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This 25 page paper gives an indepth analysis of the early years of the profession of architecture, the development of the code of ethics, the abandonment of the codes, reinstatement of the codes, and analysis of existing codes. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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architecture as any. An understanding of the historical background involved in the development of a code of ethics leads one to the greater realization of the evolution which produced the
new code of ethics put forth and supported by the American Institute of Architecture. Architecture has little value in itself. If it did, then it would be little more than
idol worshiping. Architecture must as a necessity transcend the bounds of the expert knowledge required to merely build something. However, this was not the case in the very beginning of
the profession. EARLY BEGINNINGS The American Institute of Architecture is a very old organization. Established early in the eighteen hundreds, the AIA
decided that it needed to support the idea of architecture as a profession and they proposed opening a grand school of architecture based on the models of British and American
mechanics institutes(Evolution). This was not to become a reality until much later. During the 1860s America was undergoing some massive and rapid
changes internally. After the Civil War America would see the first of large scale public projects happening. This created a demand by the public for a set of guarantees of
competency and expertise. Thus, the first code of ethics was tentatively drawn up. However, there was very little way to enforce the rules that were proscribed. The profession was still
very much a buyer beware industry. Reputation of the builder and designer, then as now, was still the rule of thumb. The
first university courses taught that architecture should be a combination of design as fine art. The first courses were taught at Massachusetts Technological Institute in 1868. At this time, there
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