UK Architects Registration Board announces proposal to overhaul registration for international architects

The UK’s Architects Registration Board (ARB) has announced its intent to issue major overhauls to its registration process for non-UK architects wishing to pursue work within the country.  The organization is now in the process of pursuing a public consultancy that will seek to eliminate demonstrated knowledge gaps while streamlining the number of examinations and outsourcing their administration. The proposed changes apply to the Prescribed Exam and UK Adaptation Assessment, the latter being a prerequisite for architects seeking to join the UK register through via the ARB’s international agreements with the United States, Australia/New Zealand, and Hong Kong. The changes break down into one of four categories: Competence-based assessment  Assessment would be based on ARB’s Academic and Practice Outcomes (in place of the outgoing Criteria)It would assess equivalent competence and UK context-specific knowledge (instead of equivalent qualifications)Single gateway  There would be a sin...