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AT PRESENT: Professional Practice ARCH 5410
Interdisciplinarity, Globalization, and The 21st Century Practice of Architecture
When you analyze in the light of experience the central task of education, you find that its successful  accomplishment depends on a delicate adjustment of many variable factors. The reason is that we are dealing with  human minds, and not with dead matter. The evocation of curiosity, of judgment, of the power of mastering a complicated tangle of circumstances, the use of theory in giving foresight in special cases – all these powers are not to be imparted by a set rule embodied in one schedule of examination subjects.  A.N. Whitehead – “The Aims of Education” 
 
While citizenship and civility depend not only on ‘blood’ and ‘soil’, as we keep being told, but also, and perhaps especially, on the nature and proximity of human groups, would it not be more appropriate to come up with a different kind of ecology? A discipline less concerned with nature than with the effects of the artificial environment of the town on the degradation of the physical proximity of beings, of different communities. Proximity of the  immediate neighborhood of different parts of town; ‘mechanical’ proximity of the lift, the train or the car and lastly,  most recently, electromagnetic proximity of instantaneous telecommunications. — Paul Virilio, ‘Grey Ecology 
Introduction: OVERALL COURSE STRUCTURE
 As is the case with most disciplines in the world at present, the profession of architecture is in a state of transition. Though practice today still relies largely on conventional ideas and structures, globalization is forcing changes that the profession is just beginning the slow process of adaptation necessary to address them. In a sense, contemporary practice is often split along theoretical “fault lines” such as best practices/new innovation, global/ local, digital/analog, etc. To address this split, the course is divided into two components: the first half will be explore the conventional attributes of practice while the second will investigate how globalization is transforming these aspects as well as the entire discipline into a more interdisciplinary hybrid addressing the complexities and challenges of facing firms that must now compete on a global scale.
Introduction: PART I (8 WEEKS)
The field of architecture contains a vast milieu of opportunities and liabilities, all of which contribute to the challenge of achieving professional success. To become successful in the field it requires a broad set of skills that go beyond the abilities to simply design great buildings. The practice of architecture requires an open and fluent understanding of highly complex groups of stakeholders and agencies that patronize, finance, govern and regulate our work.This course introduces the essential elements of professional practice by developing an understanding of topics such as internship, licensing, services, modes of practice, fees, marketing, documents, specification and production procedures. The course will also examine both traditional and emerging forms of practice and the ever changing relationships the profession of architecture has with the production of the built environment.
Overview of Section Content
The course of study will be broken down into (3) subsets for presentation and discussion as follows:
The Architect
University of Colorado, College of Architecture & Planning
 
Spring Semester 2012Seminar | Arch 54109:00 AM- 11:50 AM FridaysUCD Room 470/ONLINEInstructors: DAVID CARNICELLI & MICHAEL JENSON
AT PRESENT: ARCH 5410 Professional Practice Spring 2012 Syllabus
 
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Understanding the profession and issues of ethicsThe paths to licensure and the intern development programNCARB, State Boards and ReciprocityThe standard of care & responsibilityProfessional liability and risk Architects in alternate careers
The Firm
Organizing a firm - sole proprietor, LLC, Inc., etc.Marketing in the design professionManaging architectural servicesHuman resources and the costs of labor
The Project
Building DevelopmentZoning and CodesProject delivery approachesFee quoting, proposal writing and team assemblyContractsProgramming, design processes and design documentsConstruction documents, CAD, & BIMBidding, construction administration and post occupancy servicesClaims lawsuits and dispute resolutionStakeholders interestsFinancing the project and the realities of real estate
Course Work & Assignments
Over the period of the semester the seminar will engage readings and case studies followed by detailed discussions in class. In addition to the required readings and case studies, there will be a series of lectures and panel discussions with the instructor and outside guests. For the semester’s assignments, you will be required to produce several small written essay assignments, quizzes of the reading materials and a final exam. You will also be required to conduct in groups (of 3-4 students) topic specific case studies and analysis and a firm interview and presentation to the class.The only required text will be:
The Architecture Student's Handbook of Professional Practice.
Wiley (October 27, 2008)
(Be sure you get the most recent one based on the 14th edition of the professional handbook)
This text is available through the AIA, local bookstores, and online. It should cost approximately $80.00 new.Copies of several additional texts will be provided via the ecollege site whose modules launch weekly. It is your responsibility to obtain copies of the readings for your use. It is also expected that readings are completed on the day of discussion and an adept understanding of the material is expressed through the dialogues that occur in the seminar. Active participation in these dialogues is mandatory and expected.This seminar is crammed with material and will be intense. We will have very informative and experienced guests and the information they have to share is critical to your growth as a practitioner. I expect you to be fully immersed and engaged. With that said, attendance during scheduled class time is imperative if you are to keep up with the seminar assignments. I expect that you will be in class at the start of class, stay in attendance until class is over and be attentive and engaged.
Course Objectives & NAAB Criteria For Assessment
Primary Performance Criteria:
University of Colorado, College of Architecture & Planning
 
Spring Semester 2012Seminar | Arch 54109:00 AM- 11:50 AM FridaysUCD Room 470/ONLINEInstructors: DAVID CARNICELLI & MICHAEL JENSON
AT PRESENT: ARCH 5410 Professional Practice Spring 2012 Syllabus
 
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01 Speaking and Writing Skills
 
- Ability to read, write, listen, and speak effectively.
25 Construction Cost Control
 
- Understanding of the basic principals and appropriate application and performance of building envelope materials and assemblies.
27 Client Role in Architecture
 
- Understanding of the responsibility of the architect to elicit, understand, and resolve the needs of the client, owner, and user.
29 Architect's Administrative Roles
 
- Understanding of obtaining commissions and negotiating contracts, managing personnel and selecting consultants, recommending project delivery methods, and forms of service contracts.
30 Architectural Practice
 
- Understanding of the basic principles and the legal aspects of practice organization, financial management, business planning, time and project management, risk mitigation, and mediation and arbitration as well as an understanding of trends that affect practice such as globalization, outsourcing project delivery, expanding practice settings, diversity and others.
31 Professional Development
 
- Understanding of the role of internship, obtaining licensure and registration and the mutual rights and responsibilities of interns and employers.
32 Leadership
 
- Understanding of the need for architects to provide leadership in the building design and construction processes and on issues of growth, development and the aesthetics in their communities.
33 Legal Responsibilities
 
- Understanding of the architect's responsibility as determined by registration law, building codes and regulations, professional service contracts, zoning and subdivision ordinances, environmental regulation, historic preservation laws and accessibility laws.
34 Ethics and Professional Judgement
 
- Understanding of the ethical issues involved in the formation of the professional  judgement in architectural design and practice.
Introduction: PART II (6 WEEKS)
The transformation of contemporary life has been dramatic over the last several decades as the technological advances underlying globalization continue to bring about massive economic and social change. No part of the globe is untouched as the scale and pace of this transformation has increased to the point of being incomprehensible, whether one lives in technologically sophisticated “first world” countries like the United States or “third world” countries in Africa or Asia. The online magazine Yale Global describes the paradox of this process as:
“Globalization is a relatively new term used to describe a very old process. It is a historical process that began with our human ancestors moving out of Africa to spread all over the globe. In the millennia that have followed, distance has been largely overcome and human-made barriers lowered or removed to facilitate the exchange of  goods and ideas. Propelled by the desire to improve one's life and helped along by technology, both the  interconnectedness and interdependence have grown. This increasing integration of the world or 'globalization'  has enriched life but also created new problems.” 
 
The “problems” here are numerous, far reaching, and range from widening economic/social disparity between rich and poor to the loss of identity as connections to culturally meaningful landscapes are severed.  Architecture is often complicit in the exasperation of these problems as the sense of loss felt over vanished material traditions is most acute. Ted Relph describes this phenomenon as:
“Modern landscapes are profoundly ambivalent. On the one hand they are obvious manifestations of technical  accomplishments and widespread material prosperity—obvious because we know and appreciate them for these qualities in daily life. On the other hand, they reflect aesthetic confusion, ethical poverty and a disturbing dependence on technical expertise, but these are subtle and can only be identified by a deliberate effort of
University of Colorado, College of Architecture & Planning
 
Spring Semester 2012Seminar | Arch 54109:00 AM- 11:50 AM FridaysUCD Room 470/ONLINEInstructors: DAVID CARNICELLI & MICHAEL JENSON
AT PRESENT: ARCH 5410 Professional Practice Spring 2012 Syllabus
 
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