Functions
Find out how the Board of Architects carries out its duties under the Architects Act 1991, from maintaining registers to setting professional standards.
Last updated on 1 July 2026
The main functions provided by the Board under the Architects Act 1991 are:
to keep and maintain a register of architects, a register of practitioners and a register of licensees and other registers as mentioned in Section 8(1);
to hold or arrange for the holding of such examinations as the Board considers necessary for the purpose of enabling persons to qualify for registration under this Act;
to establish, maintain and develop standards of professional conduct and ethics of the architectural profession;
to promote learning and education in connection with architecture and practice of architecture, either alone or in conjunction with any other professional body;
to hear and determine disputes relating to professional conduct or ethics of registered architects or to appoint a committee or arbitrator to hear and determine those disputes;
to appoint arbitrators for the purpose of hearing and determining disputes between registered architects or licensed corporations, partnerships or limited liability partnerships and other persons;
to license corporations or multi-discipline partnerships or limited liability partnerships which intend to supply architectural services in Singapore;
to facilitate the mutual recognition, within Singapore and any other country or territory outside of Singapore, of the qualifications and standards regarding the practice of architecture; and
generally to do all such acts, matters and things as are necessary to be carried out under the provisions of this Act.
Details of the legal constituents and roles are provided in the Rules & laws section.