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H. Carleton Godsey of Louisville-based Godsey Associates Architects Drives Industry-Significant Policy

United States Architects and European Architects Agree to a

Mutual Recognition of Qualifications

Feb. 20, 2006--(Louisville, KY)—H. Carleton Godsey of Louisville-based Godsey Associates Architects serves this year as president of NCARB, the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, and recently signed a historically significant agreement between European and United States Architects. The Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA), to be ratified by members of the organizations through a majority vote in June of this year, established the recognition of qualifications for architects in the EU and the United States. This means that policies are now in place to have architects cross borders and present credentials that can be honored for direct work assignments across country borders as architects. Implementation details will be worked out after final ratification by the parties in June.

Carleton Godsey, said that his role in this process has been to improve the profession and carry out his desire to move the profession toward worldwide policies. “We are increasingly dealing in a global economy, and should be prepared to address that. These types of agreements demonstrate that professionalism across the world can open up opportunities for all those architects certified.” The first substantial MRA was ratified between US and Canada in 1994.

The leadership of NCARB, the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and the Architects’ Council of Europe (ACE) representing the profession of architecture met late last year to sign this MRA between the EU and the US.

The MRA lays out that architects from both the EU and the United States have been practicing for 14 years including formal education, and registration/licensure. Seven of those must be after licensure was originally accepted. -more-

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““We expect to see economic-increased activity with the freedom to move around under this MRA,” said Michiel Bourdrez, Director of Education and International Services for NCARB.

In the United States there approximately 100,000 architects affected, according to NCARB. “Up to this point, architects have often had to partner under local firms’ direction in various countries to get in the door,” Godsey said.

“As we expand abroad, we are delighted under this MRA that we can have a consistent architect, which facilitates a much stronger expansion program. This will remain important throughout our European markets,” said Timothy Martin, National Director of Real Estate, Outback Steakhouse, Inc. Godsey Associates Architects continues to work with Outback on various architectural projects throughout the world.

About Godsey Associates Architects

Louisville-based Godsey Associates Architects was founded in 1967 by H. Carleton Godsey. Registered to practice in 38 states, the firm is now in its 39th year of providing professional architectural services. Godsey Associates Architects has executed more than 7,000 individual projects internationally, of all types and sizes. This includes large medical facilities, such as Brandywine Medical Center in Brandywine, Pa.; Science Mountain Medical Center in Big Spring, Tx.; and Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Mo.

Godsey Associates Architects has designed facilities for several major corporations located in Kentucky. These clients include Humana, United Parcel Service and Kentucky Fried Chicken, now Yum! Brands, Inc. The multi-million dollar design build for the UPS Heavy Freight facility at the Louisville International Airport will be completed in the 2^nd quarter of this year. Godsey Associates Architects have also completed projects for the Louisville Regional Airport Authority, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center and the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Division of Engineering. The firm was selected to design the multi-million dollar expansions of the Kentucky International Convention Center in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. The South Wing C, a $44 million project, was recently completed and the East Wing, a $50 million project, will be completed in October 2007.

About NCARB

NCARB comprises the architectural registration boards of all 50 states as well as those of the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. NCARB assists its member state registration boards in carrying out their duties and provides a certification program for individual architects. To achieve its goals, NCARB develops and recommends standards regulating the practice of architecture.

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