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If it is so important for these designers to call themselves Architects then there's a simple solution... sit the exam! To do anything else is to simply admit incompetence in the profession.

Why is it important to the Tory party to create an environment of unregulated and uneducated people within the construction industry? Will they attempt to devalue the professions of Structural Engineers, Quantity Surveyors and Mechanical and Electrical Engineers next?

Architects do so much more than the initial design of a building or space. These designers are very limited in their skills. This is the difference that the public simply don't understand or have absolutely no knowledge of.

If you want the prestige of the label Architect then earn it by becoming qualified otherwise be content with the title designer. Don't confuse the two. My wife and 14 month old son can draw buildings but they don't see the need to call themselves Architects.

As a client, if you want to hire an Architect and have the prestige of having someone qualified carry out your design to a successful conclusion then hire an Architect otherwise hire a designer and let the problems begin.

The title is there to protect the consumer therefore the title itself must be protected. Anyone suggesting that the protection should be abolished or side-stepped is simply offering to put consumers at risk. A very strange approach to an electoral campaign!

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