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CAA Commonweal th Assoc ia t ion of Arch i tec ts

Annual Report 2003/2004



UK Charity No 288022 Registered address: POBox 508 Edgware HA8 9XZ Tel/Fax: +44 20 8951 0550 Email: [email protected] Website: www.comarchitect.org ORG5001 1

Contents

Pages

17th

General Assembly and Conference 2-4 Activities for 2003 and 2004 5-14 Appendix A – Council Members 2003-06 15 Appendix B – Accounts 16 Appendix C – CAA Profile 17-18 Appendix D – Membership 19

Cover illustration

CAA’s 6th International Student Design Competition 2003 ‘A Writer’s Retreat’.

Winning entry: Henry Williams, fourth year, University of Adelaide, Australia

‘The project is executed with great simplicity and clarity. It has an extraordinary sensitive relationship to

its site, rolling downland studded with trees. Sensuous links between writer and the surrounding

grassland were very carefully considered, with the house partly dug into the slope, so that desk and grass

seem to grow together. It would undoubtedly be a calm and tranquil place to work in.

The work is very well detailed and beautifully drawn, so the textures and almost the smell of the materials

are forcibly projected from the boards. It is always difficult to present the spatial, luminous and tectonic

qualities of a minimalist design on paper in two dimensions yet the entrant has managed to do so

admirably.’ Jury Report August 2003.




CAA 17th

General Assembly and Conference

Globalisation and Architecture:

Commonwealth Opportunity

This meeting held every three years, was hosted by the South African Institute of Architects and jointly organised by The Department of Architecture at the University of the Free State and the Free State Institute of Architects (FSIA) took place from the 27-30 August 2003 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Judging of CAA’s 6

th international Student Competition and Robert Matthew Award also took place at the

meeting.

17th General Assembly Attended by 138 delegates from 24 countries the traditional Assembly format was restructured compressing the routine business of the association (including the election of new officers) into a half day session to

allow expanded sessions on education and practice interspersed with concise presentations to inform delegates on the issues to be debated. Agenda item 'Member Institute Reports' become a session entitled 'Effective Institutes'. Selected presentations from CEO's and Institute Presidents revealed how CAA members, in response to demands from members and society are evolving new strategies for focus and relevance. Richard Hastilow, CEO of

the Royal Institute of British Architects, set out the current priorities for his institute based on the premise

that "Institutes exist to serve the public interest", whilst Mark Raymond President of the Trinidad and

Tobago Institute of Architects gave a model for a diverse operation in a small community.

The implementation of compulsory Continuing Professional Development by the New Zealand Institute of

Architects, set out by CEO Beverley McRae, attracted much interest. Su Linning from SAIA explained how

the South African Institute has strengthened collaboration within the construction industry in response to the new constitution and a government that values the industry as a national asset. The Practice Session included presentations on alternative practice related to development issues

including a keynote from Micheal Mutter, Senior Architectural and Urban Planning Advisor to the UK's

Department for Investment and Development. This introduced the concept of Development as Freedom and showed examples of how architects could implement the approaches which evolved from this thinking.

These included DfiD's Community Asset Managment in Africa project in which CAA is involving its local networks as project partner. CAM looks at community involvement to improve the development, maintenance and management of local buildings. Both practice and education sessions included presentations from representatives of the International

Union of Architects, including UIA First Vice President Geatan Siew (representing UIA President Jaime Lerner), to inform members of developments at the global level and to ensure that decisions on future activity maintained CAA's established policy of ‘collaboration without duplication’. The meeting was clear that CAA has an unfulfilled capacity to build consensus to develop and support the work of UIA. In the final session of the Assembly the outgoing Chairs of Education and Practice summarised the work of their term of office and made proposals for work to be undertaken in the coming session. High on the

agenda was the CAA Procedures for the Validation of Courses in Architecture and in addition to 'work in progress' and a required 6 year system review due in 2005, it was agreed to progress discussions with the International Union of Architects over CAA's relationship with UNESCO/UIA system of Academic

Accreditation and to seek further invitations to meetings of the UNESCO/UIA Validation Committee. A number of proposals suggested capitalising further on the network of schools formed by the list of

validated courses; CAA should hold data on schools on the website; Ora Joubert head of the Free State

School made a specific proposal for a CAA Teachers Exchange programme, a framework within which teachers could effectively swap places for a short period during an academic year.




With a pressing requirement for Continuing Professional Development in the profession, and awareness of existing initiatives and material prepared by member institutes it seemed sensible to make these more

widely accessible to CAA member through CAA's website. Incoming Chair of Education Joseph Kyaagba was particularly keen that the Association harness the potential for electronic learning material and the Education Committee undertook to conduct a survey to assess the availability of CPD material as a first step. Under the existing CAA programme theme Cities and Sustainability the main activity for the Practice

Committee will be to publish 'The Architect's Guide to Sustainable Design' on the CAA website. The Guide is structured to allow change and additions and the network of country reporters must be developed both to give feedback and to disseminate the information. In particular CAA will, in its support for activities,

promote the growing movement towards culturally sustainable buildings involving local communities and harnessing their skills to produce them. Already CAA has applied for a Commonwealth Foundation Grant to support an annual design and planning workshop to build the capacity of teachers in architecture to develop relevant curriculum to prepare students from multi-ethnic backgrounds for practice in a culturally diverse environment. Considerable debate centred on the issue of working across borders and the operation of international

architects in small and developing states and the UIA Accord 'Practice in Host Nation' which sets conduct for working abroad. From this there was considerable support for; preparation of a Code of Ethics (good governance and corporate citizenship); implementing UIA Commission work with CAA members; and aligning Trade-in-Services Agreements with Commonwealth country-to country trade agreements. Feedback from delegates indicated that the new format for the Assembly informative and stimulating and the success of the meeting was ensured, in no small measure, by the conference infrastructure provided jointly by hosts and organisers. This was low cost yet unstinting in hospitality and the event run to programme.




CAA Conference

Local Tradition and Culture Peter Davey, Editor of the Architectural Review opened the CAA Conference on the theme "Local Tradition

and Culture" with a presentation entitled "The Crises Facing Contemporary Architecture" opening with a

fable; the section of Odysseus' epic journey told in Homer's Odyssey when the voyagers sail through the perilous straits between Scylla, the cliff with a cave in which a monster lurked, and Charybdis the whirlpool, the original r'ock and a hard place'. From this he drew analogy with twin perils for contemporary architecture; on one side the whirlpool of commerce 'into which every decent architectural intention is sucked' and the other the rock of ‘art for art's sake’ of the would be avantgard of those who believe that architecture is an autonomous art. Following with ample illustrations of the work of those voyagers who perished in the straits on one side or the other he concluded by offering rays of hope with a selection of entries from the AR+D awards (to architects below the age of 45) "that show how we can begin to evolve local approaches to architectures which combine tenderness to humanity and respect for the planet". With astounding resonance the presentations continued where the AR+D work left off, the speakers

displaying a body of work united in 'local approaches to architectures' across the regions of CAA. Rajeev

Kathpalia, partner to Balkrishna Doshi, showed an extraordinary project to conserve the historic centre of Hyderabad, rescuing it from commercial mayhem and certain destruction, reconciling through a mind boggling 'community process' the livelihoods of many of the poorest city dwellers with preservation though tourism. Illustrating another rescue of urban space through community process, none the less complex to resolve for

its small scale, was the work of UK practice 'muf' at Tilbury in East London described by Cathy Hawley. This was 'architects without architecture', reclaiming an uncontrollable area between tower blocks with a landscape project which reconciled conflicting uses and ensured security and pleasure to a community through an undulating landscape of shared and discrete spaces.

Patrick Stanigar from Jamaica gave a highly personal account of his own passage through perilious straits returning from an architectural education in the US in the 60's and practice in New York to discover the "homogenous diversity of Caribbean culture" and through the perspectives offer by diverse roles undertaken in his career to evolve a response to this. Adrian Welke, of Troppo Architects, Australia presented his work; a distinctive style of house evolved in response to the harsh tropical climate of Darwin "a place where god was practicing to make better spaces". This has literally shown the residents by example how it is possible to enjoy living in the tropics without the need for air-conditioned concrete boxes. The morning session's excursion though the regions was followed by a local one through central

Bloemfontein to a former township now part of larger city. Here South African architects, Roger Fisher

(with 'box of tricks' ) and Peter Rich (with plastic 'dressing up' bag), gave impromptu presentations (no slides or PowerPoint here). Both with their different props gave a primer in sensing the finest traces of cultural and tradition in a place, the beginnings of an appropriate architectural response.


Activities for 2003 and 2004

Date Activity No, Location, Title and description P = Practice, E = Education C = Communications

Expenditure

A = Commonwealth Foundation grant, B = Total activity expenditure A B



Programme Category A

Cities and Sustainability

P051 Multi-lateral

- An Architect’s Guide to Designing for Sustainability

The first draft of this guide was presented to the 17th General Assembly at

Bloemfontein in August 2003. The aim of the publication is to provide a

desktop tool to assist architects in the practice of sustainability. The Guide,

which is being prepared under a contract with CSIR Boutek (the national

research and development body for the construction industry in South Africa)

is a series of worksheets for each of 5 stages in the lifecycle of a building

covering each of the indicators for sustainable development as identified in the

UN Commission for Sustainable Development’s ‘Theme Indicator

Framework’.

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P063 South Africa

08.03 CAA Conference ’Local Tradition and Culture’, Bloemfontein

(See first section of this Report p 4)

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P079 India

02.03 International Conference on Humane Habitat (ICHH 5) 'The Quest for

excellence: Evolving a Humane Habitat' and IAHH Student Competition,

Mumbai

CAA's sponsored speaker, Frank Lyons, a lecturer at the Plymouth School of

Architecture presented a paper entitled 'Humane Architecture: A Spiritual Re-

engagement with Architecture' to this annual event of the International

Association for Humane Habitat (IAHH) hosted by Rizvi College. Lyons also

acted as a juror for the IAHH International Student Competition (endorsed by

CAA) in which students were required to design for the upgrading or

reconstruction of a poor urban community.

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P083 Kenya

05.03 Commonwealth Consultative Group on Human Settlements (CCGHS)

meeting, Nairobi

Ongoing liaison with CCGHS and CAA President Phillip Kungu (already

based in Nairobi) attended this meeting prior to a UN Commission meeting at

UN HABITAT.

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P088 France

12.03 UNEP DTIE IETC Expert meeting on Sustainable Construction, Paris

An inaugural meeting in December 2002 was attended by CAA's then

President, Phillip Kungu. CAA was represented by Tony Godwin, CAA's

Executive Director, at this follow-up meeting which made considerable

progress in securing support for and agreeing the format for the Sustainable

Building and Construction (SBC) Forum essentially a 'resource light'

voluntary networking organisation. The value of the Forum was agreed to be:

- As an exchange network.

- To foster collaboration and avoid duplication (vital in an information 'market'

packed with existing research and initiatives).

- To prepare a 'sector report' to future world summits

The forum is hosted UNEP DTIE (Division of Technology, Industry and

Economic) IETC (International Environment Technology Centre) and

supported by CIB (International Council for Research and Innovation in

Building and Construction www.cibworld.nl) and iiSBE (International

Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment www.iisbe.org), the latter host

to a large database of case studies and research papers (www.sbis.info/). The

meeting was treated to a number of presentations from the private sector

indicating that the 'fire is well lit'.

The meeting reminded itself that it was woefully short of developing world

input. In this regard presentations from UN representatives on 'Procurement'

were significant particularly that entitled 'Interagency activities' from the

Environmental and Socially Responsible Procurement Working Group.

Notably this includes the World Bank and other international finance

agencies with great potential to deliver local capacity building and poverty

alleviation in the implementation of aid programmes rather than a 'gravy train'

for western producers and consultants.

The initiative will continue in 2004 with the SB04 series of regional

conferences in Brazil, South Africa, China and Malaysia culminating in the

World Sustainable building Conference SB05 in Tokyo in September 2005. A

regional best practice award system will be devised to run parallel with the

meetings.

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P090 South Africa

09.04 SB04 Sustainable Building for Africa 2004, Stellenbosch

www.sustainablesettlement.co.za/event/SBE2004/index.html

Part of a series of regional conferences (see P088 above) co-sponsored by CIB

(the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and

Construction), UNEP (United nations Environment programme) and iiSBE

(the international Initiative for a Sustainable built Environment) encouraging

the equal participation of developing countries in international discussion

towards creating a more sustainable built environment (SBE). Local hosts of

the conference were CSIR Building and Construction Technology (Boutek),

the Development Bank of Southern Africa, the Construction Industry

Development Board and the South African Institute of Architects.

One hundred and fifty delegates from 24 countries (including Togo,

Cameroon, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, Mauritius, Ethiopia, the Congo and

Nigeria) gathered for a week to share experience and knowledge, and discuss

ways of enabling and mainstreaming sustainable building and construction in

http://www.cibworld.nl/

http://www.iisbe.org/

http://www.sbis.info/

http://www.sustainablesettlement.co.za/event/SBE2004/index.html




Africa.

The conference was preceded by an introductory course to sustainable building

presented by CSIR Boutek.

Outcomes

During the first two days of the conference, delegates had the opportunity to

listen to a broad range of papers on topics including building assessment tools,

future technologies and sustainable settlement approaches. Ten people were

selected on the basis of their presentations - seven for their conference papers

and three on the basis of their entries for the Sustainable Building Best

Practices Award (www.buildnet.co.za/akani/2004/nov/08_awards.html) for

support to attend the SB05 Tokyo World conference. Aiming to be a working

conference stimulating dialogue, opportunities were provided for more

informal discussions.

Sustainable building - Action for Africa

The last two days were given over to a dialogue session to discuss actions

needed to provide built environment players with what they need to ensure

decisions support sustainable development. The session aimed to

identify and prioritise specific actions required from different

stakeholders (educational institutions, industry, the professional

associations, research organisations, etc.);

explore how these actions can be achieved through cooperation and

sharing of resources across Africa and with other developing

countries.

A Report is available at;

(www.buildnet.co.za/akani/2004/nov/pdfs/action_for_africa_ws_report.pdf)

Tanmay Tathagat, Senior Programme Manager, Energy Efficiency at the

International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC) was CAA’s sponsored

speaker. He is currently leading the Energy Conservation Building Code

development in India and the effort to develop an international green buildings

implementation program, especially targeted towards developing countries.

His presentation was entitled ‘Mainstreaming Sustainable Buildings’

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P092 Trinidad

10.04 Building and Interiors Trade Show (BITS), Port of Spain

Keynote address by President Llewellyn van Wyk on the social role of

architects entitled “Its not the space, it’s the place…stupid.” at the invitation of

the Trinidad and Tobago Institute of Architects. The President also spoke at

the Faculty of Engineering at the University of the West Indies, about the role

of technology in achieving sustainable building and construction activities.

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http://www.buildnet.co.za/akani/2004/nov/08_awards.html

http://www.buildnet.co.za/akani/2004/nov/pdfs/action_for_africa_ws_report.pdf




Programme Category C

Validation and Education

E002 Multi-Lateral

- CAA Validation System

- Ongoing administration of the system with 3 Validation Panel Executive

Committee meetings (07.04.03, 03.08.04 and 27.09.04) by teleconference.

- Continued liaison with the International Union of Architects who are

planning a global validation system. The Chair of the Validation Panel,

Professor George Henderson, attended a meeting of the UNESCO/UIA

Validation Committee convened in Paris 10.03 where he gave a detailed

presentation on the working of the CAA System. The Validation Panel

Executive committee has commented on a UIA draft protocol Mutual

Recognition Agreement Between Architectural Accreditation/Validation

Agencies.

- A review of CAA’s Red Book validation procedure has commenced and will

be completed in 2006 in accordance the requirement for this to take place

every 6 years.

- Enquiries about validation have been received from 3 new schools in Africa

and discussions are in progress with South Africa for validation of their

national system. 4 school visits have been organised.

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E036 Multi-lateral

08.03 6th

CAA Student Competition ‘A Writer’s Retreat’

The competition attracted 222 entries from students of 34 nationalities,

studying at 68 schools of architecture in 23 countries. Unprecedented interest

was such that 20 competitors ignored the primary criteria for eligibility (that

they should at the time of submission, be studying at a school in a

Commonwealth country) to send entries from Turkey, Japan, Poland, USA,

Italy, Germany, and Puerto Rico. The Jury comprised; Phillip Kungu CAA

President (Kenya); Patrick Stanigar (Jamaica); Mira Fassler-Kamstra (South

Africa) and was chaired by the Editor of the Architectural Review, Peter

Davey (UK)

First prize (£1200): Henry Williams, fourth year, University of Adelaide,

Australia

Second prize (£500): Ujjval Tanchal + Sachin Soni, fifth year, School of

Architecture CEPT, Ahmedabad, India.

Third prize (£200): Vongai PP Pasirayi, third year, National University of

Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

Prize for entrant in first or second year (£200): Stephen Lammas, second year,

UNITEC School of Architecture, Auckland, New Zealand

Honorary mentions

Unathi Lincon, University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Mia Visser, second year, University of Pretoria, South Africa

William Paul Norris, second year, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

Mark Jooste, second year, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Too Wing, PD student, University of Hong Kong, China

Rebecca Murphy, second year, Queensland Institute of Technology, Australia




Foo Suk Yin, fifth year, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia

Koji Misaki, fifth year, University of Tsukubu Art and Design School, Japan

The jury concluded, "This competition (the only one of its kind) has proved so

successful that all jury members thought that the Commonwealth Association

of Architects might consider expanding its terms of reference to allow students

from all over the world to enter. While appreciating that this would cause

problems, the jury suggests that such a widening of horizons would stimulate

quality even further."

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E045 Ghana

- Advisor to the School of Architecture Kwame Nkrumah University of

Science and Technology, Kumasi

Appointment of the advisor Ivor Smith (proposed by the school and agreed by

CAA Validation Panel Executive).

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E046 New Zealand

03.04 Visiting board to UNITEC, Auckland

CAA re-validation visit which recommended continued conditional validation

for Parts 1and 2. George Henderson was the CAA Representative.

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E047 South Africa

09.03 Visiting boards to University of Pretoria and Tshwane University

(formerly Pretoria Technikon)

Joint South African Council of Architects and Planners (SACAP)/ CAA re-

validation visits which recommended continued conditional validation for

Parts 1and 2 for both schools. John Sutherland (NZ) was the CAA

Representative.

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E048 South Africa

08.03 Validation panel training Workshop, Bloemfontein

This was held just prior to the CAA Assembly taking advantage of the

gathering to give an in depth presentation on the purpose and mechanisms of

the CAA Validation System. A particular aspect covered was the preparation

and material required for a visit by a school.

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E050 South Africa

04.04 Visiting Board to University of Free State, Blomfontein

Joint South African Council of Architects and Planners (SACAP)/ CAA re-

validation visit which recommended continued conditional validation for Parts

1and 2. Essy Baniassad (Hong Kong) was the CAA Representative.

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E052 Multilateral

- 7th

CAA Student Competition ‘A Small Sustainable Sports Centre’

Sponsorship of £7000 has been secured for this contest from the international

architectural practice of HOK Sport + Venue + Event Architecture and a brief

has been drafted. The competition which continues to be supported by the

Architectural Review has been made open to all countries and will be judged

at the 18th General Assembly in November 2006 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Programme Category D

Practice seminars

03.03 P080 Tanzania.

‘Globalisation Encounters in the Development of Historic Cities and

Waterfronts’, Arusha

UIA(International Union of Architects Heritage Workgroup) AUA(African

Union of Architects)/AAT(Architects Association of Tanzania) Conference

This meeting considered a number of issues related to the theme of local

interventions in the global era. London architect, Kwasi Boateng was CAA’s

sponsored speaker. Boateng's practice is part of a consortium which has

prepared an infrastructure proposal for Accra, Ghana. He spoke about this

work and in particular about the relationship of Accra's historic waterfront to

the city and its future role. Boateng also attended the African Union of

Architects (AUA) meeting which preceded the conferences and (with his

background in Ghana and the UK) was able to offer a unique and helpful

perspectives on the issue of foreign architects from developed countries

‘taking work’ from local architects developing countries.

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03.03 P082 Barbados

PAHO Seminar and ACSAC Regional meeting.

A seminar on health facilities in the Caribbean region, together with a CAA

grant to assist with travel expenses proved to be a catalyst in gathering

representatives from institutes of architects in the so called ‘cricket playing

islands’. The seminar, free to building professionals, covered the natural

hazards of the region and the developing and enforcing of appropriate

standards for buildings resistant to these climatic and seismic occurrences.

With representatives from 7 of the 9 members of the regional architects body,

the Association of Commonwealth Societies of Architects in the Caribbean

(ACSAC) present, Chairman Robert Woodstock, took the opportunity to

convene the first meeting held since 1999. Institute reports revealed support

through membership and much positive work to strengthen the profession,

including registration legislation, interaction with government and the public.

In Antigua, for example, local architects had joined forces to win a major

government contract, normally the preserve of larger international firms (a

widespread concern).

The meeting debated the relevance of ACSAC following the formation of the

Federation of Caribbean Associations of Architects (FCAA), an initiative of

the Pan-American Federation of Architects with the larger Spanish speaking

islands. It was agreed that there was a future role for ACSAC to represent the

smaller English speaking islands who could not always fund attendance

at FCAA meetings.

ACSAC renewed its commitments to the Caribbean School of Architecture

(one of its founding objectives) and to working towards uniformity of

registration procedures, fee agreements and the development of a Standard

form of Building contract. Members are also encouraged conform to the UIA

Practice Accords. CAA regional Vice President Mark Raymond (Trinidad)

proposed a new role for ACSAC in delivering Continuing Professional

Development and will be approaching a number of sources of finance.




CAA contributed to travel expenses of the 7 delegates

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05.03 P081 Mauritius

South African Institute of Architects (SAIA) organised Hotel Competition

for Mauritius

At the request of SAIA CAA promoted this limited competition and nominated

CAA Past President, George Henderson, as juror.

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P084 Namibia

08.03 "The Crises Facing Contemporary Architecture", Namibia Institute of

Architects lecture and Dinner, Windhoek

(see this report p 4)

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P086 Nigeria

12.03 “Improving Life in the Commonwealth: Human Ecology in Practice –

integrated Development Policies and actions”, Abuja

5 West African architects, from Ghana, Sierra Leone and Nigeria attended this

NGO seminar, immediately prior to the Commonwealth Heads of

Government meeting on 1-3 December in Abuja, Nigeria. The event was

promoted by The Commonwealth Human Ecology Council (CHEC) and the

Commonwealth Association of Surveying and Land Economy (CASLE) in

partnership with Built Environment Professions in the Commonwealth

(BEPIC) of which CAA is a member and the Scientific Committee on

Problems of the Environment (SCOPE). Four sub-themes were addressed;

Meeting Millennium Goals and the NEPAD targets;

Meeting the Habitat Agenda: tenure, settlements, information and

indicators;

Providing Sustainable livelihoods;

Peri-Urban Environment Change.

Two of the architects delivered papers; Professor Olumide Olusanya (Head,

School of Architecture, University of Lagos) on ‘Sustainable Industrialised

Housing Delivery System for a Developing Economy’. This is a case study

showing houses constructed for Lagos State Housing Corporation in the 1980's

using intermediate technology techniques. The design and production

(involving the training of unskilled labour) was conceived by Olusanya to

address capacity building in the local industry. The house design also

addresses climatic issues; Ralph Mills-Tettey (Registrar, Architects

Registration Council of Ghana) on ‘Urban Issues and Initiatives for

Accra’ Ghana's capital city with a population that has multiplied over five

times within 25 years - from less than half a million persons at Independence

in 1957, to over 2½ million persons by the year 2000. Urban issues considered

included land use, informal settlement growth, traffic and transportation,

utility issues including water, electricity and waste management. Recent

initiatives in the city include the ecological restoration of the major lagoon in

the city, traffic management, drainage and new road infrastructure, and

creation of public parks.

Other topics presented at the seminar ranged from land management in

Southern Africa savannas and ecological agriculture to problems of squatter

resettlement in Abuja, the new Nigerian capital city, and the difficulties of

dealing with urban waste elsewhere.

The meeting came to a series of recommendations on innovative practices and




projects that can be shared among Commonwealth countries;

Land and geographical information systems are fundamental tools in

appraising resources, the human situation and planning for the future.

Access to land and shelter were re-emphasised as fundamental to all

people. Urban policies should therefore emphasise the need of access

and security of occupation for the urban poor. Infrastructure needs to

be provided at the appropriate time and scale.

Community participation in the planning process should also be seen

as part of good governance and local management of the urban

environment.

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P019 Fiji

09.03 ‘Leaky buildings’ seminar, Suva

CAA sponsored speaker Jim Akehurst from New Zealand conducted this

seminar on common defects in the waterproofing of buildings

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CAA Meetings and Other

07.03 - International

CAA 54th

Council Meeting

Held in two parts; by teleconference and prior to the General Assembly

08.03 P063 South Africa

CAA 17th

General Assembly, Bloemfontein

(See first section of this Report) A travel bursary was given to Linda Moore, secretary for the Barbados

Institute of Architects, to attend as the official delegate of that country.

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P085 International

08.03 Robert Matthew Award 2003

Following extended consideration of the four entries nominated by CAA

Member Institutes from India, Nigeria (Interstate Architects), South Africa

(omm design workshop) and UK the jury agreed unanimously to award the

Robert Matthew Award to Balkrishna Doshi from Amadabad, India

concluding that "From the early years at the heart of international modernist

thinking, Doshi’s intellectual growth has been such that he has moved towards

a “mystical” understanding of the many influences that have shaped the rich

vernacular of India to create a new architecture rooted in the past, which is

contemporary. His is an outstanding contribution to the development of

architecture in the region."

The Robert Matthew Award is to recognise innovative contributions to the

development of architecture, especially in the Commonwealth context, by an

architect or architectural practice being members of one of the members

institutes of the Commonwealth Association of Architects having particular

relevance to the country or region in which the architect or architectural office

operates.

The Jury also made a special mention to Terry Farrell and Partners, UK

"for the major contribution they have made, particularly within the

contemporary language of architecture in the United Kingdom, but also

abroad".

The jury comprised Anna Kwong Secretary Hong Kong Institute of

Architects; Linda Moore, Secretary Barbados Institute of Architect; Ralph

Mills-Tettey, Registrar Architects Registration Board of Ghana and Gordon

Moller, President New Zealand Institute of Architects (who chaired the jury).

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P086 Nigeria

12.03 West Africa Regional meeting, Abuja

Architects attending the pre-CHOGM forum also held a regional meeting

which highlighted the benefits of strengthening the regional network

particularly in Education. There are 14 schools in the region (1 in Ghana and

13 in Nigeria). The school in Kumasi, Ghana, currently has CAA conditional

continued validation and three Nigerian schools, Lagos, Zaria, and Nsukka

have applied for CAA Advisory visits. Manilus Gerber, the representative

from Sierra Leone (who trained at Zaria), reported the need to train more




architects in his country but a lack of resources to open a school. Collaboration

with Kumasi seemed an avenue worth exploring in the meantime. CPD was

also discussed and the meeting proposed a joint workshop involving

all institutes in the region.

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12.03 P087 Bangladesh

ARCASIA Forum 12 (Architects Council of Asia conference)

‘Globalisation and Asia Architecture’, Dhaka

CAA President Llewellyn van Wyk attended at the invitation of the Institute of

Architects Bangladesh and addressed the Council. His report on the event

concluded;

- There does appear to be a worldwide awakening to local tradition and culture

and developed countries would do well to look at responses emerging in the

developing world.

- There remains an obligation on the developed countries, and by implication

the architectural organisations, to assist in the development and growth of a

strong and responsive architectural profession in developing countries.

- Many countries expressed the need to develop a strong research base in

architecture, the environment and human settlements.

- A widespread desire among members for dialogue between the schools of

architecture and the profession reflects a worldwide concern at the disjuncture

between architectural training and practice.

- The expressed need for continuing professional development is significant

and its role in the furtherance of mutual recognition and GATS needs to be

explored further.

- Institutes must reflect on their engagement with government and ensure that

engagement is about advancing public interest rather than simply maintaining

the status quo of the profession. The greatest opportunity lies the potential

contribution of architects to resolving the many challenges governments and

civil society face.

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P091

06.04 CAA 55th

Council meeting (by teleconference)

Sharon Robinson/Helen Dalton programme officers at the Commonwealth

Foundation also attended at observers

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P093 UK

10.04 CAA President, Llewellyn van Wyk, visit to London

Meetings held with Honorary Secretary Treasurer, Commonwealth

Foundation and Commonwealth business Council.

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-

P094

11.04 56th Council meeting (by teleconference)

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C002

08.03 New Website

2500 4730.56




Appendix A

CAA Council Members 2003-2006 (elected at the 17

th General Assembly, Bloemfontein, South Africa)

President Llewellyn Van Wyk (South Africa, Past President SAIA) <[email protected]>

Senior Vice President Gordon Holden (New Zealand) <[email protected]>

Immediate Past President Phillip Kungu (Kenya) <[email protected]>

Honorary Secretary/Treasurer Adrian Dobson (UK) < [email protected]>

EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Chair of Education Joseph Kyaagba (Nigeria) <[email protected]>

Chair of Validation Panel George Henderson (UK, PP CAA) <[email protected]>

PRACTICE COMMITTEE

Chair of Practice Balbir Verma (India, President IIA) <[email protected]>

COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE

Chair of Communications Mark Raymond (Trinidad, President TTIA) <[email protected]>

VICE PRESIDENTS

AFRICA

Vice President Africa (West) Ralph Mills Tettey (Ghana) <[email protected]>

Vice President Alternate Africa (East) Frances Mungai (Kenya) <[email protected]> Vice President Alternate Africa (South) (to be confirmed)

AMERICAS

Vice President Americas Linda Moore (Barbados) <[email protected]> Vice President Alternate Americas (post vacant)

ASIA

Vice President Asia Mubasshar Hussain (Bangladesh, President IAB) <iabbdonline.com>

Vice President Alternate Asia Balbir Verma (India, President IIA) <[email protected]>

EUROPE

Vice President Europe Christos Panayiotides (Cyprus) Vice President Europe Alternate (post vacant)

OCEANIA

Vice President Oceania John Sinclair (New Zealand, PP NZIA) <[email protected]>

Vice President Alternate Oceania John Andrew (Papua New Guinea, President PNGIA) <[email protected]>

CAA Secretariat

Executive Director Tony Godwin (UK)

Administrator Su Linning (South Africa)

Validation Administrator Chris Ellis (UK)




Appendix B Accounts

2003 2004

INCOME

Subscriptions 44257 45818

Grants from the Commonwealth Foundation

13500 6000

Sales of publications, royalties, fundraising

1154 229

Interest 1778 1951

Total Income 60689 53903

EXPENDITURE

Direct charitable expenditure (activities and newsletter)

38119 10202

Management and administration 37234 30946

Total expenditure 78482 41148

Surplus/deficit for the year (17793) 12775




Appendix C CAA Profile

Organisation

Membership and numbers National institutes, associations or societies representing 33,000 individual architects in Commonwealth or former Commonwealth countries of which: Architectural bodies Multi-professional bodies (including architects) Total

32 5

37

Structure and governance Membership of the association falls into one of 5 regions. AFRICA, AMERICAS, ASIA, EUROPE and OCEANIA. The governing body of the Association is a General Assembly of delegates representing member institutes, which meets at least once every 3 years and is responsible for general policy. Management is vested in a Council comprising: President; Immediate Past President; Senior Vice president; Honorary Secretary /Treasurer; 5 regional Vice Presidents; Chairs of Education, Practice and Communication Committees. Day to day administration is handled under contract by the South African Institute of Architects, under the direction of the Executive Director in the UK .

Objectives

‘the advancement of Architecture throughout the Commonwealth and the promotion and acquisition of knowledge of the various arts and sciences connected therewith’. Particularly to promote co-operation between associations of architects within the Commonwealth and equivalent organisations outside the Commonwealth, to ensure the maximum contribution by architects to the well-being of society, and to encourage activities on a regional basis for the purpose of studying common problems.

To further these objectives, three practical principles currently guide the work of CAA: Networking and communication. To provide an ‘umbrella’ structure to connect and allow the sharing of built environment knowledge in member countries through a network of individuals. Advance and influence the profession. Co-operating with the International Union of Architects and other multi-national bodies; improving the built environment by promoting the contribution of the profession at all levels; making architects aware of global issues and trends. Developmental. Channelling support from developed to less developed and smaller communities of architects by provision of practice information and assisting with interaction with governments to promote the profession.

Activities Most CAA activities are the product of collaboration with member institutes, schools of architecture or other international bodies and fall under the direction of three committees:




Education Validation of courses in architecture in Commonwealth countries managed by the Chair of validation

and the Validation Panel Executive Committee Student activities including the CAA International Student Competition

Practice Collaboration with members activities usually sponsoring a selected speaker’s travel expenses. Collaboration with other international bodies on practice matters (e.g. UIA practice Commission).

Communications Public relations Website

Criteria for selection of activities For adoption activities should normally: Fall within the scope of the current programmes of CAA Have high gearing effect Avoid duplication of other bodies Support commonwealth principles of development and resource sharing

Current Programmes of CAA

A Cities and Sustainability Maintaining CAA’s partnership with UNCHS (Habitat) and the Commonwealth Consultative Group on Human Settlements (CCGHS) involving architects with other Commonwealth organisations in the implementation of the UN Habitat II Agenda.

B Multi-national Validation CAA’s system of validating courses in architecture

C CPD To promote networking and exchange though seminars and to facilitate access to information, particularly on Sustainability to empower architects in practice.

Member Benefits

These derive not only in direct returns but also through active participation: participation in a multi-national association with commonalities working for the profession across

national and regional boundaries. Sponsorship of members’ activities (assisted by the Commonwealth Foundation grant). Enhancing the status of members’ activities through ‘labelling’, opening opportunities to sources of

funding. Schools validation system providing a means to recognise qualifications of membership applications

from other countries and enhancing standards in education. Sharing and networking of architectural knowledge. Sharing of information on professional practice and education methods; flow from developed to less

developed with benefits for both.




Appendix D Membership

Country

Institute/Association

Bahamas Institute of Bahamian Architects Bangladesh Institute of Architects Bangladesh Barbados Barbados Institute of Architects Bermuda Institute of Bermuda Architects Botswana Botswana Institute of Development Professions Brunei Brunei Association of Surveyors Engineers & Architects* Cayman Islands Cayman Society of Architects Surveyors & Engineers * Cyprus Cyprus Civil Engineers & Architects Association Dominican Republic Dominica Institute of Architects Fiji Fiji Association of Architects Ghana Ghana Institute of Architects Guyana Guyana Society of Architects Hong Kong Hong Kong Institute of Architects India Indian Institute of Architects Jamaica Jamaica Institute of Architects Kenya Architectural Association of Kenya Lesotho Lesotho Architects Engineers & Surveyors Association Malawi Malawi Institute of Architects Malaysia Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia Malta Kamra Tal-Periti Namibia Namibia Institute of Architects New Zealand New Zealand Institute of Architects Nigeria Nigerian Institute of Architects Pakistan Institute of Architects Pakistan * Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Institute of Architects. Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Institute of Architects South Africa South African Institute of Architects Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Institute of Architects St Lucia St. Lucia Association of Architects St Vincent and Grndns St. Vincent & The Grenadines Institute Of Architects Tanzania Architectural Association of Tanzania Tonga Tonga Institute of Architects Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad And Tobago Institute Of Architects Uganda Uganda Society of Architects United Kingdom Royal Institute of British Architects Zambia Zambia Institute of Architects Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Institute of Architects

*Suspended Members

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