Table 149 What are the five most important challenges facing the profession in your country today? Country
Discipline
Challenge 1
Challenge 2
Challenge 3
Challenge 4
Antigua and Barbuda
Architectural
Lack of respect for the profession
Law not being enforced
Australia
Architectural
Procurement methods and risk shifting
Articulation of the value of architects
Planning
Global Warming / Climate Change
Bangladesh
Architectural
The perception of the architect and the services provided are often poor and in many instances inaccurate.
Barbados
Planning
Need to build credibility Need to implement the with the public (current reforms effectively planning reforms should assist)
Belize
Engineering
Lack of historical data
Botswana
Architectural
Unwillingness of clients to pay for services
Illegal practice by unregistered individuals
Planning
Lack of Urbanisation policy.
Digital Disruption / Technological Change
Being recognised as a pre-eminent voice in managing growth / redevelopment
Providing a clear evidence base for decision making
Upgrading of other services related to architecture (Structure, MEP etc.).
Proper project management, construction quality & safety.
Corruption.
Gender Segregation.
Under resourced regulatory body delaying enforcement of legislation
Lack of resources to develop knowledge and skills for sustainable design
Lack of understanding by the public of architectural role
Lack of understanding of Urban planning relevance at high levels in Government
A conflicted national planning system where Local Authorities are not empowered to champion planning but rather dwell on regulatory development control
Lack of urban focused research culture in Planning offices in central government and Local authorities
Lack of continuous professional development for Planners
Architectural
Procurement
Image
Education/path to license
Technology
Politics
Planning
Responding to needs of under-represented communities
Embedding Climate Change Adaptation into prctice
Challenging political priorities and populism
Keeping up with technological change
Access to data
Cyprus
Architectural
B.O.T. procurement method
Fee tendering coverment projects procurement
Lack of professional fee scales
Dominica
Architectural
Opacity in procurement
Lack of design competition
No enforcement of regulations (draftsmen vs architects)
No regulation for overseas / foreign architects
Fiji
Architectural
Sustainability for local architectural practices
Continued professional development
Support staff in architectural practices when demand is high
Work undertaken by non local architects without any input from local architects
Ghana
Engineering
Poor quality control and quality assurance
Professional ethics and codes of conduct
Low remuneration
Hong Kong
Architectural
Insufficient opportunities for young practices or architects
India
Architectural
To make architectural services easily accessible to the masses
Lack of rewarding and satisfying job opportunities
Inadequate application of state of art technologies
Kenya
Architectural
Lax Local Content Policy
Delays in Issuance of Building Permits
Infiltration of Sector by Non-professionals
Canada
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Challenge 5
Need to train and develop planners to meet the challenge
Inadequate research
Professional fees and method of appointment of Architects
Planning for climate change and rapid urbanisation