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> Subject: Re: [in-enaction] Professionalism (con'td) Bunker's right!
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> so to answer questions implicit in your and prem's posts: i
> looked at IPR to
> see what constitutes the work of architecture, what is the
> _identity_ of an
> architect's work in the eye of law (or as prem says it, the least
> denominator). now, the American and United Kingdom laws are
> wonderful,
>
Excerpt from RIBA Practice Newsletter (RICS is the Royal Institute of
Chartered Surveyors):
RICS EUPHORIA AT END OF 'ARCHITECTS MONOPOLY'
The RICS is celebrating the 'fantastic news' that an EU directive will no
longer make the practice of building design the legal preserve of
Architects. Earlier this month an amendment to an EU directive on
professional designations was accepted that would allow other professionals
'who have undergone special training in the field of construction or the art
of building' entry into this lucrative market. The amendment is due to go to
a full vote of the European Parliament this month.
An exuberant Roger Watts, chairman of RICS Building Surveying faculty,
welcomed the end of a restrictive practice that has 'excluded all
non-architects though they may have the right qualifications and experience'
from carrying out this type of work. Strange, surveyors have always seemed
to be fairly well informed about the structure of the UK market for
professional services.