ABOUT UAPSA
United Architects of the Philippines Student Auxiliary (UAPSA) was established in 1989 as an arm and junior partner of United Architects of the Philippines. Jesus M. Reyes, then Vice Dean of the Central Colleges of the Philippines (CCP) College of Architecture and the 1989 President of UAP-Silangan Chapter, organized the first official UAPSA with 24 architecture students of CCP. Other schools that offers an architecture degree followed suit. Since then, UAPSA has been a duly-recognized student organization with 94 member schools and 16,000 members nationwide.
MISSION AND VISION
In order to project the value and importance of the role of the architecture students in nation building, the UAPSA DLSU-D Chapter has adopted the following objectives;
To PROVIDE favorable OPPORTUNITIES for the students to participate in the culturally and academically useful and enriching experiences
To STIMULATE student interest, awareness and understanding of the duties and responsibilities of the architectural profession and imbibe them with desirable motivations and correct values in pursuance to the established professional standards of ethics
To formulate and adopt policies, measures and programs with the view of BROADENing the KNOWLEDGE AND learning SKILLS of the students
To FOSTER goodwill and closer COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP between the students in different schools and between the students and the architects, as well as members of the allied professions and the industry
To PREPARE the students for more responsible and productive role in the society and to provide them the necessary off-campus training relevant to the world of work
MOTHER ORG- UAP
The United Architects of the Philippines (UAP) or the Integrated and Accredited Professional Organization of Architects (IAPOA), is the professional organization for architects in the Philippines. UAP offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession in the country and improve its public image. Its headquarters is located in Quezon City.
The United Architects of the Philippines was formed through the merger of three architectural organization in the Philippines in 1975. These were the League of Philippine Architects (LPA), the Association of Philippine Government Architects (APGA), and the Philippine Institute of Architects (PIA). Upon its registration on May 19, 1975, it became the first duly-accredited professional organization in the country. After the passage of Republic Act 9266, or the Architecture Act of 2004, UAP applied as the Integrated and Accredited Professional Organization of Architects (IAPOA) to the Professional Regulation Commission on May 19, 2014.