PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE I

INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURAL
PROFESSION CODE OF CONDUCT & ETHICS
 HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURAL PROFESSION &
PRACTICE IN INDIA
• East India Company (1757 to 1858)
• British Raj/Rule (1858 to 1947) to establish
the Kingdom
• Government building to be constructed
• British architects invited to India
• Constructed Famous Building
– C.S.T Building (V.T Railway Station) Mumbai
– Victoria Memorial Kolkata
– Taj Mahal Palace Hotel Mumbai
– Ripon Building Chennai
 HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURAL PROFESSION &
PRACTICE IN INDIA
• Required Trained assistants to work
• Started:
– School of Architecture Mumbai 1913 Renamed Sir J.J
College of Architecture (Oldest School of Asia)

• Apart form Government Assignment British

started their practice in India
▪ Worked for Maharajas, European Business Houses
Etc.
ARCHITECTURE PROFESSION IN INDIA IS GOVERNED BY
COA
It’s a Statutory Regulating
body
To protect pubic from
unqualified persons
working as architects
Ist Sept 1972 architects
act was passed
According to this act its
unlawful for any person to
designate himself as
architect
IIA
Its an Organization and
Association of architects
To unite architects in our
country
To promote architectural
profession in India
To encourage architectural
education in India
ARCHITECTURE PROFESSION IN INDIA IS GOVERNED BY
COA IIA

Corporate body was To prescribe syllabus and

created which is called to hold examination for
as council of those who have missed
architecture formal education in
Architecture
Architects should be To bring changes in law
registered with COA to relating to architectural
practice to serve in practice
Government sector & to
Teach
ARCHITECTURE PROFESSION IN INDIA IS
GOVERNED BY
COA IIA
To organize conference,
seminar, lectures etc. on
subjects teaching to
architecture
To promote
improvement of quality
of life and awareness
about architectural
profession in the society
 FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE OF COA
• COA terms 3 Years
➢ President
➢Vice president
➢1 Architect nominated by each state
government
➢4 Chief Architects (Ex Officio from CPWD,
Defense/MES, Railways)
➢5 Architects elected by IIA
➢2 persons nominated by instituted of
engineers
 FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE OF COA
• COA terms 3 Years
➢5 Persons elected from head of institutions
➢1 person nominated by institute of surveyors
➢ 1 Person nominated by Central Govt non
architect
➢ 2 Person nominated by AICTE
➢3 Members disciplinary committee
➢ 5 Members executive committee
 FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE OF COA
• Three main function of COA
➢Enrolment of persons holding recognized
qualifications
➢Regulate professional conduct of architects
➢Assessment of the standard of education &
training of architects within country
Note:- COA should meet every 6 months
Annual report need to be published in the
Gazette of India
 FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE OF IIA
• IIA terms 2 Years
➢President
➢2 Vice President
➢2 joint Honorary Secretaries
➢Honorary Treasurer
➢Member]
➢Student Member
➢Associate Member
➢Fellow Member
➢Honorary Fellow Member
 FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE OF IIA
• Student Member
➢Any student from college of architecture
➢Pay membership fee
➢Access resource like library
➢Attend various programme organized by IIA
➢No voting right
➢Cannot attend general body meeting
 FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE OF IIA
• Associate Member
➢Graduated form IIA recognized collge of
architecture
➢Can attend general bosy meeting & other
activity
➢Can votes as well as contest in election held
by IIA
➢They can write A.I.I.A after his name
➢Pay membership fee
 FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE OF IIA
• Fellow Member
➢An associate member with 36 and more year
years old and has been associate member of
more than 10 years can become fellow
member on application
➢They can practice as arbitrator
➢All other right of fellow member is the same
as associate
➢Pay membership fee
 FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE OF IIA
• Honorary Fellow Member
➢Person may not be a qualified architect but
contributed to architectural profession in
some way
➢No voting right
➢This is only a honor bestowed on the person