PRACTICE AND GOVERNANCE

The Practice and Governance Studio Laboratory handles courses, research and extension work covering the following:

• Legal obligations and responsibilities of the architect.
• Codes and ethical conduct covering the practice of architecture in the Philippines.
• International trade and service requirements for architects.
• Required documentation and procedures used in the profession particularly in the set-up and management of an architectural office.
• Financial analysis, accounting, taxation, and land reform as related to the business of architecture (i.e., special studies in population education and the new constitution).
• Qualitative and operational methods in architectural design research, user requirement and performance in use analysis.
• Construction and project management.

Lab Coordinator: Asst. Prof. Dolores Cecilia T. Madrid  (dtmadrid@up.edu.ph )