Shifting ethical priorities and the architectural profession: a systematic review of recent research and its alignment with contemporary professional codes of conduct
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| Názov: | Shifting ethical priorities and the architectural profession: a systematic review of recent research and its alignment with contemporary professional codes of conduct |
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| Autori: | Gillon, C, Ostwald, MJ, Easthope, H |
| Zdroj: | urn:ISSN:2631-6862 ; urn:ISSN:1938-7806 ; Archnet Ijar International Journal of Architectural Research, 19, 1, 85-107 |
| Informácie o vydavateľovi: | Emerald |
| Rok vydania: | 2025 |
| Zbierka: | UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales): UNSWorks |
| Predmety: | 33 Built Environment and Design, 3301 Architecture, anzsrc-for: 33 Built Environment and Design, anzsrc-for: 3301 Architecture, anzsrc-for: 1201 Architecture, anzsrc-for: 3303 Design |
| Popis: | Purpose: The architectural profession faces an increasingly complex ethical landscape. In recent decades, the ethical foundations for architecture – formally defined in professional codes of conduct and reflected in regulatory frameworks – have expanded to incorporate imperatives derived from environmental and social responsibilities. The present research examines how these expanding ethical expectations are reflected in, and supported by, recent research about architectural ethics. Design/methodology/approach: Analysis is based on a systematic review of recent research (2002–2023) focussing on ethical values and associated behaviours in the architectural profession. The review identifies 37 research articles (from a starting set of 2,483 articles), which are analysed empirically and then qualitatively to draw out views around three types of ethical behaviour. The paper then discusses how these findings align thematically with the evolving ethical needs of architectural practitioners (as defined in the professional codes of ethics and conduct of the RIBA in the UK, AIA in Australia and the AIA in the USA). Findings: While business ethics remains the focus of past research, there has been a rise in research about ethics and social and environmental factors. The content of professional codes reflects this shift, setting the conditions for architects to aspire to increased expectations of environmental and social responsibility. Originality/value: This article undertakes the first systematic review of recent research about architectural ethics and its alignment with the content of contemporary professional codes. Organised thematically, recent research about ethical values and associated behaviours can offer guidance for the evolving ethical needs of architects. |
| Druh dokumentu: | article in journal/newspaper |
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| Jazyk: | unknown |
| Relation: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/105024 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/ARCH-10-2023-0270 |
| Dostupnosť: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/105024 https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/bitstreams/2522c231-000f-4ecb-8b4e-2e6b892a73f0/download https://doi.org/10.1108/ARCH-10-2023-0270 |
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| Prístupové číslo: | edsbas.80B6160A |
| Databáza: | BASE |
Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstrakt: | Purpose: The architectural profession faces an increasingly complex ethical landscape. In recent decades, the ethical foundations for architecture – formally defined in professional codes of conduct and reflected in regulatory frameworks – have expanded to incorporate imperatives derived from environmental and social responsibilities. The present research examines how these expanding ethical expectations are reflected in, and supported by, recent research about architectural ethics. Design/methodology/approach: Analysis is based on a systematic review of recent research (2002–2023) focussing on ethical values and associated behaviours in the architectural profession. The review identifies 37 research articles (from a starting set of 2,483 articles), which are analysed empirically and then qualitatively to draw out views around three types of ethical behaviour. The paper then discusses how these findings align thematically with the evolving ethical needs of architectural practitioners (as defined in the professional codes of ethics and conduct of the RIBA in the UK, AIA in Australia and the AIA in the USA). Findings: While business ethics remains the focus of past research, there has been a rise in research about ethics and social and environmental factors. The content of professional codes reflects this shift, setting the conditions for architects to aspire to increased expectations of environmental and social responsibility. Originality/value: This article undertakes the first systematic review of recent research about architectural ethics and its alignment with the content of contemporary professional codes. Organised thematically, recent research about ethical values and associated behaviours can offer guidance for the evolving ethical needs of architects. |
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| DOI: | 10.1108/ARCH-10-2023-0270 |