Term Paper for the National Building Code

RULE XXI- FINAL PROVISIONS

( RULES AND REGULATIONS : WHY DO WE NEED THEM )

It seems that people don't like rules as they represent a kind of restrictions, but in fact life can't be organized without rules. People always need rules and laws to be able to live and deal together. Can you imagine even a game without rules; of course it will be a kind of mess. When they are playing a game, they must follow its rules or it will be unfair. Also everything in our life should be restricted with rules or it becomes a mess and unfair. If there are no rules and everyone is free to do whatever they want, most people will probably behave selfishly. We need rules to help us get a long together and show respect to each other. Most things we do are governed by rules which may be unwritten like the rules of social politeness and back up by the legal system.

We need the National Building Code of the Philippines to know our rights and duties. It is where everything is being organized promoting peace and order. All the rules and laws have the same purpose. They organized the relations between individuals and the society to make it clear what is right and wrong and what happens if someone breaks the rules. They are designed to ensure fairness, safety and respect for other people's right.

Most of us are basically honest, and knowing the rules means that we usually try to follow them. One reason we do is to avoid punishment, but the strongest argument for following the rules is to make the world peaceful and fair. Rules are the foundation of society. If there are no rules anybody can do what they want when they want. It would be hard to maintain civilization when everything and everybody would be out of control.

RULE XVIII- GLASS AND GLAZING

( THE shattering of the old and the beginning of the new. )

Architecture is among one of the most fascinating of man's work since the beginning of time. The history of modern architecture shows the personality of the architect who...