Research Guides: Professional Architecture Practice Resources: Ethics & Professional Conduct

Books

Ethics for Architects by Thomas Fisher
Call Number: (UES) NA1995 .F57 2010
ISBN: 9781568989464
Publication Date: 2010-10-27
Presents fifty case studies representing a broad range of ethical dilemmas facing architects, from questions regarding which clients to work for, to the moral imperatives of reclaiming building materials for construction instead of sending them to landfills.
The Ethical Architect by Tom Spector
Call Number: (UES) NA1995 .S68 2001
ISBN: 1568982844
Publication Date: 2001-06-01
What makes a good building or a good architect? Are there limits to an architect's ethical or legal responsibilities in a building process where architecture plays an increasingly smaller role? Is preservation a moral imperative? What happens when building codes and ethical responsibilities are in conflict? In The Ethical Architect, Spector investigates the moral underpinnings and implications of leading architectural theories, subjecting them to the analytical techniques of moral philosophy.
Architecture and Its Ethical Dilemmas by Nicholas Ray (Editor)
Call Number: (UES) NA1995 .A755 2005
ISBN: 0415348692
Publication Date: 2005-12-20
A cast of leading writers and practitioners tackle the ethical questions that architects are increasingly facing in their work, from practical considerations in construction to the wider social context of buildings, their appearance, use and place in the narrative of the environment. This book gives an account of these ethical questions from the perspectives of historical architectural practice, philosophy, and business, and examines the implications of such dilemmas.