ARCH 425: Professional Practice

Course Description

This course will give a broad overview of the architect’s contractual and professional relationships with clients, engineers, developers and contractors. City building codes and zoning ordinances will be studied to better understand their use in design development. The AIA (American Institute of Architects) Contract Documents will be reviewed for their definitions of work to be performed, performance standards and legal implications. We will also spend time with the organizational systems of the Construction Specifications Institute, and how they inform construction document packages.