presented by the AIA Seattle Practice/Ethics Committee in cooperation with
•The AIA National Ethics Council
•University of Washington Department of Architecture
•Washington State Board of Registration for Architects

This forum brings the expertise and resources of the AIA National Ethics Council, the Washington State Architect Registration Board, and legal sources into an interactive symposium that will explore the ethical and legal principles and agencies that govern professional conduct in design practice. In a gathering of the local education and practice communities, attendees will interact in a workshop format to understand and apply legal and ethical precepts to architects' everyday dilemmas based on real-world ethical / legal case studies.

Program
6:30pm Social gathering with buffet
6:50pm Welcome and introductions, outline of today's program
Jerome Diepenbrock AIA, CoChair, AIA Seattle Practice/Ethics Committee
7:00 The Rules: Basic Concepts
· AIA Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct: Peter Piven FAIA, Chair, AIA National Ethics Council
· Washington Law: Henry Hardnett AIA, Blaine Weber AIA, Washington State Registration Board; Bruce Marvin Esq., Skellenger Bender
7:20 Case studies introduction
· Failure of an architect to produce design constructible within client's stated budget, by Bruce Marvin Esq.
· Stamping plans prepared by another, by Jerome Diepenbrock AIA
· Competence: civil vs. legal elements, by Blaine Weber AIA
· Copyright v. mimicry: obligations to client in cases of design similarities, by Martin Reimers AIA
· The architect as impartial interpreter of documents, by Stuart Charles AIA
7:30-8:15 Small group discussions facilitated by members of the National Ethics Council, recorded by AIA Seattle Practice/Ethics Committee Members
8:20-9pm Panel reports / discussion / conclusions

Note: this Forum introduces concepts and topics for further exploration in a course proposed as a Winter 2004 offering in the UW Architecture curriculum by the AIA Seattle Practice/Ethics Committee. Details forthcoming.