Notwithstanding  the  foregoing  statement,  a  plea
ought  in  fairness  to  be  made  for  entrusting  works  of
minor  importance  to  the  young  practitioner,  who
naturally  finds  the  first  step  the  most  difficult.  It
should  be  borne  in  mind  that  from  time  to  time
men  who  have  spent  many  years  as  assistants,  men
who  have  had  long  experience  and  are  entirely
qualified,  commence  practice.  They  should  not  be
discriminated  agamst  merely  because  they  have  had
no  opportunity  to  erect  buildings  in  their  own  name.
Competition. — Competitions  are  instituted  to
enable  the  Owner  to  choose  an  Architect  through  a
comparison  of  solutions  of  the  problem,  submitted
by  sundry  competitors.  Of  late,  competitions  have
become  less  and  less  frequent.  The  method  is  now
rarely  employed,  except  for  public  work,  for  which  it
is  sometimes  required  by  law  and  in  case  of  which
it  offers  a  safeguard  against  favoritism  in  the
appointment.
If  a  competition  is  necessary,  it  can  be  made
successful  only  by  conducting  it  upon  such  fair  and
equitable  lines  as  conserve  the  interests  of  both
Owner  and  competitors.  The  subject  is  fully  treated
in  the  Institute's  "Architectural  Competitions,"  and
in  the  "Standard  Form  of  Competition  Program,"
(Appendix  C  and  Appendix  Ci.)


Chapter  Three

Methods  of  Paying  the  Architect


There  are  three  methods  under  which  Architects
ordinarily  are  compensated.  Under  the  first,  the  one
most  frequently  in  use,  the  Architect  is  paid  a  per-
centage of  the  final  cost  of  the  work  executed  from


his  designs  and  is  reimbursed  certain  expenses.
Under  the  second  he  is  paid  a  fee  for  his  services  and
is  reimbursed  all  his  expenses.  Under  the  third  he
receives  a  salary.
