Public website
Clean pages for PNGIA’s history, constitution, executives, architecture information, membership, events, resources and contact.
Papua New Guinea Institute of Architects
Protecting and promoting architecture in Papua New Guinea.
The proposed new PNGIA website keeps the Institute’s public information, improves professional presentation, and adds a secure awards, judging and committee administration platform.
One platform for PNGIA
The new platform should not simply repair the old site. It should provide a reliable public website, membership workflow, awards submission process, judge scoring and committee oversight.
Awards platform
Applicant submissions, Google Drive file storage, checklist validation, category eligibility notes and confirmation emails.
Governance dashboard
Committee/admin view for entries, judges, scoring progress, exports, audit logs and award administration.
Known issues with the current site to solve
Menu
Duplicated navigation and confusing login/logout state.
Content
Spelling errors, placeholder text and outdated event pages.
Account
Login appears present, but member workflow should be rebuilt securely.
Opportunity
Use this replacement to add the Awards 2026 digital workflow.
About PNGIA
About the Institute
The Papua New Guinea Institute of Architects represents the views of its members and promotes the rights and standards of the architectural fraternity in Papua New Guinea.
History
The Institute was formed soon after Papua New Guinea’s Independence in 1975. The current site records that early Port Moresby architects formed the Institute to help defend the profession and eventually helped bring in the Architects (Registration) Act in 1989.
Constitution objectives
The objectives include advancing architecture, examining applications for membership, representing the profession, maintaining integrity and status, promoting professional standards and encouraging the study of architecture.
President
Jordan Tegabwasa
Secretary
Rosemary Korawali
Events Coordinator
Amelia James
Treasurer
Irene Takendu
Architecture in PNG
Architecture, registration and professional standards
This section keeps the current educational content but cleans the wording, fixes headings, and presents the pathway to becoming an architect more clearly.
What is an Architect?
An architect is a qualified professional who designs and provides aesthetic and technical advice on built environments, and who is authorised or licensed to use the title “architect”.
Want to be an Architect?
The current site states that PNG has a School of Architecture and Building at PNG University of Technology in Lae, with a five-year degree followed by professional experience and registration through the PNG Board of Architects.
Code of Conduct
Members have responsibilities to the public interest, clients and employers, other members and the Institute, and must communicate with the public professionally and responsibly.
Membership
Join the PNGIA community
The new membership module should replace the generic WordPress registration page with a proper approval workflow for applicants, members and committee administrators.
Apply
Capture member type, firm, registration number, contact details, qualification and supporting documents.
Review
Committee users review applications, request more information and approve membership status.
Member dashboard
Members can update profile information, view certificates, receive notices and access member resources.
Events and News
Current events, news and gallery
The current events page mainly shows older content. The replacement site should let PNGIA publish current notices without developer intervention.
Awards
Dulux Design Excellence Awards 2026
CPD
Architecture workshops and member events
Gallery
Event photos and award highlights
Design Awards 2026
Submission, judging and committee workflow
The Awards module is built around controlled category selection, submission checklist validation, Google Drive storage, judge assignments and committee reporting.
Applicant flow
Applicants create an entry, select a category, see eligibility guidance, upload required files and receive a confirmation.
Judging flow
Judges open assigned entries, declare conflicts, score criteria, add comments and submit final scores.
Public award categories
Applicant Portal
Submit an award entry
This is a working frontend prototype. Without the Worker API URL, it runs in demo mode. Once configured, the same form saves metadata to Cloudflare D1 and uploads files to Google Drive using resumable upload sessions.
Portals
Applicant, Judge and Committee/Admin portals
This prototype uses demo role switching. Production should use real authentication and role-based access control. Uploads now use Google Drive API resumable upload sessions, not Apps Script base64 uploads.
Current role: public
Applicant dashboard
Applicants can create submissions, continue drafts, upload missing files and view confirmation receipts.
Start or continue entryJudge dashboard
Assigned submissions, conflict checks, scoring and comments.
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Prototype configuration
Contact
Contact PNGIA
PNGIA contact
Email: info@pngia.com
Phone: +675 7601 6160
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 17:00