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, Intern Architects, Architectural Technologists, Retired Architects, and Temporary Licensees (Architects). More information is available on the AIBC’s professional conduct webpage and in the Professional Governance Act, the AIBC Bylaws, and the AIBC’s Schedule A: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
All Discipline Violations are Published in accordance with the AIBC Bylaw 8.0 Public Disclosure.
Note: Effective February 10, 2023, the Architects Act (Act) was repealed and the AIBC continued under the authority of the Professional Governance Act (PGA). As part of the transition, AIBC Bylaw 7.51, allows the Consensual Resolution Review Panel established under the Act to continue to exercise its powers and duties with respect to any matters where the Registrant agreed to enter into a Consensual Resolution before the transition.
The first seven matters below proceeded under the former Act and refer to bylaw breaches in force at the time of the conduct. The referenced bylaw breaches remain in force under the current AIBC Bylaws under the PGA, and the Professional Standards in the AIBC Bylaws Schedule A: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. The corresponding AIBC Bylaws and Professional Standards to the former bylaw breaches have been identified in the Discipline Notice for these matters.
AIBC Disciplinary Decisions
Noushin Ashtiani Intern Architect AIBC made admissions that she breached AIBC Bylaws by:
- providing architectural services for a project while not employed by an architectural firm or under the supervision of an architect holding a certificate of practice. This is a breach of the repealed Architects Act section 41(2), and former AIBC Bylaw 33.3 (current AIBC Bylaw 4.90 and Professional Standards 4.1 and 4.2 in the AIBC Bylaws Schedule A: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct);
- preparing and submitting drawings for a project to an authority having jurisdiction for the purpose of obtaining a development permit, while not holding a certificate of practice or working through an architectural firm that is a holder of a current certificate of practice. This is a breach of the repealed Architects Act sections 27(2), 59, 63(2) and 63(3), and the professional standards in Bulletin 31 (current AIBC Bylaws 4.36, 4.89, and 4.91 and the Architects Regulation section 5); and
- allowing herself to be represented as an architect in print media. This is a breach of former AIBC Bylaws 32.2 and 32.2.1 (current AIBC Bylaws 4.92, 4.94, and 4.95 and Professional Standards 4.1, 10.1, 10.3, and 10.5 in the AIBC Bylaws Schedule A: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct).
The facts and terms of this consensual resolution agreement were acknowledged and agreed to by Noushin Ashtiani Intern Architect and the AIBC, and approved by the Consensual Resolution Review Panel on December 7, 2023.
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James Bussey Architect AIBC made admissions that he breached AIBC Bylaws by:
- directing or allowing other people at his firms to apply his digital seal and signature to drawings, schedules, and other documents submitted to authorities having jurisdiction and financial institutions accepting digital seals. This is a breach of the repealed Architects Act section 77(1), former AIBC Bylaw 34.2, council ruling (a), Bylaw 33.3 and the professional standards in AIBC Bulletin 60 (current Professional Standards 4.1, 8.1, 8.3, and 8.6 in the AIBC Bylaws Schedule A: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct).
The facts and terms of this consensual resolution agreement were acknowledged and agreed to by James Bussey Architect AIBC and the AIBC, and approved by the Consensual Resolution Review Panel on December 7, 2023.
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Michael Ting Ho Cheung Architect AIBC made admissions that he breached AIBC Bylaws by:
- failing to apply his seal, signature and date to a project’s rezoning application that was submitted to a local authority. This is a breach of the repealed Architects Act section 77(1), former AIBC Bylaw 34.2, and the professional standards in AIBC Bulletin 61 (current Professional Standard 8.3 in the AIBC Bylaws Schedule A: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct);
- failing to exercise the care and competence expected of an architect in British Columbia when he used documentation prepared by the original architectural firm, without their authorization, in support of a rezoning application for a project. This is a breach of former AIBC Bylaw 30.1 (current Professional Standard 3.1 in the AIBC Bylaws Schedule A: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct); and
- failing to provide project credit to the original architectural firm in the project’s rezoning application materials which he submitted to the local authority. This is a breach of former AIBC Bylaw 32.2 and council ruling (b) and the professional standards in AIBC Bulletin 44 (current Professional Standards 10.3 and 10.5 in the AIBC Bylaws Schedule A: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct).
The facts and terms of this consensual resolution agreement were acknowledged and agreed to by Michael Ting Ho Cheung Architect AIBC and the AIBC, and approved by the Consensual Resolution Review Panel on December 7, 2023.
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Mahdiar Ghaffarianhoseini Intern Architect AIBC made admissions that he breached AIBC Bylaws by failing to earn and report the requisite learning units and failing to pay the council-mandated fine by the specified date. This is a breach of former AIBC Bylaw 30.2 (current AIBC Bylaw 5.11 and Professional Standard 3.6 in the AIBC Bylaws Schedule A: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct).
The facts and terms of this consensual resolution agreement were acknowledged and agreed to by Mahdiar Ghaffarianhoseini Intern Architect AIBC and the AIBC, and approved by the Consensual Resolution Review Panel on December 7, 2023.
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Austin Hawkins Architect AIBC made admissions that he breached AIBC Bylaws by:
- failing to seal Part 9 building permit drawings intended for the authority having jurisdiction. This is a breach of the repealed Architects Act section 77(1), and former AIBC Bylaw 34.2 (current Professional Standard 8.3 in the AIBC Bylaws Schedule A: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct);
- failing to exercise the care and competence expected of an architect when undertaking construction contract administration services for a project in that he failed to follow best practices for reviewing shop drawings; ineffectively coordinated the fit of six clerestory windows; and made an error in producing steel shop drawings. This is a breach of former AIBC Bylaw 30.1 (current Professional Standard 3.1 in the AIBC Bylaws Schedule A: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct); and
- failing to exercise adequate supervisory control of an Intern Architect AIBC who was providing architectural services on the project. This is a breach of former AIBC Bylaw 34.1 (current Professional Standard 6.1 in the AIBC Bylaws Schedule A: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct).
The facts and terms of this consensual resolution agreement were acknowledged and agreed to by Austin Hawkins Architect AIBC and the AIBC, and approved by the Consensual Resolution Review Panel on December 7, 2023
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Marc Lamerton Architect AIBC made admissions that he breached AIBC Bylaws by:
- failing to insert the date on the seal that he applied to project drawings submitted to the authority having jurisdiction in June 2020; and failing to apply his seal with signature and date to project material submitted to the authority having jurisdiction in August 2021. This is a breach of the repealed Architects Act section 77(1), former AIBC Bylaw 34.2, and 33.3 and the professional standards in AIBC Bulletin 61 (current Professional Standards 4.1, 8.2 and 8.3 in the AIBC Bylaws Schedule A: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct); and
- failing to have adequate supervision, direction, or control of services of a project. This is a breach of former AIBC Bylaw 34.1 and council ruling (b) (current Professional Standard 6.2 in the AIBC Bylaws Schedule A: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct).
The facts and terms of this consensual resolution agreement were acknowledged and agreed to by Marc Lamerton Architect AIBC and the AIBC, and approved by the Consensual Resolution Review Panel on December 7, 2023.
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John Saliken Architect AIBC made admissions that he breached AIBC Bylaws by applying, or allowing to be applied, a PDF image of his seal to drawings prepared by him or under his supervision, direction or control. This is a breach of the repealed Architects Act section 77(1), former AIBC Bylaw 34.2 and the professional standards in AIBC Bulletin 60 and 61 (current Professional Standard 8.5 in the AIBC Bylaws Schedule A: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct).
The facts and terms of this consensual resolution agreement were acknowledged and agreed to by John Saliken Architect AIBC and the AIBC, and approved by the Consensual Resolution Review Panel on December 7, 2023.
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Note: The following seven matters commenced to investigation and were recommended to proceed to discipline under the former Act. The discipline process of these seven matters were carried out pursuant to procedures under the PGA and the AIBC Bylaws. As stated above, the matters reference bylaw breaches in force at the time of the conduct which remain in force under the AIBC Bylaws under the PGA and Professional Standards under the AIBC Bylaws Schedule A: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. The corresponding breaches under the PGA are identified in the Discipline Notice.
Ali Basefat Intern Architect AIBC made admissions, by way of a consent order, that he breached former AIBC Bylaw 30.2 and the rules established by council in AIBC Bulletin 80 (current AIBC Bylaws 5.10 and 5.11 and Professional Standard 3.6 in the AIBC Bylaws Schedule A: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct) by failing to earn and report the required CES Learning Units by the specified deadline for the Fifteenth Reporting Period (reporting period: July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022).
The facts and terms of this consent order were acknowledged and agreed to by Ali Basefat Intern Architect AIBC and the AIBC, and approved by the Investigation Committee on December 15, 2023.
Peter Allan Buchanan Architect AIBC made admissions, by way of a consent order, that he breached former AIBC Bylaw 30.2 and the rules established by council in AIBC Bulletin 80 (current AIBC Bylaws 5.10 and 5.11 and Professional Standard 3.6 in the AIBC Bylaws Schedule A: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct) by failing to earn and report the required CES Learning Units by the specified deadline for the Fifteenth Reporting Period (reporting period: July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022).
The facts and terms of this consent order were acknowledged and agreed to by Peter Allan Buchanan Architect AIBC and the AIBC, and approved by the Investigation Committee on December 15, 2023.
Hendrick Guliker Intern Architect AIBC made admissions, by way of a consent order, that he breached former AIBC Bylaw 30.2 and the rules established by council in AIBC Bulletin 80 (current AIBC Bylaws 5.10 and 5.11and Professional Standard 3.6 in the AIBC Bylaws Schedule A: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct) by failing to earn and report the required CES Learning Units by the specified deadline for the Fifteenth Reporting Period (reporting period: July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022).
The facts and terms of this consent order were acknowledged and agreed to by Hendrick Guliker Intern Architect AIBC and the AIBC, and approved by the Investigation Committee on December 15, 2023.
Angelito Jimenez Intern Architect AIBC made admissions, by way of a consent order, that he breached former AIBC Bylaw 30.2 and the rules established by council in AIBC Bulletin 80 (current AIBC Bylaws 5.10 and 5.11 and Professional Standard 3.6 in the AIBC Bylaws Schedule A: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct) by failing to earn and report the required CES Learning Units by the specified deadline for the Fifteenth Reporting Period (reporting period: July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022).
The facts and terms of this consent order were acknowledged and agreed to by Angelito Jimenez Intern Architect AIBC and the AIBC, and approved by the Investigation Committee on December 15, 2023.
Andrew Martin Intern Architect AIBC made admissions, by way of a consent order, that he breached former AIBC Bylaw 30.2 and the rules established by council in AIBC Bulletin 80 (current AIBC Bylaws 5.10 and 5.11 and Professional Standard 3.6 in the AIBC Bylaws Schedule A: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct) by failing to earn and report the required CES Learning Units by the specified deadline for the Fifteenth Reporting Period (reporting period: July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022).
The facts and terms of this consent order were acknowledged and agreed to by Andrew Martin Intern Architect AIBC and the AIBC, and approved by the Investigation Committee on December 15, 2023.
Russell B. Meiklejohn Architect AIBC made admissions, by way of a consent order, that he breached former AIBC Bylaw 30.2 and the rules established by council in AIBC Bulletin 80 (current AIBC Bylaws 5.10 and 5.11 and Professional Standard 3.6 in the AIBC Bylaws Schedule A: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct) by failing to earn and report the required CES Learning Units and failing to pay the council-mandated fine by the specified deadline for the Fifteenth Reporting Period (reporting period: July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022).
The facts and terms of this consent order were acknowledged and agreed to by Russell B. Meiklejohn Architect AIBC and the AIBC, and approved by the Investigation Committee on December 15, 2023.
Ayra Nassiri Intern Architect AIBC made admissions, by way of a consent order, that he breached former AIBC Bylaw 30.2 and the rules established by council in AIBC Bulletin 80 (current AIBC Bylaws 5.10 and 5.11 and Professional Standard 3.6 in the AIBC Bylaws Schedule A: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct) by failing to earn and report the required CES Learning Units by the specified deadline for the Fifteenth Reporting Period (reporting period: July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022).
The facts and terms of this consent order were acknowledged and agreed to by Ayra Nassiri Intern Architect AIBC and the AIBC, and approved by the Investigation Committee on December 15, 2023.
Further information about the AIBC’s professional conduct and disciplinary processes, including current Discipline Violations, 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.