LSAD : AD02 : ARCHITECTURE

1. Architects –profession, associations and

vocations
2. Professional activities
3. Office personnel management
4. Staff training and skill development
We all experience architecture before we have even heard the word.

—Peter Zumthor, Architect

What do you understand by PROFESSION

?
FOUR WAYS TO THINK ABOUT ETHICS
• Character-based ethics (Virtue)
• Contract-based ethics (Social Contract)
• Duty-based ethics (Deontology)
• Results-based ethics (Consequentialism)

Ethics : The principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group.
Profession of Architecture…
➢ is a social art that touches all human beings at all levels of their existence
everywhere and everyday.

➢ uses the philosophic wholesomeness of Humanities, the logical rationalism

of Science, the passionate imagination of Art and the inexhaustible resources
of Technology.

➢ calls for originality, creativity, conceptualization, perception, aesthetic

values, and a holistic judgment of people, places, objects and events.
The architectural profession feels deeply concerned towards
the fields of…
▪ energy conservation,
▪ ecology,
▪ environmental pollution,
▪ protection and preservation of architectural heritage and their precincts,
▪ low-cost housing,
▪ urban renewals,
▪ rural upliftment,
▪ economic development at local and district levels, etc.

in the interest of quality of life both in rural and urban settlements.

 Architecture has generated specializations such as

❑ City Planning,

❑ Urban Design,

❑ Structural Design,

❑ Interior Architecture.

❑ Landscape Architecture

❑ Retrofitting of Buildings,

❑ Architectural Conservation,

❑ Construction Management have also lately emerged as specializations.

Each of these compliment and support each other.

Associations related to architecture in India

?
 What is the role of Indian
Institute of Architects (IIA)

?
Indian Institute of Architects (IIA)
▪ The Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) is the National body
of Architects in the country.

1. established in 1917,as "The Architectural Students

Association".
2. 1922, it was rechristened(renamed) 'Bombay Architectural
Association',
3. associated with the Royal Institute of British Architects in
1925,
4. 1926 became a National body

▪ 12 4 ,000 members

▪ plays major role in promoting profession of Architecture by

organizing and uniting the Architects of India

▪ It promotes aesthetic, scientific and practical efficiency of

the profession both in Practice and in Education.
What is the role Council of
Architecture

?
Council of Architecture
▪ The practice of the architectural profession is regulated by
the Architects Act, 1972,

▪ The Council of Architecture has prescribed the Conditions

of Engagement and Scale of Charges under the Architects
(Professional Conduct) Regulations, 1989.

▪ The statutory duties of –Council of Architecture

▪ Registration of Architects

▪ Prescribing norms/ minimum standards for Architectural

education

▪ Regulating the professional conduct of Registered

Architects
SCOPE OF WORK ARCHITECTURE :

The Architect is required to provide services in respect of

the following :

➢ Taking Client's instructions and preparation

of design brief.
ARCHITECTURAL
➢ Site evaluation, analysis and impact of
SERVICES
existing and / or proposed development on
its immediate environs.

➢ Design and site development.

➢ Structural design.
➢ Sanitary, plumbing, drainage, water supply
and sewerage design.

➢ Electrical, electronic, communication systems

and design.

➢ Heating, ventilation and air conditioning

design (HVAC) and other mechanical ARCHITECTURAL
systems. SERVICES
➢ Elevators, escalators, etc.

➢ Fire detection, Fire protection and Security

systems etc.

➢ Periodic inspection and evaluation of

Construction works.
 ALLIED FIELDS

➢ Landscape Architecture

➢ Interior Architecture

➢ Architectural Conservation

➢ Retrofitting of Buildings

➢ Graphic Design and Signage