Welcome to the Architects Registration Board. ARB was established by Parliament in 1997 to regulate the architects’ profession in the UK.

The Architects Registration Board (ARB) regulates the architects’ profession in the UK to ensure that good standards of conduct and practice are consistently maintained.

The Architects Registration Board (ARB) is the statutory body for the registration of architects in the United Kingdom. It operates under the Architects Act 1997 as amended, a consolidating Act.

ARB is an independent professional regulator, established by Parliament as a statutory body, through the Architects Act, in 1997. We are accountable to government.

Maintenance of the Register of Architects is the responsibility of a body corporate which, from July 1997, has the statutory name "Architects Registration Board".

By law, anyone who describes themselves as an architect when involved in designing or constructing buildings must be properly qualified, insured and registered with us. If someone has told you they are …

Details on how to contact the Architects Registration Board via various department emails, phone numbers and a location map.