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Professional Practice and Ethics Flashcards

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  1. What is the primary purpose of a Certificate of Substantial Completion (AIA G704)?

    Answer: To establish the date the project is sufficiently complete for its intended use

    The Certificate of Substantial Completion marks the date when the project is sufficiently complete that the owner can occupy or use it for its intended purpose.

  2. Which AIA document governs the relationship between the architect and an engineering subconsultant?

    Answer: AIA C401

    AIA C401 is the Standard Form of Agreement Between Architect and Consultant, establishing the subconsultant relationship.

  3. In a design-build delivery method, the architect's primary client relationship is with:

    Answer: The design-build contractor/entity

    In design-build, the architect contracts with the design-builder (contractor-led entity), not directly with the building owner.

  4. What does NCARB stand for?

    Answer: National Council of Architectural Registration Boards

    NCARB is the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, the organization that coordinates licensure standards across US states.

  5. Under the AIA Code of Ethics Canon IV, architects should uphold the integrity of the profession by:

    Answer: Avoiding actions that harm the profession's reputation or mislead the public

    Canon IV requires architects to act in ways that maintain public confidence in the profession and avoid conduct that could discredit it.

  6. The Architectural Experience Program (AXP), formerly IDP, requires experience in which major areas?

    Answer: Practice Management, Project Management, Programming & Analysis, and Construction & Evaluation

    The AXP organizes required experience hours into four practice areas: Practice Management, Project Management, Programming & Analysis, and Construction & Evaluation.