ARPL 524 Practice Law, Real Estate, and Planning
This course addresses key legal topics and issues in modern architectural practice and real estate development projects. The course is divided into two main areas: contract law and negotiation and real property law, including the legal requirements for project approval. Contract law includes contract fundamentals and negotiation, essential elements in the contractual relationship with clients such as real estate developers, risk management and dispute resolution behavior by architects and laws governing architect liability in real estate projects. Real property law covers ownership and private properties rights, subdivision, zoning and urban planning policies that regulate design, environmental responsibilities influencing urban and suburban design and legal responsibilities of architects in project design and approval.