RULE 3

Question 1

RULE III

Answer 1

EXAMINATION, REGISTRATION, AND LICENSURE

Question 2

Examination Required

Answer 2

SECTION 12.

Question 3

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SECTION 12. Examination Required

Answer 3

All applicants for registration for the practice of architecture shall be required to UNDERGO A LICENSURE EXAMINATION to be given by the Board in such places and dates as the Commission may designate in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act No. 8981.

Question 4

Qualifications of Applicant for Examination

Answer 4

SECTION 13.

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SECTION 13. Qualifications of Applicant for Examination

Answer 5

(a) He/she is a Filipino citizen or a citizen of a foreign country qualified to take the examination as provided for in Sec. 27, Art. IV of R.A. No. 9266 as carried out by Sec. 27, Rule IV of this “IRR of the Architecture Act of 2004”;

(b) He/she is of good moral character;

(c)He/she is a holder of the degree of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE conferred by a school accredited by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and in addition has a specific record of at least TWO (2) YEARS OR EQUIVALENT OF DIVERSIFIED ARCHITECTURAL EXPERIENCE duly certified by a registered/licensed architect: applicant holding a Master’s Degree in Architecture from a school, college, university or institute recognized by the government shall be credited one (1) year in his/her practical experience;

(d) He/she has not been convicted of any criminal offense involving MORAL TURPITUDE.

Question 6

Documents that shall be submitted in support of the
above requirements

Answer 6

• CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH in National Statistics Office (NSO) Security Paper
• MARRIAGE CONTRACT in NSO Security Paper for married female applicants
• COLLEGE DIPLOMA with indication therein of date of graduation and Special Order Number unless it is not required
• Baccalaureate Transcript of Records with indication therein of date of graduation and Special Order Number unless it is not required
• Accomplished Diversified Training (DT Form 001)
• Accomplished Diversified Training (DT Form 002)
• Architect-Mentor Affidavit
• Photocopy of Architect-Mentor’s valid Professional Identification Card, Professional Tax Receipt and IAPOA number
• National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Clearance

Question 7

Fraudulent Applications of Candidate and Mentor

Answer 7

The Board may REFUSE TO RENEW a professional
identification card, or may SUSPEND, or REVOKE, any
certificate of registration obtained by false swearing or
any misrepresentations made in applying for registration
or examination and may refuse to renew or grant
registration to any applicant whose application contains
such false evidence or information

Question 8

Subjects for Examination

Answer 8

SECTION 14.

Question 9

CONTENTS of History and Theory of Architecture; Principles of Planning and Architectural Practice

Answer 9

Part I: History of Architecture
Part II: Theory of Architecture
Part III: Architectural Practice
Part IV: Theory and Principles of Planning

Question 10

CONTENTS of Structural Design, Building Materials, and Architectural Specifications, and Methods of Construction and Utilities

Answer 10

Part I: Structural Conceptualization
Part II: Building Materials and Methods of Construction
Part III: Utilities

Question 11

CONTENTS of Urban Design and Architectural Interiors

Answer 11

Part I: Urban Design
Part II: Architectural Interiors

Question 12

Subjects for Examination

Answer 12

(1) History and Theory of Architecture; Principles of Planning and Architectural Practice

(2) Structural Design, Building Materials, and Architectural Specifications, and Methods of Construction and Utilities

(3) Urban Design and Architectural Interiors

(4) Architectural Design and Site Planning

Question 13

Rating in the Licensure Examination

Answer 13

SECTION 15.

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SECTION 15. Rating in the Licensure Examination

Answer 14

To be qualified as having passed the licensure examination for architects, a candidate must obtain a WEIGHTED GENERAL AVERAGE OF SEVENTY PERCENT (70%), WITH NO GRADE LOWER THAN FIFTY PERCENT (50%) IN ANY GIVEN SUBJECT

Question 15

Report of Ratings

Answer 15

SECTION 16.

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SECTION 16. Report of Ratings

Answer 16

The Board shall submit to the Commission the ratings obtained by each candidate within THIRTY (30) CALENDAR DAYS after the examination. The report of rating may be distributed to the successful examinees during their mass oathtaking as new registered and licensed architects

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SECTION 17. Oath

Answer 17

All SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES in the examination shall be
required to take an oath of profession before ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD, ANY GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL AUTHORIZED BY THE COMMISSION PURSUANT to Sec. 7(k) of R.A. No. 8981 or any person authorized by law to administer oaths.

Question 18

Issuance of Certificates of Registration and Professional Identification Card

Answer 18

SECTION 18.

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SECTION 18. Issuance of Certificates of Registration and Professional Identification Card

Answer 19

A certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card
shall be issued to examinees who pass the licensure examination subject to payment of fees prescribed by the Commission. A
PROFESSIONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD bearing the registration number, date of issuance, expiry date, duly signed by the chairperson of the Commission, shall likewise be issued to every registrant who has paid the prescribed fee of annual registration for
three (3) YEARS; RENEWAL of the said card shall be subject to payment of the annual registration fees for another and every after three (3) years

Question 20

Roster of Architects

Answer 20

SECTION 19.

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SECTION 19. Roster of Architects

Answer 21

A roster SHOWING THE NAMES AND PLACE OF BUSINESS including other personal material and relevant data of all registered professional architects shall be prepared and updated by the Board.

Question 22

Seal, Issuance and Use of Seal

Answer 22

SECTION 20.

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SECTION 20. Seal, Issuance and Use of Seal

Answer 23

A duly licensed architect shall affix the seal prescribed by
the Board bearing the
REGISTRANT’S NAME, REGISTRATION NUMBER AND TITLE “ARCHITECT” on all architectural plans, drawings, specifications and all other contract documents prepared by or under his/her direct supervision.

Question 24

Contents of SECTION 20. Seal, Issuance and Use of Seal

Answer 24

(1)Each registrant hereunder shall, upon registration, obtain a seal of such design as the Board shall authorize and direct. ARCHITECTURAL PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS prepared by, or under the direct supervision of a registered architect shall be stamped with said seal during the life of the registrants certificate.

(2)No officer or employee of this Republic charged with the enforcement of laws, ordinances or regulations relating to the construction or alteration of buildings, shall ACCEPT OR APPROVE any architectural plans or specifications which have not been prepared and submitted in full accord with all the provisions of R.A. No. 9266;

(3)It shall be unlawful for any architect to sign his/her name, affix his/her seal on architectural plans, or other documents made under another architect’s supervision. The ARCHITECT-OF-RECORD, shall be fully responsible for all architectural plans and other
documents issued under his/her seal or authorized signature

(4)Drawings and specifications duly signed, stamped or sealed, as instruments of service, are the INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES and documents of the architect. It shall be unlawful for any person, without the consent of the architect or author of said documents,
to duplicate or to make copies of said documents for use in the repetition of and for other projects or buildings, whether executed partly or in whole

(5) All ARCHITECTURAL PLANS, DESIGNS, SPECIFICATIONS, DRAWINGS AND ARCHITECTURAL DOCUMENTS relative to the construction of a building shall bear the SEAL AND SIGNATURE only of an architect registered and licensed under R.A. No. 9266 together with his/her professional identification card number and the date of its expiration.

Question 25

Indication of Certificate of Registration/Professional Identification Card and
Professional Tax Receipt

Answer 25

SECTION 21.

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SECTION 21. Indication of Certificate of Registration/Professional Identification Card and
Professional Tax Receipt

Answer 26

The architect shall be REQUIRED TO INDICATE the number of his/her CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION AND PROFESSIONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD (PIC) with its date of issuance and the duration of validity, including the professional tax receipt number which the City/Municipal Treasurer shall issue to the registered architect upon presentation of his/her current PIC, on the documents he/she signs, uses or issues in connection with the practice of his/her profession.

Question 27

Refusal to Issue Certificate of
Registration and Professional Identification Card

Answer 27

SECTION 22.