TIMELINE OF ARCHITECTURE PROFESSION IN THE PH

1902: Establishment of the Academia de Arquitectura y Agrimensura de Filipinas.
- 1st President: Guillermo Gardiner
1921: National Assembly enacts the 1st Engineers and Architects Law Act No. 2985, formalizing the registration of master builders as architects.
1933: Formation of the Philippine Architects Society (PAS) which adopted a code of ethics and standardized fees.
1945 (Sept. 2): PAS transitions to the Philippine Institute of Architects (PIA).
1950: Creation of the League of Philippine Architects; implementation of AR 545.
1958: Establishment of the Association of Philippine Government Architects (APGA).
1973: Creation of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC); negotiations among APGA, LPA, and PIA.
1974: Constitution and by-laws approved by the three organizations.
1975: Establishment of the United Architects of the Philippines (UAP).

Origin traced back to the Academia de Ingeniera, Arquitectura y Agrimensura de Filipinas, founded to support Filipino Maestro de Obras.
- Co-founded by Carlos Alejandro Barretto et al. in 1903.
- Last serving president noted as Tomas Arguelles.

1933: Adoption of the first document, "Relation of Charges and Rules Relative to Professional Fees" by PAS.
- 1941: Second edition released.

First architectural association in the Philippines, with significant milestones in 1941.
1936: American architect William E. Parsons advised PAS.
1941: Pablo Antonio becomes president during the first PAS Convention in Manila.
Honorary Membership Award presented to Pres. Manuel L. Quezon.

1941: PAS establishes the School of Design and Arts in Manila for architect training.
- The school was closed during WWII and did not reopen.
- PAS activities paused from 1942-1945 due to the war.

1946: Upon renaming to Philippine Institute of Architects (PIA), a new Code of Ethics published and amended by 1950.
June 17, 1950: Republic Act No. 545 enacted to regulate architecture practice.
Nov. 25, 1960: Publication of “National Code of Architect’s Services and Fees in the Philippines” after re-evaluation of the Code of Ethics.
Oct. 23, 1965: Approval of the "Architect’s National Code" by PIA, LPA, and APGA.

RA 9266: Enacted as a comprehensive regulation for architecture practice, repealing Republic Act No. 545.
- Approved on March 17, 2004.
- States that the later laws prevail in conflict cases.
- Revised IRR published in Manila Standard (April 2005), outlining building permit application processes.
Recognizes that (RA) 9266 implicitly repeals RA 544 concerning civil engineering practice of architectural documentation.