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About the UAP

The United Architects of the Philippines (UAP) is the Philippines’ integrated and accredited professional organization of architects. It brought together the Association of Philippine Government Architects, the League of Philippine Architects, and the Philippine Institute of Architects.

The UAP constitution was approved on December 12, 1974. The organization was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 1975, and received PRC Certificate No. 001 on May 12, 1975. The PRC Board of Architecture later recognized it as an IAPOA through Resolution No. 03, series of 2004.

Mission

UAP’s mission is to unite Filipino architects, uphold ethical professional practice, strengthen education, training, and standards, and serve people, culture, and the environment through local and global practice.

Professional recognition

UAP has received the PRC’s Most Outstanding Accredited Professional Organization of the Year award 12 times: 2002, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2024.

Public facts on this page are paraphrased from the official UAP About page. Reviewed 2026-10-22.