RIBA president to give up architect title to highlight ‘absurdity’ of ARB registration model

By Tom Lowe2025-12-12T13:09:00

RIBA president’s move part of wider campaign to abolish Architects Act and establish new regulatory framework

Chris Williamson will not renew his Arb registration and will relinquish the title of architect from next year in order to highlight the “absurdity” of the current regulatory system.

The RIBA president and WW+P co-founder said he was making the move to draw attention to flaws in the registration model, which protects the legally restricted title “architect” but provides no oversight of the competence of those undertaking architectural activities.

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