Though the Architects Registration was passed in 1987, the Regulations which were drafted by the Board after its appointment were not passed until 1989. The Board had its first meeting on December 3, 1987. The acceptance of applications for registration started in March 1988. Registration did not, however commenced until March of 1990 as it was felt that a two-year period was required to sensitize prospective applicants of the law and its regulations. The Board then consisted of :– Architects Herbert W. Robinson, Chairman – elected Chairman at this the first meeting E. Nadine Isaacs Diana McHardy Errol Alberga Cosmo Whyte Stanley Kennedy Marvin D. Goodman Mr. St. Clare Risden – Minister’s appointee Arch Victor Patterson – Registrar/Secretary Though the law did not require a Vice Chairman, Arch E. Nadine Isaacs was elected accordingly. The first meetings of the Board was used to draft the regulations, decide the information to be included into the Register of Architects and the length of time to keep open Section 24 of the Act which governs the registration of persons who were practicing as architects before the Act became effective. The Board also listed a number of requirements of this person such as standard of education, and general character. From time to time new boards were appointed which consisted of the following persons serving at one time or another: Architects Morris Chin, Aubrey Grant Jnr., Verma Panton, Louise McLeod, Neil Richards, Hal Lawson, and Clifton Yap and Desmond Hayle who sat on the Board as President of the Jamaican Institute of Architects. The current Board took over from: Architects
- Herbert W. Robinson, Chairman – elected Chairman at this the first meeting
- E. Nadine Isaacs
- Diana McHardy
- Errol Alberga
- Cosmo Whyte
- Stanley Kennedy
- Marvin D. Goodman
- Mr. St. Clare Risden – Minister’s appointee
- Arch Victor Patterson – Registrar/Secretary
ARB appointed in February of 2006
- Errol Alberga – Chairman
- Karin Hay
- Cheryl Pouchet
- Desmond Hayle
- Douglas Stiebel
- Douglas Wright
- Morris Chin
- Jacqueline Douglas Brown – Planner
- H. Earle Watson – Attorney-at-Law
- Louise McLeod – Ex-Officio/JIA Representative
ARB appointed in February of 2008
- Raymond McIntyre – Chairman
- Christopher Whyms-Stone
- Louise McLeod
- Karin Hay
- Clifton Yap
- Errol Alberga
- Tamara Robinson – Attorney-at-Law
- David Cuthbert – Registrar (November 2011)
- Laurie Ferron – Ex-Officio/JIA Representative
ARB appointed in 2012 July 16
- Robert Woodstock – Chairman
- Raymond McIntyre
- Karin Hay
- Douglas Stiebel
- Jacquiann Lawton
- Christopher Whyms-Stone
- Denise Kitson– Attorney-at-Law
- Dean Burrowes – Quantity Surveyor
- David Cuthbert – Registrar
- Sarah Ann Hodges – Ex-Officio/JIA Representative
ARB appointed in 2016 May 31
- Robert Woodstock – Chairman
- Raymond McIntyre
- Jacquiann Lawton
- Conrad Jackson
- Louise McLeod
- Laurie Ferron
- Georgia Gibson-Henlin, QC – Attorney-at-Law
- Andrew James – Property Valuator
- David Cuthbert, JP – Registrar
- Garfield Wood – Ex-Officio/JIA President
ARB appointed in 2018 October 01
- Robert Woodstock – Architect/Chairman
- Laurie Ferron – Architect
- Robert Fowler – Architect
- Conrad Jackson – Architect
- Margaret Jarrett – Architect
- Brian Morris – Architect
- Georgia Gibson-Henlin, QC – Attorney-at-Law
- Andrew James – Property Valuator
- David Cuthbert, JP – Architect/Registrar
- Christopher Lue – Ex-Officio/JIA President (October 2018 to March 2019)
- Stacey-Ann Dennison-Heron – Ex-Officio/JIA President (March 2019 to present)
ARB appointed in 2021 January 25
- Robert Woodstock – Architect/Chairman
- Kiva Alberga – Architect
- Robert Fowler – Architect
- Conrad Jackson – Architect
- Lorie-Ann McIntosh – Architect
- Brian Morris – Architect
- Zaneta Scott – Planner
- David Cuthbert, JP – Architect/Registrar
- Stacey-Ann Dennison-Heron – Ex-Officio/JIA President (April 2021 to May 2021)
- Camille Douglas-Stephenson – Ex-Officio/JIA President (May 2021 to present)