Some Response IIA has done, since no other choice to evade as being ignored in the Conduction of Election.

However, IT GROSSLY FAILED TO EMPHASIS STRONGLY on the detestable choice of Selection Method adopted for such ‘STATE-OF-ART Projects. APPROPRIATE APPEAL should have been otherwise addressed to the point as follows:

  • Financial Turnovers cannot be a Scale for measuring Creativity & Technical Capabilities of Professionals / their Firms. (And quoting Rupee vs Dollar is not correct)
  • Non-Consideration of Level Playing Field would only detrimental to Indian Architects. (just look at a simple example of an entry ticket-fare, why is it fixed high for Foreigners many times more than the Indian Fares).
  • Failed to emphasis that it is an ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES which can only be done by Architects. The actual ROLE & EXTENT of other Technicians / Engineers shall be based on the Architectural Concept & Design Solutions as conceived by the Architect.
  • Failed to pinpoint that the Architectural Services means inclusive of Complete Parts and Pieces of Built-Environments (Built-up Spaces), which invariably contains all technical matters.  
  • Inviting Non-Architectural Firms and/or making the Architects compete with Non-Architects for Architectural Services is illogical and illegal, (by saying the majority of non-architect stakeholders unacceptable itself give a room for acceptance of fewer non-architects in the Organisation)
  • Failed to state emphatically that SELECTION OF BEST DESIGN SOLUTION SHOULD BE THE GOAL and for which ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION IS THE ONLY FAIR OPTION, which is readily AVAILABLE under the Law.  

Being a Professional of Body of Architects, it is very much necessary to put our Points vehemently and more preciously. But not done to the mark.

PLEASE NOTE: As some of you would have seen MY SUGGESTIONS for CoA, it was indifferent style and tone on the same matter, being a Statutory Authority.

Prof. R. Ramaraju has now turned to be an academician after 30 years of practice at Chennai. He completed his diploma (equivalent to Post-Diploma) in Architecture and Interior Design in the year 1979 and later successfully passed Associate Professional examination from the Indian Institute of Architects which was further followed by the M.Arch programme at School of Architecture and Planning, Anna University, Chennai. He has more than a hundred residential projects in his credits apart from few Industrial buildings and corporate/commercial office interiors.

He is a very active Fellow Member of the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) and has served the Institute continuously from the year 1992 onwards at various levels/positions. He has been elected twice as a Chairman of Tamilnadu Chapter consequently for two terms (2004 – 2008) and he is known for his determinations and for dedicated services to the architects’ fraternity. His contributions in strengthening the hands of the Council of Architecture in many issues and in addressing professional matters are very well appreciated and acknowledged by the fraternity of Architects. 

He has served in many government agencies including CMDA, DTCP, and Universities as a Member/Examiner and now heading an Architectural Institution as a Founder-Director and Professor of Architecture at Designed Environment Academy & Research Institute, (DEAR Institute), Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu.