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The America Institute of Architects
Based in Washington, D.C., the AIA has been the leading professional membership association for licensed architects, emerging professionals, and allied partners since 1857. Our Goal. With nearly 300 state and local chapters, the AIA serves as the voice of the architecture profession and the resource for our members in service to society. (View the AIA 2010-2015 Strategic Plan and the AIA Strategic Plan Toolkit.)
We carry out our goal through advocacy, information, and community. Each year the AIA
• Sponsors hundreds of continuing education experiences to help architects maintain their licensure
• Sets the industry standard in contract documents with more than 100 forms and contracts used in the design and construction industry
• Provides countless Web-based resources for emerging architecture professionals
• Conducts market research and provides analysis of the economic factors that affect the business of architecture
• Hosts the annual AIA National Convention and Design Exposition
• Serves as an advocate of the architecture profession
• Promotes design excellence and outstanding professional achievement through an awards program
Construction Specification Institute
CSI was founded in March 1948 by the specification writers of government agencies who came together to improve the quality of construction specifications. The Institute’s efforts were essential in improving construction specification quality so that it could meet the demands of the post-war construction boom. Development of specifications best practices, promulgating standards/formats, professional education, and certification were cornerstones of the Institute. The Institute grew quickly to include specification writers in the private sector, design professionals concerned about communicating their vision in construction documents, constructors interested in delivering high-quality facilities, and material suppliers with unique solutions to construction challenges. These construction professionals continue to work together today as CSI members to effectively communicate the designers’ vision, the material producers’ solutions, and the constructors’ techniques to create outstanding facilities that meet facility owners’ objectives.


