Declan Kehoe MCIAT C.Build E MCABEChartered Architectural Technologists (the art and science of designing buildings) & Chartered Building Engineer & Surveyor. Architecture is becoming increasingly advanced, and the role that Chartered Architectural Technologists play in protecting the lives of humans and the environmental impact to our Earth is constantly growing. While there will always be art involved in architecture – science is playing a bigger part. Chartered Architectural Technologists, MCIAT, are qualified to offer design services and manage projects from inception to completion. They lead the art & technological design of a project; forming the link between concept, innovation and realisation. Chartered Architectural Technologists & Chartered Building Engineers;* specialise in design, underpinned by building science, engineering and technology applied to architecture within projects, playing a pivotal role in project and design management;* design and manage all project types from small scale to large commercial, industrial, residential and public projects; they range from being sole practitioners to working in multinational and multidisciplinary practices;* work collaboratively with other professionals such as engineers and quantity surveyors and are recognised on a par with all Chartered professionals in the built environment sector; and* hold a valued, respected and regulated professional qualification and protected designation, which is transferable and recognised across borders and can only be awarded by the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists, whilst abiding by a set of professional ethics in the Institute’s Code of Professional Conduct.‘Chartered Architectural Technologist’ is a protected title and is listed in the European Directive 2005/36/EC.A Chartered Architectural Technologist is able to undertake the following processes: -Project inception-Project planning-Design process-Contract management-Professional practice