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Chris Williamson feeling ‘quite sad’ as RIBA president loses architect title

By 2026-01-06T13:36:00

Chris Williamson Venice 2

WW+P co-founder announced his decision not to renew his ARB registration last month in protest against existing regulatory model

Chris Williamson has said he is feeling “quite sad” about losing his architect title after voluntarily allowing his ARB registration to lapse in a protest against the profession’s regulatory system.

The RIBA president and WW+P co-founder is no longer on the ARB register and could now be prosecuted if he calls himself an architect following his decision last month to relinquish the title.

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