HKIA/ARB PA Paper 1 case studies

HKIA/ARB PA Paper 1 · Put your knowledge to work in context.

The HKIA/ARB Professional Assessment is the professional assessment route that sits alongside registration under the Architects Registration Ordinance (Cap. The Architects Registration Board (ARB) administers registration, the ARB Code of Professional Conduct, the rules on use of the "Architect" title, and complaints; the Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA) publishes the Professional Assessment pages, including the HKIA/ARB Professional Assessment Handbook, the notice and announcement section, and the e-Self Service. The HKIA/ARB PA Paper 1 case studies are 5 cases and about 5,772 words.

The Title on the Door: Holding Out, Fronting and the Registered Architect

You are a director of Wan & Leung Architects Limited, the authorised person (AP) and lead consultant for a 22-storey composite office tower in Cheung Sha Wan. While recruiting, you find the LinkedIn profile of a former architectural technician, Mr Chan, who left eight months ago.

1,025 words, about 5 min 2

The Certificate the Employer Wants Rewritten

You are the architect under a HK 412 million government works contract for a district sports centre. The contract provides for monthly interim payments and a 30-day payment period.

1,078 words, about 5 min 3

Rain on the Inside and Water on the Floor

The 28-storey office tower you designed at Tseung Kwan O, 40 m from the sea, was completed in March. The envelope is a unitised curtain wall: 8 mm low-e / 12 mm argon / 8 mm laminated insulating glass, 1.4 m spandrel panels with 50 mm mineral wool insulation, and openable vents.

1,265 words, about 6 min 4

A Hotel in a 1972 Factory

Your client has bought a 1973 industrial building in Kwun Tong: 12 storeys, 41.5 m high, a floor plate of 780 square metres on each floor, and one 1.1 m wide staircase serving all floors. The building has an old industrial sprinkler system and unprotected openings facing a 3 m back lane; a neighbouring building stands 6 m away.

1,196 words, about 6 min 5

The Inspection That Never Happened

You have just been made a director of a 30-person Hong Kong practice. A junior architect brings you files for a 120-flat residential project in Yuen Long.

1,208 words, about 6 min