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Order of Architects and Engineers – Councils of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg – Architects Section OAI

6, Boulevard Grande-Duchesse Charlotte, 1330 Luxembourg

Tel : + 352 42 24 06
Fax : + 352 42 24 07
oai@oai.lu
www.oai.lu

President: Michelle Friederici
Head of Delegation: Pierre Hurt

Statistics

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC

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Architectural MARKET

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Architectural Profession

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TRENDS

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FIELD OF EMPLOYMENT

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EARNINGS

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RESPONSE

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Professional title

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Access to the profession

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Traineeship

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Liability and insurance

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Continuous Professional Develop

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Requirements to practice

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Year	2012	2014	2016	2018	2020	2022
Market	38	49	68	50	66	50
Average turnover per practice (€)
2 persons	154 000	231 165	138 750	n/a	140 569	181 505
6 – 10 persons	683 115	486 532	443 100	n/a	574 571	553 612

Year	2012	2014	2016	2018	2020	2022
Architects	680	900	950	950	1100	700
% Male	72	75	74	68	68	70
% Female	28	25	26	32	31	30
% <40 years	38	22	14	22	28	22
Practices	166	244	190	268	308	185

Year	2012	2014	2016	2018	2020	2022
Participants	89	130	86	28	349	394
Accuracy of results 95% confidence +/-	+/-9.7	+/-8.0	+/-10.1	18.3	10.6	8.1

Year	2012	2014	2016	2018	2020	2022
Sole Principals	39	34	22	26	56	43
Partners & Directors	24	28	39	19	21	30
Private practice Salaried	10	19	14	37	16	16
Private in-house	0	0	1	1	0	0
Freelance	9	9	8	10	5	10
Other Private	19	9	15	3	1	2
Local / central government	0	0	0	1	0	0
Other Public	0	0	0	4	0	0

Year	2012	2014	2016	2018	2020	2022
Sole Principals	56 000	56 000	52 050	50 000	68 500	60 000
Partners & Directors	75 000	70 000	88 000	82 500	96 000	106 000
Private practice Salaried	82 000	48 000	90 750	100 000	50 000	71 000
Private in-house	31 000	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Freelance	50 000	57 000	60 000	n/a	n/a	59000
Other Private	n/a	60 000	80 000	n/a	n/a	59000
Local / central government	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Other Public	56 400	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Protection of the title “Architect”	Yes
Protection of the function of Architects	Yes
Professional title	Architect
Mandatory Registration	Yes
If yes, Where?	Registration with the Ordre is compulsory for all architects and consulting engineers, natural or legal persons (individuals or legal entities), who wish to practise their profession under the status of “independent” in Luxembourg.
Competent authority	Ministry of Economy (authorisation of establishment) and the Ordre des Architectes et des Ingénieurs-Conseils (obligatory membership).

Entrance examination
Academic training	Conditions set out in national law (Article 46 de la loi du 28 octobre 2016 relative à la reconnaissance des qualifications professionnelles). University of Luxembourg offers a Master-programme in architecture.
Qualified as	Architect
Professional training needed?	Not needed if full-time superior studies have been followed for 5 years (Master degree). Needed if only 4 years were followed.
If yes How much time	2 years
Comments

Additional compulsory practical training – internship	2 years
Requirement for undertaking compulsory professional experience as a requirement for access to the professional examination	Yes
Period of traineeship supervised (overseen) By who?	No
Compulsory professional experience (requirement for access to the professional examination) Where? To which conditions	Already established architect
Number of hours per month required
Compulsory Professional examination	No
Complementary professional education	Not mandatory
Remuneration of the professional experience	Yes
Trainee accompanied	No
Specific supplementary courses organised	Yes by the OAI and House of Training, but not mandatory
Model form of contract available	No
Professional practice undertaken abroad taken into account	Yes
Evaluation of the professional experience	No
Evaluation method used

Are Architects obligation to carry insurance?	Yes
Legal Basis: what are the most commonly used Term and Conditions:	Article 6 of luxembourgish law of the 13 december 1989.
What are the requirements for obtaining insurance?
How are insurance premiums calculated?	Rate applied tofees -Rate on the value of construction works -Based on fixed price
What forms of Insurance contract exist:	Subscription contract for all liabilities in a predefined period -Cover for architect in a specific project
Insurances/Agents

What requirements must a European architect fulfill to practice in this country?

Recognised diploma
Autorisation d’établissement from Ministry of Economy
Registration with the OAI
VAT Registration
Insurance

Does a system of CPD for architects exists in your country?	Yes
If yes: Is it compulsory? Is it encouraged? Is it free?	No Yes No
If it is compulsory, is it required by law or by a Code of Conduct?	Not compulsory
If it is regulated, who regulates the system: A professional body A governmental body A combination of the two?	Not regulated
Is it organised?	Yes
Who provides the courses?	Mostly OAI and House of Training
What level of training is provided:
Are certain subjects mandatory?	New members are obliged to participate at 2 initiations modules: Legal, ethical and contractual framework of the OAI professions – Services, OAI tools, responsibilities, company rights Good practices of collaboration of the OAI project management (moai.lu)
What types of activities or provisions are accepted:
Do you have any evaluation criteria for the CPD material?	No
Who recognises (accredits) these trainings?
Development of the trainings: A. Estimated number of courses/year B. Estimated number of participants/year C. Estimated lesson hours/year
Level of requirements for the architects:
Is this required level validated or checked and how: A. Not requested B. Attendance tracking C. Attendance tracking D. Self-assessment using self-test E. By regular checks F. Examination G. Thesis H. Other means (e.g. electronic monitoring)?
Is training (provision) delivered abroad accepted?	Yes
What kind of sanction is applied for the non-compliance with CPD obligation: A. None B. Reprimand C. Expulsion from the register D. Other?
Do you have a database of the content of your CPD programme?	www.oai.lu/formation