QUESTION BANK

UNIT: 1 ARCHITECT AND PROFESSION

Part – A

1. How is an architect appointed?

2. Discuss the role of architect in present days and olden days
3. Highlight any 4 important agreements between the owner and the architect?
4. Architecture practice: profession, business or trade?
5. Explain architectural copyright
6. Describe the structure of hierarchy followed in an architect’s office.
7. What is book keeping? What are its objectives?
8. Mention the role of credit and debit
9. Discuss the code of professional conduct
10. Discuss the relationship between architect , client and contractor

Part – B

1. Explain the process of registration of an architect with various agencies

2. Enumerate the salient feature of the architect (professional conduct) regulation 1989
3. Describe the structure of managing an architect office
4. Explain in detail an architect and client agreement with terms and condition
5. Explain the following
a. Book of accounts
b. Financial statement
c. Balance sheet
6. Discuss in detail professional negligence and professional of an architect
7. Discuss the social responsibility of architects in practice and beyond practice

UNIT: 2 ARCHITECT’S SERVIES AND SCALE OF FEES

Part – A

1. Mention the services provided on the scope of work of an architect?

2. Describe the allied fields in architecture
3. Discuss the services rendered by an architect during construction stage
4. Define termination of agreement
5. Discuss the reimbursable expenses to be borne by the client
6. What is the procedure to pay the professional fees related the different stage of work done
7. Discuss the services provided by an interior architect
8. Described the scale and scope of work of an architect engaged with urban design project
9. Explain the site visits scale of charge
10. List the documentation and communication charges payable o the architect
Part – B

1. Explain the comprehensive architectural services in detail

2. Work out the fees chargeable an architect for the following and also discuss the scope of
work
a) Commercial complex – Rs 1.8 cores
b) Concert hall – Rs 3 cores
3. List out scale of fees for various architectural services as prescribed by COA
4. Discuss the client’s role and responsibilities with the project and engagement of landscape
architect.
5. Enumerate the role assigned to an architect while execution of a project?

UNIT: 3 ARCHITCTURAL COMPETITIONS

Part – A

1. Mention the purpose of architectural competition

2. Describe the guidelines for architectural competition
3. Discuss the eligibility criteria to enter into competition
4. Board of assessors is constituted by whom
5. Explain the registration procedure for participating in competition
6. Describe the guideline in respect of the wining deign
7. Write notes on insurance of competition design
8. Define cleared and open competition.
9. List the advisors involved in competitions.
10. Discuss the reasons for board of assessor to disqualifying the competition entries

Part – B

1. List down the condition for conducting architectural competitions

2. How are competitions clarified and discuss
3. How do we maintain the anonymity of the competitions? How shall each complete for retain
copyright in his own competition design
4. Enumerate in detail role board of assessors.
5. Discuss the working procedure for calculating the cost of conducting architectural
competitions, prize and honorarium.

UNIT: 4 BUILDING LEGISLATION

Part – A

1. Who are the competent persons authorized for different local authorities and what area his
duties
2. What are the different authorities as per area wise namely rural, semi urban, urban and
metro?
3. What are the responsibilities and power of sanctioning limit for a building in Chennai
cooperation area?
 4. What are the procedures to get approval for construction of a building from corporation?
5. What are the municipal rules for sanctioning of a building
6. Mention the Panchayat building rules 1997?
7. Explain Tamilnadu factory rules 1997?
8. What do you mean by FAR or FSI and other parameters for special building
9. Why the completion certificate by architect is necessary before occupation of new building?
10. What are the different zones classified by Chennai metropolitan development authority?

Part – B

1. Explain any five features of “Tamilnadu panchayats building rules, 1997?

2. Briefly discuss the rules followed in a special building as per development control rules for
Chennai metropolitan area 1990?
3. Mention the building rules and parameters laid down by DTCP for satisfying building plan?
4. What are the rules formulated by DTCP for sanctioning a plot layout?
5. Mention the rules and parameters for a commercial multi-storeyed building with in the city
limits including rules for car parking

UNIT: 5 EASEMENTS

Part – A

1. Define Quasi easement and negative easement>

2. When an easement does by necessity and prescription exists?
3. Define dominant and servient owner?
4. What are the special features of easement?
5. What do you mean by continuous and non-continuous easement?
6. Explain acquisition of easement right?
7. What do you mean by easement of necessity and quasi necessity?
8. What are the disturbance of easement
9. Explain the different injunction
10. Define easement of support and drainage?

Part – B

1. Discuss the imposition, acquisition and transfer of easement laid down by the Indian
easement act 1882?
2. Explain in detail express and implied grants by prescription and also essential conditions for
enjoyment of easement
3. What are the typical problems met with in practice? Explain in detail?
4. What do you mean by assessment of damages? Explain briefly?
UNIT: 6 TENDER AND CONTRACT

Part – A

1. Define tender and its important

2. What are all the items should a tender document contain?
3. Explain the different classification of tenders?
4. What is the essential character of a tender document?
5. On what basis tender are accepted?
6. What are the special features for acceptance of a tender?
7. Define contract in detail
8. When the contract becomes void? Explain briefly?
9. What do you mean by discharge of a contract? explain
10. What are the steps necessary to make a building contract binding on the practice?

Part – B

1. What are the different types of tenders and explain each of the head briefly?
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of lump sum contractor?
3. Explain briefly about demolition of tender?
4. What are the types and scope of contract?
5. What are the conditions of a contract?

UNIT: 7 ARBITRATION

Part – A

1. Define in detail about arbitration?

2. What do you mean by sole arbitrator and joint arbitration?
3. What are the powers of an arbitrator?
4. Who is the revoking authority of arbitration?
5. What are the powers of a court in an arbitration case?
6. Explain briefly arbitration agreement?
7. What is the procedure for arbitration?
8. What are the matters which cannot be referred to arbitration as per the terms of contract?
9. On what circumstance arbitration is necessary?
10. Who has the power to act as an arbitrator?

Part – B

1. What are the powers and duties of arbitrators? Explain in detail?

2. On what basis the fees for an architect is computed
3. What are the procedures for filling of the award in the court?
4. Who is the umpire in an arbitration case?
5. Explain arbitration and building contract?