Ethical Issues

Every design field struggles with what is considered ethical and unethical. I think the most important ethical issue that architects deal with is wanting to over price their services to a customer. The client doesn't know what all goes into design a building so an architect could easily make up a lie stating that something went wrong or that adding a specific piece will bump up their price even though it wouldn't. This issue is so easy to cross the line because no one is standing over you and making sure you aren't cheating the client into paying more money; it is completely on the honor system. Every job has it's own ethical issues, and the way one deals with them truly shows what kind of person their are.