Running head : ARCHITECTURE LAW Architectural Practice and Construction Law in Canada MACROBUTTON NoMacro [Insert Names of Author (s ) here] MACROBUTTON NoMacro [Insert Institution information here] Architectural Practice and Construction Law in Canada The Practice The mother of all arts is Architecture , it is a very noble profession ,its influence are the characteristics of it ‘s users at a certain period of time . Great design innovations came from great architects of great empires or civilization of the human history . The RAIC which is known as the Royal Architects Institute of Canada , a national association of architects also define architecture as a business and also a science ADDIN EN .CITE RAIC3RAICBecoming an Architect200710 February 2008http /www .raic .org /architecture_architects /becoming_an_architect /index_e .htm (RAIC , 2007 . Vitruvius a Roman architect and historian said that architecture must provide functionality , strength and beauty .Anyone that is missing on the elements of architecture cannot be called an architectural work . A building may be functioning as a movie house or a department store but to simply put , it looks like a shoe box .Therefore it is not a work of art but just another eyesore . Another example is a library that looks like a movie house , it could be a beauty outside to behold but users tends to commit a mistake when they enter the edifice . They do not intend to read but to watch a movie .In Canada , building styles is similar to that of France and Great Britain ADDIN EN .CITE Encarta3EncartaCanadian Architecture200709 February 2008http /encarta .m sn .com /encyclopedia_4 /Canadian_Architecture .html (Encarta , 2007 . It has emulated the European design . However , in the past the First Nations to keep themselves warm from a very cold climate by living in a snow vault called igloo ADDIN EN .CITE Encarta3EncartaCanadian Architecture200709 February 2008http /encarta .m sn .com /encyclopedia_4 /Canadian_Architecture .html (Encarta , 2007 . During the 20th century and the modern times , American architecture has greatly influence Canadians buildings be it a private residential buildings ,commercial or an institutional one . Most religious buildings followed the shape of a Latin cross ADDIN EN .CITE Encarta3EncartaCanadian Architecture200709 February 2008http /encarta .m sn .com /encyclopedia_4 /Canadian_Architecture .html (Encarta , 2007 ) and the Bauhaus a typical box type design still prevalent nowadays .Architecture dictates the usage of spaces . Defining an area called place which provides motion for great undertakings and simple day to day events of daily life . It is a graphical explanation of a certain culture or tradition and gives visuals to civilization . In general it provides the venue where man could eat , rest , work , study , play and prays . This common places to man are described in many building types such as : residential , recreational , commercial , institutional ,educational , and industrial facilities .Residential buildings depicts the owner of the house , his character is seen in the way his house looks like . Designs should be able to describe at a glance what the building is intended for based on its character . For instance court houses looks similar with penitentiaries . It is judiciary in character . While , warehouses are…