Their bid failed, but the Institute went from strength to strength, acting as the ‘club’ of the Architects. In 1989, the Institute persuaded the government to bring in the Architects (Registration) Act, to ensure that only properly qualified people could call them-selves ‘architects’.
After Independence the institute was dominated by expatriates, but by the 1990s and ever since, it is Papua New Guineans who have steered the course of the profession.”
Recollection by Derek Smith of Tusitala Architects