The objectives of this course are to provide greater understanding of the procurement strategies available for different project types and work sectors, the options for and choice of an appropriate building contract, and the impacts of both on the Architect’s role and their resources, their responsibilities and liabilities, and how these should be reflected in their professional services contracts.Overview of the modules:1. Procurement Routes and the RIBA Plan of Work 2. Choosing the right building contract - opportunity, risk, workload 3. The Architect’s role: Contracting as a Designer and Principal Designer under CDM and Principal Designer under the Building Regulations 4. The Architect’s role: Contracting as a Contract Administrator under the Building Contract and employment contractLearning outcomes:• Understanding procurement strategies and the importance of choosing the most appropriate • Understanding the relationship between procurement routes and building contracts, and selecting the correct building contract • Under new legislation, understanding the differences between the Architect’s role as Principal Designer under the CDM Regulations and under the Building Regulations • Understanding the Architect’s role as a Contract Administrator under a Building Contract, and aligning this with the employment contract RIBA has produced paper and now digital contracts for over 100 years. RIBA Professional Services and Building Contracts are designed to be clear and easy to use. They are suitable for architects, contractors, consultants, commercial businesses and clients - anyone who needs to prepare a professional services or building contract for a project. All RIBA Contracts are available through RIBA Contracts Digital, our online platform where you can easily and effectively manage your contracts. Speaker Kathy Gal Kathy is a chartered architect in private practice with over 25 years’ design and construction experience in the UK, Europe, the Middle and Far East. She has worked at a senior level for large, multi-disciplinary practices and has since 1999 led her own architectural practice. She has extensive experience of commercial and residential projects at different scales and at all work stages. Cultural experience includes a mosque for 2000 in the Sultan Qaboos University, Oman (with YRM). She has been involved in dispute resolution since 1998 and is a member of the RIBA Panel of Adjudicators. Since 2022, she has participated in a research project into UK adjudication led by King’s College London. She is the Course Leader for the Part 3 and Level 7 Architect Apprenticeship programmes at London South Bank University. She has previously been Head of Professional Practice at the AA and Part 3 Course Lead at Brighton University. She is the External Examiner for a number of university architecture courses and is a member of the RIBA Validation Panel.RIBA Chartered Members are eligible to use their £200 voucher code for this course. For more information, please refer to our step-by-step instructions, terms and conditions and FAQs. Please note this course: Expires after 12 months of enrolment The course was recorded in October 2024 For more information on this course, or if there are no places available, please email us, or call +44 (0)20 7307 5355 to talk to a member of the team. Please view the Terms and Conditions for more information.