shygal wrote:What if i got a house plan from the internet, how would i get it approved? Can an architect provide the necessary stamps and also produce the blueprints for me and at what cost?
The danger of just downloading the plan from the internet is because you may not find one that completely suits you and if you do, you still need an architect to tell you if it fits in your plot - eg, the design vs the position of the plots, the direction of the sun & wind which will determine where some of the house features may be put etc. With your own house, try as much as possible not to cut corners... it might come back to bite real hard!
What I'd advise is you can get ideas from the internet, but model it to have your own house. A professional architect may be insulted to just have to reproduce the same thing from someone else which will not necessarily cut costs as such... You could consider using a draftsman maybe.
@GGK, how much would it cost to get a BQ if one has the plan drawn by someone else?