Constructing Success: The Essential Contract Template for Architects and Property Owners

This owner and architect agreement provides a comprehensive template for professional services that anticipates and addresses architectural issues that arise with the design and construction of a building project, including allocation of party responsibilities, cost overruns, compensation, indemnification, and claims and remedies.

Read now »

Related Content

• Owner and Architect Agreement Resource Kit
  View this comprehensive resource kit for all content in Practical Guidance related to drafting and negotiating owner and architect agreements.

• Owner-Architect Agreements
  Refer to this practice note for a greater understanding of the architect’s role in construction projects and legal issues flowing from an architect’s services.

• Construction Professionals Licensing State Law Survey
  Consult this survey to understand licensing requirements for construction industry professionals in each of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, including penalties imposed for the performance of unlicensed construction work.

• Drone Use in Construction
  Understand the benefits drones may provide in the planning, design, and construction of a heavy-highway or green energy construction project

Practical Guidance Updates
Featuring the latest updates from your Practical Guidance account.   

• Discover New Practical Guidance Content and Resources
  Review this informative guide featuring some of the recent content additions to Practical Guidance, designed to help you find the tools and insights you need to work more efficiently and effectively. 
• The Fall 2024 Edition of The Practical Guidance Journal features guidance on the use of AI in employment decisions, AI considerations in acquisition agreements, Chevron deference reversal challenges in FDA rulemaking, 50 years of ERISA pension protection, plus obligations and risks related to the provision of anti-overdose medication in the workplace. 
• Explore the Chevron Reversal Impact Resource Kit for analysis related to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn four decades of deference to federal agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes.
• Stay informed on energy and climate change policies and regulations promulgated by the Biden Administration with Practical Guidance’s Energy and Climate Change Policies and Regulations Tracker. 
• Document alerts allow you to stay current on legal developments that affect your practice. Find out how to set up your document alerts.  
• For Practical Guidance content on important recent trends, review easy-to-use Resource Kits on these emerging topics: 

• • Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Resource Kit 
  • Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Resource Kit 
  • Public Interest, Pro Bono, and Non-Profit Resource Kit 
  • Bank Failure Resource Kit 

• Learn about the 2000+ leading attorney authors contributing to our 26 practice areas in the Practical Guidance Author Center. Interested in becoming a Practical Guidance author? Click here for details. Practical Guidance is committed to amplifying diverse voices of attorneys across all differences, including gender and race.

PRACTICAL GUIDANCE CUSTOMER EMAIL EDITION ON THE WEB

Experience results today with practical guidance, legal research, and data-driven insights—all in one place.

Experience Lexis+