1.

A very popular brand asked Architect W if they can use her image and her name in the
advertising billboard that will be setup in EDSA. Should Architect W accept the offer?

Architect W should not accept the offer because according to Article II, Section
3.4, “the architect shall not use paid advertisement, nor use self-laudatory,
exaggerated, or misleading publicity” and to Section 3.5, “the architect shall
refrain from taking part in paid advertisement endorsing any materials of
construction or building equipment.” An architect can only conduct seminars,
workshops, write books and other assemblies when it is in the context of
advancing his/her function as well the architecture itself.

2. A 600-year-old church in Quezon has been in a controversial issue since it is set to

being demolished in place of a high-end commercial complex. Architect B is being
eyed as the architect to design the said project. Shall he accept the project if awarded to
him?

Article VI, Section 7.6

shall not undertake a commission for additions, rehabilitation, or remodeling of any

erected structure undertaken previously by another Architect without duly notifying him
of the contemplated project even when the Client/Owner is no longer the same. When
the greater mass, area, or design of the original structure is substantially maintained, the
new Architect should limit his/her advertisement or claim only to the extent of the
specific work he/she has done to me structure. Whenever the nature of work involved
examples of our architectural heritage, the Architect must look at all possibilities of
restoration.

3. Architect A is an Architect/Businessman, who practices under Design-Build Services (A

Service which involves Design and Fulltime Project Management) and is also a
Distributor of Tiles. In one of his projects, Architect A has specified a toilet finish a
material that only his shop has an available stock in his construction drawings. Does
Architect A commit a violation of the Code of Ethical Conduct?

4. Architect K has a 15-storey Office Building Project and is required to be bid for
construction and project management services. One of the bidders is a contractor which
is a relative of Architect K. The Contractor offered a 10% Commission if Architect A
gives the contractor an advanced copy of the bidding documents that will make
them advantageous to information against other builders. If the Architect agreed to the
terms of the contractor, is the action ethical?

Article VI, Section 7.3

 shall not, in any case, enter as competitor in any Architectural Competition when he/she
has direct involvement in the formulation of the Program thereof, or when he/she has
been engaged to act as Professional Adviser or Juror for such competition. Neither shall
the Architect accept and act as professional adviser or juror in any architectural
competition when he/she has had any information or has reviewed or assisted in the
preparation of such competition. Nor shall be retained as a professional adviser in a
competition, accept employment as an Architect for the competition project, except as
Consulting Architect.

5. Architect K is an Architect who practices under Design Services and has a lived-in
partner who owns a furniture shop. One of the projects of Architect K is a Condominium
unit, and the client asked the architect to get a quotation from his lived-in partner, and
another furniture shop for the whole unit. The client asks the Architect to produce
drawings for the information of the supplier but submitted two different information
which is advantageous to his lived-in partner, without consent of the owner. In which
part of the code of ethical conduct does the architect liable?

6. Can the architect ask for discounts from firms handling building materials or
equipment?

No, because according to Article V, Section 6.2, “the architect shall not seek
commissions, discounts, fees, gifts, or favors from agents or firms handling
building materials or equipment which may place him/her in a reciprocal frame of
mind. All market discounts shall be credited to the Client.”

7. Architect K is a principal architect of a start-up firm and was filed an ethics complaint
regarding non-payment of the government mandated benefits. In which part of the
Code of Ethical Conduct is Architect K liable?

8. Architect J solicited a project already known to his/ her as previously committed to

Architect K. Is this ethical?

Article VI, Section 7.4

shall not, under any circumstances or through any means, solicit any project already
known to him/her as previously committed to another Architect, whether such a
commitment is still in the process of negotiation or has already been definitely agreed
upon.

9. Architect J is a member and servant at his church, which is planning to build a new
edifice for their prayer and worship. It he gets this project; he will be able to show his
design skills and talent that may result to future projects within their church. Now he is
planning to give his professional services free of charge. Is this ethical?
No, because according to Article VI, Section 7.2, “the architect shall abide by the
Basic Minimum Fee prescribed under the "Standards of Professional Practice".
He/she shall not use donation of professional services as a device for obtaining
competitive advantage except for worthy civic or religious projects.”