PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND

TENDERING PROCESS
Submitted in partial
fASSIGNMENT-1
award of the Degree of

BACHELO SUBMITTED BY
SHREYA BHAGAT
(BARCH/10006/16)

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE BIRLA

INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MESRA-835215,
RANCHI
2020

Prof. D.J Biswas

Professor-In-Charge
Department of
Architecture
BIT Mesra

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 ASSIGNMENT 2

A) What do you understand by the term “Registered Architect”?

also Describe the composition and selection process of the members of
“Council of Architecture”.

As per the International Union of Architects, an architect is “a person who is

professionally and academically qualified and generally registered/licenced/certified
to practice architecture in the jurisdiction in which he or she practices and is
responsible for advocating the fair and sustainable development, welfare, and the
cultural expression of society’s habitat in terms of space, forms, and historical
context”.

As per the Council of Architecture, a “Registered Architect” is a person who has

successfully completed the five years of architectural course with a mandatory
sinternship, qualified National Aptitude test of Architecture held by “Council of
Architecture” and whose name is registered with “Council of Architecture” as per the
Architects Act, 1972. The registration also entitles a person to use the title and style
of Architect and any violation shall constitute a professional misconduct, for example
It is illegal for anyone who is not a Registered Architect to call themselves an architect
or offer architectural services by themselves or in any other architecture firm. A
Registered architect has a valid license by one or more states. Registered Architects
have the legal right to call themselves an Architect and operate a business offering
Architectural Services.

ARCHITECT’S ACT, 1972

The Act provides for registration of Architects, standards of education, recognized

qualifications and standards of practice to be complied with by the practicing
architects. It can briefly to be studied under the following heads:

(a) Use of title: ‘Architect’: A person is prohibited from using the title and style of
‘Architect’ unless he is a person registered in the Register of Architects (Section 37).

(b) Council of Architecture: The act provides for the establishment of COA, a body
corporate consisting of members from institutions, councils, central and state
government nominees. The members elects president and vice president of the
council from among them.

(c) Qualifications for Registration: Bachelor of Architecture Degree or Diploma

awarded by Indian universities established by an act central or state legislature.

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 COMPOSITION AND SELECTION PROCESS OF THE MEMBERS OF “COUNCIL OF
ARCHITECTURE”

MEMBERSHIP
· Five architects elected by the IIA from among its members:
· Two persons nominated by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
· Five persons elected from among themselves by heads of architectural institutions
in India.
· The Chief Architects in the Ministries of the Central Govt.
· One person nominated by the Central Government.
· An architect from each State nominated by the Government of that State.
· Two persons nominated by the Institution of Engineers (India) from among its
members.
· One person nominated by the Institution of Surveyors of India from among its
members

CONSTITUTION
It is headed by its president who is assisted by an executive committee and a council
consisting of 45 odd members representing the Indian Institute of Architects, Heads
of Architectural Institutions in India, Chief Architects of all states and Union Ministry
of education, Institution of Engineers and Institution of Surveyors. The Council is
assisted by a Registrar who is al full- time employee of the Council. The Registrar is
empowered to carry out certain functions prescribed by the Constitution of Council.

PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT :

After the formation of the first Council the President and the Vice-President are then
elected by the members of the Council among themselves, until then a member of
the Council nominated by the Central Government in this behalf shall discharge the
functions of the President. An elected President or Vice-President of the Council shall
hold office for a term of three years or till he ceases to be a member of the Council,
whichever is earlier, but subject to his being a member of the Council, he shall be
eligible for re-election. The President or the Vice-President may, by writing under his
hand addressed to the Vice-President or the President, as the case may be, resign his
office but they have to serve until their successor enter upon the office.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE :
1. The Council shall constitute from among its members an Executive Committee,
and may also constitute other committees for such general or special purposes as the
Council deems necessary to carry out its functions under this Act.
2. The Executive Committee shall consist of the President and the Vice-President
of the Council who shall be members ex-officio and five other members who shall be
elected by the Council from among its members.
3. The President and the Vice-President of the Council shall be the Chairman and
Vice-Chairman respectively of the Executive Committee.

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 4. A member of the Executive Committee shall hold office as such until the expiry
of his term as a member of the Council but subject to his being a member of the
Council, he shall be eligible for re-election.
5. In addition to the powers and duties conferred and imposed on it by this Act,
the Executive Committee shall exercise such powers and discharge such duties as may
be prescribed by regulations.

REGISTRAR :
The Council is assisted by a Registrar who is al full- time employee of the Council. The
Registrar is empowered to carry out certain functions prescribed by the Constitution
of Council.

The Council shall -

• Appoint a Registrar who shall act as its Secretary and who may also act, if so
decided by the Council, as its treasurer;
• Appoint such other officers and employees as the Council deems necessary to
enable it to carry out its functions under this Act;
• With the previous sanction of the Central Government, fix the pay and
allowances and other conditions of service of officers and other employees of the
Council.
• For the first three years from the first constitution of the Council, the Registrar
of the Council shall be a person appointed by the Central government, who shall hold
office during the pleasure of the Central Government.

SEAT VACATION :

1. A member shall be deemed to have vacated his seat --

a. If he is absent without excuse, sufficient in the opinion of the Council, from
three consecutive ordinary meetings of the Council; or
b. If he ceases to be a member of the body referred to in clause (a), clause(g) or
clause(h) of sub-section (3) of section 3 by which he was elected or nominated, as the
case may be; or
c. In the case where he has been elected under clause(c) of sub-section (3) of
section 3, if he ceases to hold his appointment as the head of an Institution referred
to in the said clause.
2. A Casual vacancy in the Council shall be filled by fresh election or nomination,
as the case may be, and the person so elected or nominated to fill the vacancy shall
hold office only for the remainder of the term for which the member whose place he
takes was elected or nominated.

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 B) Architectural education in India is principally guided by the
“Minimum Standard of Architectural Education, 2008” laid down
by “Council of Architecture”. Compare this guideline with similar
regulation in any other country across the globe.

Minimum Standard of Architectural Minimum Standard of

Education, 2008 by Council of Architectural Education by Royal
Architecture in India Institute of British Architects
(RIBA), UK

1. ABOUT 1. ABOUT

The Council of architecture is empowered The architectural education standard

under Section 21 of Architects Act, 1972 to
prescribe the Minimum Standards of
Architectural Education required for
granting recognized qualifications by
colleges or Institutions in India. Council
had first prescribed “Minimum Standards
of Architectural Education Regulations,
1983 in their meeting in 1983, which was
amended time to time and the present
amendment is prescribed with effect from
2008.
requirement of Royal Institute of British
Architects (RIBA) mandates anybody
qualifying as an architect to have
completed at least five years of University
education and ARCC 2015 | Future of
Architectural Research 583 completed a
minimum of two years of practical
experience. The typical route for
qualification includes the completion of
part 1 through part 3, where part 1 is the
completion of three years of fulltime
undergraduate degree and gaining a year
of practical experience; part 2 is the
completion of two years of fulltime B.Arch
or M.Arch degree followed by a 24
months practical experience; and finally
part 3 is the completion of examination in
professional practice and management to
become a registered architect. Under the
Directive 2005/36/EC of the European
Parliament, on the recognition of
professional qualifications as an architect
from a Europe Union (EU) country,
architects are able to register and practice
in of the 26 member countries of the EU.

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 2. DURATION OF THE COURSE: 2. DURATION OF THE COURSE:

Minimum 5 academic years / 10 RIBA Part 1

semesters. Each semester should be of
minimum 16 working weeks (excluding RIBA Part 1 provides you with the
holidays) The entire Syllabus is divided in 2 opportunity to develop your core
Stages: architectural skills and understanding,
The 5 years Bachelor’s Degree Course in preparing you for post Part 1 practical
Architecture may be conducted in two stages. experience, further study or commencing
full time work. You are eligible for
The First stage of the course shall be the first 3
free RIBA Student Membership from
academic years or 6 semesters (each of your first year of study. If you are
approximately 18 working weeks) of studying a university undergraduate
institutional academic studies. The First stage degree (e.g. BA or BSc Architecture) this
shall be completed within 5 years of admission
would typically take three to four years
to the B.Arch. Course.
The Second stage of the course shall be of 2
full time, or you could study
academic years/ 4 semesters including one through RIBA Studio or
year of practical training. an apprenticeship if you are working in
Registration under the Architects Act, 1972, is practice.
acceptable only after successful completion of
both the stages. Stage 1 practical experience/year out

Stage 1 (Basic stage): Stage 1 practical experience is highly

3 academic years / 6 semesters Broad recommended post Part 1 studies, and is
Subjects to be covered in each stage: typically one year in duration.
Graphic skill (DG), Rendering / Colouring,
Architectural Design, Building You will need to source a workplace,
Construction, Climatology, History, employment mentor and a Professional
Building Materials & Specification, Studies Advisor in order to record your
Sociology, Surveying, Estimation, basic practical experience using the RIBA's
structural design, etc. PEDR recording or monitoring tools.
Subject to meeting the RIBA practical
Stage 2 (Advanced / Final stage): experience eligibility criteria, you can
2 years / 4 Semesters Broad Subjects to be count this experience towards the
covered in each stage: Architectural registration requirement set out by
Apprenticeship, Architectural Design of the Architects Registration Board (ARB).
Building Complex, Building Services,
Housing, Advanced Struct. Design (Steel The RIBA encourages students to gain
Design), Human settlement, Professional experience either under the supervision
Practice, etc. of an architect or another qualified
Core / basic Elective: construction industry professional at this
Interior Design, Urban Design, etc. stage.
Advanced Elective:
Industrial Architecture, Urban planning, You may choose to work for longer than
Construction Management, Traditional one year to save money or to gain
Building technology, Conservation, etc. additional experience. Other options

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 include taking time out to work in the
wider construction industry, work
overseas, volunteer or travel.

RIBA Part 2

Part 2 will provide you with enhanced

architectural knowledge and project
complexity. It can be completed in the
form of a two year full time university
degree or the other work-based routes as
described above. The name of the award
varies across providers e.g. BArch,
Diploma, MArch.

Students may choose to return to the

school where they completed Part 1, or
apply to study for Part 2 at another
school or route. There will be
opportunities for students to carry out
specialist study and research, possibly
abroad.

The Level 7 Architect

Apprenticeship provides students with
the opportunity to complete a Part 2 and
a Part 3 qualification with an approved
university training provider, whilst also
working in practice.

Stage 2 practical experience

Further practical experience: 24 months'

experience in total is required to sit the
part 3 examination, of which 12 months
minimum should be undertaken in the
EEA, Channel Islands or the Isle of Man
under the direct supervision of an
architect. At stage 2 practical experience
graduates will be given more
responsibility on projects. At this time
you should begin studying a part 3 course
which covers aspects of practice,
management and law.

At this stage you can become an RIBA

Associate member which will provide

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3. ADMISSION TO THE
ARCHITECTURE COURSE
(1) The Institutions shall admit only such
students who have qualified in an Aptitude
Test in Architecture.
(2) The Institutions/ Competent Admission
Authorities dealing with admission of
candidates to the 1st year of 5-year B.Arch.
(3) The institutions shall not give
weightage of more than 50% marks of
Aptitude Test in Architecture in the matter
of admissions.
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you with a range of services and benefits
appropriate to the needs of graduates at
this stage of their career.
RIBA Part 3
You can undertake the RIBA's Part 3 or
study at one of our validated course
providers.
Candidates will typically be assessed on
the following elements:
• 24 months of practical
experience recorded on
the PEDR platform
• Professional CV and career
evaluation
• Case study
• Written examination
• Final oral examination
3. ADMISSION TO THE
ARCHITECTURE COURSE
Admission Decisions
Admissions to Bachelor of Architecture in
Britain are highly dependent on the high
school grades, portfolios, and fulfilment of
core subject requirements. This means
that international students should ensure
that subjects like maths, physics, calculus,
and English are a part of their high school
curriculum. If this requirement is not met
the chances of admissions to the program
are reduced.
International students are required to
submit one of the following test scores as
proof of English proficiency for admission.
 4. INTAKE OF STUDENTS:
-
Minimum 40 students / batch.

5. INFRASTRUCTURE: 5. INFRASTRUCTURE:

Minimum facilities required for conducting Minimum facilities required for

the academic program conducting the academic program

6. STANDARD OF STAFF: -
Total teaching staff: student ratio should
be within 1:8, which includes Full time,
Part time and guest / visiting faculty

7. CURRICULUM STANDARDS 7. CURRICULUM STANDARDS

Brief description of the subjects listed in The RIBA degree equivalent requires 160
the First Stage of the Course semester hours of academic credit,
1. Architectural design grouped into 6 subject areas:
2. Architectural graphics skills –
3. Building construction technology 1. General education and electives
4. Structural design and systems 2. History and human behaviour
6. History of architecture, art and culture 3. Environment
7. Building services and equipment 4. Design and graphic
8. Workshop practice and site exposure communication
9. Building materials and sciences 5. Technical systems
10. Surveying and levelling 6. Knowledge of the profession
11. Estimation, costing and specifications which includes the legal
writing administrative context of
12. Climatology, environmental studies architectural practice.
and landscape
13. Humanities 1 semester hour is equivalent to 1 hour of
14. Human settlements and vernacular RIBA approved lecture. Or 2 hours of RIBA
architecture approved laboratory / studio instruction
15. Building bye laws and codes of per week.
practices
16. Theory of design. General education and electives
17. Computer applications in architecture - English or French
18. Group subjects of specialisation - Humanities
A. Interior architecture 1. Theory of - Social Sciences
interior design 2. Visual arts. 3. Advance - Mathematics
basic design. 4. Vernacular interiors 5. - Natural Sciences

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 Traditional crafts. 6. Contemporary crafts. History and human behaviour
7. Furniture design 9 Environment
B. Eco architecture 1. Horticulture. 2. Soil - History of Architecture
studies 3. Theory of landscape design 4. - Human Behaviour
Landscape construction 5. Street furniture Environment
design 6. Ecology 7. Plant morphology
C. Construction technology 1. Advance Design and graphic communication
workshop 2. Basics of management 3. Site Technical systems
management 4. Advance surveying & - Design level 1
leveling 5. Pert / cpm techniques 6. Low - Design level 2
cost materials 7. Design of services 8. Basic - Design level 3
accounting - Design level 4

Technical systems
Brief description of the subjects listed in - Structural systems
the second stage of the course - Environmental control system
- Construction Materials and
1. Project (thesis) assemblies.
2. Architectural and landscape design 3.
Building and landscape construction and Knowledge of the profession
materials
4. Advanced building and landscape
services
5. Urban design and landscape
6. Professional practice
7. Research skills and project introduction
8. Electives
i) housing ii) art in architecture and
landscape iii) interior design iv) urban
ecology v) environment impact
assessment vi) geographical information
systems vii) landscape construction
management
Viii) heritage and conservation of
landscape ix) interior landscape design x)
streetscapes xi) landscape services
Xii) expert systems - advanced xiii)
marketing skills. Xiv) landscape systems
integration xv) visual communication xvi)
sustainable architecture
Xvii) energy conscience
Xix) art in public spaces
Xx) water in urban landscapes

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 LICENSE LICENSE

As per the Council of Architecture, a

“Registered Architect” is a person who has Having gained the Parts 1, 2 and 3
successfully completed the five architectural qualifications as mentioned in (point no. 2
course with a mandatory internship, qualified duration of the course) you can apply to
National Aptitude test of Architecture held by register as an architect with the Architects
“Council of Architecture” and whose name is Registration Board (ARB); the title
registered with “Council of Architecture” as 'architect' is protected by law, so that the
per the Architects Act, 1972. The registration public can always be sure that they are
also entitles a person to use the title and style
dealing with a properly qualified architect.
of Architect and any violation shall constitute a
professional misconduct, for example it is
illegal for anyone who is not a Registered
Architect to call themselves an architect or
offer architectural services by themselves or in
any other architecture firm.

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