Perit Vincent Cassar B.Arch., FIHEEM, FICE, C.Eng., A.&C.E
CAA President 2016-2019 Country: Malta
Overview
CAA is a membership organisation for professional bodies representing architects in Commonwealth countries. Formed in 1965 to promote co-operation for ‘the advancement of architecture in the Commonwealth’ and particularly to share and increase architectural knowledge, it currently has 36 members.
The Association is best known for its procedures for the validation of courses in architecture which convene international visiting boards to schools to assess courses against set criteria. This results in a list of qualifications recommended for recognition by members.
Under the umbrella of the Commonwealth CAA subscribes to its core values, and in particular, developmental support to the smaller and younger members. The Commonwealth network is increasingly valued as a means of accelerating improvement in the world’s living conditions and to ensure a sustainable future for the planet. The built environment has a key part to play and CAA works to ensure the maximum participation of the architectural profession at all levels.
Connections of benefit are required in a globalising world and the value of CAA is sustained by the commonalities of the network; the use of a common language and a shared heritage in the practice and education of architecture.
Country | Institute/Association |
| Antigua Barbuda | Antigua Barbuda Institute of Architects |
| Australia | Royal Australian Institute of Architects |
| Bahamas | Institute of Bahamian Architects |
| Bangladesh | Institute of Architects Bangladesh |
| Barbados | Barbados Institute of Architects |
| Botswana | Architects Association of Botswana |
| Cyprus | Cyprus Civil Engineers & Architects Association |
| Fiji | Fiji Association of Architects |
| Ghana | Ghana Institute of Architects |
| Guyana | Guyana Institute of Architects |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Institute of Architects |
| Jamaica | Jamaica Institute of Architects |
| Kenya | Architectural Association of Kenya |
| Lesotho | Lesotho Architects Engineers & Surveyors Association |
| Malawi | Malawi Institute of Architects |
| 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. |
| Rwanda | Rwanda Institute of Architects. |
| Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone Institute of Architects |
| Singapore | Singapore Institute of Architects |
| South Africa | South African Institute of Architects |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Institute of Architects |
| St Kitts and Nevis | St Kitts and Nevis Institute of Architects |
| St Lucia | St. Lucia Association of Architects |
| St Vincent and The Grenadines | St. Vincent & The Grenadines Institute Of Architects |
| Tanzania | Architectural Association of Tanzania |
| 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 |
footnote:
The Commonwealth is an association of sovereign nations which support each other and work together towards international goals. It is also a ‘family’ of peoples. With their common heritage in language, culture, law, education and democratic traditions, among other things, Commonwealth countries are able to work together in an atmosphere of greater trust and understanding than generally prevails among nations. There are 54 member countries in the Commonwealth.
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