AESTHETIC AND

PHYSICAL
CONSIDERATIONS
(GROUP 5 REPORT)

SUBMITTED BY:
BRAVO, SUNSHINE D.
DIAZ, DJOANNA LINDSAY M.
QUINTANO, GLYCERINE M.
 Globalization refers to all those
processes by which the peoples of
the world are incorporated into a
single world society, global society
 Globalization involves states that
are leaner but they are also more
active, and in some areas assume
greater responsibilities.
THE CONCEPT OF GLOBALIZATION
 is an interdisciplinary concept that has not a
certain definition due to differences in views
and interpretations. By some it is considered
as creating a common global culture and
homogenizing identities and life styles, while
for others it may be interpreted as
highlighting differences and supporting
locality.
 Anthony Giddens describes globalization as a
homogenizing process, made possible by the
differentiation of time from space. In this way,
modernization establishes a network of global
relations between near-by and distant
communities
 Globalization can be thought of as a process (or set
of processes) which embodies a transformation in the
spatial organization of social relations and
transactions - assessed in terms of their extensity,
intensity, velocity and impact - generating
transcontinental or interregional flows, and networks
of activity, interaction, and the exercise of power
 Globalization is often associated with economic
development, financial markets and international
business. In this context, the term globalization refers
to the increasingly free flow of goods, services,
financial capital and labor across national borders.
 Media flow and technological breakthroughs
such as the TV, cinema, the internet and
others are the most important factors
enabling us to interact with remote
communities which may be culturally different
from our own. By such contact a common
global culture is formed.
 The spread of a global culture and lifestyles
is very fast, compared to previous times, and
it emanates from an identifiable center
(Taylan 2008).
 Due to new communication technologies
and media, culture has become a
commodity, produced, offered and
marketed, and so it has become an image.
The world is becoming a single social
space held together by the cultural
transportation of semantic systems and
symbolic forms (Hannerz 1998).
 ―the common culture created is the
culture of those dominating this market.
 Cities and regions are facing great
challenges as a consequence of
globalization.
 One force seeks to safeguard and
promulgate established indigenous
architectural traditions, forms, decorative
motifs, and technologies. It advocates
historical continuity, cultural diversity, and
preservation of identity, all symbolized by
a particular architectural vocabulary, just
as spoken languages and local dialects
impart identity.
Trends
 Today, pressure to globalize
architecture primarily springs from
 Two sources to Globalize
Architecture:
 1. the culture of commerce and
 2. the culture of design.
The Global Culture of Commerce
 is driven by changing consumer
expectations, market opportunities,
and business agendas. Their
architectural manifestations include
iconic, sky-scraping banking towers,
chains of standardized hotels,
franchise restaurants, and shopping
malls full of all-too-familiar name-
brand stores.
The Global Culture of Design
 is supported by architects who study what
other architects are creating, no matter
where. With fabulous photographs in slick
magazines and professional journals,
trend-conscious designers can scan and
span the globe, sharing high-style
concepts rendered in stylish materials.
Glass, aluminum, stainless steel, copper,
titanium, and natural stone are readily
available. If they cannot be acquired
locally, they can be imported.
 Globalization is now an unstoppable
historical process led by technological
change and involving the dissemination of
science and new technologies. Rapid
urbanization has only been made possible
by the introduction of modern technology
as a part of the development process.
 In one of the oldest treatises on
architecture, Vitruvius proposed three
essential requirements for all good
architecture: firmitas, utilitas, and
venustas.
 Complex construction and
advanced building design require a
mastery of structures and
construction technology, and as
 Michelle Addington (2006:64)
mentions, “Technology is often
considered the handmaiden of
design and, as such, is meant to be
subordinate: design is the why and
the what, whereas technology is the
how-to.”
 NEW TECHNOLOGIES ARE CHANGING
THE NATURE OF WORK — WITH ITS
MULTIDIMENSIONAL EFFECTS —
 by creating new forms of leisure,
 - including the hyper-reality of cyberspace,
 - new virtual realities, and
 - new modes of information and
 - entertainment.
 Dramatic change and innovation have been
part of modernity for centuries, as has
technological development and expansion.
 A new global culture is emerging as a result of
computer and communications technologies.
 Transitional forms of architecture are
traversing national boundaries and becoming
part of a new world culture.
 The new wave of technologies in electronics,
robotics, telecommunications, new materials,
and biotechnology has given rise to a new
technology paradigm that accentuates the role
of the world cities (Lo and Yeung, 1998).
 Thus, the adoption of appropriate
technologies is a natural and unforced
consequence of appropriate architecture.
Together, they offer valid forms and
images to take the place of models
offered by industrialized nations, and as
Shahin Vassigh (2004:112) mentions,
 “The practice of architecture is a delicate
balance of art and science — a creative
endeavor which also requires that the
architect master a broad array of technical
skills, including engineering.”
"General Practice of Architecture" means
 the act of
 - planning and architectural designing,
 - structural conceptualization,
 - specifying, supervising and
 - giving general administration and
responsible direction to the erection,
enlargement or alterations of buildings
and building environments and
architectural design in engineering
structures or any part thereof;
 The scientific, aesthetic and orderly
coordination of all the processes which
enter into the production of a complete
building or structure performed through the
medium of unbiased preliminary studies
Medium of Unbiased Preliminary
Studies of

 plans,
 consultations,
 specifications,
 conferences,
 evaluations,
 investigations,
 contract documents and
 oral advice and directions
 regardless of whether the persons engaged
in such practice are residents of the
Philippines or have their principal office or
place of business in this country or another
territory, and regardless of whether such
persons are performing one or all these
duties, or whether such duties are
performed in person or as the directing head
of an office or organization performing them;
 "Scope of the Practice of
Architecture" encompasses the
provision of professional services in
connection with site, physical and
planning and the design,
construction, enlargement,
conservation, renovation,
remodeling, restoration or alteration
of a building or group of buildings.
 Services may include, but are not limited to:
 (a) Planning, architectural designing and
structural conceptualization;
 (b) consultation, consultancy, giving oral or
written advice and directions, conferences,
evaluations, investigations, quality surveys,
appraisals and adjustments, architectural and
operational planning, site analysis and other pre-
design services;
 (c) schematic design, design development,
contract documents and construction phases
including professional consultancies;
 (d) preparation of preliminary, technical,
economic and financial feasibility studies of
plans, models and project promotional services;
 (e) preparation of architectural plans,
specifications, bill of materials, cost estimates,
general conditions and bidding documents;
 (f) construction and project management,
giving general management, administration,
supervision, coordination and responsible
direction or the planning, architectural
designing, construction, reconstruction,
erection, enlargement or demolition,
renovation, repair, orderly removal, remodeling,
alteration, preservation or restoration of
buildings or structures or complex buildings,
including all their components, sites and
environs, intended for private or public use;
 (g) the planning, architectural lay-outing and
utilization of spaces within and surrounding
such buildings or structures, housing design
and community architecture, architectural
interiors and space planning, architectural
detailing, architectural lighting, acoustics,
architectural lay-outing of mechanical,
electrical, electronic, sanitary, plumbing,
communications and other utility systems,
equipment and fixtures;
 (h) building programming, building
administration, construction arbitration and
architectural conservation and restoration;
 (i) all works which relate to the scientific,
aesthetic and orderly coordination of all works
and branches of the work, systems and
processes necessary for the production of a
complete building or structure, whether for public
or private use, in order to enhance and
safeguard life, health and property and the
promotion and enrichment of the quality of life,
the architectural design of engineering
structures or any part thereof; and
 (j) all other works, projects and activities which
require the professional competence of an
architect, including teaching of architectural
subjects and architectural computer-aided
design
 The practice of these professions here is
threatened to extinction by the continued bias of
clients against them, the threat of illegal Filipino
practitioners, the invasion of foreign consultants
and the exodus of Filipino designers to better-
paying jobs overseas.
 The bias against local practitioner s apparently
stems from the public’s misunderstanding of what
architects and related design professionals do.
 Architecture is the art and science of designing
buildings and building complexes to house and
support the functions of clients and the public.
 As a service, it is like medicine and law where
problems or needs are addressed in a timely
and direct manner but with the additional facet of
elegance, aesthetics and good taste.
 Many Filipino architects are treated like
suppliers or contractors, valued only if
fees charged are cheap and if they are
willing to be constantly on call (unlike
doctors or lawyers, clients refuse to pay
architects based on time spent at endless
meetings).
 It’s a matter of respect, which makes it all
the more aggravating for many locals
practitioners as they witness a whole
different attitude given by clients to foreign-
schooled but unregistered or licensed
practitioners or foreign consultants.
 Of late, a number of Filipino or Fil-American
designers schooled or who have worked
overseas have set up practices without the
necessary licenses.
 Their success has been the product of good
marketing skills, individual packaging (foreign
accents, fashionable dress sense, and
conspicuous attendance in the cocktail
circuit) as well as a competent portfolio of
work overseas. It is no wonder then that local
media find these personalities good copy.
 Nevertheless they have been found not to be in
the roster of registered or licensed architects.
The United Architects of the Philippines (UAP)
has sent notices to editors in chief and writers of
design magazines and broadsheets to desist
from referring to these designers as “architects.”
 Similar incidents have been cited by
the Philippine Association of Landscape
Architects and the Philippine Institute of Interior
Designers regarding personalities featured in
newspapers and magazines and referred to as
landscape architects or interior designers. All
three professions are regulated by the
government and require registration and
licenses to practice.
 On a show, architect Alli explained that the
Architecture Law RA9266 (there are similar ones
for landscape architecture, interior design and
environmental planning)protects the interest of
the public and ensures legal accountability for
malpractice or its results—collapsing buildings,
landslides in housing sites, exploding utilities
and the like.
 More worrying for the UAP, PALA and PIID is the
proliferation of foreign designers who are
featured in numerous press releases and ads by
real estate developers—complete with portraits
and interviews as to how they have designed
this or that new master planned community,
world-class complexes or trend-setting
landscapes and urban design.
 The situation with architecture is a bit different
but malpractice in the art and science of
designing buildings could lead, like bad medicine
or lawyering, to loss of life or a sad existence in a
structure that looks and feels like a prison.
 Filipino architects are considered world-class
in every country except their own. Like many in
other design professions they are driven
overseas because they are unappreciated and
underpaid yet they possess the technical
expertise and capacity that could create all that
public and private clients are planning to build in
support of a booming economy without there
course of foreign consultants.
 Architecture is a proud profession. Its
practitioners have to be respected for them to
be able to produce structures and settings
that engender pride of place and a national
identity. Philippine architecture is best
created by Filipinos for Filipinos. If we aspire
instead to live in simulations of other lands
and cultures, then globalization will have
shown its ugliest façade, an illusion of
modernity that hides behind it a poverty of
culture and purpose we can never escape
from.
OVERVIEW
 An APEC Architect is a person who is registered,
licensed or otherwise professionally recognized as
an architect in a participating economy, and whose
name is enrolled on a section of the APEC Architect
Register maintained by that economy.
 The criteria adopted by the Central Council for
admission to the APEC Architect Register, and use of
the description ‘APEC Architect’, are based on
identification of a common sequence and elements
in the education, training and assessment of
architects as qualified to provide professional
architectural services in the home economy. These
consist of:
 an accreditation or recognition procedure
for education programs in architecture;
 a minimum period of post-graduate
practical experience, with specified
requisites;
 fulfillment of registration, licensing or
other requirements for full professional
recognition,
 a minimum period of professional
practice as a registered or licensed
architect, with
 specified requisites.
 Architects deemed by the Central Council to
fulfil these requirements are eligible for
registration as an APEC Architect. To retain
their registration, APEC Architects must
comply with obligations imposed by their home
economies for maintaining professional
competence and observing codes of
professional conduct. Host economies may
choose to impose special requirements for the
recognition of APEC Architects for practice in
their economies, but any such requirements
must be fully transparent.
Monitoring Committees
 Each participating economy is required to
establish a Monitoring Committee to take
responsibility for administration of the APEC
Architect framework in that economy, after
receiving authorization by the Central Council
to do so. Monitoring Committees act with
delegated authority from the Central Council to
implement its policies and carry out it duties.
 The primary duty of a Monitoring Committee is
to operate a section of the APEC Architect
Register for the enrolment of APEC Architects
registered/licensed in that economy.
Authorization of Monitoring
Committees
 Newly formed Monitoring Committees
wishing to establish a section of the APEC
Architect Register must first be authorized
by the Central Council to do so.
Applications for authorization must be
accompanied by information on the
professional recognition/ accreditation
systems in place in the economy and
details of its proposals for assessment of
APEC Architect criteria, and any other
information the Council deems necessary.
Central Council
 The Central Council has ultimate responsibility for all
matters relating to the APEC Architect framework.
The Council comprises at least one representative
appointed by the Monitoring Committee of each
economy authorized to operate a section of the
Register. Non-authorized economies may also be
invited to attend Council meetings as non-voting
observers.
 The Central Council’s primary duty is to decide the
standards and criteria required for registration as an
APEC Architect and to establish operational
procedures for management of the APEC Architect
Register.
Administrative Provisions
 Responsibility for providing administrative services
for the APEC Architect Central Council and acting as
the project Secretariat is undertaken in rotation by
participating economies. The economy performing
this role at any time may share its duties with other
economies or it may be exempted from them on
request.
 During its term of office, the Secretariat is required to
administer all Council business, manage its meetings
and coordinate the activities of the independent
Monitoring Committees. It acts as a centre of
information for the project and maintains the APEC
Architect website.
Termination
 The APEC Architect Central Council will
operate for so long as it is acceptable
and desirable to participating
economies.
APEC ARCHITECT REGISTRATION
CRITERIA
 The following set of principles satisfies
Central Council criteria for admission to
the APEC Architect Register and the
right to use the description ‘APEC
Architect’.
 Architectural Education
 Educational Benchmark Statement
○ Education as an architect shall
comprise at least four years of full
time study. The education
○ must be of university level, with
architecture the principal
component.
Common Elements of Architectural Education
Programs
 The core subject areas in an
accredited/recognized program of architectural
education are:
 Design, as the predominant subject category
 Technology and Environmental Science
 Social, Cultural & Environmental Studies, and
 Professional Studies.
Other subject areas within architectural
 educational programs may include:
○ Related Studies
○ General Education
Accreditation / Recognition Procedure for
Educational Programs in Architecture
 Processes incorporating the following principles of
good governance will satisfy the
accreditation/recognition criteria for educational
programs for an APEC Architect.

 Fulfilment of Period of Pre-registration or Pre-

licensing Experience for Recognition as an
Architect in a Home Economy
 Fulfilment of Registration / Licensing
Requirements for Recognition as an Architect
in a Home Economy
 Professional Practice as a Registered /
Licensed Architect
ENTITLEMENT TO REGISTRATION
 1.Admission to the APEC Architect Register
APEC Architects must also agree to be bound by the
code of professional conduct of their home
economy and of any jurisdiction in which they
practice.

Particulars of APEC Architects to be recorded on the

Register include:
 name and business address;
 home economy or jurisdiction in which the architect
is registered/licensed; and
 any other economy in which the architect is
registered/licensed.
 2.Maintaining APEC Architect Registration
 APEC Architect registration is to be renewed on payment of
an administration fee to a Monitoring Committee at intervals
no greater than two years. Registration details are to be
reviewed and renewed on application to practice in a host
economy.
 Renewal of registration is subject to compliance with home
economy regulatory authority or Monitoring Committee
requirements to undertake programs of continuing
professional development, or fulfil other tests of current
competence.
 The registration of an APEC Architect will be cancelled if the
architect ceases to be registered/licensed in the designated
home economy. The registration of APEC Architects found,
subject to due process, to be in breach of the code of
professional conduct of either their home economy, or a host
economy, may be suspended by their home economy
Monitoring Committee.
THE COMPETENCE OF AN APEC
ARCHITECT
The skills and knowledge required for
admission to the APEC Architect Register
 An APEC Architect must be competent to
create architectural designs.
 An APEC Architect must be competent to
translate a design concept into built form.
 An APEC Architect must be competent in
the practice of architecture.
APEC Architect Register
 The APEC Architect Register is the means by which
the names of architects who have achieved common
standards of professional competence are made
publicly available.
 To ensure that the information it contains is accurate
and current, the APEC Architect Register is divided
into independent sections established in each
participating economy for the enrolment of architects
who are registered/licensed in that economy. It
consists of a series of decentralized, linked
electronic databases, constructed and operated by
the Monitoring Committee of each economy. The
Monitoring Committee is responsible for maintaining
and regularly updating the section of the Register it
administers.
 The participating economy acting as Secretariat
maintains the central APEC Architect domain
with hyperlinks to the individual APEC Architect
database websites. Each website contains an
introductory statement on the APEC Architect
framework, information on APEC Architect
registration requirements, access to the list of
APEC Architects registered in its economy, and
to relevant publications and forms for down-
loading.
 Monitoring Committees publish on their websites
any special requirements that the home
economy places on APEC Architects from other
economies.
The Reciprocal Recognition
Framework
 The Central Council has established a
Reciprocal Recognition Framework which
identifies participating economies that have
adopted the same registration / certification
requirements for APEC Architects from foreign
economies, thereby establishing a reciprocal
basis for the professional recognition of APEC
Architects from those economies.
 In assessing APEC Architects from economies
with more restrictive categories of
requirements, host economies may impose
similar requirements to those of the applicant’s
economy.
Composition
 Whilst the composition of Monitoring
Committees is a matter for each
economy to decide, the size and
balance of its membership will be
dictated by the functions it must perform,
particularly with regard to evaluation of
the qualifications and professional
experience of candidates applying for
admission to the section of the APEC
Architect Register it maintains.
Functions
 Monitoring Committees, when authorized,
carry out the following functions and manage
the section of the APEC Architect Register,
with delegated authority of the Central Council,
for which they are responsible, in accordance
with Central Council policy, guidelines and
rules of procedure.
 Constituent Bodies of the Central Council
 Maintaining Standards
 APEC Architect Register
 Information and Communication
 Assessment of Candidates for Registration
 AUTHORISATION OF
MONITORING COMMITTEES
 An APEC economy seeking to operate a section
of the APEC Architect Register must first
constitute a Monitoring Committee to submit an
application to the APEC Architect Central
Council, through the Secretariat, for authorization
to do so.

 (Note: In economies with multiple domestic

jurisdictions, where applicable, the professional
standards and criteria established by national
organizations acting as councils of individual
regulatory authorities are those to be evaluated
for the authorization of Monitoring Committees.)
Application for Authorization
 To promote consistency and transparency of
process, the Central Council has prepared guidelines
on the information to be provided by Monitoring
Committees in support of their applications for
authorization to show conformance with APEC
Architect criteria. It will require advice on:
 education and practical experience/training requirements for
registration/licensure as an architect in that economy;
 the accreditation/ recognition procedures employed to
assess them;
 procedures adopted to assess compliance with the required
professional practice experience as a registered/licensed
architect.
Continued Authorization
 Authorized Monitoring Committees, and the procedures they
adopt, are subject to periodic review by the Central Council
to ensure that they continue to comply with agreed
standards. They must immediately notify the Central Council
of any material changes in education provision,
accreditation/recognition systems and registration/licensure
requirements to those which were approved for initial
authorization, or of any other significant developments
concerning the professional recognition of architects in their
economies that might conflict with Council policy.
 A Monitoring Committee whose authorization has been
suspended by the Central Council because it no longer
conforms with APEC Architect criteria may, with reason,
request an independent review of the decision.
 Constitution of the Central
Council
 The Central Council acts as the joint governing body for the
APEC Architect framework and is composed of at least one
representative from the Monitoring Committee of each
economy authorized to operate a section of the Register.
There is no limit to the number of members appointed to the
Council by Monitoring Committees but each authorized
economy is entitled to only one vote.
 To promote the project and extend its benefits, economies
that have not yet received authorization to maintain a section
of the APEC Architect Register are also invited by the Council
to appoint representatives to attend its meetings as non-
voting observers. Although observers are not entitled to take
part in the decision making process, this provides an
opportunity for them to familiarize themselves with the APEC
Architect framework with a view to establishing a Monitoring
Committee in their own economy.
Duties of the Central Council
 The Central Council has ultimate
responsibility for the operation of each
aspect of the APEC Architect framework.
Its duties include the following:
 Maintenance of the APEC Architect Register:
 Establishment of Monitoring Committees:
 Oversight of the Reciprocal Recognition
Framework
 Administration of the APEC Architect Project
Standards and Criteria for
Registration as an APEC Architect
 The purpose of the APEC Architect Register is to establish
authoritative and reliable evidence of the achievement of
common standards of professional competence by the
architects enrolled on it. Registration is reserved for
experienced practitioners to provide an additional level of
assurance to consumers.
 The criteria adopted for registration as an APEC Architect are
based on a dynamic set of principles that identify common
elements of professional recognition in APEC economies and
reflect current practice norms. These standards and criteria
are incorporated in Council guidelines periodically reviewed
by the Central Council to ensure that they remain relevant to
international best practice within the profession.
 To provide an equitable system for sharing the
provision of administrative services among
economies, Central Council business is
conducted by participating economies, which
take on the role of Secretariat on a rotational
basis. The minimum period for economies to act
in this capacity is two years and they may
reapply to continue for a subsequent term of
office.
Mechanism, Documents and Procedures to
Hand Over The Secretariat To Following
Economy

 The Following procedures must be complied

whenever there is a change of Economy to act as
Secretariat for the Central Council in order to have
continuity on the administrative duties and
responsibilities.
MECHANISM AND PROCEDURE
 Establishment of a meeting date and venue
between outgoing and incoming
Secretariats.
 The meeting to take place where documents
and information is handed out
 To have a written document to be signed by
both Secretariats stating information handed
over and received, with official date for incoming
Secretariat.
 An official communication should be sent to
organizations APEC Architect has contact with,
 By outgoing Secretariat announcing the handover
of Secretariat with
○ presentation of Economy to act as new Secretariat
as well as its officials.
○ By incoming Secretariat, with contact information.
 An official communication should be sent to
APEC Secretariat and Lead Shepherd of
HRDWG by Both Secretariats as above.
Mutual Recognition
Arrangements
 Mutual Recognition Arrangements
(MRAs) are framework arrangements
established in support of liberalising and
facilitating trade in services. MRAs aim to
facilitate mobility of professionals/ skilled
labor in ASEAN. Through exchange of
information, MRAs also work towards the
adoption of best practices on standards
and qualifications.
 ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) on Architectural
Services:

 The Governments of Member States of the Association of South East

Asian Nations as “ASEAN”; Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of
Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic
Republic, Malaysia, the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the
Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand and
the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, have agreed on the ASEAN
Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) on Architectural Services
with the following objectives:
 To facilitate mobility of architects; and
 To exchange information in order to promote adoption of best
practices on standards and qualifications.
ASEAN Architect (AA)

 An Architect who possesses the qualifications and

professional experience requirements specified in Part
B of this Assessment Statement may apply to be
registered in the ASEAN Architect Register (AAR) and
accorded the title of ASEAN Architect (AA).

 Under the ASEAN MRA on Architectural

Services, the Professional Regulatory Authority
(PRA) of each participating ASEAN Member
State or in the case of the Philippines, the
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) shall
authorize a Monitoring Committee (MC) to
receive and process applications of its Architects
for registration as AA, and to maintain the AAR.
 Pursuant to the Memorandum of Agreement
(MOA) made and entered into by and among the
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the
United Architects of the Philippines (UAP), the
ASEAN Monitoring Committee on Architectural
Services of the Philippines (AMCASP) was
created to serve the functions of the Monitoring
Committee of the Philippines.
 An AA of any other ASEAN Member State who
wishes to provide professional architectural
services in the Philippines shall register with the
PRC, through AMCASP to be eligible as a
Registered Foreign Architect (RFA).
Purpose and Operation of the Assessment
Statement

 The Assessment Statement provides the

framework for the assessment of Architects for
registration to the AAR by the AMCASP.

 Upon review and acceptance of this Assessment

Statement by the ASEAN Architect Council (AAC),
the AMCASP shall be authorized to operate the
AAR.
Registered Foreign Architect (RFA)

 An RFA will be permitted to work, not in

independent practice, but in collaboration with
one or more Architect/s of the Philippines, subject
to the pertinent provisions of Republic Act No.
8981 (PRC Modernization Act of 2000) and
Republic Act No. 9266 (Architecture Act of 2004).
Privileges and Obligations of a Registered
Foreign Architect (RFA)

 An RFA may be allowed to practice in the Philippines,

upon compliance with the requirements set by Section
7 paragraph (j) of the Republic Act No. 8981 (PRC
Modernization Act of 2000) and Republic Act No.
9266 (Architecture Act of 2004).

 As the PRC has statutory responsibility to register and

license a practitioner so as to protect the health,
safety, the environment and welfare of the community
within its jurisdiction, it may require an RFA seeking
the right to practice to be subjected to some form of
supplemental assessment which aims to determine
that the RFA:
○ fully understands the general principles behind
applicable codes of practice and laws in the
Philippines;

○ has demonstrated a capacity to apply such

principles safely and efficiently; and

○ is familiar with other special requirements

implemented within the Philippines.
 An RFA shall provide architectural services only in
the areas of competence as may be recognized
and approved by the PRC. He shall also be
bound by:

○ codes of professional conduct and ethics

established and enforced by the ASEAN Member
State in which he is registered as an AA; and

○ prevailing laws and regulations of the Philippines in

which he is permitted to work as an RFA.
 PART A: PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY
AUTHORITY AND MONITORING COMMITTEE
Professional Regulatory Authority (PRA)

 The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) is the

Professional Regulatory Authority (PRA) in the Republic of the
Philippines.

 The PRC is a statutory body under the Republic Act No.

8981 (PRC Modernization Act of 2000) which is
responsible for the administration, implementation and
enforcement of regulatory policies on the regulation and
licensing of various professions and occupations under its
jurisdiction. It is the instrument of the Filipino people in
securing for the nation a reliable, trustworthy, and
progressive system of developing professionals whose
personal integrity and spiritual values are solid and
 respected, whose competencies are globally competitive,
and whose commitment to serve the Filipino nation and the
whole community is strong and steadfast.

 Architecture

 In the Philippines, the Architectural profession is regulated

by the PRC.

 The Monitoring Committee (MC)

 The ASEAN Monitoring Committee on Architectural Services

of the Philippines (AMCASP) is composed of the following:
the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the United
Architects of the Philippines (UAP). The Committee shall be
chaired by the PRC and its members shall be nominated by
said institutions.
 The current members of AMCASP are shown in
Attachment 1.

 The AMCASP is responsible for the development and

maintenance of the AAR as set out in the ASEAN
MRA on Architectural Services.

 In assessing compliance with the qualifications and

practical experience for registration as an AA, the
AMCASP shall adhere to the criteria and procedures
in this Assessment Statement.

 The AMCASP shall ensure that all registered AAs

comply with:

○ the requirements specified in the ASEAN MRA on

Architectural Services; and
 ○ the Continuing Professional Education/Continuing
Professional Development (CPE/CPD) at a level
prescribed in this Assessment Statement for the
renewal of their registration.

Authorization to Work as a Registered

Foreign Architect (RFA)

 A Special Temporary Permit from the PRC

pursuant to Section 7 paragraph (j) of Republic
Act No. 8981(PRC Modernization Act of 2000) and
Republic Act No. 9266 (Architecture Act of 2004)
shall be secured before any RFA can practice his
profession in the Philippines.
 The AMCASP shall monitor and assess the
professional practice of RFAs to ensure compliance
with the ASEAN MRA on Architectural Services.

 The PRC may issue rules and prescribe fees which

shall not contradict nor modify any of the provisions of
the ASEAN MRA on Architectural Services for the
purpose of maintaining high standards of professional
conduct and ethical practice in architecture.

 The PRC shall notify the AAC Secretariat promptly in

writing when an RFA has contravened the ASEAN
MRA on Architectural Services or the Philippine laws
and regulations.
PART B: ASSESSMENT MECHANISM

Requirements for Registration as ASEAN Architect

(AA)

 An Architect who meets all of the foregoing qualifications and

conditions shall be eligible for registration as an AA:

○ has completed a 5-year recognized architectural program or its

equivalent in a university or school accredited by CHED:
○ possesses a current and valid professional registration and
licensing certificate to practice architecture in the Philippines
issued by the PRC;
○ has gained practical and diversified experience of not less than
ten (10) continuous architectural practice after graduation, of
which five (5) years shall be after licensure / registration;
 ○ has spent at least two (2) years in responsible
charge of significant architectural work;
○ has complied with the CPE/CPD policy of the
Philippines at a satisfactory level;
○ has not been convicted or charged of any serious
violation of technical, professional and ethical
standards, local and international, for the practice of
architecture or of any crime which involves moral
turpitude.

 An application for registration as an AA shall be

submitted in the format prescribed in Attachment
2 of this Assessment Statement to the PR
ASEAN Architect Assessment

 Assessment of compliance with the requirements

set forth in Section 10 herein shall be undertaken
by the PRC, through the Professional Regulatory
Board of Architecture (PRBoA) for
recommendation to the AMCASP.

 Audit of ASEAN Architect

 An AA is required to renew his local professional

license and ASEAN Architect Certificate of
Registration every 3 years subject to prescribed
rules and regulations and payment of fees.
  All AAs are bound by R.A. No. 9266 (Architecture
Act of 2004)

 Every AA is required to comply with the prescribed

units of CPE/CPD as set in Attachment 3 of this
Assessment Statement.

PART C: REGISTRATION PROCESS

Registration Procedure

 This section describes the procedure in the

application for registration as AA.
  The procedure in the application for registration of
an AA is shown in Figure 1, as follows:

○ Applications for registration in the AAR shall be
submitted to the PRBoA, through the PRC
International Affairs Division (IAD).
○ The PRBoA will endorse all complete and eligible
applications to the AMCASP for evaluation and
subsequent endorsement to PRC.
○ A membership certificate of registration will be
issued to the successful applicant with a validity of 3
years from the date of registration, and shall be
renewed on a 3 – year basis.
Guide to Application for Registration as AA

 An Architect who is qualified to apply for

registration as AA shall submit his application in
the form as shown in Attachment 2.

 Professional interview, if necessary, may be

conducted by the PRBoA to assess the applicant’s
experience in architecture. In such case, the
AMCASP shall inform the applicant of the date,
time and venue of the interview. The PRBoA shall
endorse all complete and eligible applications to
the AMCASP.
  The AMCASP shall create a Panel of Experts to
evaluate all the applicants for registration to the
AAR. The Panel shall prepare and submit their
recommendations to the AMCASP. The AMCASP
will check to ensure that there is no discrepancy
and inadequacy in the assessment procedures
conducted by the PRBoA.

 The AMCASP shall ensure that documents

containing information on its assessment of
the applicants for registration to the AAR are
available when requested by the AAC for
purposes of review as required under the
ASEAN MRA on Architectural Service
ASEAN Monitoring Committee on Architectural
Services for the Philippines (AMCASP)is
composed of the following:
 Professional Regulation Commission (Chairman
Commission Proper Representative)
 Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture
Representative (Member)
 Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture
Representative (Member)
 Commission on Higher Education
Representative (Member)
 United Architects of the Philippines
Representative (Member)