Jurisdictions and Accusations of Negligence in the Field of Architecture

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Architect and the Law
Standard of Care
A community’s characteristics primarily define the architectural operations within the given community. Similarly, jurisdictions can only be as effective as they recognize and distinctly define the architectural communities. The communities are traditionally conceived at the national level and at different localities. However, the advent of the internet has ushered in a global stage for architectural operations. Information is readily available and easily shared over the internet so that no characteristics of any given community are exclusively foreign to the architects (Zeroth 15:48). The regional variations are thus harmonized into a global perspective. Therefore, jurisdictions determine the standards to apply for different cases.
The procedure should be guided by precedence and prudence to eliminate the contradictions that may breach the system. The standard of care defines the architect’s responsibilities within the respective community. In this context, raising the standard of care describes incorporating more roles in one management and supervision. The exercise may be inspired by the need to ensure proper delivery. However, raising the standard of care is discouraged because it attracts “additional risks” (Zeroth 16:58-04). Every professional in a project should have the expertise to actualize the assigned roles, allowing the risks to be evenly distributed among the partnering professionals. For instance, the architect should not direct the contractor to perform a construction technique. Rather, the contractor should be allowed to exercise their judgment of the convenient mechanisms and bear full responsibility for the operation.
The standard of care can also be raised by making unnecessary commitments. The architect should not guarantee precise timings because certain aspects are not within their control. For instance, adverse weather elements can undo the gains made and prolong the promised duration of the project (Zeroth 17:38). Cost estimation is also prone to setbacks because of unanticipated circumstances such as material damage a...