Subject 9
10 Case study : ethical issues should know.
During the professional practice of architecture, professional architectural control works may have questions or grievances related to a number of professional practice in such cases it would be unethical or how. Therefore, to guide proper conduct of the profession and reduce the risk of unethical actions. Has collected case studies from the petition or the allegations that the actual is mainly explained by the content of the regulations on the ethics of the Federation of Architects Architectural Act 2545. Used as the main criterion for review and consideration of ethics to refer the offender for education.
10 This case study are the stories that look familiar, you were close to us and many other examples, it is an approach to fault diagnosis by the professional ethics would be the unexpected. However, I emphasize that these diagnoses are just personal opinions only of those interviewed. (Admiral Aekthanit Kitti-ampon contributor in his capacity as Vice Chairman of the Federation of Architects Ethics Act 2547-50). Therefore, diagnostic approaches or answers, these can not be used as a reference in a hearing under the regulations in any way. But can be used as a guideline validation error in the initial implementation, and to undertake the paperwork. And any evidence helpful to the defense of their own. Due to the reason that, in a hearing. Until summarize the decision of the committee members in addition to the various environmental factors, including documents and testimony of people who use hearing as well.
10 case studies to know about professional ethics architecture.
1. The architect interviews construction unethical or not?
The architect or architectural profession or the products of construction materials, interviews with any of products. The contents identify the pros and cons, or recommend the use or promote the products better than other products on the market and the interviewer or the owner of the products that go to the article published in the document, any good books or other media with the product name in it." Whether they receive compensation or other benefits or not. Such actions fall into the wrong accordance with the professional ethics of architecture, in chapter 2 of Article 12 of Professional Ethics that "Practitioners must not use advertising to hire or allow others to take their own. The name of the person or to promote products related to all Architectural, Both are cautioned not to the profession of architecture than they are revealing spread on media advertising in melody knowledge of themselves or others." Because these cases have led a company of construction materials. Qualifications or status of the architects of ads or endorse the material properties of construction which represents beneficial ownership of the goods by the person concerned did not have any arguments for or against. Therefore understandable that the architects who agree that this happens to publish in the media. This is considered unethical, professional architects, although it certainly is intentional or not.
However, in the present form of another way to promote widespread and very popular is an interview of the architect or practitioner of architecture Advertorial. The form of interviews, this will avoid concentrations of news direct benefit or any of products so that consumers feel that the ad clearly. But it seems content to focus on the technical papers that provide facts and knowledge related materials or products such as the overall main However, a message or content concluded with examples of materials or show the brand or brands. Such cases, if the interviewer is general knowledge that are beneficial to professional practice or benefit of the public network is not considered a fault code. However, practitioners should be careful not to give interviews to the content or a message directed to the benefit of any product, including the investigation to the original content or Artwork carefully before publication and it is important that the contents should not interview with the brand or any product. Appear, which may be construed as a direct benefit of such products have.
2. Architects, television, radio and television programming to promote the transaction support unethical or not?
Programming on radio, television and other media. Architect or architectural profession or it would have the right to host or organize items. Therefore, public relations or advertising products or product sponsors would be able to do as host. When architects, public relations or consumer products that are not related to construction materials. Would certainly not be considered unethical. But in the case of a product or material support for the construction. If architects do not show their programming as an architect or does not contain any words or acts that support the direct product of how the list has an advantage that should be available for use or how, Why. Therefore not considered to be unethical profession.
But if the architect or professional as the host led to the product support materials in their programs. It also published a message or that he is a professional architect or architecture any other company, or even taught at the institution, which is trusted to act on an advertisement or a recommendation to the listeners / viewers in the list that the proposed construction is the best qualified products with good quality to use. Considered an offense in accordance with certain ethical content regulations on the ethics of professional ethics of professional architecture Chapter 2 Article 12 as well.
Concluded that the diagnosis of professional architecture or control release of goods, construction or materials or products that do not. If you do not use their professional involvement is considered unethical not applicable. The person will be treated as goods as presenters or performers artists online. Case of the network is unethical. Board of Directors will consider the actions that the person using their own property, or knowledge in the profession led to the public or consumers that the products conforming to this one product is better than the other is important.
3. Architects Presenter toothpaste is unethical or not?
If the architect or the architecture profession as presenters advertising goods or products other than construction materials. Such action is presented in a business context. Which is an agreement between one type of business. We hold that it is not professional career as a professional and do not use the property of their professional certification, or products presented to the recipient that they listen to or watch a professional architect or architecture which. The only product offered is not material or products associated architecture. So that the conduct or presenters products such as the above is not considered to be the wrong drug Bibliography of professional equipment, contingency.
4. Architects Presenter tile roof is unethical or not?
The architect or any other architecture professionals as presenters roof tiles are missing or not depends on the behavior of the performance. If the professional presenters to roof tiles which is a type of construction materials, holding the status as presenters or performers to introduce products or advertising. The recipient of the media listening audience does not know that perception is a professional or unused status of professional certification of goods or products. Considered that the presentation of this nature is not considered a breach of professional ethics. If presented data in any way show that the presenters are an architect or architectural profession or not, but clearly. Application deemed to have qualifications or professional status of the guide and benefit products as construction materials, which fall into the wrong professional ethics as the text that appears in the rules of professional ethics Chapter 2 Article 12 as well.
5. Architects recommend or promote their own books, unethical or not?
The architect or professional architectural recommendations or advertising their own books. If the book is generally recommended, such as tourist attractions. Recommended story or novel food item is a document textbook and academic papers do not count on the professional ethics is wrong. But if the book is the introduction of the release of their job or their company. Honored by boasting the ability of the quality of their work as well as features of good design works in the book as more than appropriate. It was a book that shows expertise in their profession to provide the general public or the person acknowledges the ability to support more than decent. These actions constitute offenses that fall into the professional ethics of professional ethics in Chapter 2 Article 11 of that "Practitioners must not use advertising to hire another person or allow advertising. Any reasons. The architectural profession. Expertise in the practice of architecture of the self. Except for showing a position of Architectural Education branch or office is the control of the profession itself." Therefore, the architect or professional recommend or promote their books must be separate from that book that has content in any manner and to suggest any purpose. If not contrary to Article 11, as described above is not considered guilty of professional ethics, professional architecture.
6. Architect or architectural firm promote their work or their own companies in the media. Unethical or not?
This case must be considered carefully as the public relations work of professional architecture or its own in the media is in any way. If a model works only offer experience, design and display their name / company or office. And inform only the address information and contact them in any way to know the facts presented. Indicates that the fault does not fall on professional ethics. But is only offered to release the information to recognize themselves or their company only.
But if the advertising media that offers a message that directs any other professionals or companies that have good design work, or how far the message can contain knowledge and professional expertise as well as an introduction or to present information in a manner that the person or company boasting such talent or experience to work better than others, however. And may cause the reader or those who have seen the people who believe that talent or benefit of employment. Looks like this fall into the mistake of professional ethics in Professional ethics in Chapter 2 of Article 11, said "Practitioners must not promote or hire, or allow others to advertise with any other. The professional architectural expertise in the practice of architecture except for the name of their branch of professional qualifications in architecture or control office professionals that desire to do". Also fall into the wrong dog that express the four professional ethics of co-number 22 said. "Professionals who should not boast of their ability and beyond the fact" as well.
7. Customers do not pay a fee. Architects can not continue to be accused of abandonment or not?
Considering how unethical or not the case. Introduction to consider the details of the contract between the employer and architects or other professionals as thoroughly as contractors. Agreement or contract between the start when, with any work within the confines of certain services, the billing of professional services is how many. And will be paid wages when, how? And is said to breach the agreement of both parties do not know what or not. If the contents of an agreement or contract, provided that "When a client or employer with breach of contract after failing to pay a professional to work in full agreement or contract for each step. Professionals (Architects, contractors) to cancel the contract and discontinue the service". Professionals can stop work and terminate the contract by a letter to notify customers in writing. Because their work is not obligated under the contract anymore. Doing so will not be held guilty of ethics.
But if there is no agreement or contract or agreement not described above, according to the content. To stop the work of professionals or architects may also allegedly abandoned and guilty if there is no agreement for each conclusion clearly. So when the architect or professional work abandoned by the employer to comply with an agreement between the parties as a regular payment to meet the conditions fully, or any other event that does not conflict with the agreement. If the person to leave work without reasonable cause, the following shall be considered guilty of professional ethics course, as it appears in the rules above in section 3 of the Employment Code Article 15, said. "Practitioners must not abandon the job gets done without reasonable cause."
In addition, the architects can be more in civil and commercial litigation as an offense under contract to do the same again.
8. Architects are selling colored Sales unethical or not?
This case is similar to case study 4 because of professional architects or architecture is considered a professional marketing staff will work with the construction of any products or Sale Representatives. And do not use the status of an architect or professional practice architecture to advertising or soliciting the buyer understands that they are an expert and not suggestive of any information. Using knowledge. Expertise of an architect. Occupation of such person is not considered to be conducive to their professional use of direct data in any way.
If the duties as employees of their respective owners only. This case is not considered a fault according to professional ethics. Because currently has Sales or sales materials, construction products, which many architects. Sales as well as a pharmacist selling drugs or medical products or engineers are very professional Sales Representatives to sell such equipment engineering. Therefore, we conclude that the architect or architectural profession or occupation is controlled, color, or even supplies sales sell colors or products related to the construction of other Is not considered a fault code in any way.
9. Architects charge a higher or lower than the standard of professional associations or unethical?
Data rate for professional services or the standard model of ASA. And other related professional associations such as Landscape Architects Association of Thailand Regarded as the employer has presented a preliminary pre-employment agreement and to provide professional architect or architecture as a guideline for any of the charges in the professional practice of the employer only. So if any person or any company will charge a higher or lower than the standard of their professional association is satisfied between professionals and employers and privacy should not be regarded as done by unethical because the standard of professional services at the association are not considered a rule or regulation forced to comply in any way. But if in the case of competitive bidding, or if any person or any company marketing strategies to reduce the costs of professional services that are not in conformity with the association or not. The competition for less than the values of the other involves the decision to use the services of the employer is connected to the offense in accordance with the ethics rules in Article 23, Chapter 4, the Code of Ethics said. "Professionals need to work with non-competitive with other professions by auction, or reduced benefits things or reward."
Although the professionals down prices below the standard values of the ASA or its own professional association and may result in the design work is not the professional standards or make their own can not work full responsibility for the employer or the public will fall into the wrong code again as well. Accordance with the regulations contained in Article 19, Chapter 3, the Code of Ethics of Conduct against the employer said "Professionals must not seek or accept by receiving compensation under the appropriate professional standards and architectures is why they are unable to provide full service responsibilities towards their employers and the public."
10. Architects design facilities Massage unethical or not?
This case, based on the regulations on the profession's ethics. The clear will be deemed not guilty of professional ethics, but somehow it's not the content of the regulations states that the design of any place is unethical. And one is, if the architect or any professional architectural designs of any building or facility needs of the employer even though the building is the building owner to operate or provide services in any good, to have any conflict with the law or are guilty arising from such business. The design is considered not act unethically in any way if the design is fully competent. It assumes that practitioners act in accordance with the scope and principles of the profession fully. However, practitioners must ensure that their building design must not conflict with building laws and related regulations. In addition, buildings that have used the wrong form of the moral good or contrary to law, for example, places the country prostitution, gambling site operates. Law will not allow these activities already.
However, when considered in terms of moral or cultural good of society. Building design services massage parlors or any other service facilities may not be quite appropriate, especially in vulnerable ground as close to the school so that educational measurement professionals to design buildings for living according to these May be regarded as promoting the wrong moral and cultural activities beautiful. Because Thai society has negative attitudes about their business. Therefore, depending on their discretion to decide the design of buildings in this manner or not in the end.
