Becoming An Architect

Requisites of
Becoming an
Architect
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS under Philippine Law of Registered and Licensed
Architects (RLAs) to Prepare, Sign and Seal ARCHITECTURAL DOCUMENTS, specifically Architectural
PLANS:
a. B.S. ARCHITECTURE degree (5-year course);

b. 2 years (or equivalent 3,840 hours) of diversified experience in architecture
(DEA) i.e. an apprenticeship program under a Mentor-RLA;
c. a general average of 70% (as passing mark) in the Licensure Examination for
Architects (LEA) given by the PRC; the LEA is ALL about the ARCHITECTURAL
planning & design of BUILDINGS, their grounds and environs.
d. Architect’s Certificate of Registration & PRC ID card, signature in the
Architect’s Registry Book and Recitation of the Architect’s Oath before the PRC/
PRBoA;
e. membership in the integrated & accredited professional organization of
architects (IAPOA); and
f. continuing professional education/ development (CPE/D) credit hours.
Qualifications of Applicant for Examination. - Any person
applying for examination shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board that:
(a) He/she is a Filipino citizen or a citizen of a foreign country qualified
to take the examination as provided for in this Act;
(b) He/she is of good moral character;
(c) He/she is a holder of a degree of Bachelor of Science in Architecture
conferred by a school, college, academy or institute duly recognized and/or
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:
Provided, however, That an 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; and
(d) He/she has not been convicted of any criminal offense involving
moral turpitude.
Diversified Experience in Architecture
(DEA)
Logbook Filing
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A. DOs for DEA Logbooks
1) Mentor-Architect must be a Registered and Licensed Architect
(RLA) as defined under R.A. No. 9266 (The Architecture Act of
2004) and its 2004 IRR; Mentor-Architects may sign and seal
DEA Logbooks as a private practitioner or as the duly-authorized
representative of a firm employing the prospective LEA Examinee
as an apprentice;
2) Mentor-Architect must possess a current IAPOA Certificate ;
3) Mentor-Architect’s Affidavit must be signed, sealed and notarized
(to make the DEA Logbook a public document);
4) Signature of the Dean or Head of the Architectural School is only
an Optional Requirement for ; and
5) Credits for apprenticeship hours earned while enrolled only start
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B1. DONTs for DEA Logbooks
1) NO CREDIT HOURS MAY BE ASSIGNED BY THE
PRBoA for Architectural Apprenticeship Work undertaken
by an Examinee for a Project on Philippine soil if the
employer Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) firm
and/or knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) firm DOES
NOT possess a PRC registration as an architectural firm,
as defined under Sec. 37 of R.A. No. 9266;
2) DO NOT COMMIT FRAUD in filling up the Logbook for LDEA as
the PRBoA shall file both criminal and administrative complaints
against both the Examinee and the Mentor-Architect once the
fraudulent act is discovered;
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by an Examinee for an Architect-Mentor/ RLA if both the
Examinee and the Architect-Mentor/ RLA are employed
in an architectural firm that DOES NOT possess a PRC
registration as an architectural firm, as defined under
Sec. 37 of R.A. No. 9266;
4) DO NOT HAVE THE LOGBOOK SIGNED OR SEALED BY ANY
OTHER PROFESSIONAL e.g. particularly by a Civil Engineer as
the said signature and seal SHALL NOT BE HONORED BY THE
PRBoA;
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by an Examinee for an Architect-Mentor/ RLA if the
Architect-Mentor/ RLA collaborates with a Foreign
Architect (FA) on an architectural work on Philippine soil
where the Foreign Architect (FA) DOES NOT possess a
Temporary/ Special Permit (TSP) issued by the PRC, as
defined under Sec. 38 of R.A. No. 9266; and
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6) DO NOT PAY the Architect-Mentor/ RLA or PAY FOR
THE COST OF THE PRC LICENSE RENEWAL OR OF
THE IAPOA CERTIFICATE of the Architect-Mentor/ RLA
who shall sign and seal the DEA Logbook; if the Examinee
is discovered to have paid such an amount (and the Architect-
Mentor/ RLA to have accepted money from the
Examinee), a criminal and administrative complaint shall be filed
by the PRBoA against both; and
7) DO NOT submit the DEA Logbooks with alterations in entries, as
these may NOT be processed by the PRBoA.
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