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Doh! :?

Here are a few good books for potential part 3ers.

The Watts Pocket Handbook - RICS
The Architect in Practice - 9th Edition
The Legal Handbook - 8th Edition

I just thought I would share the wealth!

Mike wrote:The Legal Handbook - 8th Edition

is this how to save your career in case a building of yours falls down?

No, it's what they use to prop up the foundations....

'...and the weight of all thirty-eight floors is supported on a single copy of the consise oxford english dictionary...'

We don't use the consise dictionary, we use the whole 26 volumes! The magnifying glass is also used as a way of checking the foundations are still good.

Mike wrote:The Architect in Practice - 9th Edition

9 editions? WTF can a ''architect in practice'' book cover other than ''Chapter 1 - Looking at buildings''

Also,

Fez wrote:'...and the weight of all thirty-eight floors is supported on a single copy of the consise oxford english dictionary...'

what about the Thesaurus? Why does nobody remember the Thesaurus? Roget must be kicking himself that he didn't make it more commercial.

Andy wrote:9 editions? WTF can a ''architect in practice'' book cover other than ''Chapter 1 - Looking at buildings''

Do you think we spend seven years studying for the good of our health? We do it because buildings are notoriously complicated and we are also expected to be good business and management people. . . .

Besides I think you missed the tense - 9th edition, not 9 editions! :D

PS Actually we probably do do it for the good of our health, if we were sued then I think it would be bad for the system!

Mike wrote:if we were sued then I think it would be bad for the system!

that's a cheap way of avoiding responsibility, isn't it? you can't sue me, it'd be bad for the system - i doubt it would stand up in court...just like your buildings, what with them falling down left, right and centre

How many times do I have to say it, IF it falls down look to the Stuctural Engineer! :D

We co-ordinate the asthetic, the intent and the rest of the design team. The engineers make sure it will stand up. . . . or not! :D

oh i see, the architect takes all the credit if people like the building, but if its duff it's all the engineers fault

*Sigh*

I think that sounds fair :)

Fez, it's all true: architects are all vain, egotistical glory-seekers who absolve any responsibility for what matters in a building (ie, it standing up) to other professionals at the slightest hint of a problem. I got out (or was I pushed?) whilst I could, thank God, before I was sucked into their evil world. They also sacrifice puppies as part of their Part 3 exams.

Incidentally, isn't having an icon for an exclamation mark slight overkill? I'm disturbed Mike felt the need to use one there, that must've been a loud sigh.

Its my forum and I will if I want to!