The Other Architecture: Tasks of Practice Beyond Design by Ralph W. Liebing RA, CSI, CPCA, CBO (auth.)

By Ralph W. Liebing RA, CSI, CPCA, CBO (auth.)

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Or that most architects are not mired in only grunt work and near poverty! As seen earlier there is myriad job positions that can be explored and filled, but none of these should ever be perceived as part of the “other” or ”second” architecture. That scenario simply does not exist, in spite of the fact that those working in the document production aspects of the professi- on [besides design] often go without due recognition. They are invaluable to the process of documentation, and indeed, to the execution of work and production of the project.

But the cost and amount of time required just to be removed from such suits were extremely high and damaging to practicing offices – even those who wisely had insurance. Professional liability insurance [so called “errors and omissions” insurance] for architects became a prohibitive cost factor when premiums were raised frequently, unevenly, and dramatically [300-400 per cent was not uncommon], even with no 35 claims involved. The one resource the architect had, was to opt out of the construction sequence, and limit liability exposure by simply not participating in, or being available for any work in the actual construction phase.

It is unfortunate that there is some disparity in this portion of the regulations, but they are merely things that have to be dealt with and resolved; there is no obvious realignment in the works. THE GROUPS SERVICING THE REGULATORY AGENCIES: Just a few years ago, there were open hostilities between the AIA and the NCARB over the very issue of examining and recommending certification of new applicants. Several rather scathing articles were written, but since one agency does not control the other they each merely “did battle” and then went back to what they had been doing.

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