BXL Design Gold Coast Architects

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Frequently asked questions

• Are you an insured business and do you guarantee your work?

  Unfortunately many people misuse the word Architect - some will even use the word when they have no right to use it - to mislead you. However, only someone who has been admitted to the Architects Registration Board of his/her country, can officially use the word Architect. Anyone can offer architectural services, but only a member of the board can offer the services of an Architect. All architects have Professional Indemnity Insurance and agree to adhere to a Code of Conduct which states that we must: • Be honest and act with integrity • Be competent • Promote our services honestly and responsibly • Be trustworthy and look after our clients’ money properly • Have appropriate insurance arrangements • Manage our business competently • Consider the wider impact of our work • Carry out our work faithfully and conscientiously • Maintain the reputation of architects • Deal with disputes or complaints appropriately • Co-operate with regulatory requirements and investigations • Have respect for others It all sounds very “secret handshake society”, but it is important and surely you want to take every opportunity to ensure that your investments, whether residential or commercial - regardless of scale - are in good, competent hands.

• What makes you the most reliable and trustworthy person for the job?

  You may be asking yourself ... should I use an Architect, or architectural services, or a draftsman, or my mate Bruce at the pub who does a bit of drawing on the side, to do my project? Unfortunately many people misuse the word Architect - there's even a mascara called Lash Architect by L'Oreal. Some will even use the word when they have no right to use it - to mislead you. However, only someone who has been admitted to the Architects Registration Board of his/her country, can officially use the word Architect. Anyone can offer architectural services, but only a member of the board can offer the services of an Architect. So who should you use? A good analogy is this; if you were in need of surgery, would you use as surgeon, a GP, a nurse or a first-aider? You get the idea. Of all the people listed above, only one has the sufficient training and ability to provide you with the correct service, but more importantly, only one of them is a professional, with a governing body, a code of conduct and an ethical position when it comes to surgery. In essence you have protection if you use an Architect, but you do not have any protection if you use any of the others. If anything goes wrong or you feel you have not had the service you expected, with an Architect you have a route for recourse, but with the others you have nothing. As an Architect, we agree to adhere to a Code of Conduct which states that we must: • Be honest and act with integrity • Be competent • Promote our services honestly and responsibly • Be trustworthy and look after our clients’ money properly • Have appropriate insurance arrangements • Manage our business competently • Consider the wider impact of our work • Carry out our work faithfully and conscientiously • Maintain the reputation of architects • Deal with disputes or complaints appropriately • Co-operate with regulatory requirements and investigations • Have respect for others It all sounds very “secret handshake society”, but it is important and surely you want to take every opportunity to ensure that your investments, whether residential or commercial - regardless of scale - are in good, competent hands. So how do you check if the person you are talking to is in fact an Architect? They may tell you they are, they may even have it in their company name, or they may use words such as architectural services or architectural drawing in an attempt to mislead you. To check in Australia it is simple, go to the link below and type in their name. Type in Lummus and you'll see that our practice Director Bryn Lummus is registered both in Queensland and NSW. Type in L'Oreal...and you get nothing... :)