Colegio de arquitectos del Perú - Regional Piura

What Colegio de arquitectos del Perú - Regional Piura does

Colegio de Arquitectos del Perú - Regional Piura (CAP Regional Piura) is a regional chapter of the national Colegio de Arquitectos del Perú, operating as a nonprofit professional association under Ley N° 6053 since its founding on July 18, 1981. The institution holds exclusive statutory authority to supervise architecture professional practice in the Piura Region, issuing professional registrations (colegiatura), Certificates of Habilidad, and project review verifications for building and urban habilitation projects. It serves 1,152 registered architects (agremiados) across the Piura Region with a 45-employee staff operating from a Cultural Heritage-listed headquarters at Calle Arequipa 921 in Piura's historic center, supplemented by zonal offices in Sullana and Talara, recreation and meeting centers in Veintiséis de Octubre and Catacaos, and municipal delegates covering 14 districts.

The organization's revenue model rests on four streams: recurring annual membership dues (colegiatura and ordinary quotas), transactional fees from project reviews and professional fee liquidations, venue rentals for institutional events, and merchandise sales (souvenirs). Distribution is primarily direct via physical offices and a Mesa de Partes document processing channel, augmented by a self-serve mobile application launched in September 2025 to streamline member service access and event dissemination. Marketing and member engagement rely on organic social media (Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn), monthly informative bulletins, and virtual training events.

The institution participates actively in regional governance through positions in CONREDE PIURA (Vicepresidencia), the ANIN Commission for Integral Flood Control, the Chira Piura Water Resources Council, and municipal urban planning commissions, providing institutional voice on heritage preservation, urban development, and infrastructure decisions affecting the Piura Region. The 2026-2029 Regional Council, led by Decana Regional Arq. Laura Alexandra Morocho Gago following the February 13, 2026 swearing-in ceremony, continues the institution's 45-year mandate of professional oversight, advocacy, and member services.

Name

Colegio de arquitectos del Perú - Regional Piura

Legal name

Colegio de Arquitectos del Perú - Regional Piura

Website

https://cappiura.org.pe

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Colegio de Arquitectos del Perú - Regional Piura is a statutory nonprofit professional association that supervises architecture practice and serves 1,152 licensed architects across Peru's Piura Region through membership services, project reviews, and government advisory roles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Professional association services
• Architecture licensing services
• Professional membership management
• Architectural certification services
• Continuing professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Piura

HQ country

Peru

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Colegiatura (Membership Fees): Annual and periodic membership fees charged to architects for professional registration and practice authorization. Includes Certificate of Habilidade (professional ability certificate) issuance and ordinary quota payments.
2. Professional Services and Project Reviews: Fees for review of preliminary projects, building projects, urban habilitation projects, and technical verifications. Also includes liquidation of professional fees.
3. Venue and Space Rental: Rental of institutional facilities and event spaces for members and external events.
4. Souvenir Sales: Sale of exclusive souvenirs of the College of Architects, targeted at architects and special events.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CAP Regional Piura is the regional chapter of the Colegio de Arquitectos del Perú that supervises the professional practice of architecture in the Piura Region under Ley N° 6053. It provides professional registration (colegiatura), Certificate of Habilidad issuance, project reviews and technical verifications, training courses, facility rentals, and institutional representation on urban planning and heritage matters.

Product overview

CAP Regional Piura operates as a professional association for architects in the Piura region, offering a portfolio of institutional services including professional registration (Colegiatura), professional habilitation, document processing (Mesa de Partes), project fee settlements, and facility rental. The organization also provides educational offerings through its training program (Capacitaciones) and a recently launched mobile application. Key administrative services include access to the National Fee Schedule (Tarifario Nacional Vigente) and Unit Values for the Costa (Cuadro de Valores Unitarios para la Costa). The institution also generates revenue through venue rentals and souvenir sales.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Colegiatura (Trámite de Colegiatura)

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,152 registered architects served across 14 municipalities in the Piura Region

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CAP Nacional (Colegio de Arquitectos del Perú)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1981CAP Nacional is the parent organization of the Colegio de Arquitectos del Perú, of which CAP Regional Piura is a regional chapter. The regional chapter operates under the national statutes, regulations, and electoral framework. CAP Nacional convenes national architecture competitions and issues national directives that regional chapters implement.
• CONREDE PIURA (Consejo Regional de Decanos de los Colegios Profesionales)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAP Regional Piura holds the Vicepresidencia (Vice Presidency) of CONREDE PIURA, the Regional Council of Deans of Professional Colleges. This position gives the organization institutional voice in multi-professional policy discussions affecting the Piura region.
• Universidad de Piura (UDEP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on academic and professional events. UDEP hosted the 44th anniversary activities of CAP Regional Piura, including visits to award-winning campus architecture. The Decano also delivered a conference at the YOUTH25 International Congress held at UDEP.
• Ministerio de Vivienda, Construcción y SaneamientominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated government ministry referenced as a key partner. The Ministry executes sanitation projects in Piura including the Curumuy plant expansion and water/sewerage plan for 96 settlements. CAP Piura participates in related technical commissions.
• ANIN (Autoridad Nacional de Infraestructura)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAP Regional Piura is a member of the Commission for the Integral Project of Flood Control and Master Plan of Pluvial Drainage, coordinated by ANIN. CAP participates in discussions regarding underground cabling and urban recovery projects affecting the historical center of Piura.
• Gobierno Regional de PiuraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAP Regional Piura participates in governmental platforms including the Consejo de Recursos Hídricos Cuenca Chira Piura, the Commission of Ecological Economic Zoning of Piura, and the Mesa Técnica Plan Desarrollo Local Concertado, collaborating on regional development decisions.
• Municipal Provincial de PiuraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe provincial municipality is a key partner in urban planning and heritage preservation. CAP Piura has issued pronouncements on projects such as the recovery of the Historical Center and has participated in discussions on stormwater drainage.
• EPS GrauminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional water utility company. CAP Piura has raised concerns about coordination with EPS Grau on infrastructure projects in the historical center, noting that the current technical file does not include water and sewage network reorganization.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Unión Internacional de Arquitectos (UIA): Global federation of national architectural professional associations representing the architecture profession internationally. Not a direct competitor, but an upstream umbrella to which national cuerpos including CAP (and by extension CAP Regional Piura) typically affiliate.
• Colegio de Ingenieros del Perú (CIP): Parallel Peruvian professional colegio for engineers, structurally analogous under the same national law tradition (Ley N° 6053 also created CIP). Comparable in colegiatura framework, regional chapters, and institutional advocacy, but for the engineering profession rather than architecture.

Broad incumbents

• Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA): UK chartered body for architects offering professional membership, CPD, and policy advocacy. Comparable as a membership- and education-driven professional institute with regional/national component networks, but operating in the UK regulatory environment.
• American Institute of Architects (AIA): US national professional association for architects with analogous membership, continuing education, advocacy, and component (regional chapter) structure. Operates at much larger scale in a different regulatory environment, but closest international equivalent by mission.
• Architects Registration Board (ARB): UK statutory regulator for architects responsible for registration and standards of professional practice. Closest pure-regulatory counterpart to CAP Regional Piura's statutory supervision mandate under Ley N° 6053, though operating at national rather than regional scope.
• Colegio de Arquitectos del Perú (CAP Nacional): National umbrella body for the Colegio de Arquitectos del Perú, of which CAP Regional Piura is a regional chapter. Operates the same professional oversight, colegiatura, and electoral framework nationwide, giving it functionally similar but broader (national) scope.

Direct peers

• Colegio de Arquitectos del Perú — Regional Cusco: Regional chapter of CAP serving the Cusco region. Comparable to CAP Regional Piura in scale, statutory mandate, and member-services portfolio, with the additional dimension of heritage-protection work tied to its territory.
• Colegio de Arquitectos del Perú — Regional Lima: Largest regional chapter of CAP, operating the same colegiatura, habilitación, project review, training, and advocacy model in the Lima metropolitan region. Most directly comparable sister chapter given shared structure and service mix.
• Colegio de Arquitectos del Perú — Regional Arequipa: Regional chapter of CAP serving the Arequipa region. Performs identical statutory oversight, project review, and member services as CAP Regional Piura in a different but similarly structured Peruvian geography.
• Colegio de Arquitectos del Perú — Regional Lambayeque: Regional chapter of CAP in the neighboring Lambayeque region of northern Peru. Closest geographic peer to Piura with the same service model, colegiatura framework, and zonal structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCiL8NgiOOVAbaTW2p5fllTA/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/capregionalpiura
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colegio-de-arquitectos-del-per%C3%BA---regional-piura
• Instagraminstagram.com/cappiuraregional
• TikToktiktok.com/@capregionalpiura1

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

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