Architect and engineer . of California 701 Balboa Building,San Francisco pound foolish applies most appropri-ately to this uneconomical method. An incompetent man selling- his servicefor a small fee may and often does wastea great deal of money in inefficient plan-ning, unsafe and unscientific design, un-wise specification of materials, and un-improved opportunity generally. An in-competent man as supervising architectis worse than useless as he has no ac-curate standards of his own but is at themercy of the builder. A competent manby his services saves the client severaltimes the amount of th
Architect and engineer . of California 701 Balboa Building,San Francisco pound foolish applies most appropri-ately to this uneconomical method. An incompetent man selling- his servicefor a small fee may and often does wastea great deal of money in inefficient plan-ning, unsafe and unscientific design, un-wise specification of materials, and un-improved opportunity generally. An in-competent man as supervising architectis worse than useless as he has no ac-curate standards of his own but is at themercy of the builder. A competent manby his services saves the client severaltimes the amount of the architects feeand often earns the undying gratitude ofhis client. 7. Architects, like doctors and lawyers,place different values upon their services,and their services likewise vary in meritand results. This should not confuse theowner—the best is likely to be the higherpriced. 8. In merchandising one may buycalico or silk and pay accordingly, butthere is only one kind of professionalservice that is worth paying for:
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