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The statutory body under the Architects Act 1972, which restricts the title 'architect' to people registered with it and acts on complaints about its misuse. An interior designer may practise without registration but must not call themselves an architect.
- Call yourself an interior designer, not an architect, unless you are COA-registered.
- Bring in a registered architect where structural or plan approval work is needed.
- Verify any architect you partner with on the COA site.