KSA participates in architect’s meeting

Saudi Arabia participated in the two-day Arab Union of Architects (AUA) meeting in Tunisia, which discussed the teaching of architecture in various colleges and universities in the region over the weekend. We suggested the need to host another meeting in six months time to discuss the criteria in certifying colleges or universities. This is a significant contribution from the Saudi side, said Ghazi Saeed Al-Abasi, secretary-general of the Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE). He revealed that the next meeting would be held either in Algeria or Morocco. Al-Abasi said that certifying schools based on standards set by the Arab architects union is necessary to ensure that quality architects graduate from the regions universities and colleges. He added that the meeting also discussed ways to improve the teaching of architecture as well as the problems encountered by architecture students. The 50 experts from ten countries also shared their own experiences as architecture students and practitioners in their respective countries in two sessions of the meeting. There were a total of 16 presentations made by the representatives from eleven countries, which included Saudi Arabia, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Egypt, Libya, Tunis, Algeria and Morocco. The AUA has 18 members, seven of which abstained from participating in the meeting. He added that at present there are over 25,000 architects in the Kingdom, of whom about 3,000 are Saudi. There are also some 25 government and private colleges. A bright future awaits Saudi architects. Their services are very much in demand, to use an understatement, as the country is undergoing massive development, he said.

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KSA participates in architect’s meeting