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An act providing for a more responsive and comprehensive regulation for the registration, licensing and practice of architecture, repealing for the purpose Republic Act No. 545, as amended, otherwise known as “an act to regulate the practice of architecture in the Philippines,” and for other purposes
Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 9266
Pursuant to Section 7 (a), Article II and Section 41, Article V of Republic Act No. 9266, known as BLANK.
The Board of Architecture hereby prescribes, adopts, and promulgates the following Rules and Regulations to carry out the provisions thereof
The Architecture Act of 2004
TITLE, POLICY STATEMENT, DEFINITION OF TERMS, AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE
RULE I
This rules and regulations shall be known as “the rules and regulations implementing the provisions of republic act no. 9266”, otherwise known as “the architecture act of
2004”. For brevity, it may be cited as “IRR of the architecture act of 2004”
SECTION 1: Title
The State recognizes the importance of architects in nation building and development. It shall develop and nurture competent, virtuous, productive and well-rounded professional architects whose standards of practice and service shall be excellent, qualitative, world-class and globally competitive through inviolable, honest, effective and credible licensure examinations and through regulatory measures, programs and activities that foster their professional growth and development.
SECTION 2. Statement of Policy
SECTION 3.
Definition of Terms
It is the art, science or profession of planning, designing and constructing buildings in their totality taking into account their environment, in accordance with the principles of utility, strength and beauty;
Architecture
It means a person professionally and academically qualified, registered and licensed under R.A. No.9266 with a Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card issued by the Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture and the Professional Regulation Commission.
Architect
Directly and professionally responsible for the total design of the project for the client and who shall assume the civil liability for the plans, specifications and contract documents he/she has signed and sealed;
Architect-of-record
Who is directly and professionally responsible and liable for the construction supervision of the project
Architect-in-charge of construction
Professionally and academically qualified and with exceptional or recognized expertise or specialization in any branch of architecture
Consulting Architect
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
General Practice of Architecture”
Scope of the Practice of Architecture
(a) planning, architectural designing and structural conceptualization;
(b) consultation, consultancy, conferences, evaluations, investigations, quality adjustments, site analysis
(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, administration, supervision, architectural designing, construction, reconstruction, erection, enlargement or demolition, renovation, repair, alteration, preservation or restoration of buildings
(g) the planning, architectural lay-outing and utilization of spaces, architectural interiors and space planning, architectural detailing, architectural lighting, acoustics, architectural lay-outing of mechanical, electrical, electronic, sanitary, plumbing, communications
(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
(j) all other works, including teaching of architectural subjects architectural computer-aided design
Choosing and developing the type, disposition, arrangement and proportioning of the structural elements of an architectural work giving due consideration to safety, cost effectiveness, functionality and aesthetics
Structural Conceptualization
Means a sole proprietorship, a partnership or a corporation registered with the DTI AND/OR SEC and then with the Board of Architecture and PRC
Architectural Firm
Refers to the author or authors of a set of architectural
plans or specifications who are in charge of their
preparation whether made by them personally or under
their immediate supervision
Authorship
Refers to the Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture
Board
Means the Professional Regulation Commission
Commission
Means a duly notarized written contract or equivalent public instrument stipulating the scope of services and guaranteeing compensation of such services to be rendered by an architect registered and licensed under R.A. No. 9266; Violation of the Service Agreement is a basis for a civil liability under Art. 1723 of the Civil Code
Service Agreement
Means the existing official national organization of all architects of the Philippines in which all registered Filipino architects shall be members without prejudice to membership in other voluntary professional associations
Integrated and Accredited Professional Organization
Refers to a sustaining and progressive learning process that maintains, enhances, or increases the knowledge and continuing ability of architects
Continuing Professional Development