EXAMINING THE ROLES OF ARCHITECTS VIS-A-VIS QUANTITY SURVEYORS IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRY AT SOUTH WEST, NIGERIA

Architects and Quantity Surveyors are partners in progress in the construction industry especially at South-West parts of Nigeria. The roles are enormous and cannot be our-emphasized as both targets on how to achieve a common goal towards client’s utmost desire to the financial resources. The main objective of this research work is to explore the perceptions of two identified professionals in their overlapping functions in the building industry with a view to determining a clear cut goal. The methodology adopted involved a quantitative research approach, using survey questionnaires as instrument while the analysis was with the aid of the “relative importance index” method. This research paper thus identified the significant roles of cost effectiveness as the paramount goal of the two professionals. Therefore, the paper recommends that while each executes these targeting tasks; the client’s judicious use of the construction cost should be justifiable and not compromised.