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Chamber of architects - right to use the professional title "landscape architect" / "Landschaftsarchitektin" (foreign qualification, establishment)

Service Description

The professional title "landscape architect" / "landscape architect" is regulated in Thuringia. This means that the use of this professional title is bound by legal regulations (Thuringian Chamber of Architects and Engineers Act - ThürAIKG -) to the possession of certain professional qualifications.

If you wish to settle permanently in Thuringia and use the professional title "landscape architect" / "Landschaftsarchitektin", you must be registered in the corresponding list of architects at the Chamber of Architects of Thuringia. The registration must be applied for.

Registration in the list of architects specializing in landscape architecture and thus the authorization to use the professional title "landscape architect" is helpful for the exercise of your professional activity, but is not a mandatory requirement. This means that you can apply for jobs on the labor market and perform the activities of a landscape architect (e.g. as an employee in an architectural office) even without being registered in the corresponding list of architects. However, you are then not allowed to use the protected professional title "landscape architect".

Process flow

The prerequisite for registration in the corresponding list of architects is, among other things, a completed university degree in landscape architecture with a standard period of study of at least three years. In addition, further registration requirements must be met.

The evaluation (equivalence / significant differences) of a foreign professional qualification in relation to a German reference qualification can only be considered within the framework of an entry procedure; the ThürAIKG does not provide for an independent recognition procedure with a final decision on the merits.

Qualifications from the EU, the EEA and Switzerland

For EU/EEA/Switzerland nationals and persons equivalent to them (e.g. family members, spouses of EU citizens, third-country nationals entitled to long-term residence), proof of training required in an EU/EEA state/Switzerland (regulated profession) is sufficient to obtain permission to use the professional title "landscape architect" / "Landschaftsarchitektin" in this state; if the profession is not regulated in the state of origin, the guarantee of knowledge provided by the regulation is replaced by proof of one year's professional experience or by any regulated training provided. If the foreign professional qualification differs significantly from the registration requirements applicable to graduates in landscape architecture from a German university, the Chamber of Architects imposes compensatory measures (aptitude test, adaptation course).

In the case of (non-equivalent) third-country nationals, the recognition of their educational qualifications in landscape architecture requires that their equivalence with the corresponding German degree (reference qualification) be established beforehand. If there are significant differences, the Chamber of Architects imposes compensatory measures (aptitude test, adaptation course).

Degrees from third countries

A prerequisite for the recognition of landscape architecture qualifications issued in third countries is, in principle, that their equivalence with the corresponding German qualification (reference qualification) is first established. If there are significant differences, the Chamber of Architects imposes compensatory measures (aptitude test, adaptation course).

Registration procedures can also be handled via the technical systems of the point of single contact:

Who should I contact?

Please contact:

Chamber of Architects Thuringia
Bahnhofstrasse 39
99084 Erfurt

Telephone: 0361 210-500
Fax: 0361 210-5050
E-mail: info@architekten-thueringen.de
http://www.architekten-thueringen.de


Contact
Membership administration / registration

Ms. Konstanze Schulze
Phone: 0361-2105030
E-mail: schulze@architekten-thueringen.de

Which documents are required?

As a rule, you will need the following documents in particular:

  • Proof of main residence, professional establishment or place of predominant professional activity in Thuringia.
  • Proof of identity
  • Proof of citizenship
  • proof of education acquired abroad
  • Proof of relevant professional experience
  • if necessary further documents

As a rule, copies of all documents and certificates must be submitted. Translations of all documents and certificates in German, prepared by a publicly appointed or sworn interpreter or translator, must be submitted.

What are the fees?

Minimum 150 EUR to maximum 400 EUR

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

No deadlines need to be observed.

Processing duration

The Chamber of Architects decides on the application for registration in the list of architects specializing in landscape architecture within three months of receipt of the complete documents. The deadline may be extended once by up to one month in individual cases if this is justified due to the specifics of the matter.

Legal basis

Applications / forms

Before filing an administrative court action against a decision of the registration committee at the Chamber of Architects, there is no need for a review in preliminary proceedings (opposition proceedings).

Appeal

The Thuringian Application System for Administrative Benefits (ThAVEL) provides you with the necessary application document on a virtual desk.

You can also submit your informal application in writing to the competent authority.

What else should I know?

The recognition and qualification consulting offices of the network "Integration through Qualification" (IQ Network) will be happy to advise and accompany you before, during and after the recognition process.

Supporting institutions

For telephone advice on recognition in German and English, please call the "Working and Living in Germany" hotline

Tel.: +49 30 1815-1111

Reachability:
Monday to Friday from 09:00 - 15:00 each day

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.

Technically approved by

Chamber of Architects Thuringia

Professionally released on

30.03.2020

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)

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Competent Authority

Architektenkammer Thüringen, Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts

Address
Bahnhofstraße 39
99084 Erfurt
Remark: 1st floor

Postal address
Post office box 900 414
99107 Erfurt
Telephone
0361 210500
Fax
0361 2105050
E-Mail
Contact us
WWW
https://www.architekten-thueringen.de
Opening times

Monday 09:00 - 12:00, 13:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 12:00, 13:00 - 18:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 12:00, 13:00 - 17:00
Thursday 08:00 - 12:00, 13:00 - 18:00
Friday 09:00 - 14:00

Transport connection

alle Linien
Parking spaces
Parking Place
Parkhaus/Parkplatz Forum 1, Lachsgasse
Fees: yes

Parking Place
Parkhaus Hauptbahnhof
Fees: yes

Employees

Forms

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Confirmation of practical work for submission to the registration committee at the Chamber of Architects of Thuringia
Application for registration in the list of architects or urban planners according to ThürAIKG
Proof of further training in accordance with § 7 Para. 1 of the Statutes on Professional Practice including required further training measures
Declaration of construction activity
Declaration of free / freelance / self-employed activity
Confirmation of insurance according to § 33 ThürAIKG
Notification of change of professional activity
Application for an order suspending the rights and obligations arising from the registration (Section 13 (6) sentence 1 ThürAIKG)
Application for deletion of the entry in the lists and directories / for the granting of permission to use the professional title according to § 3 para. 1 sentence 1 ThürAIKG with the addition 'retired' or 'i.R.'.