Architects considering offering independent services should pay particular attention to the following: Do you have the necessary experience and ...

Procurement is the act or process of bringing about or bringing into existence buildings. It may also refer to the acquiring of buildings already ...

Many building projects involve work for tenants, and there is a wide range of variables affecting the architect's approach to each individual tenancy ...

The Institute's Architect–Specialist Consultant Agreement (ASCA2017 ) is intended for use where the Architect is directly engaging the specialist ...

It is not unusual for a client organisation, particularly one responsible for a large building program, to produce a special set of conditions of ...

An increasing number of large projects are now being delivered under novated agreements – a common method of construction procurement that, if not ...

Once the contractor has been selected the architect must prepare the contract for execution (signing). The owner and the contractor should sign the ...

Pre-design comprises the research and information-gathering phase of the concept design stage. In this phase, obtain the client's brief; arrange, ...

Inspection is an area of architects' work that can give rise to a significant number of claims for professional negligence. It is therefore extremely ...