Sample ALE Questions: Professional Practice Part 6

sample board exam questions for ALE Day 1 AM session on Professional Practice, which includes RA 9266, Code of Ethics, SPP Docs 201-209, General Conditions, Contract Documents, Specifications, Project Scheduling, Global Practice

1. Section 41 of RA 9266

2. The Architect determines the adequate size and appropriate configuration and assemblage for a proposed project in consideration of the use, allocation and interface of spaces for given activities?

3. Drawing usually done in early stage of design?

4. As an Architect, what must be done in early stage of engagement with the client?

5. Who can file the violation of Code of Ethical Conduct?

6. It is a scale or full-size model of a design or device, used for teaching, demonstration, design evaluation, promotion, and other purposes.

7. For the client, what would not be the basis for the Architect's Professional Fee?

8. Foreign Architect can practice in Philippines provided that he must have a _____.

9. Building Appraisal Function.

10. Which of the following is not signed and sealed by the Architect?

11. Compensation for Post Construction Services

12. A rule of thumb used for estimate of materials on residential project

13. As an Architect, how do you compensate your subordinates?

14. A well-managed office is like a car that.

15. As a veteran architect with your own architectural practice, why do you need a secretary?

16. Any person, entity, public or private, Filipino or foreigner, who shall force an architect to perform any service under the general practice of architecture, without executing a written contract agreement is guilty of misdemeanor and is sentenced to a fine of not less than ____.

17. You recently passed the board and obtained your license as an architect. Which of the following would be unethical for you to do?

18. JUAN PASSED THE ARCHITECTURE LICENSURE EXAMINATION WITH FLYING COLORS AND WENT BACK TO HIS OLD JOB IN SINGAPORE. HIS BOSS WAS SO IMPRESSED THAT HE WANTED TO SET UP AN ARCHITECTURAL FIRM IN THE PHILIPPINES.

What should Juan’s boss do to practice architecture in the Philippines?

19. If Juan’s boss could put up an architectural firm in the Philippines, what should be his first move to register his business?

20. If Juan and his boss were to be partners in a firm in the Philippines, where should the company be registered?

21. If you purchased PhP1 million (inclusive of VAT) worth of furniture and equipment for your office that you just set-up, how much did you pay for the VAT?

22. A client wants you to be his Architect but you found out that there is another Architect involved. What would you do?

23. As per Supplemental IRR of RA 9266, Standards of Professional Practice, what is the basis of the preparation of Contract Documents wherein the Architect prepares the detailed designs, Construction Drawings and Technical Specifications in seven (7) sets?

24. AN ARCHITECT ASSIGNED APPRENTICES A AND B TO WORK ON A THREE-STOREY RESIDENCE — APPRENTICE A AS THE SITE SUPERVISOR AND APPRENTICE B IN CHARGE OF PRODUCING THE WORKING DRAWINGS FOR A DESIGN-BUILD PROJECT. THE ARCHITECT, BUSY WITH OTHER PROJECTS, ENTRUSTED THE WORK ENTIRELY TO THEM. AS THE PROJECT PROGRESSED, EVERYTHING WENT WELL UNTIL THE ARCHITECT DISCOVERED THAT PART OF THE HOUSE WAS NOT BUILT ACCORDING TO PLAN DUE TO CERTAIN DISCREPANCIES IN DRAWINGS.

Whose fault is it?

25. What should the architect have done at the initial stage of this scenario?

26. To whom are apprentices A & B civilly liable?

27. In this project, who is responsible for obtaining a Certificate of Occupancy upon completion of the project?

28. For this project, how many percent should the architect charge?

29. A family of architects and engineers plans to set-up an architectural company to cater architectural services. What percentage of share should the architect have?

30. As an architect, you have been commissioned by your uncle, who greatly helped finance your BS Architecture studies. If the residential project is worth ten million pesos, what should be your recommended professional fee, considering your uncle’s support for your education?

ANSWERS HERE:

Current state regulations for the registration, licensing, and practice of architecture, the Standards of Professional Practice, and the Code of Ethical Conduct a. Statutes regulating the practice of architecture in the Philippines a.1 Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9266 (The Architecture Act of 2004) and its 2004 implementing rules and regulations (IRR), particularly those focusing on the relationships of the RLAs with the PRB-ARC and of the PRB-ARC with the PRC; a.2 R.A. No. 8981 (The PRC Modernization Act of 2000) and its IRR; and a.3 Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture (PRB-ARC)

Resolutions related to the Practice of Architecture in the Philippines. b. Integrated and Accredited Professional Organization of Architects (IAPoA) - The United Architects of the Philippines as the IAPoA; c. RLA’s Code of Ethical Conduct; d. RLA’s Credo; d. Rights and responsibilities of the RLA; e. Spectrum of architectural services; e.1 Pre-Design Services e.2 Design Services e.3 Specialized Allied Services e.4 Construction Services e.5 Post-Construction Service e.6 Comprehensive Services e.7 Design-Build Services f. Architectural fees and charges; g. Selection of the Architect and Methods of Compensation (including the conduct of architectural competitions); and h. Global Practice: GATS, APEC Architect, ASEAN Architect, and its Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs) #architecturestudent #architecturestudents #lifeofanarchitect #boardexam #boardexams #boardexampreparation #exam #architecturereview #EnPreview #environmentalplanning #atlasiseverything #education #architecturereview #discoveratlascdc #experienceatlascdc #alereview #architecture #architect #architectural #architects #architecturelovers #AQE #PUP_AQE #architecturequalifyingexam #uapsa #uapga #piasa #jrpia #asaphil #architects #architecturelovers #AQE #PUP_AQE #architecturequalifyingexam #uapsa #uapga #asaphil #piasa #jrpia