Currently, the 'commissie eindtermen' of the Architectenregister is revising the assessment criteria (eindtermen) that new architects, urbanists, landscape architects and interior architects will have to adhere to, to be able to register in the architects title registration system.

A draft is currently in the works, with the main change being a shift from phase-based to competency-based criteria, placing greater emphasis on the architect’s role in addressing societal challenges, in line with the Dutch Environment and Planning Act (Omgevingswet).

Many of these criteria are being shaped by experienced professionals, while the perspectives of the generation currently in education, recently graduated, or at the start of their professional careers have, so far, been relatively limited in the process. We believe this group has valuable and relevant insights to contribute, particularly given their recent exposure to current educational approaches, new developments, and emerging perspectives within the field.

We, as young professionals and students, currently in their masters, not only have knowledge to learn or criteria to meet, but also knowledge to bring and push further in practice.

On the 3rd of december 2026 at Bouwkunde, TU Delft Jong BNSP will be giving a voice to young designers to reflect on both current and revised criteria. What do you think of the assessment criteria? Is the title still relevant? What do you want the committee to hear from a young perspective?

Aside from us as Jong BNSP, educators and students from TU Delft will attend, as well as Hilde Blank of the eindtermen Committee and Jorrit Rosema, director of the Architectenregister. The exact program we will announce later on our socials.

Sign up here: https://forms.gle/RDWeyHhk4SxfAZ979 

In preparation of this event, we kindly ask you to fill in a short anonymous questionnaire: https://forms.gle/1to73AUnf8T1LmMH6