Term:

Spring 2017-2018

Associate Prof.
Mohammed Ali Naeem
 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOR ARCHITECTURE
The main aspects in this topic o Human Resources.
are:
3. PROJECT DELIVERY
1. THE PROFESSION o Design Project Delivery,
o Ethics, and Professional o Design Project Management,
COURSE
Conduct,
o Technology in Practice,
o Diversity and Demographics,
DESCRIPTION o Career Development and
o Quality Management,
o Building Codes, Standards and
o Public Interest Design. Regulations and
2. FIRM MANAGEMENT o Research in Practice.
o Organizational Development,
o Marketing and Business
Development,
o Financial Management and
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 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOR ARCHITECTURE
4. CONTRACTS AND
AGREEMENTS
o Project Definition,
o Risk Management and
o Agreements and AIA
COURSE Document Program.
DESCRIPTION
Reference: The
Architect's Handbook
of Professional
Practice, 15th Edition
American Institute of
Architects
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In this course students will have
to learn the aspects of running
an architecture design firm with
hands on presentation of
o feasibility studies,
o bills of quantities,
o budgeting,
o pricing, bidding,
o contracting world,
o supervision and
o coordination as well as project
management to a given project.
 FEASIBILITY STUDIES
The main aspects in this topic are
the following:
o Description of the Project
What are the important details of
the project?
COURSE o Market Feasibility
DESCRIPTION Does anyone need this project or
service?
In this topic students will have
o Technical Feasibility to achieved:
Is the project even possible?
o Description of the Project and
o Financial/Economic Feasibility
o Technical Feasibility
Do we have the money to complete
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 BILLS OF QUANTITIES (BoQ)
The main aspects in this topic
are:
o Standards and methodology,
o Standard Method of

COURSE
Measurement

DESCRIPTION o Preparing bills of quantities

o Approximate bill of quantities
o Bill of quantities software
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In this topic students will have
to achieved:
o Standards and methodology
and
o Preparing bills of quantities
 BUDGETING
The main aspects in this topic are the following:
o Financial management,
o Annual Budget
o Revenue
o Fixed Expenses
o Variable Expenses
o Miscellaneous Revenue and Expense

COURSE
DESCRIPTION
 PROJECT BUDGETING
 • Lump sum fi xed fees.
 • Hourly with no upset based on hourly billing rates.
 • Hourly-not-to-exceed fees based on hourly billing rates.
In this topic students will have
 • Cost plus fi xed fees.
to achieved:
 • Unit cost pricing. o Financial Management
 • Percentage of actual construction cost.
Overview
 • Reimbursable and non-reimbursable direct costs are
considerations in all options.
o Annual Budget Format and
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 PRICING/ COST ESTIMATE
The main aspects in this topic are
the following:
Construction Cost and Budget
Guaranteed Maximum Price
COURSE
DESCRIPTION
In this topic students will have
to achieved:
o Standards and methodology
and
o Preparing bills of quantities
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 BIDDING
The main aspects in this topic are
the following:

COURSE
DESCRIPTION
In this topic students will have
to achieved:
o Standards and methodology
and
o Preparing bills of quantities
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 CONTRACTING WORLD
The main aspects in this topic are:
o Traditional contract design, bid, built
o Design and build
o Building information modelling (BIM)
o BASIS OF PAYMENT

COURSE
o Stipulated Sum
o Cost-Plus Fee

DESCRIPTION o Guaranteed Maximum Price

o Unit Price
In this topic students will have
 A construction contract normally includes the following
essential documents: to achieved:
 • Owner-contractor agreement
 • General conditions
o Standards and methodology
 • Supplementary or other conditions
and
 • Drawings o Preparing bills of quantities
 • Specifi cations
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 SUPERVISION
The main aspects in this topic
are:
o Traditional contract design, bid,
built
COURSE o Design and build
DESCRIPTION o Building information modelling
(BIM) In this topic students will have
to achieved:
o Standards and methodology
and
o Preparing bills of quantities
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 COORDINATION
The main aspects in this topic
are:
o Traditional contract design, bid,
built
COURSE o Design and build
DESCRIPTION o Building information modelling
(BIM) In this topic students will have
to achieved:
o Standards and methodology
and
o Preparing bills of quantities
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 COORDINATION
Coordination: the process of
organizing people or groups so
that they work together properly
and well
ASSESSMENT The main aspects in this topic
AND are:
EVALUATION o Coordination in the design
In this topic students will have
process
to achieved:
o Methods of coordination
o Standards and methodology
and
o Preparing bills of quantities
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THANK YOU Associate Prof.
Mohammed Ali Naeem
FOR YOUR ATTENTION