Not Just Piece of Paper but Powerful Weapon in Professional Practice – The Contract Ar. Meghana Patil

Paper focus on the powerful tool “contract” in the professional practice for successful completion of project. Architecture is very Nobel profession composes of three interlinked parts. These includes the discipline i.e. rules to pursue the practice 2) practice: that define experiential and agreed upon practice and most important part profession that combine both the elements of both to provide a consistent view of the field and the expected outcome from client point of view. Certain ethics has to be followed in the profession while imparting the specialize knowledge to society. While executing the project both the parties have some goals and expectation. Contracts are also an excellent way to communicate and educate those goals. They can make explicit what might otherwise be unsaid and make clear what might be misunderstood. Architects often get work by responding to a request for proposals. Many times, architects feel compelled to begin work before a contract is finalized. Performing services without a written agreement can be quite risky and it leads to certain disputes. If things do not proceed as planned, a court or arbiter may find that the parties did not intend to be bound until the formal agreement was signed. The research focuses on importance of contract in professional practice and act as a safe guard for the both by legal support