directory / list of architects and urban planners - registration

• Residence, premises or place of service or employment in Berlin • intended professional activities as an architect or urban planner of the respective area of specialisation <http://gesetze.berlin.de/jportal/?quelle=jlink&query=ArchBKG+BE+%C2%A7+1&psml=bsbeprod.psml&max=true> • successful completion of a degree in the respective field of specialisation <http://gesetze.berlin.de/jportal/?quelle=jlink&query=ArchBKG+BE+%C2%A7+4&psml=bsbeprod.psml&max=true> from a German university or university of applied sciences with a standard study period of at least four years or equivalent training with a foreign university or higher education institution • Professional practice / practical work of at least two years in the essential professional tasks of the respective area of specialisation (alternatively: qualification for higher public service in the area of construction or landscaping technology)

• Proof of residence within the state of Berlin, of professional premises or the place of service or employment • Copy of degree certificate • Nachweis der praktischen Tätigkeit von mindestens zwei Jahren In den wesentlichen Berufsaufgaben der jeweiligen Fachrichtung (alternativ: Befähigung zum höheren bau- oder gartenbautechnischen Verwaltungsdienst). • application form of the Chamber of Architects (see section forms) • Copy of birth certificate • Proof of relevant professional liability insurance • Certificate of good conduct for presentation to an authority • If necessary, further documents Depending on area of specialisation and legal status. Please note instructions on the application form.

• application for the professional specialisations of architecture, landscaping and interior design www.ak-berlin.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Mitglied/Mitglied_wer • application for the professional specialisation of urban planning www.ak-berlin.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Mitglied/ANTRAG_Stadt • application for registration as service providers from non-locals www.ak-berlin.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Formular_Eintragung_A • application for registration of a capital company as a professional association www.ak-berlin.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Mitglied/Antrag_KG.pd • application for registration of a private company as a professional association www.ak-berlin.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Mitglied/Antrag_PG_01 • application for change of status www.ak-berlin.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Mitglied/Mitglied_wer

80,00 to 515,00 Euro depending on the application variant. Further information can be found in the fee regulations of the Berlin Chamber of Architects.

• Berlin Architects’ and Building Chamber Law (ABKG) <http://gesetze.berlin.de/jportal/?quelle=jlink&query=ArchBKG+BE&psml=bsbeprod.psml&max=true&aiz=true> • Professional Code by the Berlin Chamber of Architects www.ak-berlin.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Regelwerke/BO_Erlaeut • Regulation governing the levying of fees by Berlin Chamber of Architects www.ak-berlin.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Regelwerke/Gebuehreno • Registration Order of the Berlin Chamber of Architects www.ak-berlin.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Regelwerke/Eintragung • Professional Recognition Regulations of the Berlin Chamber of Architects www.ak-berlin.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Regelwerke/Berufsaner

within 3 months if the documents are complete; the deadline can be extended once

• Prerequisites for registration with the Berlin Chamber of Architects www.ak-berlin.de/architektenkammer-berlin/mitgliedermitglied • Registration procedure with the Berlin Chamber of Architects www.ak-berlin.de/architektenkammer-berlin/mitgliedermitglied • Recognition of a degree obtained abroad (outside the EU) www.ak-berlin.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Mitglied/Anerkennung_