Why retain RIBA membership?
The majority of members are proud of their RIBA membership, and clearly excited by the rallying of the USA membership to become more active through Chapters and through a national RIBA-USA forum. They value their connection with the UK, even though they are no longer primarily UK citizens. Most have pursued their architectural careers in the USA from the moment they qualified. Licensing Questions The analysis of responses confirms that members are experiencing considerable difficulty in becoming registered in the USA, even those who were admitted by NCARB under the previous reciprocity arrangements which ended in 1990. Many mature practitioners indicated that they considered the current registration examination a barrier. This was not by dint of its standard (which was not dispute in any of our responses) but by the sheer cost and hassle of being assessed for eligibility for it, the time taken to actually get through it, and the lack of credit given for already being UK registered. Som
