Reference
·Supporting source
Architect Council of Thailand (ACT) registered architects
~32K licensed
The Architect Council of Thailand (ACT, sometimes referred to as ARCOT) holds approximately 32,000 licensed architects on its register across the four practice classes (Associate Architect, Architect, Senior Architect, and Vuthi-level Architect) as of 2024. Architecture practice is regulated under the Architect Act B.E. 2543/2000, requiring ACT licence for sign-off on Building Control Act-regulated projects. The four ACT practice fields are Architecture, Interior and Environmental Design, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design and Planning; Architecture is the dominant licensed class. ASEAN Architect mobility under the AMRA framework adds cross-border practice rights for ~600 Thai architects.
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The Architect Council of Thailand (ACT, sometimes referred to as ARCOT) holds approximately 32,000 licensed architects on its register across the four practice classes (Associate Architect, Architect, Senior Architect, and Vuthi-level Architect) as of 2024. Architecture practice is regulated under the Architect Act B.E. 2543/2000, requiring ACT licence for sign-off on Building Control Act-regulated projects. The four ACT practice fields are Architecture, Interior and Environmental Design, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design and Planning; Architecture is the dominant licensed class. ASEAN Architect mobility under the AMRA framework adds cross-border practice rights for ~600 Thai architects.
The Architect Council of Thailand (ACT, sometimes referred to as ARCOT) holds approximately 32,000 licensed architects on its register across the four practice classes (Associate Architect, Architect, Senior Architect, and Vuthi-level Architect) as of 2024. Architecture practice is regulated under the Architect Act B.E. 2543/2000, requiring ACT licence for sign-off on Building Control Act-regulated projects. The four ACT practice fields are Architecture, Interior and Environmental Design, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design and Planning; Architecture is the dominant licensed class. ASEAN Architect mobility under the AMRA framework adds cross-border practice rights for ~600 Thai architects.
Time scope
end-2024 ACT registry stock
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What this tells you
The Architect Council of Thailand (ACT, sometimes referred to as ARCOT) holds approximately 32,000 licensed architects on its register across the four practice classes (Associate Architect, Architect, Senior Architect, and Vuthi-level Architect) as of 2024. Architecture practice is regulated under the Architect Act B.E. 2543/2000, requiring ACT licence for sign-off on Building Control Act-regulated projects. The four ACT practice fields are Architecture, Interior and Environmental Design, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design and Planning; Architecture is the dominant licensed class. ASEAN Architect mobility under the AMRA framework adds cross-border practice rights for ~600 Thai architects.
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