“Philippine Interior Design Act of 1998.”

Practice of Interior Design - The practice of interior design is the act ofplanning, designing, specifying, supervising and giving general administration and responsible direction to the functional, orderly and aesthetic arrangement and development of interiors of buildings and residences that shall contribute to the enhancement and safeguard of life, health and property and the promotion and enrichment of the quality of life. It shall embrace the following activities relative thereto:

1. Consultation, advice, direction, evaluation, estimates, appraisals, adjustments and operational programming;
2. Schematic designs and development, professional contract documents and construction phases;
3. Preparation of preliminary technical, economic and financial feasibility studies including preparation of specialized studies;
4. Preparation of plans, specifications, bill of materials, project cost estimates, general conditions and their contract documents;
5. Interior construction and project management: administration, supervision, coordination and direction to the planning, designing, construction, renovation, demolition, alteration, preservation or restoration of building interiors;
6. The practice of interior design shall also include all other works, projects and activities which require the professional competence of the interior designer, including teaching of interior design subjects and computer- aided design.

The interior design profession was first regulated by the Specialty Board of Interior Design created by and under the Board of Architecture through Board Resolution No. 21 series of 1982.

The Specialty Board was composed of Julio D. Matias as Chairman with Lor L. Calma and Belen Sablan-Morey as Members. The Specialty Board held its first licensure examinations on August 22, 1983, and conducted its first fully-computerized licensure examinations on October 5, 1994, releasing the results on November 11 of the same year.

By virtue of Republic Act No. 8534 entitled “Philippine Interior Design Act of 1998” which was approved on February 1998 upon the active pursuit of legislation by then Chairman Arch. Leticia Limpo, the Specialty Board became a full-pledged Board independent of the Board of Architecture. It became the Board of Interior Design.

Republic Act No. 10350 
An Act to regulate and modernize the practice of the Interior Design in the Philippines, repealing for the purpose Republic Act numbered 8534, otherwise known as "An Act Regulating Practice of Interior Design in the Philippines", appropriating funds therefor and for other purposes.

Philippine Institute of Interior Designers (PIID)

7492 Bagtikan St.
San Antonio Village
Makati City
Tel. No.: (+632) 519-3672
Telefax No.: (+632) 846-5764
Mobile No.: 0917-824-3355
Website: http://piid.org.ph
Re-accredited: Res. No. 2008-429 dated February 27, 2008
 

Through the years, the practice of Interior Design has flourished and has become a well-defined endeavor, but the profession has also attracted untrained craftsmen whose practice threatened the prestige of the profession. Thus, on August 17, 1964, a group of practitioners organized themselves and founded the Philippine Institute of Interior Designers (PIID). Among the founding members were Ched Berenguer-Topacio, Lor Calma, Edgar Ramirez and Mel Gana, Antonio Zamora (the first President), Rosario Luz and Wili Fernandez.

PIID maintains a vigorous and healthy relationship with foreign interior designers, being affiliated with the Asia-Pacific Space Designer Association (APSDA), the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI), and is presently involved in the formation of an ASEAN Organization for Interior Designers. The Institute sends delegates to conventions abroad, for a mutual beneficial exchange and transfer of knowledge and technology.

It also believes that the greater needs of the profession can be best served by one strong organization with programs that provide seminars for continuing professional education, enhancement of skills, educational tours, technical presentations, management principle, and other aspects that contribute to the total development and well-being of a professional.

PIID promotes programs and activities that will keep the members active and committed, thereby contribute to the upliftment and enhancement of the profession. Registered with the SEC on September 30, 1964 the Institute aims to unite all registered Interior Designers in the Philippines and to lift interior design to the highest standards of professionalism. In 1982, the PIID renewed its efforts to promote further recognition of the profession with the creation of the Specialty Board for Interior Design.

On August 10, 1992, the Society was accredited by PRC as the bona fide professional organization of interior designers. Through the efforts of PIID, the Philippine Interior Design Act of 1998” (Republic Act No. 8534) was approved.

Qualification of Board Members

A member of the Board shall, at the time of his appointment, possess the following qualifications:

1. Must be a citizen and resident of the Philippines;
2. Must be at least thirty-five (35) years of age, of proven integrity as evidenced by his past professional conduct;
3. Must be holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Design conferred by a school, academy, college or university in the Philippines or abroad that is recognized and/or accredited by the Philippine government;
4. Must be a registered interior designer with a valid certificate of registration and professional license and an active practitioner of interior design for not less than ten (10) years prior to appointment;
5. Must not be a member of the faculty of any school, where a regular course in Interior Design is being taught, nor have pecuniary interest in, or administrative supervision over any such institution of learning;
6. Must not be connected with a review center or with any group giving review classes or lectures in preparation for the licensure examination;
7. Must be a member in good standing of the duly accredited and integrated association of interior designers in the Philippines; and
8. Has never been convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude.