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Find an architect

Find a licensed architect, or check the one you already have

Only architects and firms on RIA's register may lawfully offer architectural services in Rwanda. Check a name in seconds, find a practice for your project, and understand what a good appointment looks like before you sign anything.

A building is the largest purchase most people ever make, and the person who designs it decides more about the outcome than anyone else involved. Whether it is safe. Whether it will be approved. Whether it suits the way you actually live or work. How much of your budget goes into the building, and how much goes into correcting it later.

Practice is reserved by lawOnly registered professionals may lawfully design or supervise building work in Rwanda.

The risk lands on youUnregistered work shows up as refused approvals, rework, and problems the building carries for decades.

Checking is quick and freeIt costs nothing, takes about fifteen seconds, and is the most useful thing you can do before paying anyone.

Why this matters

Most people never check

Rwandan law reserves architectural work to registered professionals. If someone is designing or supervising building work and they are not on this register, they are practising unlawfully. Checking is the simplest safeguard available to you, and almost nobody uses it before handing over money.

What is in this section

Check a licenceCheck whether a specific person or firm is licensed.Search the registerFind a professional for a project.Registered firmsFind a practice for a project.What an architect doesUnderstand what an architect actually does.When to bring an architect into your projectWork out when to bring one in.What you should receiveCheck whether you were given a complete design.How fees are worked outUnderstand what you are being charged for.Questions to ask before you appointPrepare for a first meeting.Report unregistered practiceTell RIA about someone practising unlawfully.

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Free, no account needed, and a name will do if you have no registration number.

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