ABSTRACT
Architects always work under the guidance of, and within the constraints provided by, building and zoning codes. And both the fields of architecture and ethics have codes of conduct, intended to guide our behavior and decisions with regard to others. While valuable, such codification can also run counter to the creative urge to overturn what we once thought to be wise or true. While architects may rail against the restrictions of codes, they do serve a purpose in not only guiding our decisions, but also giving creative people something to respond to and to work against by seeing the strangeness in what has become familiar.
