Architect or not?
Architect or not?
(OP)
I am seeing more and more architects signing and sealing structural drawings for townhomes, clubhouses and single family homes. Am I mistaken in thinking that they are not supposed to be doing this?
When was the last time you drove down the highway without seeing a commercial truck hauling goods?
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RE: Architect or not?
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RE: Architect or not?
RE: Architect or not?
It's all in the name of expediency. I suppose I can understand it, but I don't like it.
RE: Architect or not?
Building type R-3 (single family residential or townhomes in conventional wood framing) is most commonly stamped by Architects with enough experience. Beyond that, Architects really do rely on engineers for special case conditions, connections, etc. even if a building is "pre-engineered." Very often an engineer (usually a trusted friend of the Architect) is hired on a limited basis for consultation/ review only, and the engineer's name won't show up on the final print.
So help those architects when they ask about conventional wood frame engineering issues and don't worry about teaching them too much!
RE: Architect or not?
RE: Architect or not?
RE: Architect or not?
"B. The "practice of architecture" shall be defined as rendering or offering to render certain services, in connection with the design and construction, enlargement or alteration of a building or a group of buildings and the space surrounding such buildings, including buildings which have as their principal purpose human occupancy or habitation; the services referred to include planning, providing preliminary studies, designs, drawings, specifications and other technical submissions, the administration of construction contracts, and the coordination of any elements of technical submissions prepared by others including, as appropriate and without limitation, consulting engineers and landscape architects; provided, that the practice of architecture shall include such other professional services as may be necessary for the rendering of or offering to render architectural services."
Archeng59's criteria is more stringent than this passage seems to allow.