The Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct for Landscape Architects

A Short Discussion on the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct for Landscape Architects:

Code of Ethics

The Purpose: The level of professional conduct expected. The level of professional conduct depends upon integrity of each individual member to conduct him or herself in a responsible manner in dealings with clients and other professionals.

Code of Ethics refer to ethical code, that includes Conducts, Practices, and Professional Responsibilities

Code = Written Guidelines adopted by an organization in an attempt to assist those in the organization called upon to make a decision understand the difference between ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ and to apply this understanding to their decision.

A code of conduct is adopted by a profession to regulate that profession

Fleckenstein, M.P. & Huebach, P (1999)

“Code of ethics is to maintain harmony among professional and to settle dispute among them”

Faithful Discharge of Responsibilities

Strive the highest level of professional services

Avoid improper professional conduct

Encourage/Educational research

Serve client with integrity, understanding, knowledge & creative ability

Respond morally to social, political, economic & technology influences

Environment responsibility (minimal disruption to natural system)

Best effort to preserve & protect natural resources

Professional Conduct

Truthfully & clearly inform the client/employer of his/her qualifications & capabilities to perform service/project

Shall not exaggerated, misted, deceptive, false statement/claim to public about his/her

-          Qualification

-          Experience

-          performance

Advertising & soliciting is prohibited

Shall not give, lend, promise only thing of value to any public official in order to influence official’s judgment/action in the letting or contract

Make full disclosure the client/employer any financial interest bears upon the services or project & avoid conflict of interest