The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is proud to announce that the latest edition of A Guide to Determining Appropriate Fees for the Services of an Architect is now available.
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?The practice of architecture and the provision of architectural services have evolved considerably,? note the authors. ?Today, the architect and client must agree upon a wide range of project requirements and negotiate a fair exchange of value based on the unique aspects of each project.?
The 2019 fee guide explores the scope of both basic and additional architectural services, the value of architectural services, different approaches to determining a fee structure, and how architectural services fees can be calculated.
Developed for clients, architects, engineers, educators, and interns, the 58-page document is more than a fee guide. It offers a wealth of information on fee adjustment factors, comparisons of project delivery types, including risk analysis, and explains the value of architectural services. Historically, fees for architectural services have been widely based on a percentage of the construction cost. However, changes in the design and construction industry make it ?impossible to assume that the same professional fee will be appropriate for all projects even if the projects are of the same size and building type,? the guide notes.
These changes include different forms of project delivery, new design and documentation processes, increasingly compl...