An
APEC Architect is a person who is registered, licensed or otherwise
professionally recognised as an architect in a participating economy, and
whose name is enrolled on a section of the APEC Architect Register maintained
by that economy. APEC Architects are bound by host economy codes of
professional conduct to protect public health, safety and welfare.
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;
- fulfilment 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.
