APEC ARCHITECTS' OPERATION MANUAL, Professional Practice 3

1. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 3

2. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation is an
international forum composed of twenty-one
member economies with the objective to act
collectively to promote economic and technical
cooperation within Asia-Pacific region.
Its purpose is “to sustain the growth and
development of the region for the common good
of its people”.
This Manual sets out the organizational
structure of the APEC Architect framework and
the rules and criteria that underpin its
operation.
The launching of the APEC Architect Register on
16 September 2005, HongKong

3. participating economies
a standard for being an APEC Architect, agreed to by participating economies
the online Register of APEC Architects, provided in sections by participating economies
overall governance provided by a Central Council that typically meets every two years
administrative Monitoring Committees within each participating economy
an Operating Manual that lays out the projects rules and procedures
a secretariat that provides administrative services.
 The APEC Architect Project is based on a framework agreed to by participating
economies. In essence this involves:

4. Australia Canada
People’s
Republic of
China
Hong Kong,
China
Japan
Republic of
Korea
Malaysia Mexico
New
Zealand
Republic of
the
Philippines
Singapore
Chinese
Taipei
Thailand
United
States of
America
• The APEC Architect Project has 15 participating
economies. The word 'economies' is used to describe
APEC members because the APEC cooperative
process is predominantly concerned with trade and
economic issues, with members engaging with one
another as economic entities.

5. Architects deemed by their monitoring committees to fulfill these requirements are eligible for registration as
an APEC Architect.
The APEC Architect criteria is based on:
a recognized architectural education
a minimum period of post-graduate practical
experience, with specified requisites
registration, licensing or other requirements for
full professional recognition
a minimum period of professional practice as a
registered or licensed architect, with specified
requisites.
Participating economies have agreed to a set of requirements and standards that must be met by an architect
from any participating economy to be accepted and recorded as an APEC Architect.
An APEC Architect is a person who is registered, licensed or otherwise professionally recognized as an architect
in a participating economy, and whose name is enrolled on a section of the APEC Architect Register maintained
by that economy

6. The names of APEC Architects are
recorded on an online register. The register
is divided into sections based on the
participating economies which are each
hosted by the participating economies.

7. •Architectural Education
•Fulfillment of Period of Pre-registration or Pre-licensing Experience for Recognition as an
Architect in a Home Economy
•Fulfillment of Registration / Licensing Requirements for Recognition as an Architect in a Home
Economy
•Professional Practice as a Registered / Licensed Architect
I. APEC ARCHITECT REGISTRATION CRITERIA
•Admission to the APEC Architect Register
•Maintaining APEC Architect Registration
•Acquired Rights
II. ENTITLEMENT TO REGISTRATION
•An APEC Architect must be competent to create architectural designs
•An APEC Architect must be competent to translate a design concept into built form
•An APEC Architect must be competent in the practice of architecture
III. THE COMPETENCE OF AN APEC ARCHITECT

8. The Central Council has ultimate responsibility for all matters relating to the APEC
Architect framework. The Council comprises at least one representative of each
Monitoring Committee. The Council is responsible for authorizing Monitoring Committees
to maintain their sections of the Register. Typically the Council meets every two years.
A decision to permit an economy to join the project rests with the Central Council.
The Central Council's decisions are generally reached by consensus and are not binding on
the regulatory authorities of participating economies.
The APEC Architect Central Council will operate for so long as it is acceptable and
desirable to participating economies.

9. The Central Council has ultimate responsibility for the operation of each
aspect of the APEC Architect framework. Its duties include the following:
Maintenance of the APEC Architect Register
Establishment of Monitoring Committees
Oversight of the Reciprocal Recognition Framework
Administration of the APEC Architect Project

10. • manage and make determinations on applications from
architects within economies to become APEC Architects
• operate the APEC Architect Register within each economy
• provide representatives to the Central Council
• make public information about the APEC Architect Project.
Responsibility for the project
within participating
economies is delegated to
monitoring committees. The
duties of the monitoring
committees include the
following:
Monitoring Committees are the constituent bodies of the Central Council.
They nominate one or more representatives to the Council, with each Monitoring
Committee entitled to one vote.

11. Administrative services for the project are provided by a secretariat.
To provide an equitable system for sharing the provision of administrative services among economies,
Central Council business is conducted by participating economies, which take on the role of
Secretariat on a rotational basis. The minimum period for economies to act in this capacity is two
years and they may reapply to continue for a subsequent term of office.
The Central Council Secretariat is responsible for the conduct of Council meetings and the management
of Council records, maintenance of the APEC Architect website and administration of its finances during
its term of office. It is also required to arrange for the appointment of Council members, the authorization
of Monitoring Committees and the application of quality assurance provisions from time to time, and to
act as a center of information for all APEC Architect matters.

12. SCHEDULE OF
ROTATION TO ACT AS
SECRETARIAT
•A system for the
rotation of the
Secretariat services
among member
economies is generally
accepted by the Council
as a notional
timeframe.
Commitments made by
economies to serve for a
period of not less than
two years are received
by the Council although
it is acknowledged that
the commitments are
not binding on any
economy.
HOSTING OF THE
COUNCIL MEETING
•It is also generally
accepted that for
convenience and
logistical advantage,
the member economy
acting as Secretariat
will also act as host for
the Central Council
Meeting scheduled
every two years. Thus,
the Central Council
Meeting is expected to
occur towards the end
of the second year of
service of the member
economy serving as
Secretariat.
FUNDING FORMULA
FOR THE
SECRETARIAT
•Secretariat service by
any member economy is
given assistance by
other member
economies in
accordance with a
funding formula
formulated and
approved by all member
economies.
HAND OVER
GUIDELINES
•In order to have
continuity on the
administrative duties
and responsibilities, the
following are
procedures that may be
followed whenever
there is a change of
economy to act as
Secretariat for the
Central Council.