INDIAN INSTITUTE OF

ARCHITECTS (IIA) P
ROLE OF IIA
The Indian
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Institute of
Architects (IIA) is
It encourages the science and the art of
planning and building the standards of
It formulates and notifies the law and
practice relating to Architecture to members
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the national body
of Architects in the
architectural education, training
practice, by making grants to Technical
and and the public, and to compile, collect,
collate, revise, print and publish statistics,
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country. Having
started in the year
Institutions, or by paying or assisting to pay
the fees and expenses of students or by
professional records or periodicals relating to
any of the objects of the Institute; E
1917, the institute
today has more
providing and giving scholarships, prizes or
other rewards to such students, or by any or It issues appeals for funds in furtherance of S
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than
members.
15000 all such methods. the objects of the Institute, to accept any
gift, endowment or bequest mode to the S
It devises and imposes the means for testing Institute, and to carry any trust attached to
1937 A group of people who were past
the qualifications of the candidates for any such gift, endowment or bequest, and to I
admission to membership of the Institute, by borrow moneys, if required for the purpose of
students of architecture of Sir J.J. school of
art decided to form themselves into an
examination in theory and in practice, or by the Institute, provided such gifts, O
any other tests, or to arrange with any endowments, bequests or loans shall be
association and it was decided to christen
the infant "the architectural students
technical Institute or Institutions for the accepted if they are not accompanied by N
imposition of any such tests. conditions inconsistent or in conflict with the
association objects for which the Institute is established A
It looks into all factors affecting the practice
1922 It announced the formal
inauguration of the rechristened association
of architecture and it initiates and watches
over measures affecting, or likely to affect,
LEGAL STATUS OF THE INSTITUTE L
The Bombay architectural students the practice of Architecture, and to procure The Indian Institute of Architects is registered
association in Mumbai. such changes of, and amendments in the law under the Societies Registration Act XXI of
relating to or affecting the practice of 1860 as a voluntary organization of
Architecture. Architects. The only other organization at the
1925 Its affiliation to the Royal
Institute of British architects It holds conferences or meetings for the
national level is the Council of Architecture
established under the Architects Act 1972
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1929 Re-considered aims and objectives it
discussion of, and the exchange of news and
matters affecting or relating to architecture,
with the statutory duty of Registration. R
was convertedhas
The institute a major role in promoting
to IIA
the profession of architects by uniting and
the reading of papers and the delivery of
lectures, and hold congresses or exhibitions
COUNCIL A
organizing in fellowship the architects of
India to promote aesthetic, scientific and
(either jointly with any other body or
Institution or otherwise) for the exposition of
All affairs of the institute is be managed by
the council, but will be subject to the control
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practical efficiency of the profession. any matters affecting or relating to the
theory or practice of Architecture or any
by the general body of the institute. The
council holds office for a period of 2 official
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IIA is represented on various national and allied subject; and to award medals,
international committees connected with art,
architecture and the building industry is also
certificates, prizes or diplomas in connection
years.
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there with.
actively associated with Council consists of President , Vice President
,Hon. treasurer , Joint Secretaries , The
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It co-ordinates the activities of the building
a) International union of architects(UIA)
b) Commonwealth association of
industry and of the Profession of
immediate past President , Chairman of 5
regional committees , Chairman of all E
Architecture, and too amalgamate or
architects(CAA) chapters , The Hon. Editor of the Journal.
combine or act temporarily or otherwise, in
c) South Asian association for regional co- conjunction with any other body or bodies,
operation of architects. Institution or Institutions, having like or