Editing Project architect (section)

== Roles ==
The position generally involves coordinating the needs of a client, designer, technical staff, outside [[consultant]]s such as [[Structural engineer|structural]], [[Civil engineer|civil]], and [[Mechanical engineering|mechanical engineers]], as well as [[interior designer]]s and [[landscape architect]]s.

The specific tasks of a project architect are usually associated with architectural design, construction materials and methods and the production of [[construction document]]s<ref name="pavspm">
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</ref> ([[floor plan]]s, [[elevation]]s, etc.).  Other responsibilities range from client relations to [[zoning]] and [[building code]] management, material specifications, maintaining quality control by checking and making revisions to [[shop drawing]]s.

The project architect can also assume the role of the [[project manager]] (PM) in a small studio,<ref name="pavspm" /> but typically, the project architect is only responsible for the design management of a building project, assisted by [[Intern architect|interns]] and other staff. A project architect is typically registered as an architect in the state in which they are performing the role but not always required to be. Intern architects may perform the role under the supervision of a registered architect but may not sign or seal legal documents.  

The project architect may, but does not often, sign contracts, or seal construction documents or payment applications, which are most often legally signed and sealed by a state registered owner or partner of the architectural office. This liability is covered by the firm, and the legal responsibility for any architectural design errors and omissions ultimately falls on the registered architect; the owner or partner in an architectural firm.