Sa wat dee krap. Pom cheu Ar Sa wat dee krap. Pom cheu Ar. Benjamin Panganiban Jr , Fellow UAP, and ASEAN and APEC Architect Pom maa Jaak Philippines

Presented by: Arch. Benjamin K. Panganiban Jr., .FUAP, Asean Ar. , APEC Ar UAP Chairman, Committee on Private Practice

CHALLENGES PUBLIC PERCEPTION GOVERNMENT PRIVATE PRACTICE ALLIED PROFESSIONS THE ARCHITECT GLOBALIZATION THE ARCHITECTURE LAW OF 2004 FLAWS (R.A. 9266)

PUBLIC PERCEPTION NO CONCRETE IDEA OF THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE ARCHITECT. BECAUSE ARCHITECTS ARE FEW IN NUMBERS, THE PERCEPTION IS THAT OUR SERVICES IS A LUXURY AND THEREFORE OPTIONAL.

ACTION : THE BASIC SERVICES AND ITS IMPORTANCE HAS TO BE EXPLAINED, UNDERSTOOD AND ACCEPTED BY THE PUBLIC. EDUCATE AND ENSURE A CLEAR PICTURE OF WHAT ARCHITECTURE IS, AND WHAT AN ARCHITECT DOES.

GOVERNMENT PROPER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW IN THE CITY AND MUNICIPAL LEVELS. COOPERATION WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND PERSONALITIES IN MONITORING THE PRACTICE AND IMPLEMENTING THE LAW.

ACTION : MAINTAIN AN OPEN, ACCESSIBLE, NON-CONFRONTATIONAL LINE WITH GOVERNMENT PERSONALITIES, AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN ORDER TO ASSURE THAT THE INTEGRITY OF THE ARCHITECTURAL PROFESSION IS LEGALLY MAINTAINED AND OBSERVED. ESTABLISH RAPPORT WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SECTOR.

PRIVATE PRACTICE SECURING A PROJECT COMMISSION FOR BOTH YOUNG AND SEASONED ARCHITECTS. MARKET COMPETITION RESULT IN UNDER STANDARD FEES, ILLEGAL PRACTICE AND EXPLOITATION BY DEVELOPERS. PERCEPTION OF ‘BIG’ CLIENTS THAT LOCAL ARCHITECTS ARE NOT AT PAR WITH AND NOT INTERNATIONALLY PRESTIGIOUS, RESULTS IN THE HIRING OF FOREIGN ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS WITH FILIPINO BRAINS.

ACTION : UPLIFT THE FILIPINO ARCHITECTS’ REPUTATION THROUGH PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATION. ESTABLISH RAPPORT WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

ALLIED PROFESSIONS IGNORANCE OF THE VITAL ROLE AS THE PRIMARY PROFESSIONAL - AN ARCHITECT PLAYS IN A GIVEN PROJECT. THIS ROLE IS DIMINISHED AND SUBSTITUTED BY SIMILAR SERVICES OF OTHER PROFESSIONS BY EXTENDING THE ACCEPTABLE LIMITS OF OVERLAPPING PRACTICE.

ACTION : BUILD A RELATIONSHIP OF MUTUAL RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIFFERENT AND INTEGRAL ROLES EACH PROFESSION PLAYS IN NATION BUILDING. SIGN A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING THAT IN WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM, WE ARE STRENGTHENING OUR PROFESSIONS INDIVIDUALLY.

THE ARCHITECT LIMITED GRASP OF WHAT ARCHITECTURE IS IN ACTUAL PRACTICE. WE ARE PRODUCING A GENERATION OF CAD OPERATORS, APATHETIC AND CLUELESS OF THE NOBILITY OF THE PROFESSION. NOT ENOUGH EMPHASIS IS GIVEN ON THE VALUE OF ARCHITECTURE AS A VOCATION AND NOT JUST A JOB

SELF-IMPORTANCE / REALIZATION PASSIONATE IN WORK YET NOT ACTIVE IN CHAPTER GATHERINGS WHERE IMPORTANT ISSUES ARE LAID-OUT. AWARENESS OF THE CURRENT SITUATIONS OF ARCHITECTURE IN THE COUNTRY EXPERIENCE AND OPPORTUNITIES HAVING THE MINDSET THAT OPPORTUNITIES ABROAD ARE BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR COUNTRY. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION OF THE VALUE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE FILIPINO ARCHITECTS RECOGNITIONS GIVEN ARE KNOWN ONLY IN THE PROFESSION’S CIRCLE. IT NEEDS TO REACH THE PUBLIC. LICENSURE ARE NEWLY LICENSED ARCHITECTS TRULY READY TO TO SERVE THE PUBLIC WELFARE AND … PRACTICE ARCHITECTURE?

ACTION : IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION AND EDUCATORS. INSPIRING AND MOTIVATING FUTURE ARCHITECTS INSTILL VALUES, CONFIDENCE , ADOPT A PRO-ACTIVE OUTLOOK. STANDARDS OF ARCHITECTURE PRACTICE NEED TO BE ESTABLISHED, UNDERSTOOD, PRACTICED AND OBSERVED BY ALL ARCHITECTS TO ENSURE FLUIDITY AND STABILITY OF THE ARCHITECTURAL PROFESSION FOR FUTURE ARCHITECTS. STRENGTHEN GLOBAL COMPETENCE OF THE ARCHITECTURAL PROFESSION.

GLOBALIZATION 2015 – ASEAN INTEGRATION APEC, WTO-GATS, GLOBALIZATION ARE WE READY TO COMPETE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A WIDER MARKET? OR ARE WE THREATENED BY THE POSSIBILITY THAT OUR PROFESSION BE WEAKENED IN OUR OWN SOIL?

ACTION : STRENGTHENING THE CAPABILITY AND CONFIDENCE OF FILIPINO ARCHITECTS TO BE READY AND ABLE TO COMPETE GLOBALLY AND EXCEL. THIS CAN BE DONE THROUGH: COLLABORATIONS PARTNERSHIPS EDUCATION CREATING A CLEARING HOUSE AGENCY TO ASSIST, INFORM AND PROCESS QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR APEC AND ASEAN REGISTRY AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS.

THE ARCHITECTURE ACT OF 2004 FLAWS (R.A.9266) MISINTERPRETATION OF SOME DISGRUNTLED AND NON-CONFORMIST ARCHITECTS ON THE INTERPRETATON OF THE LAW IN RELATION TO THE IAPOA. NON-ACCEPTANCE OR RESISTANCE OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING PROFESSION ON THE DEFINITION OF TERMS AND SCOPE OF WORKS OF THE ARCHITECT , and ACCEPTANCE OF THE WORK OF THE ARCHITECT, AS THIS WILL LESSEN THEIR FIELDS OF WORK.. STRENGTHENING OF THE ARCHITECTURE ACT BY MAKING REVISIONS TO THE LAW.

ACTION : 1. CONTINUOUS DIALOGUES/ DISCUSSIONS AND PRESENTATION OF THE UAP’s STAND AS THE IAPOA AS RECOGNIZED BY THE ARCHITECTURE ACT OF 2004 TO THE VARIOUS AND MINISCULE DISGRUNTLED ARCHITECTS. . . AND 2. CONTINUOUS ASSIMILATION OF INACTIVE AND/OR OBJECTING PARTIES TO THE UAP SO THAT THE ARCHITECTS ORGANIZATION MAY REACH OUT AND EMBRACE THESE MEMBERS WHO MAY NOT KNOW THE WORKINGS OF THE IAPOA ORGANIZATION WITH RELATION TO THE ARCHITECTURE ACT OF 2004. 3. CONTINUOUS EDUCATION/ PUBLICATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION TO UNDERSTAND AND REALIZE THE FUNCTIONS AND ROLE OF THE ARCHITECTS. 4. CONTINUOUS COMMUNICATION, COLLABORATION WITH GOVERNMENT AND PRESENTATION OF THE ARCHITECT’S ROLE IN SOCIETY TO THE PUBLIC AND THE LEGISLATORS TO FULLY GRASP THE VALUE OF THE ARCHITECTS, AND IN RETURN , BE ABLE TO REVISE THE ARCHITECTURE LAW.

Thank You. Kop kun.