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International Union of Architects (UIA) Professional Practice Commission
A Brief Introduction
UIA Accord on Recommended International Standards of Professionalism In Architectural Practice
The International Union of Architects (Union Internationale des Architectes or UIA) was founded in 1948 to unite the architects of all countries in a federation of their national organizations. The UIA now represents some 1,300,000 architects in more than 100 countries. The mission of UIA is to represent all architectural organizations and individual architects of different countries, with parallel non-government organizations of other disciplines, and with intergovernmental institutions. The UIA is recognized by the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (Geneva), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (Vienna), International Labor Organization (Geneva), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Paris), World Health Organization (Geneva), and United Nations Center for Human Settlements (Nairobi). The UIA established the Professional Practice Commission and approved its program in 1994. The Commission has devoted nine years of intensive study and debate in development of the "UIA Accord on Recommended International Standards of Professionalism in Architectural Practice" (the Accord) and nine related Accord policy guidelines. The Accord contains a statement of principles of professionalism and a series of 16 policy issues in a format of definitions and background statements followed by policy statements. These documents were presented to the triennial UIA Congress and Assembly in Beijing, China in July 1999. The Assembly unanimously approved the resolution adopting the documents. This is an historic achievement - it is the first time the profession of architecture has adopted a global standard.

UIA Accord & Recommended Policies (English) The Accord Accreditation/Validation/Recognition Continued Professional Development Demonstration of Professional Knowledge & Ability Ethics and Conduct Practical Experience/ Internship/Training Registration/Certification/ Licensure Intellectual Property/Copyright Role of Professional Bodies Scope of Practice Forms of Practice Guideline on Procurement of Architectural Services Building Project Delivery Systems Professional Practice Information Notes Note 1: Computer Practice: Aspects of Automated Information Management Note 2: Building Codes and Standards 2005 UIA Congress Presentation – UIA Professional Practice Commission (in English) Standards for the Architectural Free Market The UIA Accord: Use and Application by the Malaysian Institute of Architects Case Studies UIA Accord Application in Malaysia UIA Accord Application in Korea UIA Accord Seminar at World Trade Organization	UIA Accord in Other Languages (with policies if available) CZECH DEUTSCH ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS GREEK MAGYAR RUSSIAN TURKISH The UIA Accord has also been translated into the following languages and the contacts for securing a copy of each are referenced. Chinese Xu Anzhi, The Architectural Society of China: xuanzhi@vip.sina.com Japanese Masako Yasuda, Japan Institute of Architects: myasuda@jia.or.jp Korean S.Y. Kim, Federation of Institutes of Korean Architects: fika2000@korea.com Recommendations Recommendations on Mutual Recognition Agreements Recommendation on the Use of the UIA Accord with National Governments and Relevant Authorities Model Mutual Recognition Agreement UIA PPC Meeting Information 1994-2005 Meeting Locations Kuala Lumpur (March 2004) Washington, DC (November 2005) Melbourne, Australia (November 2006) Seoul, Korea (October 2007) 2008 Marrakech, Morocco (December) Website Links International Practice Standards Database



Contacts:
Douglas L. Steidl, FAIA dougsteidl@aia.org Telephone: 1-(202) 626-7566 Facsimile: 1-(202) 626-7426 The American Institute of Architects 1735 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20006 USA The International Union of Architects www.uia-architectes.org Tour Maine Montparnasse, B.P. 158 33 avenue du Maine 75755 PARIS cedex 15, France Telephone: 33 1 45 24 36 88 Facsimile: 33 1 45 24 02 78 E-mail: uia@uia-architectes.org		Zhuang Weimin zhuangwm@tsinghua.edu.cn Telephone: 86 010 62773170 Facsimile: 86 010 62784727 Architectural Design and Research Institute Tsinghua University Haidian District Beijing, China 100084