The Discipline Notice publishes findings and admissions of unprofessional conduct by AIBC registrants.
As the regulator of the architectural profession in British Columbia, the AIBC establishes, monitors and enforces standards of ethical and professional conduct for all AIBC registrants: architects, architectural firms, associates, and temporary licensees. More information is available on the AIBC’s professional conduct webpage and in the Architects Act, the AIBC Bylaws, and the AIBC’s Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
All discipline findings and admissions are published in accordance with the AIBC’s publication guidelines and AIBC Bylaw 36.20.
AIBC Disciplinary Decisions
George Berry Architect AIBC made admissions by way of a consensual resolution agreement that he breached the Architects Act and certain AIBC Bylaws and council rulings by:
- failing to obtain a certificate of practice prior to offering and providing architectural services in British Columbia (Architects Act 27(2) and AIBC Bylaws 33.3);
- entering into a client-architect agreement that did not contain the required compliance statement (AIBC Bylaw 34.10 and council ruling (f));
- applying his seal to drawings bearing the title block of Berry Architecture, an entity that did not hold a certificate of practice (Architects Act 63(2) and 77(1), AIBC Bylaw 34.2); and
- applying, or allowing to be applied, an image of his seal to drawings prepared by him or under his supervision, direction or control (AIBC Bylaw 34.2 and AIBC Bulletins 60 and 61).
The facts and terms of this consensual resolution agreement were acknowledged and agreed to by George Berry Architect AIBC and the AIBC, and approved by the Consensual Resolution Review Panel on December 6, 2019.
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Paul Giles Architectural Technologist AIBC made admissions by way of a consensual resolution agreement that he breached AIBC Bylaw 30.2 and the rules established by council in AIBC Bulletin 80 by failing to earn and report the required CES Learning Units and failing to pay the council-mandated fine by the deadline (for the reporting period: July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2018).
The facts and terms of this consensual resolution agreement were acknowledged and agreed to by Paul Giles Architectural Technologist AIBC and the AIBC, and approved by the Consensual Resolution Review Panel on December 6, 2019.
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Charles McLaren Architect AIBC made admissions by way of a consensual resolution agreement that he breached certain AIBC Bylaws and council rulings by:
- acting unprofessionally and/or in a manner reflecting unfavourably on the profession of architecture (AIBC Bylaw 34.5 and council ruling (a)); and
- falsely or maliciously injuring the professional reputation and business prospects of another architect (AIBC Bylaw 34.6).
The facts and terms of this consensual resolution agreement were acknowledged and agreed to by Charles McLaren Architect AIBC and the AIBC, and approved by the Consensual Resolution Review Panel on December 6, 2019.
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Justin Tompson Architectural Technologist AIBC made admissions by way of a consensual resolution agreement that he breached AIBC Bylaw 30.2 and the rules established by council in AIBC Bulletin 80 by failing to earn and report the required CES learning units and failing to pay the council-mandated fine by the deadline (for the reporting period: July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2018).
The facts and terms of this consensual resolution agreement were acknowledged and agreed to by Justin Tompson Architectural Technologist AIBC and the AIBC, and approved by the Consensual Resolution Review Panel on December 6, 2019.
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Further information about AIBC professional conduct and disciplinary processes, including current disciplinary decisions and remedial recommendations, and how to file a complaint, can be found on the AIBC Professional Conduct webpage.
The AIBC also publishes recent summaries of illegal practice resolutions involving individuals and companies not registered with the AIBC, which can be found on the AIBC Illegal Practice webpage.