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National University of Singapore

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE, SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND EVNIRONMENT
M Arch Course Semester 2014/2015
AR5421 ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE 1
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Assignment 1 (Architects Act and Rules, Code of Professional Ethics)

Submit your assignment in pdf or word (.doc) format and hard copy. Submissions should be neatly
typed in Arial 12 pitch, single line spacing and with 25mm margins for top and bottom of page,
25mm spacing for left margin and 50mm spacing for right margin, (for comments and grades). Your
answer should be a maximum of 2 pages (excluding the question) for each question. Your
answer should include citations of sections of Acts and regulations used to support your
argument.

Indicate on the top of the first page your program, module number and title, name, tutorial group
number and matric number. Submit the hard copy to the Department of Architecture office and
upload the pdf/doc file to IVLE under assignment 1 submission folder, using filename
AR5421A1yourname.

Submission Due Date: 29 August 2014 9.30am


1. Tony is a registered architect practising in an architectural firm. The Contractor of one of his
projects invites him to attend a Chinese New Year celebration dinner, to be attended by the
Client and the rest of the project consultant team. The Contractor also intends to send a
hamper to Tony, and asks for his home address. Separately, the Client offers Tony a bottle
of wine as a token of appreciation for his effort on the project. The Client take this
opportunity to ask Tony to delay one of the Contractors payment claims, because he is
unhappy with the Contractors performance. Explain the issues that Tony should be
concerned with, and how he should act.
2. Mrs Tan is looking for an architect to design her new restaurant. She saw an advertisement
for a design firm offering architectural services and decided to engage them. Philip, an
architectural graduate and a principal in the said design firm, introduced himself as an
Architect, and submitted a fee proposal inclusive of authority submissions. Mrs Tan
chanced upon a circular issued by Singapore Institute of Architects regarding the Provision
of Architectural Services by Unlicensed Companies and Individuals dated 22 April 2014.
Curious, Mrs Tan decided to check the Board of Architects website to verify Philips
registration and to her surprise, she found out that Philip is not a registered architect.
Advise and explain what Mrs Tan should do.

Note: Academic Dishonesty - Plagiarism
All students share the responsibility for upholding the academic standards and reputation of the
University. Academic honesty is a prerequisite condition in the pursuit and acquisition of knowledge.
Academic dishonesty is any misrepresentation with the intent to deceive or failure to acknowledge
the source or falsification of information or inaccuracy of statements or cheating at
examinations/tests or inappropriate use of resources. There are many forms of academic
dishonesty and plagiarism is one of them.
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The University views plagiarism as a serious offence. Any student caught plagiarising will be
seriously dealt with.
Allowing your friends to copy your assignment answer is also a plagiarism offence.

More information on plagiarism can be found at:
http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/adminpolicy/acceptance.html#NUSHonourCode
http://www.cdtl.nus.edu.sg/cdtlhome/special.htm#Plagiarism