Professional Practice Commission

The Professional Practice Commission (PPC) sustains and implements “The UIA Accord on International Standards of Professionalism in Architectural Practice”.  The Accord is intended to guide member section professionals, governments and lawmakers in the promotion of the global mobility of architects.

Adopted by the UIA General Assembly in Beijing in 1999, the Accord contains 18 policy statements and 14 fully developed guidelines. The commission continuously reviews the current relevance of the standards of practice, and develops new documents that are reviewed and adopted by the UIA Council on a regular basis. The updated document is adopted by the UIA General Assembly at the conclusion of each Triennium.

The PPC has relaunched the UIA Architectural Practice Around the World (APAW) database to better respond to the needs of the Union’s Member Sections and architects around the world.  The database will provide valuable information concerning architectural practice in UIA Member Sections. It will be based on seven main categories for each country:

  • General statistics on the architectural profession in the country
  • International Practice, information about relevant aspects of international ventures
  • Licensure Requirement, detailing continuing professional development, education and internship carry
  • Practice, detailing the activities architects can carry out, their liability or the insurances they need
  • Procurement, referring to the methods to obtain commissions or the way to calculate fair compensation
  • Education, dealing with standards, internship, examinations and titles
  • Regulation, regarding code of ethics, intellectual property, registration

UIA Member Sections are invited to complete this database using a login and password sent directly to their email address.

James Wright
United States
Weimin Zhuang
China

Lionel Carli
France
Marcello Rossi
Italy
Rafael Pellicer
Spain
Kamal Musakhanov
Azerbaijan
Oleg Haman
Czechia
Nikoloz Abashidze
Georgia
Vlad Alexandru Gaivoronschi
Romania
Luis Eduardo Cuartas Posada
Colombia
Edwin Gonzalez
Costa Rica
Gustavo Vera Ocampo
Uruguay
Richard Kirk
Australia
Mustapha Khalid Khan Mohammed
Bangladesh
Philip-Feng Yuan
China
Wei Zhang
China
Kui Chuen Paul Mui
Hong Kong SAR China
Masaru Fujinuma
Japan
Poonam Shah
Nepal
Ali Asad
Pakistan
Amir Chaudhary
Pakistan
Kyutae Do
South Korea
Michel Rodrigues Sama
Benin
Hesham Seoudy
Egypt
Daniel Kwadjo-Teye
Ghana
Xavier Maurel
Mauritius
Chakib Benabdellah
Morocco
Kevin Bingham
South Africa
Simmy Peerutin
South Africa
Olanrewaju Olusola
Nigeria
Amine Turki
Tunisia
Jacinta Kabarungi
Uganda
Hector Sikazwe
Zambia
Reynolds Mumba
Zambia