Architect-Contractor-Client

 

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Зав. кафедрой /Г.Г. Кельх /

 

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Architect-Contractor-Client

 

When an architect receives the commission for a building, he meets the client and discusses his requirements. After visiting the site, the architect draws up preliminary plans and, together with a rough estimate of the cost, submits them to the client for his approval. If the client suggests changes, the architect incorporates them into the final design which shows the exact dimension of every part of the building. At this stage, several building contractors are invited to bid for a job of constructing the building. When they submit their tenders or prices, the architect assists his client in selecting the best one and helps him to draw up a contract between the client and the contractor.

Work now starts on the building. As construction proceeds, the architect makes periodic inspections to make sure that the building is being constructed according to his plans and that the materials specified in the contract are being used. During the building period, the client pays the bills from the contractor. Subsequently, the contractor completes the building and the client occupies it. For six months after the completion there is a period known as the ‘defects liability period’. During this period, the contractor must correct any defects that appear in the fabric of the building. Finally, when all the defects have been corrected, the client takes full possession of the building.

 

Text-based assignments:

I. General understanding. Answer the questions:

1. Who are involved in constructing a building?

2. What are the functions of an architect during the all period of constructing a building? A contractor? A client? (To make your answer clearer draw a diagram of your answer)

II. Find a word or an expression in the passage which means:

1. to have complete ownership of the building;

2. to offer to a client for his consideration;

3. an interval of time after the building has been finished during which the contractor is responsible for correcting any faults in it;

4. to look at the building work in detail at regular intervals;

5. to be given the job of designing a building;

6. anything that is owned;

7. to offer to do some work at a certain price.

 

Words and word combinations to be remembered:

1.exclude	Исключать	11.lattice	Решетка, сетка
2.radiant heat	Инфракрасное излучение	12.shutters	Жалюзи
3.glare	Яркий свет	13.overcast	Пасмурный
4.admit	Допускать	14.diffuse	Распространяться
5.arid	Сухой, засушливый	15.cross ventilation	Сквозная вентиляция
6.humid	Влажный, мокрый	16.eaves	Карниз
7.overcome	Преодолеть	17.obstruct	Преграждать
8.shaeded	Затененный	18.woven mat	Сотканная циновка
9.opening	Зд. окно	19.roll up	Свертывать
10.slit window	Щелевое окно

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