Architecture, as practiced in the Philippines during the Spanish era, was not by virtue of an academic title. There were no architectural schools in the country and the only architects with academic degrees were Spaniards. However, the first Filipino recorded architect was Felix oxas y Arroyo of !inondo, "anila. The closest the Filipino could aspire to practice as an architect was as "aestro de #bras or "aster !uilder. The first academic school to train these maestros was the $scuela Practica y Professional de Artes y #ficio de "anila, founded by the Spanish government in %&&'. (n %)'' the first private school to offer an academic title for "aestro de #bras was the *iceo de "anila. For the early %)+',s to the late -',s, associations of architects came and went, but three of these survived until the early .',s. These were the *eague of Philippine Architects /*PA0, the Association of Philippine 1overnment Architects /AP1A0, and the Philippine (nstitute of Architects /P(A0. The profession of Architecture was given its first separate statute on 2une %., %)-' with the enactment of epublic Act -3-, An Act to egulate the Practice of Architecture in the Philippines. (n 4ecember %).%, President Ferdinand $. "arcos officially declared the second wee5 of 4ecember as Architecture 6ee5. President Ferdinand $. "arcos issued P4 77+ in 2une %).+ creating the Professional egulation 8ommission with the duty of regulating all the professions and accrediting only one professional organi9ation to represent each profession. ecogni9ing the need to formally integrate the three architectural associations, AP1A, *PA and P(A each appointed three representatives to form the Panel of :egotiation in "ay %).+. To implement the terms of integration agreed upon by the three architectural organi9ations, a %- man Ad;Hoc 8ommission was authori9ed to prepare the 8onstitution and !y;*aws of the newly integrated association. #ne year later, the respective !oard of 4irectors of the three organi9ations on 4ecember %7, %).3 unanimously approved the 8onstitution and !y;*aws. (n order to effectively pursue the ob, %).>, the =nited Architects of the Philippines registered with the Securities and $xchange 8ommission. =AP became the first accredited professional organi9ation on "ay %7, %).- with the professional regulation commission issuing certificate no.''% to the =AP as the duly accredited professional organi9ation for architects in the Philippines.#n 2une %7, %).>, the =AP informed the =nion (nternationale des Architectes /=(A0 of the integration of the three architectural organi9ations under the =nited Architects of the Philippines and re?uested for recognition of the =(A as its :ational Section in the Philippines. #n "arch 77;7-, %).), the =AP organi9ed a :ational 8onference on Architectural $ducation at the 4evelopment Academy of the Philippines in Tagaytay 8ity. The result of the 8onference was theendorsement of a new ladder;type curriculum for architectural education, which was approved by the "inistry of $ducation and 8ulture and adopted by schools and colleges of architecture in the Philippines. The same year saw the approval of the new Architects, :ational 8ode by the Professional egulation 8ommission. This code was prepared by the =AP as a standard of ethics and practice of architecture in the Philippines. (n recognition of =AP,s involvement in government program and activities, the "etro "anila 8ommission appointed the =AP members to constitute the !oard of Advisers for urban design and development for "etro "anila. (n September %).), =AP became a founding member of the Architects egional 8ouncil Asia /A8AS(A0 and Arcasia !oard of Architectural $ducation /A!A$0 organi9ed in 2a5arta, (ndonesia. (ts primary obo /uildin+*t)e edi6ce 'as desi+ned 1y Arc)& 8ulio oc)a* t)e 6rst dean o. t)e $olle+e ,23?@023:4-&Pioneersint)e6eldo. P)ilippinemodernarc)itecturesucceededasdeansnamely*Arc)& $arlos #& Ar+uelles ,23:4023:3-* Arc)& An+el E& Naa /;(d&DP& No(alSt& corner o. t)e UST campus* 'as inau+urated in Fe1ruary 2334& It )ouses t)e +alleries*classrooms and 'or