Architects Registration Board

Who we are

The Architects Registration Board (ARB) is the UK regulator for architects. Our role is set out by Parliament in legislation, and we work to keep the public safe by maintaining a Register of every practising UK architect. 

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

Architects play a vital role in society. Their unique training and expertise put them in a powerful position in which the public rely on their competence; lives are shaped by the environments architects design and the choices they make along the way.

If the architects’ profession is drawn from and representative of different types of communities and lifestyles, it will be better equipped to design environments for different types of communities and lifestyles. Access to the profession should be a matter of competency, without structural or other barriers distorting the makeup of the profession.

But we know from our data that the architects’ profession has some way to go before it reflects the composition of society. A key part of our corporate strategy is therefore to foster a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in our own organisation, and to take action to ensure change occurs in architecture.

In this new EDI Strategy ARB sets four goals, the first two of which are focused on our legal remit and powers, and the second two of which describe a future vision for the profession that we believe would deliver better outcomes for the public.