AAM

To the Registrar NBPAR,

Please be informed that a meeting was held with the minister and the
permanent secretary who acknowledged and agreed the concerns of a
group of 8 architects whose general concerns were about the arbitrary
nature of the regulators decision making procedures.

Two key decisions acknowledged and agreed by the minister personally were:

1 to change the existing planning approvals to a two stage approval
whereby planning approvals for developments can be submitted without
structural drawings and approved when seen to meet the planning
regulations with regards to development heights , ventilation , use
etc.

2. The minister agreed to vacate the seats made available to
individual practitioners on the CIDBoard and announce the seats open
to applications made by associations with a collective ,mandate to
represent their particular professions, ie architects, engineers,
surveyors etc and these seats not to be limited to one seat per
profession.

We will endeavor to send a minutes of the above meeting with the
signatures of all in attendance at the beginning of the week.

Regards

Dear all,

Before sending the draft Maldives National Construction Act to Attorney General’s Office to be finalized, we would like to inquire and incorporate comments from all the professionals working in this industry.

Therefore, if you have any comments, kindly e-mail to zeeniya.ahmed@mhe.gov.mv or fathimath.shaufa@mhe.gov.mv before 1600hrs on 5th Of July 2011.

Please submit all comments in the attached format “Comments Form”. PDF of Draft Act and Comment Form will be available on our website www.mhe.gov.mv as well.

Thank you!

Best Regards,

Mariyam Shafeenaz

MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENT
Ameenee Magu, Maafannu, Male’, 20392, Maldives.
Office (Direct): +(960) 3004304
Office (PABX): +(960) 3004300, Fax: +(960) 3004301
Email: mariyam.shafeenaz@mhe.gov.mv
Web: www.mhe.gov.mv

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-Comments Form

-THE BUILDING ACT (DRAFT)

Award winning academic and practitioner Dr Nabeel Hamdi will talk about his new book The Placemaker’s Guide to Building Community- a book packed with practical skills and tools that architects, planners, urban designers and other built environment specialists need in order to engage effectively with development work in any context.

Award winning academic and practitioner  Dr Nabeel Hamdi will talk about his new book The Placemaker’s Guide to Building Community- a book packed with practical skills and tools that architects, planners, urban designers and other built environment specialists need in order to engage effectively with development work in any context.

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“….There are about 540 connection points [where the natural resource meets the man-made ]. Each point of connectivity is different. The differences in the knotting reflect a decision made by a person at a given moment, by the person’s mood, energy levels …”

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http://www.peacepentagoncompetition.org/introduction.html

Architectun ge Association akun emme bodah regulator emme bodah beynun vanee Architectun akee kobaikan bune dhunun. Alah anna meehakah architecture practice kuraane hudhdha dheyne tho nuvatha noontho. Mi suvaaluge jawaabu architectunge association akun dhinun. Architectun ge Association eh hadhaigen harudhanaa gotheh ga gendhaa kamah vanyaa sarukaaruge e architectun akee kobai kan kanda alhaa board gai association ge member aku noonee e ah vure gina membarun thibumuge furusathu onnaane……

Information and discussion on the current status of the association Mohamed Ishan   / Abdul Hannan

Brief presentation of association rules (Jamiyaa behey gaanoonu). Abdul Hannan

Information on the need for the association to engage with MTHE in the formation of regulations.

Advisor to the Minister Adnan Ali ( MTHE)

Open discussion on future activities:

Office address / contact details set up /Website/ Magazine/ Logo / Financing the association. / Memberships registration procedure

Election of administrative body of the association

President / Vice president / Treasurer / Secretary 1 / Secretary 2

Discussion on a way to engage with the regulator ( MHTE) (nominate representatives etc.)

Set date for the next meeting

Conclusions