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New Legal Framework Proposed to Reform Architecture Profession in Ethiopia
TIKVAH Ethiopia · 1 hour ago · Read the Full Story on TIKVAH Ethiopia
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A newly drafted legal framework has been submitted to the Ethiopian government to stop university graduates from immediately practicing as architects and to address severe underpayment in the construction sector.
- The Ethiopian Institute of Architects held its 35th anniversary and 26th general assembly.
- Unfair competition in the construction sector has caused consulting fees to drop to an average of 0.4 percent.
- An architect designing a 100 million Birr building receives only around 400,000 Birr in compensation.
- Low consulting fees cause construction projects to exceed budgets by up to 350 percent and timelines by up to 250 percent.
- A new legal framework has been drafted and submitted to the government to prevent university graduates from automatically starting work as licensed architects without practical training and verified competency.
- A new operational manual approved by the Construction Authority awaits final adoption by the Public Procurement and Property Administration Agency to regulate payments and procedures.
- Architecture is now taught at 23 universities across Ethiopia.
- The number of architects in the country has grown from just 4 at the association's founding to between 18,000 and 20,000 nationwide.
- Only about 6,000 of the total graduates are actively working in the profession due to a tightening market.
- Displaced architecture professionals are dispersing into fields such as graphic design and marketing.
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