Colegio Territorial de Arquitectos de Valencia

What Colegio Territorial de Arquitectos de Valencia does

Colegio Territorial de Arquitectos de Valencia (CTAV) is the official provincial professional collegiate body for architects in the Valencia region of Spain, established in 1931 and affiliated with the COACV and CSCAE national federation. The organization serves licensed architects practicing in Valencia province through a bundled service stack: mandatory professional certification (visado) routed through the COACV; legal, fiscal, and labor advisory services (Asesorías); a public-procurement and competition office (Oficina de Concursos); continuing education via the CTAV Formación platform; a library of more than 25,000 cataloged volumes; a basement historical archive; cultural programming (Espai Guastavino exhibitions, 'Cine, Arquitectura y Ciudades' film cycles, an annual cultural agenda); member-facing welfare services (Punto Violeta for gender-based discrimination reporting, ANMARQ-linked mutualist social-security cooperation); and a young-architect program (CTAV Jove) anchored around a shared co-working space (El Piset). It also rents out physical venues (El Patio, Salón de Actos, Aula de Formación, Sala de Investigación) to members and external clients.

CTAV generates revenue from four primary streams: recurring membership/collegiate fees from registered architects; per-transaction professional certification (visado) fees; pay-as-you-go fees for training courses (e.g., €10/course for CTAV members) and seminars (€25 reduced rate); and unit-priced space rental (e.g., €500/day for the Patio venue, plus optional €200 streaming/recording). Its underlying technology is a web-based association management stack—official website (arquitectosdevalencia.es), webmail (webmail.ctav.es), dedicated training platform (ctavformacion.es), online archive access, and a member directory platform (arquitecturavalencia.es)—delivered alongside three physical locations: the Valencia headquarters (Hernán Cortés 6, 46004), the La Costera regional delegation in Xàtiva, and the La Safor regional delegation in Gandia. The institution operates with a lean staff of 14 employees, with governance vested in a member-elected Junta de Gobierno, and conducts no external fundraising, M&A, or commercial activity beyond its collegiate mandate.

Name

Colegio Territorial de Arquitectos de Valencia

Legal name

Colegio Territorial de Arquitectos de Valencia

Website

https://arquitectosdevalencia.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CTAV is the official provincial professional college for architects in Valencia, Spain, providing mandatory membership registration, project certification (visado), legal/fiscal/labor advisory, continuing education, library/archive access, cultural programming, and venue rentals through its Valencia headquarters and two regional delegations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Architecture, Planning & Surveying (AIA, Planning, Land Surveyor CE) (EDAAALAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Professional association services
• Architectural project certification
• Continuing professional education
• Professional advisory services
• Professional regulatory body

Headquarters

HQ city

Valencia

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Architects pay membership fees to join and maintain their professional registration with the college.
2. Professional certification (Visado): Fee-based professional certification and stamping services for architectural projects.
3. Space rental: Rental of event spaces including the Patio, exhibition halls, and meeting rooms to members and external clients.
4. Training and courses: Fees for continuing education programs and professional development courses for architects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CTAV is the official professional collegiate body for architects in the Valencia province, providing mandatory professional certification (Visado) for architectural projects, legal/tax/labor advisory services, continuing education courses through the CTAV Formación platform, a tenders and competitions office, and cultural programming including exhibitions, film cycles, and access to a specialized architecture library and historical archive. Membership is required for architects practicing in the province, and the organization also operates co-working space (El Piset) and event venues for member and external use.

Product overview

Colegio Territorial de Arquitectos de Valencia (CTAV) is a professional association for architects offering a comprehensive suite of services organized around professional certification (Visado), advisory services (legal, tax, labor Asesorías), continuing education (Formación/Cursos), competition access (Oficina de Concursos), and cultural programming. The organization operates physical spaces including the main Valencia headquarters with rental venues (El Patio, Espai Guastavino, Salon de actos, Biblioteca, Archivo Histórico), a shared workspace (El Piset), and regional delegations in Xàtiva (La Costera) and Gandia (La Safor). Member-facing digital services include an Architecture Guide portal, cultural programming through film cycles and exhibitions, and support services including Punto Violeta for discrimination reporting and CTAV Jove for young architects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Espai Guastavino: Cultural space dedicated to exhibitions, book presentations, talks and conferences, named in honor of the Valencian architect Rafael Guastavino.
• Punto Violeta
• CTAV Jove
• El Piset
• Biblioteca CTAV
• Archivo Histórico CTAV
• Guía de Arquitectura
• CTAV Formación

Products and services

• Visado (Professional Certification)
• Asesorías (Advisory Services)
• Oficina de Concursos (Tenders Office)
• Formación / Cursos (Continuing Education)
• El Piset (Co-working Space)
• Biblioteca CTAV (Architecture Library)
• Archivo Histórico CTAV (Historical Archive)
• Espacios CTAV (Event Space Rental)
• CTAV Jove (Young Architects Service)
• Guía de Arquitectura (Architecture Directory)
• Punto Violeta (Discrimination Support)
• Espai Guastavino y Tienda Online (Cultural Space & Store)
• Cine, Arquitectura y Ciudades (Film Program)

Quantifiable outcome

• 25,000 cataloged volumes available in the research library

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ANMARQmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025The CTAV and ANMARQ signed a convention to exchange information about social security and defense of the rights of mutualist professionals. This partnership supports professional welfare and rights protection for member architects.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Consejo Superior de los Colegios de Arquitectos de España (CSCAE): CSCAE is the national umbrella organization to which COACV (and by extension CTAV) belongs; it is the highest-level Spanish architect collegiate body and provides the structural framework that defines CTAV's authority and operating model.
• Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA): RIBA is the UK chartered body for architects providing professional registration, continuing professional development, and member services; it parallels CTAV's collegiate functions at a national level and is a useful international comparison.
• American Institute of Architects (AIA): AIA is the US national professional association for architects offering membership, continuing education (AIA CEU), advocacy, and member services; it is the international analog most often cited for the AIA-style CE/professional licensure model that maps directly to CTAV's offering.

Regional players

• Col·legi de l'Arquitectura Tècnica de Barcelona (CATEB): CATEB is the territorial college for building engineers/architectural technologists in Barcelona, operating a similar collegiate model (certification, advisory, training) for an adjacent architectural profession in Catalonia — comparable in function though focused on a different profession.
• Colegio de Arquitectos de Canarias: The Canary Islands' territorial architect college offers the same collegiate functions as CTAV (visado equivalent, advisory, training, cultural programming) but serves a different Spanish archipelago geography, making it a structurally analogous peer.

Direct peers

• Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid (COAM): COAM is the equivalent territorial architect college for Madrid and one of the largest in Spain; it operates the same professional certification, advisory, training, and cultural services model as CTAV, making it a closely comparable peer organization.
• Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de la Comunidad Valenciana (COACV): COACV is the regional-level parent collegiate body of which CTAV is a territorial branch; it operates the visado service referenced by CTAV and shares the same mission, regulatory authority, and service structure across the broader Comunidad Valenciana.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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