 (Law on Accessibility for Disabled Persons) & its IRR RA 386 Civil Code of the Philippines 1949 Wheel of a Building Project Philippine Laws on the Preparation of Architectural Documents Article 1723 of the Civil Code oThe engineer or architect who drew up the plans and specifications for a building is liable for damages if within fifteen (15) years from the completion of the structure, the same should collapse by reason of a defect in those plans and specifications, or due to the defects in the ground. oThe contractor is likewise responsible for the damages if the edifice falls, within the same period, on account of defects in the construction or the use of materials of inferior quality furnished by him, or due to any violation of the terms of the contract. Philippine Laws on the Preparation of Architectural Documents oIf the engineer or architect supervises the construction, he shall be solidarily liable with the contractor oAcceptance of the building, after completion, does not imply waiver of any action by reason of any defect mentioned in the preceding paragraph. oThe action must be brought within ten years following the collapse of the buildings. Architectural Documents ✓Architectural documents pertains to architect’s specifications and other outputs of an Architect, that only an Architect can consist. Vicinity Maps Ceiling plans Site Development Plans Detailed drawings Architectural Perspectives Technical specifications Architectural Floor plans Cost Estimates Elevations Sections Architectural Documents ✓Architectural documents include architectural research documents and architectural and space programs which are sole bases for the following: Architectural specifications and estimates Architectural bid documents Periodic construction supervision reports ARCHITECT & Society Roles of Architect in the Society ✓To make sure that not the structure alone but also its physical environment can enhance the lives of all people. Roles of Architect in the Society ✓ Relate not only to purely design and build professions but to allied professions as well, to achieve totality in the design Roles of Architect in the Society ✓Design buildings that address social needs and attempts to resolve environmental and humanitarian problems through architecture. Roles of Architect in the Society ✓ Must be psychologist, sociologist, economists, artist, and engineers Roles of Architect in the Society ✓Must take into account four basic and closely interrelated necessities: Technical requirements Use Spatial relationship Content Roles of Architect in the Society An architect helps to build the evolution of society by physically manifesting items of culture in the form of spatial concepts where representations of culture meet the human mind in a multi-sensory locality. An architect has a physical sensory responsibility to the people who experience the constructed space while also acting as an artist and painting the picture that we call society. Why Hire an Architect? ✓Architects have a lot to offer to a changing world ✓Architects can apply their creative problem-solving skills for wider development benefit in concert with other built environment professionals. ✓ An architect must look at all scales of human interaction, understanding the smallest details to the big picture. ✓Architects take the client’s vision and give it form, explore its possibilities, raise it to new levels, and then integrate it into the building site and the community at large. ✓Architects bring not only design, but solutions. Public Interest and Safety ✓ Architects must ensure the occupants’ health and well-being ✓ Architects should mitigate the effects of natural phenomenon ✓ Architects must ensure occupants safety in case of fire ✓ An Architect’s decisions affect public safety References: Wikipedia.com https://united-architects.org/about/profile/ https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/modern- living/2002/09/07/175072/philippine-architecture-1950s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Institute_of_Architects RA 9266 (The Architecture Act of 2004) RA 386 Civil Code of the Philippines 1949