UAP with criteria determined by the Central Council.

Architects may only be enrolled on the section

I. SUBJECT AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR of the APEC Architect Register in their home
MEMBERSHIP
economy, unless otherwise provided by this
An architect duly registered with the Board Manual.
shall automatically become a member of the
United Architects of the Philippines, the (Note: APEC Architect Registration applies only
integrated and accredited professional to individual persons, not to architectural
organization of architects and shall receive the practices or firms)
benefits and privileges provided for upon
payment of the required fees and dues.
A. APEC ARCHITECT REGISTRATION CRITERIA
II. REGISTRATION
The following set of principles satisfies Central
1.0 Every architect registered with the PRC-
Council criteria for admission to the APEC
PRBOA shall register for membership with the
Architect Register and the right to use the
United Architects of the Philippines.
description ‘APEC Architect’.
2.0 Registration to UAP membership may be
made through the UAP National Secretariat or 1. Architectural Education
any UAP Chapter the new member would like
to belong to. 3.0 Registrant shall accomplish Educational Benchmark Statement
two (2) sets of duly approved membership
application form. Payment of the processing Education as an architect shall comprise at
fee and the initial annual dues can likewise, be least four years of full time study. The
made through the UAP National Secretariat, or education must be of university level, with
any UAP Chapter through its Treasurer. architecture the principal component. It must
Chapter contact persons and telephone maintain a balance between theoretical and
numbers may be secured from the UAP practical aspects of architectural training and
National Secretariat , telephone numbers lead to the acquisition of the skills and
(632)4126364, 4126374, 4126403. knowledge necessary to underpin the required
competence of an APEC Architect. Structured
APEC ARCHITECT experiential learning, determined by the
regulatory authority economy to be the
A candidate for registration as an APEC
equivalent of full-time architectural study as
Architect must be currently registered /
described above, would also satisfy the APEC
licensed or otherwise professionally recognised
Architect education requirements.
as an architect in the economy that maintains
the section of the APEC Architect Register to
Common Elements of Architectural Education
which application for admission is made.
Programs
Architects must demonstrate to the
appropriate Monitoring Committee that they
The core subject areas in an
have completed an accredited / recognised
accredited/recognised program of
program of architectural education, fulfilled
architectural education are:
pre-registration experience requirements, have
practised for at least seven years as registered Design, as the predominant subject category
/ licensed architects and satisfied any
additional requirements, all in accordance Technology and Environmental Science
Social, Cultural & Environmental Studies, and Requirements for Recognition as an Architect
in a Home Economy
Professional Studies.
The purpose of this criterion is, in the first
Other subject areas within architectural instance, to establish eligibility for registration
educational programs may include: as an APEC Architect, not for registration in
another economy.
Related Studies
Fulfillment of registration / licensing
General Education.
requirements for recognition as an architect in
a home economy is accepted as meeting this
Accreditation / Recognition Procedure for criterion for an APEC Architect.
Educational Programs in Architecture

Processes incorporating the following principles 4. Professional Practice as a Registered /

of good governance will satisfy the Licensed Architect
accreditation / recognition criteria for
educational programs for an APEC Architect. Applicants for registration as an APEC
The accrediting / recognising body should: Architect must satisfy the home economy
Monitoring Committee that they have
Have authority and, where appropriate, legal completed a minimum period of professional
status and be transparent, independent and practice of seven years; after initial registration
publicly accountable. / licensure as an architect in any participating
economy. This experience must be gained in
Have a structured process for the approval of
all of the following categories of architectural
qualifications and compliance with agreed
practice:
standards.
Preliminary studies and preparation of brief

The Central Council agrees to respect the Design

accreditation / recognition procedures of
each participating economy. Contract Documentation

Administration

2. Fulfillment of Period of Pre-registration or Pre-

licensing Experience for Recognition as an At least three years of that period must have
Architect in a Home Economy been undertaken as an architect:

Applicants for registration as an APEC With sole professional responsibility for the
Architect must have completed a prescribed design, documentation and contract
period of practical pre-licensure or pre- administration of buildings of moderate
registration diversified experience, as defined complexity;
by the home economy, for a minimum period OR in collaboration with other architects, as an
equivalent to a total of two years.
architect in charge of and professionally
responsible for a significant aspect of the
design, documentation and/or contract
3. Fulfillment of Registration / Licensing administration of complex buildings.
 Particulars of APEC Architects to be recorded
Practice Jurisdiction on the Register include:

Name and business address;

Professional practice that satisfies the above
requirements undertaken in any economy may Home economy or jurisdiction in which the
be accepted by the relevant Monitoring architect is registered / licensed; and
Committee.
Any other economy in which the architect is
registered / licensed.
Currency of Practice
The registration numbers assigned to APEC
Architects by Monitoring Committees are
To ensure competence, APEC Architect
preceded by the following abbreviations of
candidates who have not practised in a
the name of the home economy:
position of professional responsibility within the
preceding two years are subject to a Applications for admission to the APEC
requirement to undertake a program of Architect Register are dealt with in a timely
professional development or fulfill other manner and will not normally exceed three
prescribed conditions to be admitted to the months for completion. On admission to the
APEC Architect Register. Register, APEC Architects are issued with a
Central Council Certificate of Registration by
the home economy Monitoring Committee
and an APEC Architect Identification Card
B. ENTITLEMENT TO REGISTRATION bearing the architect’s name, name of home
economy and date and currency of APEC
Architect registration. On request, Monitoring
1. Admission to the APEC Architect Register Committees also provide relevant information
to the regulatory authorities of other
Candidates for registration as an APEC participating economies for registration
Architect must apply to the Monitoring purposes.
Committee of their home economy to
determine their eligibility for enrolment on that 2. Maintaining APEC Architect Registration
economy’s section of the Register. In addition
to details on education, training and APEC Architect registration is to be renewed
professional recognition in any APEC on payment of an administration fee to a
jurisdiction, candidates will be required to Monitoring Committee at intervals no greater
submit a report on their post registration / than three years. Registration details are to be
licensure professional experience, outlining the reviewed and renewed on application to
categories of practice in which it was practise in a host economy.
undertaken and the level of their involvement.
Renewal of registration is subject to
APEC Architects must also agree to be bound compliance with home economy regulatory
by the code of professional conduct of their authority or Monitoring Committee
home economy and of any jurisdiction in requirements to undertake programs of
which they practice. continuing professional development, or fulfill
other tests of current competence. The
Monitoring Committee may impose conditions ASEAN Member Countries and in accordance
on architects who have with its policy on
registration/licensing/certification of the
not practised in a position of professional practice of architecture or the Monitoring
responsibility during the preceding three years. Committee pursuant to Article 4.2.2 and item
1.2 of Appendix B of this Arrangement.
The registration of an APEC Architect will be
- acquired practical and diversified experience
cancelled if the architect ceases to be of not less than ten (10) years of continuous
registered / licensed in the designated home practice of architecture after graduation, of
economy. The registration of APEC Architects which at least five (5) years shall be after
found, subject to due process, to be in breach licensure/ registration and at least two (2) years
of the code of professional conduct of either of which shall be in responsible charge of
their home economy, or a host economy, may significant architectural works as stipulated in
Appendix D - format 3;
be suspended by their home economy
Monitoring Committee. - complied with the Continuing Professional
Development (CPO) policy of the country of
3. Acquired Rights Origin at a satisfactory level;

Should the authorisation of a Monitoring - obtained certification from the Professional

Regulatory Authority (PRA) of the Country of
Committee be discontinued for any reason,
Origin with no record of serious violation on
APEC Architects enrolled in that economy may
technical, professional or ethical standards,
enrol on a database maintained by the local and international, for the practice of
Secretariat for this purpose, for a maximum architecture; and
period of two years. Alternatively they may
apply for registration in a host economy and - complied with any other requirements
subsequent admission to the section of the agreed upon by the ASEAN Architect Council
(AAC) is eligible to apply to the ASEAN
APEC Architect Register in that economy.
Architect Council (AAC) to be registered as an
ASEAN Architect (AA) under the ASEAN
Architect Register (AAR).
ASEAN ARCHITECT

An Architect who has:

Completed an accredited architectural

degree recognised by the professional
architectural accreditation body whether in
the Country of Origin or Host Country or
assessed and recognised as having the
equivalent of such a degree. The education
for architects should be no less than five (5)
years duration delivered on a full time basis in
an accredited program in an accredited/
validated university in the Country of Origin
while allowing flexibility for equivalency.

- a current and valid professional registration or

licensing certificate to practise architecture in
the Country of Origin issued either by the
Professional Regulatory Authority (PRA) of the