The Contemporary Roles of Architect And Other Building Professionals “Panacea To The Menace of Quacks And Quackery In Building Construction Industry”

Abstract

Quacks and quackery from the time immemorial has continued to constitute a serious menace that is so worrisome in construction industries especially the building construction industry. These problems variantly occur but not completely dissociated from failures of different kinds. More so, several efforts in the past and even at present put in place to checkmate or curb these menaces associated with quackery in this industry has yielded little or no result and many a times proved abortive. However, this paper aimed at looking into the quacks and quackery activities and the menaces associated with it, enumerating the contemporary role of Architect and other related professionals in the building industry with a view to finding a lasting solution to the problem bedeviling the industry.

Key words: - Quacks and Quackery, Building Construction Industry, Menace, Architect and Other Building Professionals.