General Architecture Knowledge Flashcards
(34 cards)
The NZIA is responsible for
a) Providing support to architects in practice
b) The registration of Architects
c) Disciplining Architects
d) Setting up the NZ Registered Architects Board
a) Providing support to architects in practice
A Quantity Surveyor: (1 mark)
a) Can provide site legal information
b) Can provide site levels
c) Can provide site sub-soil information
d) Can provide a schedule to assist contractors to cost a project
d) Can provide a schedule to assist contractors to cost a project
The titles of ‘Architect’ and ‘Registered Architect’ are protected under
what legislation?
(1 mark)
a) The Architects Act 2005
b) The Registered Architects Act 2005
c) The Registered Architects’ Rules 2006
d) The Code of Minimum Standards of Ethical Conduct for Architects
b) The Registered Architects Act 2005
‘General’ is a term that refers to: (1 mark)
a) General costs for all of the project costs
b) All the project establishment costs that are not actual building costs
c) General time frames for the project
d) The Contractor’s profit margin
b) All the project establishment costs that are not actual building costs
Where a project’s duration and extent of work is known in advance, the
client is likely to accept the Architect’s fee charging methodology as:
(1 mark)
a) A time charge fee
b) A lump sum fee with additional works as a percentage fee
c) A percentage fee with additional works as a lump sum fee
d) A percentage or lump sum fee with additional works as a time charge fee
d) A percentage or lump sum fee with additional works as a time charge fee
Where is it specifically written that an Architect must have their terms of
appointment recorded in writing, agreed to, and a formal instruction to
proceed issued by the client?
(1 mark)
a) In the Code of Minimum Standards of Ethical Conduct for Architects
b) On the NZIA website
c) On the NZIA website and in the Registered Architects Act
d) In the Registered Architects’ Act
a) In the Code of Minimum Standards of Ethical Conduct for Architects
A separate Contractor is engaged and paid for by: (1 mark)
a) The Principal
b) The Architect
c) The Contractor
d) The Quantity Surveyor
a) The Principal
To successfully manage an architectural practice, which of the following
management skills are necessary?
(1 mark)
a) Practice and financial management skills
b) Project, human resources and practice management skills
c) Project, human resources, financial and practice management skills
d) Practice, human resources and financial management skills
c) Project, human resources, financial and practice management skills
Which of the following are the most common typologies available today
for New Zealand Architects to structure their architectural practices?
(1 mark)
a) Partnerships and companies
b) Sole practitioners and limited liability companies
c) Sole practitioners and companies
d) Sole practitioners, limited liability companies and partnerships
b) Sole practitioners and limited liability companies
The most common role that a Project Manager undertakes is as: (1 mark)
a) The Client’s representative
b) The Architect’s representative
c) The project administrator
d) The project administrator as well as the Client’s representative
c) The project administrator
Clearly defined development activity groups with respect to planning
requirements can be found:
(1 mark)
a) In the Auckland Unitary Plan
b) In the Building Act
c) Schedule one of the Building Act
d) In the Auckland District plan
a) In the Auckland Unitary Plan
Which organisation is responsible for the disciplining of Architects? (1 mark)
a) MBIE - the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
b) NZIA - the New Zealand Institute of Architects
c) NZRAB - the New Zealand Registered Architects Board
d) NZIA and NZRAB
c) NZRAB - the New Zealand Registered Architects Board
PI (Professional Indemnity Insurance): (1 mark)
a) Is held by the Contractor, as required under NZIA SCC
b) Is held by the Client, as required by the NZIA AAS
c) Is held by the Architect, as required by the NZRAB
d) Is held by the Architect, as required by the NZRAB and required of the
Contractor if they are undertaking any design work
d) Is held by the Architect, as required by the NZRAB and required of the
Contractor if they are undertaking any design wor
The standard position in New Zealand for copyright ownership of the
Architect’s drawings is:
(1 mark)
a) The Client holds the copyright irrespective of payment
b) The Client holds the copyright once they have paid the Architect
c) The Architect always holds the copyright
d) The Architect and the Client hold joint copyright
a) The Client holds the copyright irrespective of payment
If required, the disciplining of Architects is carried out by: (1 mark)
a) MBIE – the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
b) NZRAB – the NZ Registered Architects Board
c) NZIA – the NZ Institute of Architects
d) NZIA and NZRAB
b) NZRAB – the NZ Registered Architects Board
Where is it written explicitly that “A Registered Architect must observe the
confidentiality of the client’s affairs and must not disclose confidential
information without the prior consent of the client.”:
(1 mark)
a) The NZIA Agreement for Architects Services
b) The NZRAB Agreement for Architects Services
c) The NZIA Code of Minimum Standards of Ethical Conduct for Registered
Architects
d) The NZRAB Code of Minimum Standards of Ethical Conduct for
Registered Architects
d) The NZRAB Code of Minimum Standards of Ethical Conduct for
Registered Architects
The primary responsibility of the NZRAB is: (1 mark)
a) Writing the Architects’ Act
b) The registration of Architects and writing of the Architects’ Act
c) The registration of Architects and maintaining a register of NZ Architects
d) Providing support documents to Architects
c) The registration of Architects and maintaining a register of NZ Architects
What New Zealand legislation protects the titles of ‘Architect’ and
‘Registered Architect’?
(1 mark)
a) The Architects Act 2005
b) The Registered Architects Act 2005
c) The Registered Architects’ Rules 2006
d) The Registered Architects Act 2006
b) The Registered Architects Act 2005
The organisation NZCIC; (1 mark)
a) Is the NZ Construction Industry Council and produces typical project
costs/m2
b) Is the NZ Costing Information Centre and produces typical project
costs/m2
c) Is the NZ Commercial Investment Council and produces the NZ Design
Guidelines and typical project costs/m2
d) Is the NZ Construction Industry Council and produces the NZ Design
Guidelines
d) Is the NZ Construction Industry Council and produces the NZ Design
Guidelines
Where is it written explicitly that an Architect must have their terms of
appointment recorded in writing, agreed to, and a formal instruction to
proceed issued by the Client?
(1 mark)
a) In the Code of Minimum Standards of Ethical Conduct for Architects
b) On the NZIA website
c) On the NZIA website and in the Registered Architects Act
d) In the Registered Architects’ A
a) In the Code of Minimum Standards of Ethical Conduct for Architects
To register as an architect in New Zealand, an applicant needs to have
completed which of the following as a minimum:
(1 mark)
a) Be competent across all the experience areas
b) Be competent across all the experience areas and hold a recognised
qualification such as MArch (Prof) degree
c) Be competent across all the experience areas and hold a recognised
qualification such as MArch (Prof) degree and have completed 480
hours minimum practical experience
d) Be competent across all the experience areas and hold a recognised
qualification such as MArch (Prof) deg
d) Be competent across all the experience areas and hold a recognised
qualification such as MArch (Prof) deg
Where would one look to find the most up to date Development Controls
for Auckland?
(1 mark)
a) The Building Act
b) The District Plan
c) The Auckland Unitary Plan
d) The Resource Management Act
c) The Auckland Unitary Plan
A Topographical Surveyor: (1 mark)
a) provides legal information of the land
b) provides levels of the site
c) provides sub-soil information
d) provides Schedules of Quantities
c) provides sub-soil information
The ‘Architect’ named within the NZIA SCC document: (1 mark)
a) Is automatically the Architect’s representative
b) Is a director of the Architectural practice
c) Is automatically the Project Architect for the job
d) Is the name of the architectural practice
d) Is the name of the architectural practice
