What does the abbreviated title "Arq." mean?

Question

The sample sentence is "Se mantuvo reunión con la Arq. Gonzales de la Institución."

Answer 1

I would say that whoever wrote "the Institute" thought his audience knew which institute that he was referring to so, likewise, we would know whether that woman was an arqueóloga. arquitecta, etc.

used here as arquitecto

Answer 2

Arquitecto. He is an architect.