(Previously known as Agreements that do not include full architectural services) It is essential that adequate and appropriate fees are negotiated ...

The following five key principles provide the foundation for the establishment of balanced, equitable and insurable client–architect agreements.

Read time: 4 minutes Many building projects involve work for tenants, and there is a wide range of variables affecting the architect's approach to ...

Read time: 7 minutes Clients seek a variety of methods to select an architect. Accepting a commission requires careful consideration and ...

Read time: 2 minutes Architects will from time to time consider collaboration with other architects or practices for particular projects that would ...

Read time: 4 minutes Architects may choose to provide building services to a client or for themselves. However, this often changes the traditional ...

The third-party agreement should address the architect and any other person receiving the documents, including specialist consultants, the contractor ...

On complex and large projects, architects are often engaged as a secondary or subconsultant. For example on major civil or landscape projects with a ...

Architects should be aware of the extent of their potential liability arising from the engagement of specialist consultants, either directly or on ...

Read time: 3 minutes Payment ofspecialist consultantswill depend on the form and mechanism of engagement between the client, consultants and ...