TACLOBAN CITY
ARCH 443:
REACTION PAPER
SUBMITTED BY:
MARVIN N. GONZALES
BS ARCHITECTURE 4A
SUBMITTED TO:
14 MARCH 2019
Accord Policy on Ethics and Conduct
In the first group they talked about an architect’s general obligation, their
obligations in the public interest, obligations to the client, and the obligations in the
interest of the profession which only shows how multifaceted an architect can be.
Architects design residential and commercial structures, of course, but their
responsibilities don't stop there. An architect as a professional individual, address
responsibilities to the public, to clients and users of architecture, to the building
industries and to the art and science of architecture itself.
Architects greatly contribute to the social progress of any country they wish to
practice their profession. They build development centers which greatly impacts the
people who utilize the structure and the services it offers and also the people in close
proximity to it. They build health centers to enhance the lives of the citizen of the
country. They build government centers for rulers to execute their power and stir the
nation to greater prosperity. There are still so many things that an architect contributes
to social progress. If an architect is well equipped with appropriate ethics and conduct,
he can build bridges to connect the gaps of an imperfect country and suffice the needs
of every individual thru architecture. Good architecture should meet the basic human
needs of its citizens, establish the building blocks that allow communities to enhance
and sustain the quality of their lives, and create the conditions for all individuals to reach
their full potential.
APEC ARCHITECTS’ OPERATIONS MANUAL
Being affiliated to APEC, you get lesser barriers in practicing architecture to any
of the affiliated countries. This means faster and more efficient transaction between a
domestic architect and a foreign client. This could lead to a huge boom in the
architectural industry in a local or international scale with greater platform for the
exchange of design ideas and philosophies which could resolve disputes between one
country and another. An economic growth could be experienced since an APEC
architect has a security to their career and has the freedom to practice his or her
profession locally or internationally – more job, more income for the people, more
infrastructure to be built to cater these growing population of working individuals, means
more tax for the national government.
The main objective for the agreement is to conform to the spirit of ASEAN co-
operations based on fair distribution of resources and benefits through collaborative
research and set standards and commitment of technological transfer in architecture
among ASEAN Member Countries. Through this affiliation, an architect will be able to
hone his skills more to the standards of his chosen profession and gain more
knowledge and experience through interacting with local and foreign architects.
These services are offered to the client to realize their vision and give them basic
knowledge on the legal ways of constructing a house or any structure. It is the
foundation of a continuing critical process which made the greatest buildings that is
visible today. These buildings could generate tourism and provide income for the
residents of which would greatly help the economy of the area.
The way architects design their own structure are often infused with the culture
that they have. When a foreign architect practice his profession in a different country, he
showcase design solutio This accentuates the individualism and localism of the
designer and his or her designed structure which can be made as a statement or pride
of the region.