I am a registered member of the South African Council of the Architectural Profession. Last year our annual fee increased with almost 100%. Due to the recession the architectural proffesion has suffered badly and most companies have had to retrench or in our case a 3 day week. Because of this we have asked the council in numerous letters and e-mails to explain this fee structure for a service not provided by them and to see if there is any alternative way of the members to pay there anual fees. I could not afford the whole amount, as i... read full review »