Currently I am engaged in elaboration of urban development standards for the cities of Russia. In the framework of the project my team is conducting a research on building design and construction practices in foreign countries. This will help us gain a better understanding of the main factors constraining implementation of high quality building design projects in Russia. That would be great if you can help to understand the process.
• Whether there are legally formalized minimum requirements and design work stages and which legal documents regulate that? • If the stages are not formalized — do most of the architectural offices follow the procedures described by AIA or other institutions — pre-design stage — schematic design — definitive design — construction documentation? • Are there any laws or guidelines to define architects’ compensation for preparation of each stage of design development? • If architectural design competitions are mandatory for the projects where public funds are involved? • If the sold design (winning design concept) is legally binding for implementation? • If the author of the concept design is empowered to participate in building control?
There are legally formalized minimum requirements for documentation in phases in SOME states and SOME municipalities - and none of them are consistent.
When the stages are not formalized most firms follow the AIA phases more or less.
There are laws and guidelines in some states and municipalities that regulate architects' minimum compensation and/or the methods in which compensation is determined. These are more the exception than the rule.
Design competitions are not mandatory in any US jurisdiction of which I'm aware. Some states have guidelines for running competitions IF that's the desired method for choosing a designer and/or concept - but most often it's not. Competitions in which competing designers are uncompensated are considered unethical by many, while competitions in which competitors are compensated are expensive to conduct.
Some states and cities have mandatory Quality Based Selection of architects - it's not a competition, but a framework by which to attempt to quantify and compare quality of proposals and credentials.
In a competition the terms of that competition determine the answers to your final two questions. There are no one-size-fits-all regulations for this. Most states have laws regarding who may enter an architecture competition in the first place (based on license status, NCARB certification, etc.) but that's about it.
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Thank you a lot! That really helps!
Jul 28, 17 9:03 am ·
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Hi everyone!
Currently I am engaged in elaboration of urban development standards for the cities of Russia. In the framework of the project my team is conducting a research on building design and construction practices in foreign countries. This will help us gain a better understanding of the main factors constraining implementation of high quality building design projects in Russia. That would be great if you can help to understand the process.
• Whether there are legally formalized minimum requirements and design work stages and which legal documents regulate that?
• If the stages are not formalized — do most of the architectural offices follow the procedures described by AIA or other institutions — pre-design stage — schematic design — definitive design — construction documentation?
• Are there any laws or guidelines to define architects’ compensation for preparation of each stage of design development?
• If architectural design competitions are mandatory for the projects where public funds are involved?
• If the sold design (winning design concept) is legally binding for implementation?
• If the author of the concept design is empowered to participate in building control?
Thanks!
There are legally formalized minimum requirements for documentation in phases in SOME states and SOME municipalities - and none of them are consistent.
When the stages are not formalized most firms follow the AIA phases more or less.
There are laws and guidelines in some states and municipalities that regulate architects' minimum compensation and/or the methods in which compensation is determined. These are more the exception than the rule.
Design competitions are not mandatory in any US jurisdiction of which I'm aware. Some states have guidelines for running competitions IF that's the desired method for choosing a designer and/or concept - but most often it's not. Competitions in which competing designers are uncompensated are considered unethical by many, while competitions in which competitors are compensated are expensive to conduct.
Some states and cities have mandatory Quality Based Selection of architects - it's not a competition, but a framework by which to attempt to quantify and compare quality of proposals and credentials.
In a competition the terms of that competition determine the answers to your final two questions. There are no one-size-fits-all regulations for this. Most states have laws regarding who may enter an architecture competition in the first place (based on license status, NCARB certification, etc.) but that's about it.
Thank you a lot! That really helps!
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