African Design Magazine July 2016 | Page 10

SACAP signs Memorandum of

Understanding with ACE

The South African Council for the Architectural Profession ( SACAP ) has honoured its commitment to position the South African architectural profession within the global community . This was achieved with the signing last week of a Memorandum of Understanding ( MOU ) between SACAP and the Architects ’ Council of Europe ( ACE ).

The MOU commits the organization ’ s to work towards an agreement that will facilitate sharing of knowledge and skills ; engaging in critical dialogue on critical issues facing the sustainability of the profession ; establishing international standards , norms and benchmarks and promotion of excellence in architecture , to name a few areas of mutual interest . It promotes consistent professional qualifications criteria and national syllabi based on international standards , such as the UNESCO / UIA Charter for Architectural Profession and the Canberra Accord ( CA ), as well as international dialogue on issues facing practice .

According to SACAP President Yashaen Luckan , who signed the MOU with ACE President Luciano Lazzari on 22 April 2016 at the ACE General Assembly in Berlin , the recent rapid changes in global climates , societies and economies has placed the architectural profession in a position of self-reflection , self-critique and new opportunities . Such challenges require broad participation , intense collaboration and a better world view in order to develop meaningful responses .
SACAP was established in late 2000 and fulfils the function of controlling the standards of education at tertiary institutions , through visiting boards , for the purposes of professional registration . It protects public interest by identifying the type of
ACE President Luciano Lazzari and SACAP President Yashaen Luckan sign the recent MOU

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The Architects Council of Europe ( ACE ) is non-profit organisation that represents the architectural profession at the European level . Its membership consists of regulatory and professional representative bodies throughout Europe . Through them , the ACE represents the