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CHAPTER 1 PREPARING FOR PART 3
The role of a theory or model is sometimes to change ‘what is’ to ‘what might be’. In the
context of architectural practice, we constantly refer to ‘best practice models’. It might be
the Code of Conduct that informs our professionalism, or a set of regulations or guidelines
such as the CDM Regulations that informs your approach to health and safety or a set
of standard tendering procedures that ensure fair play in contracting. Whatever it is, the
model makes you aware that there is a problem and helps you articulate it and generate
a solution. You need to know and understand the professional points of reference in order
to reshape a problem, arrive at a conclusion and be able to implement it competently.