The Council of Architecture and Urbanism of Brazil: an overview Executive Report Haroldo Pinheiro Villar de Queiroz International Seminar of Architecture and Urbanism SEMINÁRIO INTERNACIONAL STATE OF THE ART OF PROFESSIONAL COUNCILS OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM IN THE WORLD EXPERIENCES AND CHALLENGES 1 Administrative Board (2012) Haroldo Pinheiro Villar de Queiroz (Distrito Federal) President Antônio Francisco de Oliveira (Paraíba) 1st Vice president Coordinator for the Comittee of Professional Practice Napoleão Ferreira da Silva Neto (Ceará) 2nd Vice president Coordinator for the Comittee of Ethics and Discipline Anderson Fioreti Menezes (Espírito Santo) Coordinator for the Comittee of Organization and Management Roberto Rodrigues Simon (Santa Catarina) Coordinator for the Comittee of Planning and Finance José Roberto Geraldine Junior (Higher Education Institutions) Coordinator for the Comittee of Teaching and Trainning Federal Councillors State MEMBER DEPUTY AC Clênio Plauto de Souza Farias Ulderico Queiroz Junior AL Heitor Antonio Maia das Dores Pedro Cabral de Oliveira Filho AP Oscarito Antunes do Nascimento Ana Karina Nascimento Silva Rodrigues AM Rodrigo Capelato Marcelo de Borborema Correia BA Paulo Ormindo David de Azevedo Raimundo Lopes Pereira CE Napoleão Ferreira da Silva Neto Antonio Martins da Rocha Júnior DF Haroldo Pinheiro Villar de Queiroz Antônio Menezes Júnior ES Anderson Fioreti de Menezes Andre Tomoyuki Abe GO Arnaldo Mascarenhas Braga Daniel Dias Pimentel MA Roberto Lopes Furtado Maria Lais Cunha Pereira MG Claudia Teresa Pereira Pires Rosilene Guedes Souza MS Celso Costa Reginaldo João Bacha MT Eduardo Cairo Chiletto Ana de Cássia Moraes Abdalla Bernardino PA Raimundo Nonato da Silva Souza Mariano de Jesus Farias Conceição PB Antonio Francisco de Oliveira Fabio Torres Galisa de Andrade PE Fernando Diniz Moreira José Luiz Mota Menezes PI Ana Karine Batista de Sousa Sinvaldo Gomes de Moura PR Laércio Leonardo de Araújo Luís Salvador Petrucci Gnoato RJ Paulo Oscar Saad Jerônimo de Moraes Neto RN Fernando José de Medeiros Costa Josenita Araújo da Costa Dantas RO Silvio Carvajal Feitosa Ana Cristina Lima Barreiros da Silva RR Luiz Afonso Maciel de Melo João Nelson Piedade Marques Vicente RS Cesar Dorfman Gislaine Vargas Saibro SC Roberto Rodrigues Simon Nelson Saraiva da Silva SE Marcelo Augusto Costa Maciel Fabio José de Matos Barbosa SP Miguel Alves Pereira Daniel Alberto Catelli Amor TO Gilmar Scaravonatti Luis Hildebrando Ferreira Paz HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS José Roberto Geraldine Junior José Antonio Lanchoti Presentation The occasion of the International Seminar “State of the Art of Professional Councils of Ar- chitecture and Urbanism in the World - experiences and challenges” coincided with two key dates for Brazilian Architecture and Urbanism. A commemorative day, and a day of deep sorrow. First, the one-year anniversary of the creation of the Council of Architecture and Urbanism of Brazil and of the States and the Federal District. The birth of the professional council exclusively for architects and urbanists, achieved after 50 years of struggle and organization of the class. Federal Law 12.378/2010, which regulates professional practice and creates CAU, besides meeting an old yearning of Architecture and Urbanism professionals, lays the foundation for a new framework of the profession in Brazil, for a profession that has been going through profound changes due to the new possibilities of technology and new social and environmental challenges that require own solutions and responses typical of the profession. Second, the death of Oscar Niemeyer, the architect who conquered the world with a unique, modern and clearly Brazilian style. With his poetry engraved in concrete he marked an era in Brazilian architecture and left a huge legacy for generations of professionals that will succeed him. The news of his death, the end of the first day of the Seminar, deeply touched the architects – both Brazilians and foreigners – participating in this event, thus confirming the importance of the person and his work to our profession and to society. These events, combined with the knowledge shared by architects and urbanists from Brazil and nine other countries in Europe, Africa and Latin America, brought to the International Seminar a unique feature. We realized that the foundation of a new stage in the history of Architecture and Urba- nism in Brazil was laid in the Seminar, where the possibilities for creative and innovative action emerged before us and challenged the best efforts of Brazilian architects and urbanists. Undoubtedly, the exchange of experiences with other countries was a key step to facing this new time. I am certain that this International Seminar has strengthened our class in the search for im- proving Brazilian action in the creation of the Council of Architecture and Urbanism. Once familiar with the councils’ best experiences in planning, professional regulation, teaching, and political activities, we will be better prepared to establish a new framework for the practice of Architecture and Urbanism in Brazil. A genuinely Brazilian framework, clearly identified with our national identity and with a view to the future. As it inspired Oscar Niemeyer in his dedication to professional practice. Haroldo Pinheiro Villar de Queiroz President Summary 7 Introduction 8 Opening conference Module 1 18 The Council of Architecture and Urbanism of Brazil: an overview Haroldo Pinheiro Villar de Queiroz PLANNING AND FINANCE IN President of the Council of Architecture and Urbanism of Brazil – CAU/BR COUNCILS OF ARCHITECTURE 23 Global questions: the new function of the architect Gaetan Siew Former president of UIA | Global Creative Leadership Initiative– LS Architects 28 Tribute to Oscar Niemeyer Haroldo Pinheiro Villar de Queiroz President of the Council of Architecture and Urbanism of Brazil – CAU/BR 30 Achieving professional excellence Richard Graham Brindley Royal Institute of British Architects – RIBA 39 The Spanish professional model: a unique model Jordi Ludevid Anglada President of the Superior Council of College of Architects of Spain– CSCAE 47 Round Table 1 Moderator: Councillor Roberto Simon – CAU/BR Lecturers: RIBA, CSCAE, OA, Gaetan Siew Module 2 57 The balance between regulation and the emerging tendences in practice Miguel Rodriguez PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE American Institute of Architects – AIA OF ARCHITECTURE 73 The professional practice of Architecture in Spain Luis Peirote Santed Superior Council of College of Architects of Spain– CSCAE 80 Representation and regulation of Architecture in Portugal João Belo Rodeia President of the National Board Council of the Order of Architects of Portugal – OA 89 Round Table 2 Moderator: Councillor Antônio Francisco de Oliveira – CAU/BR Lecturers: Councillor Napoleão Ferreira da Silva Neto, OA, AIA, CSCAE, RIBA Executive Report International Seminar of Architecture and Urbanism Module 3 101 “Charter for Architectural Education”, of the Unesco-UIA Validation Council for Architectural Education TEACHING AND TRAINNIG Fernando Ramos Galino IN ARCHITECTURE Universitary Network for Architectural and Urban Sustainnability – UNAUS/Spain 108 Agreement of professionalism in architectural practice Germán Suaréz Betancourt Former president of the Colombian Society of Architects – SCA 115 Round Table 3 Moderator: Councillor José Roberto Geraldine Júnior – CAU/BR Lecturers: UNAUS, RIBA, AIA, OAF, SCA Module 4 134 Architecture contests as a model for public contracts based on quality Lionel Carli PUBLIC POLICY ON COUNCILS President of the Architects Order in France – OAF OF ARCHITECTURE 140 The young and the globalized professional practice: a serious opportunity Mauricio Rivero Borrel Federation of Architecture Colleges of the Mexican Republic – FCARM 147 Round table 4 Moderator: Councillor César Dorfman – CAU/BR Lecturers: OAF, FCARM, CSCAE, AIA 161 Closing conference 166 Closing remarks Introduction The Seminar “State of the Art of Professional Councils of Architecture and Urbanism in the World - experiences and challenges” was the first major discussion event organized by the Council of Architecture and Urbanism of Brazil (CAU/BR). Created in 2011 by Federal Law 12378/2010, CAU’s mission is to guide, discipline and supervise the practice of professional ac- tivity of approximately 115,000 Brazilian architects and urbanists, as well as to ensure the dig- nity, independence and appreciation of architecture and urbanism, among other provisions. The aim of this International Seminar was to gather and discuss the experiences of councils of Architecture and Urbanism from other countries, by creating the conditions for a broad reflec- tion on the performance of older CAU peers in the world, as a reference for development of policies for an innovative and contemporary council in Brazil. Gathered for three days at the JK Memorial, one of the landmarks of Oscar Niemeyer’s Bra- zilian architecture, architects and urbanists from nine countries talked about topics such as the structure of professional councils, the new functions of architects, ethics, regulation and inspection of the profession, teaching, and education in Architecture and Urbanism. The CAU community had the opportunity to attend lectures and participate in discussions with foreign high technical level participants, who brought valuable information about their performance in the contemporary world, highlighting the progress achieved and challenges for the future. Always focusing on the unique moment experienced