7.5 ARCHITECTURE AND GOVERNMENT CONTEXT
7.5.1 GOVERNMENT ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PROFESSION Region
Country
Government Ministry responsible for architecture
Africa
Botswana Ghana South Africa Uganda
Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing Ministry of Works and Housing The Department of Public Works Ministry of Works and Transport
Y Y Y Y
Y Y Y Y
Y N Y Y
N N N N
Asia
Bangladesh Hong Kong Malaysia Pakistan Sri Lanka
Ministry of Housing and Public Works Development Bureau, HKSAR Ministry of Works Malaysia Ministry of Housing and Works Ministry of Housing and Construction
Y Y Y Y Y
Y Y Y Y Y
Y Y N Y N
N N N N Y
Caribbean Antigua and and Barbuda Canada America
Ministry of Legal Affairs
N
N
Y
N
Profession is regulated by each provincial legislature; generally regulated by Attorney General of each province
Y
Y
N
N
Europe
Y
Y
Y
N
Malta United Kingdom
Ministry of the Interior; Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Works Ministry for Transport and Infrastructure DCLG; DBEIS; DCMS
Y Y
Y Y
N N
N N
Australia New Zealand
Minister for Cities Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Y Y
Y Y
Y N
Y N
Pacific
Cyprus
Does government Does the Government/ Government/ consult the institute advise Chief Chief profession on the government Architect? Resilience architectural on architectural Officer? matters? matters?
Responses to this question appear to suggest a reasonable level of engagement between member institutes and their host governments yet only 56% report there being a Government Architect and only 13% report there being a Chief Resilience Officer. 7.5.2 PUBLIC SECTOR PROCUREMENT Region
Country
Direct invitation
Fee tender
Design competition
Africa
Botswana Ghana South Africa Uganda
Y Y Y N
Y N Y Y
N Y Y -
Asia
Bangladesh Hong Kong Malaysia Pakistan Sri Lanka
Y Rarely Y Y Y
Y Y Y Y Y
Y Y Y Y Y
Y
Y
N
Caribbean Antigua and and America Barbuda Canada Europe Cyprus Malta United Kingdom Pacific Australia New Zealand
Survey of the Architectural Profession in the Commonwealth
Y
Y
Rarely
N Y Y
Y Y Y
Y Y Y
Y Y
Y Y
Y Y
Anecdotal evidence suggests that public sector procurement in many parts of the Commonwealth is still based on lowest cost rather than best value and that small to medium sized enterprises (SME’s) often struggle to complete for public sector projects.
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