PRESS RELEASE BY THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIAT FOR PUBLIC WORKS 24 new architects receive their warrant

“With your work and creativity, you will be the architects shaping the quality of life."

This was the central message delivered by Parliamentary Secretary for Public Works Omar Farrugia during the warrant-awarding ceremony for 24 new architects, who are now set to officially begin their careers in this profession.

Speaking at the Museum of Archaeology, Parliamentary Secretary Omar Farrugia emphasised that the role of an architect is not just a profession but “a vocation that envisions a Malta of today being more beautiful than yesterday, and a Malta of tomorrow surpassing today."

Farrugia concluded by urging the new architects to be ambitious, innovative, and inspirational in their work.

The Chairperson of the Architects' Warrant Board, Dr Frank Psaila, stated that “The milestone to obtain the warrant of an architect is a significant one, and rightly so. If an architect designs a defective structure, the consequences can be tragic. Now, as newly warranted architects, strive to create safe and beautiful structures, that enhance the quality of life for people and the country."

The issuance of warrants began with the 1919 Architects Ordinance. A year later, in 1920, the Chamber of Architects was established, and the first warrants were issued under this same law.