ABSTRACT
Outlined within the Architects Registration Board (ARB) professional criteria for Part 3, professionalism is defined as demonstrating an 'overall competence and the ability to behave with integrity, in the ethical and professional manner appropriate to the role of the architect'. Architecture is not, and should never be, about performing at the basic standard of requirements. At university the students are constantly taught to go beyond the brief, to ask questions, to challenge themselves and to offer alternative adaptable solutions to problems. Design studio work weighs heavily on the curriculum of architecture education and the outputs required of students, but bringing those skills to a future role within the industry is almost meaningless without also engaging with the ‘professional’ element of the studies. Early-career professionals invest huge amounts into their architecture education, not just in financial terms but also mentally and emotionally.
