.....The architect is paid by the developer and assumes no risk, nor has any skin in the game.
Hey everyone open up an architecture firm as it is not your typical business there is no risk:
-no financial risk that your mid to small size client can't seem to pay their bills according to the
agreed fee schedule.
- no financial risk that while you agreed that minor design changes are part of the fees, your client ends
up with half the building redesigned but considers it as part of the fees.
-no financial risk that while some extras are expected the project you get accumulates a large number of unexpected extras
causing much more staff hours for which the client assumes is part of the fee.
-no risk to your reputation with the public or other clients (thus your ability to get new work) when the building
ends up not to be what was envisioned.
- no risk to your reputation with the community, our city hall (when during construction the developer and/or contractor
behaves badly toward the community the project is in) simply because your firm is associated with the project.
- no risk of legal issues when a contractor starts construction without a permit.
- no risk of legal issues when the sub-trade and contractor sue each other, but your involved in the case that really has nothing
to do with you because you are the architect of record.
no risk of legal issues because a member of the public slips and falls in your clients development and sues everyone involved with the project even though it had nothing to do with the architecture.
-no risk that bloggers will hate your designs whether or not you had full say in the design.
nope no risk at all...