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The document discusses the history of architecture education and regulation in the Philippines. It details how the first school for architecture was opened in the late 19th century and the first formal architecture school was founded in 1904. It also outlines the establishment of the United Architects of the Philippines as the unified professional organization for architects in 1974.

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The document discusses the history of architecture education and regulation in the Philippines. It details how the first school for architecture was opened in the late 19th century and the first formal architecture school was founded in 1904. It also outlines the establishment of the United Architects of the Philippines as the unified professional organization for architects in 1974.

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During the Spanish era, there were no schools of architecture in the Philippines.

The first
recorded architect was Felix Roxas y Arroyo, who studied in Spain and England. The first formal
school for master builders was opened in the late 19th century, and many graduates joined civil
engineers and surveyors in the country to form the Academia de Arquitectura y Aguimensura de
Filipinos (AAAF). In 1904, the AIAAF founded the first school of Architecture in the Philippines,
the Escuela de Ingenieria y Arquitectura.

In 1911, the AIAAF was dissolved when civil engineers withdrew to form their own
professional organization. In 1921, the Philippine National Assembly Act No. 2985 passed,
defining the unique identities of engineering and architecture professions. The profession of
architecture in the Philippines was given its first separate statute on 17 June 1950 with the
enactment of Republic Act 545. From the early 1930s to late 1950s, associations of architects
were founded, but only three survived until the early 1970s. In 1973, President Ferdinand E.
Marcos issued Presidential Decree 223, creating the Professional Regulation Commission
(PRC) to regulate all professions and accredit only one organization to represent each
profession. The United Architects of the Philippines (UAP) was born on December 12, 1974, out
of the noble vision of unifying the three existing architectural associations. UAP was registered
with the Philippines' Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 1975 and granted
Certificate No. 001, becoming the first professional organization accredited by the PRC. Since
its registration, UAP has received numerous awards, including the highly-acclaimed PRC's Most
Outstanding Accredited Professional Organization.

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