{"id":265,"date":"2025-12-14T13:51:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T13:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trainingsequipment.net\/index.php\/2025\/12\/14\/riba-president-chris-williamson-to-give-up-architect-title\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T13:51:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T13:51:46","slug":"riba-president-chris-williamson-to-give-up-architect-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.trainingsequipment.net\/index.php\/2025\/12\/14\/riba-president-chris-williamson-to-give-up-architect-title\/","title":{"rendered":"RIBA president Chris Williamson to give up architect title"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The president of the Royal Institute of British Architects<\/a>, Chris Williamson, has revealed that he will not be renewing his registration with the Architects Registration Board<\/a> in 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

Williamson’s plans to terminate his registration with the Architects Registration Board<\/a> (ARB) mean that next year, he will no longer be included on the UK’s register of architects.<\/p>\n

While he will be able to continue providing architectural services, Williamson won’t be able to call himself an architect, like designers John Pawson<\/a> and Asif Khan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Williamson labels ARB framework “absurd”<\/strong><\/p>\n

The president’s decision to terminate his registration aligns with an upcoming campaign by the Royal Institute of British Architects<\/a> (RIBA) calling for a new regulatory model for UK architects.<\/p>\n

According to Williamsom, the aim is to draw attention to the “absurdity of the current regulatory framework” of ARB, which only regulates the protected title “architect” and the competence of those on its register.<\/p>\n

It does not oversee the competence and professionalism of unregistered providers of architectural services.<\/p>\n