licensed architect; registered architect
A legally qualified professional who designs buildings and oversees construction. In Japan, this is a nationally certified title (建築士).
He holds a first-class licensed architect qualification.
Before building a new house, I consulted a licensed architect.
He became a licensed architect after graduate school.
My father worked as an architect for forty years.
We commissioned an architect to design our new house.
She spent three years getting her architect's license.