{"id":239,"date":"2021-08-25T02:16:38","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T02:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skniarchitects.com\/index.php\/about\/"},"modified":"2023-02-24T18:02:13","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T18:02:13","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/skniarchitects.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"239\" class=\"elementor elementor-239\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7d801d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7d801d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1897415\" data-id=\"1897415\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e577a9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e577a9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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In early 2002 a charter for the St. Kitts \u2013 Nevis Institute of Architects was proposed and circulated to practitioners in St. Kitts &#038; Nevis for comments. <\/p>\n\n<p>This charter led to a meeting at the Foundation for National Development Conference Room on the 12th of July 2005 at which all the persons present became signatories to the charter to found the Architects\u2019 Institute. 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