Architects' register and Urban Planners' register - apply for removal
Architektenliste und Stadtplanerliste - Löschung beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
You can also use this service online
Book an appointment
Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)
Requirements
• Waiver of entry by a member
You may waive your entry in the Architekten- oder Stadtplanerliste (register of architects or urban planners) of the State of Berlin at any time. Please note that by doing so you also waive the rights associated with the entry.
• Death of the member
The entry in the Architektenliste (register of architects) or the Stadtplanerliste (register of urban planners) of the State of Berlin is to be deleted if the registered person has died.
• No residence, no place of business, and no predominant place of work in the State of Berlin
The entry in the Architektenliste or the Stadtplanerliste of the State of Berlin is to be deleted if the registered person is no longer resident, established, or professionally active in Berlin.
• Finding that the requirements for entry are not met
The entry in the Architektenliste or the Stadtplanerliste of the State of Berlin is to be deleted if it subsequently emerges that the requirements for entry were not met.
• Decision by professional disciplinary proceedings
The entry in the Architektenliste or the Stadtplanerliste of the State of Berlin is to be deleted if, in professional disciplinary proceedings, the deletion of the entry from the lists, registers, or directories has been decided with legal force.
• For online applications: registration/login at the portal of the Architektenkammer Berlin (Berlin Chamber of Architects)
Documents you need
• Application for removal from the Architektenliste (register of architects) or Stadtplanerliste (register of urban planners)
You can submit the application either online, or use the form and submit the application in writing by post.
• Copy of the death certificate, if applicable
If you, as a third party, are initiating the entry of a deceased member, you are asked to submit a copy of a death certificate.
Forms
• Application for removal from the list of architects or the list of urban planners www.ak-berlin.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Mitglied/Mitglied_wer
Fees
none
Legal basis
• Berliner Architekten- und Baukammergesetz (Berlin Architects' and Building Engineers' Chamber Act, ABKG) § 5, paragraphs 3 to 5 <http://gesetze.berlin.de/jportal/?quelle=jlink&query=ArchBKG+BE&psml=bsbeprod.psml&max=true&aiz=true#jlr-ArchBKGBE2006V1P5>
Processing time
within 3 months if the documents are complete; the deadline can be extended once
Further information
• Procedure and information on the consequences of removal from the Architekten- oder Stadtplanerliste (register of architects or urban planners) (Architektenkammer Berlin [Berlin Chamber of Architects]) www.ak-berlin.de/architektenkammer-berlin/mitgliedermitglied
Responsible for you
Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.
- Architektenkammer Berlin
- Architektenkammer Berlin
Original
Service number 355477 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/355477/