riba membership brochure

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Joining the RIBA

Membership

Royal Institute of British Architects


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Belong to a prestigious global

organisation for architectureMembership of the RIBA is recognised worldwide as a symbol of

professional excellence. We support those who are just starting out in their

career, established architects and the many other professionals who have a

great passion for architecture.

In this brochure youll find out more about the benefits of RIBA Membership,

the various membership categories and how to join. We look forward to

welcoming you as a member soon.

RIBA Membership is about:Demonstrating your excellence for qualified architects, your status as an

RIBA Chartered Member is recognised

as the gold-standard in the profession,

which communicates a strong message

to employers and clients about your

professionalism.

Helping you with your professionaland career development through high calibre events and support for

your continuing professional development

(CPD). RIBA CPD can enhance your

expertise, advance your learning and can

help you gain additional qualifications and

skills in architecture, design and business

management.

Bringing you the latestinformation, advice and debate via weekly emails, bulletins, publications,

topical lectures and conferences. Membership

also gives you access to specialist support

from the advisory team in the RIBA Information

Centre giving you peace of mind that experts

are there to help with all manner of technical,

professional and legal problems.

RIBA Chartered, Associateand Affiliate Membersreceive a free copy of theflagship publication, theRIBA Journal.

Technical Topics

Building contracts and contractadministration

Architects agreements and certification

Fees

Insurance, liability and limitation periods

Employment issues

Copyright and intellectual property

Professional conduct

Starting a practice

Use of RIBA affix

Working overseas

RIBA Membership means access to a

wide range of specialist knowledge and the

backing of a gold-standard brand.

Nick WillsonRIBA Chartered Member


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Giving you opportunitiesto network

at events locally, nationally and internationally.RIBA Membership also enables you to exchange,

collaborate and share information with your

contemporaries via the RIBAs thriving Knowledge

Communities, accessible to all members.

RIBAKnowledge Communities include:

BIM/Integrated Project Working

Development and Disaster Relief

Education Building Design

Higher Education Design Quality Forum

Housing

International

Research and Innovation

Sustainability

Traditional Architecture

Representing the profession as the collective voice for the RIBAs Membership,we campaign to positively influence public and

political opinion towards architecture. Working

to create the conditions that will enable good

architecture to thrive is central to what we do.

As examples, the RIBA is working tirelessly to

promote the benefits of good design and Design

Review in the National Planning Policy Framework

and is influencing reform to improve the quality of

the nations newbuild housing through the high

profile, public facing HomeWise campaign.

The HomeWise campaign atthe 2011 Conservative Party

Conference.

My RIBA local branch holds a range of pertinent talks, visits and events whilst the RIBA

CPD Providers Network allows me to select from a huge range of assessed, high quality

talks to ensure that the content is appropriate to our practice needs.

Virginia NewmanRIBA Chartered Member

Providing business supportservices through the RIBA

Chartered Practice accreditationscheme gives you access to business toolkits, promotional

support, standard contracts, agreements, policies

and insurance, all geared to embedding quality in

your business, helping you to continually improve

good practice.

Accessing discounts andpreferential rates on a range of services such as meeting

room and venue hire in the RIBAs London

headquarters through to membership discounts onlectures, training, events and publications.

The RIBA in Numbers

Established in 1834

The RIBA is a top 500 BusinessSuperbrand

More than 40,000 members worldwide

Over 3,200 RIBA Chartered Practices inthe UK

10 Nations and Regions offices

Over 4 million items in the worldfamous British Architectural Library

10,000 enquiries dealt with by the RIBAInformation Centre each year

30,000 individuals receiving CPDannually from the RIBA CPD ProvidersNetwork

Over 75 RIBA validated architectural

degree courses worldwide

Apply for RIBA Membership now:Go towww.architecture.com/JoinTheRIBA

Email [email protected]

Call +44 (0)20 7307 3686

Complete and return the form in the back of this brochure.


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Becoming a member

UK

CharteredMembers

RIBAAssociateMembership

RIBAStudentMembership

RIBAAffiliateMembership

InternationalCharteredMembers

To help you determine the right membership for you, the RIBAs four

individual membership categories and their eligibility criteria are given below.

If you would like to talk to someone about your eligibility, please call the

Membership Team on +44 (0)20 7307 3686.

been awarded RIBA validatedexams Parts 1, 2 and 3

been awarded a qualificationthat is recognised under the

European Directive 2005/36/EC, plus over five years ofpost-graduate professionalpractice.

been awarded RIBArecognised Parts 1 and 2examinations in architecture(or an examination approved

by RIBA Council as providingexemption)

been awarded an architecturalqualification consisting ofa minimum of five years ofacademic study which islisted in the European UnionDirective 2005/36/EC.

be studying RIBA Parts 1or 2 (including year out) at anRIBA validated school ofarchitecture anywhere inthe world.

been awarded an RIBArecognised Part 1qualification

be a full member of aprofessional institute onthe Construction IndustryCouncil list

be a lecturer (or similar) at anarchitectural school

have a professional interestin architecture and/orconstruction and have anRIBA Chartered Member asa referee.

been awarded RIBArecognised Parts 1, 2 and 3

been awarded RIBArecognised Parts 1 and2, and have 2 years postqualification experience

been awarded a qualification

that is recognised under theEuropean Directive 2005/36/EC, plus over five yearsprofessional practice

you are a full architectmember of one of 12professional institutesapproved by the RIBACouncil (see website forthe full list)

undertaken the RIBAspersonal assessment andfive years of post-graduateexperience.

When practising as an architect in the UK, you must also be registered

with the Architects Registration Board (ARB)

Apply for RIBA Membership now:Go to www.architecture.com/JoinTheRIBA


Call +44 (0)20 7307 3686


RIBA Chartered Membership You must meet one of the following eligibility requirements:

You must meet one of the following eligibility requirements:





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RIBA Chartered MembershipAs the professional body for architects for over 175 years, RIBA Chartered

Membership continues to be the mark of professionalism in architecture.

The benefi ts of belongingAs well as having full access to all of the RIBAs

Membership services, RIBA Chartered Membership

will enable you to:

Demonstrate your excellence by using the RIBA designation after your name

and displaying RIBA Chartered Architect site

signboards at your project locations.

Promote your status as a

Chartered Architect ...by having automatic entry into the RIBA directory

of RIBA Chartered Members. This is viewed online

by over 200,000 visitors annually who use the

Find an Architect section on the RIBA website.

Promote your conservation

specialism in the RIBA Conservation Register. Having an

incremental process of accreditation, this register

supports and promotes architects involved inconservation. To find out more about this specialist

register and how to apply, please get in touch.

Become an accredited RIBA Client

Adviser if you work with clients on commissioning buildings

and you provide consultancy services to help

clients maximise the value and quality of their

projects, then applying to become an RIBA Client

Adviser is another benefit of RIBA Membership.

To find out more about this specialist register and

how to apply, please get in touch.

Some clients see an architect who is an RIBA Chartered Member as one with a desirable

level of professionalism while this is not to say that many unchartered architects arentequally as capable there is definitely an added value in being a Chartered Member from

my point of view.

Philippa GranthamRIBA Chartered Member

RIBA Members Past and Present


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RIBA Chartered Practice MembershipRIBA Chartered Practices are the only architectural

practices endorsed and promoted by the RIBA.

If you run an architectural practice, large or small,

RIBA Chartered Practice Membership will give you

that extra mark of quality. RIBA Chartered Practice

accreditation sends a strong signal to clients,

employees and the wider construction industry that

your business is committed to excellence in designand service delivery.

Membership to the scheme helps promote your

business through the RIBA, as well as giving you

access to information, advice and support to help

you continually improve your business effectiveness

and performance.

The RIBA has played a pivotal role in

the continual development of my career

and I am proud to introduce myself as

an RIBA Chartered Member. There have

been a number of considerable benefits in

registering my company, KN Designs, as an

RIBA Chartered Practice. The many supportservices provided by the RIBA ensures the

legitimacy and relevance of KN Designs as

we continue to evolve in tune with an ever

changing industry and society.

Joe KnightKN Designs

RIBA Chartered Practice


[email protected]

Call+44 (0)20 7307 3686


Chartered Practice


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RIBA Associate Membership

Offices of Aedas

The benefi ts of belongingRIBA Associate Membership is an inspiring and

progressive membership helping you to

Network...with practices and prospective employers as well

as connecting with other like-minded professionals.

Strengthen your CV ...by having access to the RIBAs high quality

resources, guides and toolkits to enhance your

expertise and advance your learning.

Get the help and guidanceyou need ...

by having full access to all the information and

advisory services from the RIBA; an indispensable

resource to guide and keep you up to date on the

business of design and practice.

RIBA Associate Membership is the main route for aspiring Chartered

Architects, who are studying towards their RIBA validated Part 3

qualification, providing you with career support and development

as you make the transition from graduate to practising architect.

In addition, RIBA Associate Membership is for you if youve completed

Part 2 and are pursuing a career in an inter-related field and you want

to keep the connection with architecture and the profession.


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We want to help you be as successfulas you can be. Its tough out thereand thats why weve linked up withexperts in their field to share with youtheir knowledge and expertise.

http://www.connect.architecture.com

Exclusive to RIBA Associate

Members ...receive invaluable guidance and thought-

provoking advice from experts outside the world

of architecture in RIBA Perspectives and from

established architects in RIBA Vantage Point.

Both are exclusive to RIBA Associate Members.

Managing a Career in Architecture ...

learn more about what it takes to make it in the world of

architecture and watch the introduction to our set of

filmed interviews with established architects, including

Ken Shuttleworth, Barbara Weiss and Lee Polisano.



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RIBA Perspectives are topical guides covering businessplanning, finding a job, managing finance,

marketing matters and how to sellcreative work.

We consulted industry experts from

other professions and architecture,

including Jamie Olivers brand guru,

Bryan Edmondson of communicationsagency SEA, entrepreneur Rob Hamilton

of property company Instant, and Mark

Blayney Stuart of the Chartered Instituteof Marketing.

RIBA Vantage Point gives you expert perspectives from toparchitects. Vantage Point is a new

publication providing you with

a real insight into how

successful architects have

developed their careers

in architecture, to helpyou shape yours.

RIBA Perspectives, exclusiveto RIBA Associate Members

Offices of Allford Hall Monaghan MorrisPhoto: Matt Chisnall Architectural Photography


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RIBA Student Membership isFREE and includes:

Free use of the RIBAs Collections - books,journals, drawings and images in the BritishArchitectural Library.

Help and support from the specialists in theRIBAs Information Centre.

10% discount at RIBA Bookshops andpreferential rates for seminars and lecturesat the RIBA.

Access to the RIBAs KnowledgeCommunities.

Monthly student newsletter telling you aboutall the latest architectural events that are

taking place.

If youre a professional with a career in the built environment

and you would like to be connected to architecture and the

profession then RIBA Affiliate Membership is for you.

Architecture students represent the future of the profession, so if youre astudent, we are here to give you all the help that you need, inspiring and

supporting you in your journey to qualification.

RIBA Student Membership

RIBA Affiliate Membership

The RIBA Education Fund supported

my subsistence costs at a time when my

rent had increased and I was struggling

financially. It also enabled me to pay for

better models and printing. Our final wallpresentation is a vital part of the course.

Thanks to the Fund I was able to print my

work and present my drawings in a way

that really did justice to my ideas.

Architecture student Zaynib Khan,Final Year, Part 2 (Diploma), Liverpool John Moores University

Membership gives you access to the full suite of

information and advisory services from the RIBA.

RIBA Affi liate Membership

enables you to:Keep up to date ...with the very latest issues and developments within

the architectural profession.

Participate ...in the specialist RIBA Knowledge Communities to

debate, exchange and build specialist knowledge

on a wide range of construction industry topics.

Engage ...

with architects and other built environmentprofessionals at lectures, events and meetings

both nationally and in your local area.

Zaynib KhanPhoto: Paolo Faoro

Surveyors, planners, architectural

technologists, engineers, lecturers,

project managers, interior designers,

facilities managers and landscapers

are some of the professions of our

Affiliate Members.


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Join theRIBABecome part of one of the

most prominent architectural

institutes in the world. You

can join by completing the

application form enclosed

and posting it to the address

provided opposite.

OnlineTo nd out more about joining and download

application forms:

Go to www.architecture.com/JoinTheRIBA

EmailScan and send your application from to:

[email protected]

PostSend your application form to:

Membership Department


66 Portland Place

London

W1B 1AD

United Kingdom

FaxPlease fax your completed application to us on:

+44 (0)20 7307 3730


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The Royal Institute of British

Architects champions better

buildings, communities and

the environment through

architecture and our members


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