Conservation & Heritage Issue 49 October 2025 - Flipbook - Page 73
The Association of
Consultant Architects
The Association of Consultant Architects (ACA) is the national professional body representing
architects in private practice – consultant architects – in the UK.
The ACA provides an independent voice and support
to architectural practices that promotes high standards
in practice. Membership is free and open to registered
architects practicing alone or in partnership or as a
Director of a company whose business consists wholly or
mainly of an architectural practice or an allied field.
The principal purpose of the ACA is to represent and
support architects in providing excellence in practice.
The Association lobbies and consults with Government
and major industry bodies, arranges events and provides
additional services in support of this goal.
The ACA promotes the service a consultant architect offers
and works to sustain the profession’s reputation and ensure
its appropriate place within the building industry, as well
as maintaining awareness of its value to clients, domestic
and commercial, and the broader community as a whole.
While other benefits are available to members, this
collective voice is regarded as the most important function
of the ACA and is central to the ethos of the Association.
Benefits of free membership
1. The exclusive ACA Newsletter (which has a
subscription value of £99 per year)
2. Free webinars and discounted tickets to ACA
and industry events which cover topics such as
building safety, planning and developments within
the MHCLG
3. Partnerships with organisations which
offer Professional Indemnity Insurance,
Business Management Services and Research
& Development tax relief; our partners
offer exclusive discounts to ACA members
https://acarchitects.co.uk/membership/
4. Representation on the Construction Industry Council
and other industry bodies
5. The ACA offers its members two architectural
appointment agreements. The Professional Services
Agreement (PSA22) is our refreshed contract for
small and domestic works. Our second appointment
agreement, the recently published Standard Form of
Agreement (SFA24), closely follows its predecessor
SFA/2012, which has served both architects and
clients well since its inception as SFA/92. The
SFA24 is for use with traditional forms of building
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contracting where the architect can be appointed from
pre-commencement to post completion.
6. Both Appointment Agreements are available through
our 12 month subscription service. And, for increased
cost efficiencies and ease, our NEW combination
package offers members an unlimited supply of both
ACA PSA22 and SFA24 appointment agreements at a
discounted rate of £20 per month – normal price £24
per month https://acarchitects.co.uk/shop/
7. ACA members are eligible for 20% discount across our
subscriptions and 25% on individual purchases across
our architectural appointment agreements
The ACA has also launched the Principal Designer
Register which serves as a platform for Architects in private
practice to promote their competence to take on the role of
Principal Designer for Building Regulations established by
Building Safety Act.
Also developed for use in support are industry
guidelines, various templates and creative assets:
https://www.principaldesigner.uk
Membership pf the ACA is free so please visit
https://architects.co.uk/join-the-aca/ to become a Member;
it will only take a couple of minutes and you just need your
ARB number!
We look forward to welcoming you!
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