The 38th ARCASIA Council Meeting was held on the 3rd and 4th of November 2017, in Kathmandu, Nepal hosted by the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA). The meeting was chaired by the ARCASIA President, S.M. Jahangir Khan and conducted by the Honorary Secretary, Ramiz Baig.
The participants were actively engaged in the meeting which had a very extensive agenda. Apart from the regular proceedings, a few important elections took place, the results of which are the following:
| 1. | Host City for the ARCASIA Forum 2019 – Institute of Architects, Bangladesh (IAB) for Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2. | President Elect – Ar. Rita Soh (SIA) |
| 3. | Chairman ACAE – Ar. Gyanendra Singh Shekhawat (IIA) |
| 4. | Chairman ACSR – Ar. Russell Dandeniya (SLIA) |
| 5. | Chairman ACGSA – Dr. Archawan Chutarut (ASA) |
| 6. | Chairman ACPP – Ar. Dilip Chandra Chatterjee (IIA) |
| 7. | Chairman ACYA – Ar. Ahmed Ridha Abdul Razak (PAM) |
The 38th ARCASIA Council Meeting was attended by the Office Bearers and Committee Chairs of ARCASIA and a number of Official Delegates from 20 out of the 21 ARCASIA member institute. Only the Union of Mongolian Architects (UMA) was not represented.
Participants of the Council Meeting:
ARCASIA Office Bearers and Committee Chairs
| 1 | Ar. S.M. Jahangir Khan | President, ARCASIA | Institute of Architects Pakistan (IAP) |
| 2 | Ar. Abu Sayeed M. Ahmed | VP Zone A, ARCASIA | Institute of Architects Banglades (IAB) |
| 3 | Ar. Chan Eng Chye Theodore | VP Zone B, ARCASIA | Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) |
| 4 | Ar. Nuno Soares | VP Zone C, ARCASIA | Architects Association of Macau (AAM) |
| 5 | Ar. Ramiz Baig | Honorary Secretary, ARCASIA | Institute of Architects Pakistan (IAP) |
| 6 | Ar. Sannah Ejaz | Honorary Treasurer, ARCASIA | Institute of Architects Pakistan (IAP) |
| 7 | Ar. Sathirut Nui Tandanand | Immediate Past President, ARCASIA | The Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage (ASA) |
| 8 | Ar. Tan Pei Ing | Advisor, ARCASIA | Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) |
| 9 | Ar. George Kunihiro | Advisor, ARCASIA | Japan Institution of Architects (JIA) |
| 10 | Ar. Thirilogachandran Shanmugasundaram | Chairman ACPP, ARCASIA | Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) |
| 11 | Ar. Debatosh Sahu | Chairman ACGSA, ARCASIA | The Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) |
| 12 | Ar. Sudhir Balakrishnan Pillai | Chairman ACSR, ARCASIA | The Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) |
| 13 | Ar. Rita Soh | Chairman Fellowship, ARCASIA | Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) |
| 14 | Ar. Tan Szue Hann | Chairman ACYA, ARCASIA | Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) |
Past Chairman ARCASIA:
| 15 | Ar. Ronald Poon | Past Chairman ARCASIA | The Hong Kong Institute of Architects |
Official Delegates from ARCASIA Countries:
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16 |
AAM |
Ar. Ryan Leong, Official Delegate |
Architects Association of Macau |
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17 |
Mr. Francisco Ricarte, Official Delegate | ||
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18 |
ALACE |
Ar. Phonexay Southiphong, President, ALACE |
Association of Lao Architects and Civil Engineers |
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19 |
Mrs. Vannapha Southiphong, Spouse, President, ALACE | ||
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20 |
Asist.Prof. Manorot Phinith, Official Delegate, ALACE | ||
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21 |
AMA |
Ar. Maw Lin, Vice President, AMA |
Association of Myanmar Architects |
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22 |
Ar. Htin Kyaw Myint, General Secretary, AMA | ||
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23 |
ASA |
Mr. Ajaphol Dusitnanond, President, ASA |
The Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage |
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24 |
Prof. Dr. Thana Chirapiwat, VP, ASA | ||
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25 |
ASC |
Mr. Zhong Jishou, Secretary General, ASC |
The Architectural Society of China |
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26 |
Mr. Wu Jiang, Executive Vice President of Tongji University, Delegate, ASC | ||
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27 |
BIA |
Ar. Rebecca Gurung, Vice President, BIA |
The Bhutan Institute of Architects |
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28 |
HKIA |
Mr. Chen Marvin, President, HKIA |
The Hong Kong Institute of Architects |
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29 |
Mr. Cheung Kong Yeung Thomas, DC, Board of External Affairs, HKIA | ||
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30 |
IAB |
Ar. Kazi Golam Nasir, President, IAB |
Institute of Architects, Bangladesh |
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31 |
Ar. Ehsan Khan, VP, IR, IAB | ||
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32 |
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Ar. Ahmad Djuhara |
Indonesian Institute of Architects |
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33 |
IAI |
Ar. Endy Subijono | |
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34 |
IAP |
Ar. Ali Zafar Qazi, President, IAP |
Institute of Architects Pakistan |
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35 |
Ar. Fawad Suhail Abbasi, Vice President, IAP | ||
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36 |
IIA |
Ar. Divya Kush, President, IIA |
The Indian Institute of Architects |
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37 |
Ar. Prakash Deshmukh, Delegate, IIA | ||
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38 |
JIA |
Ar. Masaharu Rokushika, President, JIA |
Japan Institution of Architects |
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39 |
Ar. Sumito Takashina, IRCC, JIA | ||
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40 |
KIRA |
Ar. YOU, Seung Yeal |
Korea Institute of Registered Architects |
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41 |
PAM |
Ar. Ezumi Harzani Ismail – PAM President |
Malaysian Institute of Architects (Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia) |
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42 |
Ar. (Dr.) Mohd Zulhemlee An – PAM Immediate Past President  | ||
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43 |
PUJA |
Ar. YB Siti Rozaimeriyanty DSLJ Abd Rahman, President, PUJA |
Pertubuhan Ukur Jurutera & Arkitex (Brunei) |
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44 |
Ar. Nina Hamid, Secretary, PUJA Architect Division | ||
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45 |
SIA |
Rita Soh, Chairman Fellowship |
Singapore Institute of Architects |
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46 |
SLIA |
Ar. D H Wijewardene, President, SLIA |
Sri Lanka Institute of Architects |
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47 |
Ar. Russell Dandeniya, VP, SLIA | ||
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48 |
SONA |
Ar. Suman N. Vaidya, President, SONA |
The Society of Nepalese Architects |
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49 |
Ar. Sudeep Sharma Paudyal, General Secretary, SONA | ||
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50 |
UAP |
Ar. Gillermo H. Hisancha, President, UAP |
United Architects of the Phillipines |
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51 |
Ar. Benjamin K. Panganiban, JR. Executive Vice President, UAP | ||
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52 |
VAA |
Ar. NGUYEN VAN TAT Immediate Past VP, VAA |
Vietnamese Association of Architects |
Observers from ARCASIA Countries:
| 53 | ASC | Mr. Jiaming Cao | The Architectural Society of China |
| 54 | Ms. Anqi Chen | ||
| 55 | Ms. Min Nie | ||
| 56 | Dr. Associate Prof. Xing Wang | ||
| 57 | Mr. Jiawei Xu | ||
| 58 | Dr. Prof. Zhenyu LI | ||
| 59 | Mr. Songqing Ye | ||
| 60 | Dr. Minghao Zhou | ||
| 61 | PAM | Ar. Ahmed Ridha Abdul Razak | Malaysian Institute of Architects (Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia) |
| 62 | SONA | Ar. Dr. Bharat Sharma | The Society of Nepalese Architects |
| 63 | Ar. Bibhuti Man Singh | ||
| 64 | Ar. Rajesh Thapa | ||
| 65 | Ar. Prajwal Hada | ||
| 66 | IAP | Ar. Amina Qayyum Mirza | Institute of Architects Pakistan |
| 67 | IAB | Ar. M Masud Ur Rashid | Institute of Architects, Bangladesh |
| 68 | Ar. Mahmudul Anwar Riyaad | ||
| 69 | Ar. Md Ishtiaque Zahir | ||
| 70 | Ar. Md Ruhul Amin | ||
| 71 | Ar. Mohammad Faysal Alam | ||
| 72 | Ar. Nasreen Hossain | ||
| 73 | Ar. Nusrat Jahan | ||
| 74 | Ar. Qazi Muhammad Arif | ||
| 75 | Ar. Rabiul Husain | ||
| 76 | Ar. Sajid Bin Doza | ||
| 77 | Ar. Shaila Joarder | ||
| 78 | Ar. Shakoor Majid | ||
| 79 | Ar. Asif M Ahsanul Haq | ||
| 80 | Ar. Bayejid Mahbub Khondker | ||
| 81 | Ar. Bikash Saud Ansary | ||
| 82 | Ar. Dewan Shamsul Arif | ||
| 83 | Ar. Farhana Sharmin Emu | ||
| 84 | Ar. Faruk Ahmed | ||
| 85 | Ar. Fazle Imran Chowdhury | ||
| 86 | Ar. Ishika Alim | ||
| 87 | Ar. Jalal Ahmed | ||
| 88 | Ar. K M Mahfuzul Huq | ||
| 89 | Ar. Kazi Nurul Karim | ||
| 90 | Ar. Khan Md Mustapha Khalid |
