PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE - I

SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE , NEW DELHI

January 2010
 ARTICLE 246
“Subject matter of laws made by parliament and
by the legislative of states”

 Seventh Schedule
List I Union List
List II State List
List III Current List
 Entry 66
“Coordination and determination of standards
in institutions of higher education or research
and scientific and technical institutions “
 Entry 25
“Education ,including technical
education, medical education and universities
, subject to provisions of entries 63,64,65 and 66
of List I

 Entry 26
“ Legal ,medical and other professions “
 ARCHITECTS BILL
 Introduced in parliament (third time ) in 1968
 A private bill
 Piloted by Ar. Piloo Mody

 ARCHITECTS ACT
 Enacted by parliament in 1972
 Under the scope of
 Entry 66 of Union List ,and
 Entry 25 and 26 of concurrent list
 REGISTRATION OF ARCHITECTS
 EDUCATION OF AN ARCHITECT
 PRACTICE OF AN ARCHITECT
 CREATION OF COUNCIL OF
ARCHITETCURE
 PREREQUISTES
 Educational qualification
 Other qualification
 Residency requirement
 Registration fee

 EFFECTS
Use of Title and Style of an Architect or firm of
architects
 MINIMUM STANDARDS
 Intent of the course
 Duration
 Training
 Qualification &experience of teachers
 Accommodation
 OVERSEEING MAINTAINENCE OF
STANDARDS
 Inspections
 Recommendations to state /universities

 RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATIONS
 Recommendation by COA
 Notification by Central Government
 Code of conduct
 Professional misconduct
 Disciplinary Action
 CENTRAL GOVERNEMENT
 Rules
 Procedures to transact business

 COUNCIL OF ARCHITECTURE
 Regulations
 Minimum standards of Architectural Education 1983
 Architects Professional conduct Regulation 1989
 Scope of services
 Conditions of engagement
 Professional fee
 Competitions
 Institutional practice
 Liability
 Admission to 5 year Degree programme
 Aptitude Test
 Qualification s of teachers
 A statutory body
 Constituted by Central Government
 Members
 One Architect representing each state
 Chief Architect of CPWDF &MES
 5 elected representative from IIA
 5 elected representatives of Head of Institutions
 2 representatives of Institution of Engineers
 1 representative of Institution of Surveyors
 1 nominee of Central Government
 2 nominees of AICTE
 President
 Vice president
 Executive Committee 5 members
 Disciplinary committee 3 members
 Must meet once every 6 months
 Annual report and accounts to be published in
gazette of India