This is a slide presentation of what an architect does, what are his roles in different stages of the construction industry and the types of drawings they produced.

1. ARCHITECT
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2. Brief outline
 1) Introduction
 2) Roles of an Architect in the Building Industry
-drawing produced
 3) References

3. What
IS
Architect???

4. -An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees
the construction of buildings.
-They are licensed and professionally trained in the art and
science of building design.

5. Roles of an Architect in the Building
Industry
 3 main stages:
 1) Stages before construction
a) Preliminary Design Stage
b) Design Development Stage
c) Planning Approval Stage
d) Tender and Construction Drawings Stage
 2) Stages during construction
e) Construction Stage
f) Completion of Construction Stage
 3) Stages after construction
g) Defects Liability Period Stage
The details of each roles are elaborated in the following slides.

6. STAGES BEFORE CONSTRUCTION
CONCEPT MEETING
STAGE
PRELIMINARY
DESIGN STAGE
DESIGN
DEVELOPMENT
STAGE
PLANNING
APPROVAL STAGE
TENDER STAGE

7. Concept meeting
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8. What do they talk about?
Design of the building
Requirements
Lifestyle & Priorities
Budget

9. Information Gathering- site analysis
Survey Drawing
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10. Preliminary Design Stage
Concept development
Architect will show client the ideas through:
1. sketches
2. bubble diagrams

11. BUBBLE DIAGRAM
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12. Sketches
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13. Presentation drawings
Drawings that are used to convey
basic design concepts from the
design team to the client.

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17. Design Development Stage
The sketches evolve to drawings
The drawings are refined in regards to methods and
details with dimensions
Final number of units of apartments, shop outlets
and etc.

18. Design Development Stage
Design drawings show:
1) Access to the building and linkage
2) The types of materials used
3) Car park locations
4) Facilities to be provided
5) Traffic flow

19. Planning Approval Stage-
Preparation of working drawings for authority approval
 Drawings needed by the various professionals
 Shows the size, quantity, location and materials
 Has a drawing number and is in proper sequence.
 The components of the working drawings are as follows:
1. Site plan
2. Floor plans
3. Elevations
4. Sections
5. Component details- roof, flooring, staircases and etc.

20. Site plan
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21. Floor Plan
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22. Elevations
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23. Sections
 Shows all floors including floors below ground, section details of the components
(doors, walls)
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24. Detail Drawings
Staircase detail drawing
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25. Detail Drawings
Roof detail drawing
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26. Tender and Construction Drawing Stage
 Prepare architectural tender drawings
 Tender drawings will be given to quantity surveyor
 Prepare construction drawings
 Tender evaluation
 Tender interview
 Letter of award to contractor

27. Letter of award
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28. During Construction
An architect produces detailed drawing and specifications of the
project to be used for construction. Once completed, the construction
documents will be provided to a potential contractor.

29. Roles of Architect
Issue construction drawings
Inspect the construction works
Amending construction drawing

30. Issue construction drawing
 Construction drawing.
 Issued to the contractor.
 Assist the contractor in constructing a building

31. Inspection at Construction Site
 Visit the building site at intervals
 Check the quantities and quality of work done
 Ensure that the project can be completed on time

32. Amending drawings
 Revised construction drawing
 Prepare Architect’s Instruction (AI)
Drawings are required to be amend when:
• Work are not done according to specification.
• Changes to existing architectural design
• Additional works apart from that shown in construction drawing

33. Therefore, the architect’s role and responsibilities are vary
dependent on the agreement with the client. But normally, the
architect will assist the contractor to construct the project as
specified in the construction.

34. Completion of the Construction Stage
 Certificate of Practical Completion (CPC)
 Collect final clearance from all the authorities concerned
 Collect 21 signed G forms with attachments
 Certificate of Completion and Compliance (CCC)

35. Certificate of practical completion (CPC)
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36. Sample of G12 form

37. Sample of CCC
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38. Stages after construction
DEFECTS LIABILITY PERIOD

39. Defects Liability Period (DLP) Stage
 Stretches over 24 months from the date of practical completion
 Issue of Architect’s Instruction to rectify defects
 Inspect the remedial works
 Certificate of Making Good Defects (CMGD) at the end of DLP
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41. Bibliography- books
 Muller E. J. & Grau P. A. (2004). Reading architectural working
drawings residential and light construction (6th ed.). Ohio, New
Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.
 Dietsch D. K. (2002). Architecture for dummies. New York: Wiley
Publishing Inc.
 Waldrep L. W. (). Becoming an architect: a guide to careers in design
(3rd ed.). New Jersey, Hoboken: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

42. Bibliography- websites
 Author unknown, (2015). Working with an architect: The project stages, Retrieved
26 August 2015, from the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, from
http://www.riai.ie/consumer_services/working_with_an_architect/the_project_stages
/
 Author unknown, (2015, June 23 ) Types of drawings for building design, Retrieved
29 August, from Design Building Wiki, from
http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Types_of_drawings_for_building_design