APEC Architect Philippines

The skills and knowledge required for admission to the APEC Architect Register are defined as follows:

An APEC Architect must be competent to create architectural designs that:

satisfy both aesthetic and technical requirements;
are informed by the history and theories of architecture and the related arts, technologies and human sciences;
demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between people and buildings, and between buildings and their environment, and the need to relate buildings and the spaces between them to human needs and scale;
respond to environment concerns and address sustainability issues;
show skill in land-use planning and the planning process;
take account of cultural and social factors and demonstrate an understanding of the responsibility of an architect to society.

An APEC Architect must be competent to translate a design concept into built form and be able to:

investigate and interpret design objectives and relevant issues and prepare the brief for a design project;
advise on project evaluation, feasibility studies and programs;
evaluate and determine structural and engineering elements of a building design and integrate the advice and design of specialist disciplines into building project;
assess the physical influence on buildings and the technologies associated with providing internal conditions of comfort and protection against the climate, and coordinate and integrate services systems to control them;
meet building user’s requirements within the constraints imposed by cost factors and building regulations;
provide advice on issues of construction, procurement and contract administration;

Joint Undertaking/Responsibilities of the PRC, CHED and UAP:

establish and maintain a section of the APEC Architect Register for the enrolment of APEC Architects registered/licensed in the Philippines.
create an APEC Architect National Monitoring Committee composed of representatives from each party with the rank of Commissioner or its equivalent and the President of the UAP of their designated representatives who shall choose their own chair on rotational basis annually to monitor the implementation of the APEC Architect Register in the Philippines through the Panel of Experts.
develop, maintain and implement the APEC Architect register in the Philippines in accordance with the criteria agreed upon by the APEC participating economies in the APEC Architect Project.
create a three person Panel of Experts, one (1) from each party to pass upon the qualifications of applicants for registration in the APEC Architect Register where each party shall nominate/designate its representative to the panel.

The PRC representative shall take charge of the ethical, moral and professional qualifications of the applicant for registration on the basis of his records at the PRC.

The CHED representative shall be expert on educational qualification and shall review the documents of the applicant to establish equivalence of the educational program completed.

The UAP official representative shall take charge of the assessment and evaluation of professional experience qualifications to meet the criteria and standards agreed upon by the participating economies in the APEC Architect Project

create a Secretariat to be composed of representatives from each party to work under the APEC Architect National Monitoring Committee. The Secretariat shall be headed by the representative from the PRC. The number of Secretariat personnel shall be decided by the parties
upon recommendation of the Panel of Experts on the basis of their assessment of the documents submitted and upon approval by the APEC Architect National Monitoring Committee, the Secretariat shall register approved applicants in the APEC Architect Register Project for the Philippines.
upon prior notice from the APEC Human Resources Development Working Group, participate in the meetings of the APEC-HRDWG and other bodies of the APEC involve in the establishment of the APEC Architect Register.
constitute the bodies that will undertake the activities to be done under the APEC Architect Register Project.
perform such other functions as required to be undertaken in the establishment of the APEC Architect Register.
generate the documentation and information needed to translate a design concept into a building;
manage the procurement of buildings, administer contractual arrangements and monitor their construction.

An APEC Architect must be competent in the practice of architecture and:

observe legal and regulatory obligations related to the planning and construction of buildings;
have adequate knowledge of the industries, organization and procedures involved in the management and realization of a design project as a building;
observe the standards of conduct expected of a professional by the community;
maintain competence in relevant aspects of the practice of architecture.