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).
彼は一級建築士の資格を持っている。
He holds a first-class licensed architect qualification.
新しい家を建てる前に、建築士に相談した。
Before building a new house, I consulted a licensed architect.
He became a licensed architect after graduate school.
She spent three years getting her architect's license.
My father worked as an architect for forty years.
We commissioned an architect to design our new house.