HB 5127 and SB 2623 gathers support from architects

In 2004, Congress enacted Republic Act No. 9266 or the Architecture Act of 2004.  This law categorically provides, without any exception, that only duly licensed architects can sign architectural plans and documents. To give teeth to this mandate, the law further provides that building officers cannot accept architectural plans and documents which are not signed by architects.  Congress thus removed the overlaps between the practice of architecture and the other professions, including civil engineering. “Now that the devastation brought about by the Second World War (which allowed civil engineers to participate in the preparation...

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Building Technology Practical Quiz

The newest addition to the series of Architecture Board Exam Reviewers. Here's a Quiz on knowledge of Building Design and Construction Systems: Building Materials and Methods of Construction. Most of the questions are situational and wide knowledge on construction practices would be of help. There will be 10 questions picked at random from a database of more than a hundred questions. Each time you take the quiz, there will be different questions appearing. Enjoy!!! Password: orbisccd Note: If you are using an iPhone, iPad, or any Android device, the flash quiz will only play if you have both an swf flash player and an adobe flash...

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