Architectural Associations, Organizations and Research Institutes

Information on groups without a website can be found in the Architecture Studies Library vertical file. For many of the groups with web sites, print information is also available in the vertical file.

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• Acanthus, UK http://www.acanthus.co.uk
• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation http://www.achp.gov/
• Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/subjects/islamicarchitecture/index.html
• Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre http://www.aivc.org/
• American Architectural Manufacturers Association http://www.aamanet.org
• American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta http://www.aabga.org/
• American Association of Homes for the Aging http://www.aahsa.org
• American Association of Housing Educators http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/housing/aahe-links.html
• American Concrete Institute http://www.concrete.org/
• American Consulting Engineers Council http://www.acec.org/
• American Cultural Resources Association http://www.acra-crm.org
• American Horticultural Therapy Association http://www.ahta.org/
• American Institute for Conservation http://aic.stanford.edu/
• American Institute of Architects http://www.aia.org/
• American Institute of Architects London http://www.aiauk.org/
• AIA Committee on Architecture for Health http://www.aia.org/aah_default
• AIA Committee on Design http://www.aia.org/PIA/cod/
• AIA Historic Resources Committee http://www.aia.org/pia/hrc/
• AIA Internship Program http://aia.jobcontrolcenter.com/
• AIA Las Vegas http://aialasvegas.org/
• AIA Las Vegas Committee on the Environment http://www.lv-cote.org/
• AIA Nevada http://www.aianevada.org
• AIA Regional & Urban Design Committee http://www.aia.org/rudc_default
• AIA Western Mountain Region http://www.aiawmr.org
• AIA/ACSA Aging Design Research Program http://www.aia.org/dfa_default
• AIAS http://www.aias.org
• American Institute of Building Design http://www.aibd.org
• American Institute of Certified Design Accountants
• American Institute of Graphic Arts http://www.aiga.org
• American Institute of Steel Construction http://www.aisc.org/
• American Iron & Steel Institute http://www.steel.org
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI) http://www.ansi.org
• American Planning Association http://www.planning.org
• American Planning Association Nevada Chapter http://www.nvapa.org/
• American Psychological Association's Division 34: Population and Environmental Psychology http://www.apa.org/about/division/div34.html
  
• American Public Works Association http://www.apwa.net
• American Society for Testing and Materials http://www.astm.org
• American Society of Architectural Illustrators http://www.asai.org/
• American Society of Furniture Designers http://www.asfd.com
• American Society of Golf Course Architects http://www.asgca.org/
• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) http://www.ashrae.org
• American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) http://www.asid.org
• American Society of Landscape Architects http://www.asla.org/
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers http://www.asme.org/
• American Society of Professional Estimators http://www.aspenational.com
• American Society of Safety Engineers http://www.asse.org/
• American Subcontractors Association http://www.asaonline.com/
• American Solar Energy Society http://www.ases.org/
• Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR)(a.k.a. Arc-Peace) http://www.arch.kth.se/hemsidor/otherhome/arcpeacehome/index.html
• Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board http://www.access-board.gov
• Architectural Institute of British Columbia http://www.aibc.ca/
• Architectural Research Centers Consortium http://www.arccweb.org/
• Architectural Woodwork Institute http://www.awinet.org
• Architecture Research Institute, Inc. http://www.architect.org
• Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) http://www.arlisna.org
• Associated Builders and Contractors http://www.abc.org
• Associated General Contractors, Las Vegas http://agclv.org/
• Associated General Contractors (AGC) http://www.agc.org/index.ww
• Associated Schools of Construction http://www.ascweb.org
• Association of Architecture School Librarians http://www.architecturelibrarians.org/
• Association for Computer-Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) http://www.acadia.org
• Association for Women in Architecture http://www.awa-la.org
• Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture http://www.acsa-arch.org
• Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning http://www.acsp.org/
• Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers http://www.appa.org/

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• British Institute of Architectural Technologists http://www.biat.org.uk
• British Standards Institution (BSI) http://www.bsi.org.uk
• Building & Fire Research Laboratory http://www.bfrl.nist.gov
• Building Research Association, New Zealand http://www.buildingresearch.org.nz/home/
• Building Research Council http://brc.arch.uiuc.edu/
• Building Research Establishment http://www.bre.co.uk
• Building Services Research & Information Association (BSRIA) http://www.bsria.co.uk/
• Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers' Association http://www.bifma.com/

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• Canadian Center for Architecture http://www.cca.qc.ca
• Canadian Society of Landscape Architects http://www.csla.ca
• Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics http://www.arc.cmu.edu/cbpd/index.html
• Center for City Building Education http://www.csupomona.edu/~dnelson/cbe.html
• Center for Health Design http://www.healthdesign.org
• Center for Resourceful Building Technology http://www.crbt.org/
• Center for the Study of the Practice of Architecture http://csanet.org/
• Center for Understanding the Built Environment http://www.cubekc.org
• Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers http://www.cibse.org
• CIB (International Council for Building Research Studies and Documentation, formerly Conseil International du Batiment) http://www.cibworld.nl/
• CIB W78 Working Group on IT in Construction http://w78.civil.auc.dk/
• Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (CIE) http://www.cie.co.at/cie
• Congress for the New Urbanism http://www.cnu.org/
• Construct IT Centre of Excellence http://www.construct-it.org.uk/
• Construction Industry Institute http://http://construction-institute.org
• Construction Industry Research & Information Association (CIRIA), UK http://www.ciria.org.uk
• Construction Innovation Forum http://www.cif.org/
• Construction Management Association of Americahttp://www.cmaanet.org/
• Construction Specifications Institute http://www.csinet.org
• Council of Educational Facility Planners, International http://www.cefpi.com
• Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture http://www.thecela.org/
• Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) http://www.accredit-id.org/
• Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boardshttp://www.clarb.org/
• Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat http://www.ctbuh.org/

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• Design Access Clearinghouse
• Design Communication Association http://www.missouri.edu/~dcawww/
• Design Management Institute http://www.dmi.org
• Docomomo (Documentation and Conservation of the Modern Movement) http://www.docomomo.com/

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• Ecclesiological Society http://www.ecclsoc.org
• Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearinghouse http://www.opm.state.ct.us/pdpd2/energy/erec.htm
• Energy & Environmental Building Association (EEBA) http://www.eeba.org
• Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) http://www.edra.org/
• Environmental Design Research Association Nature and Ecology Network http://www.mindspring.com/~edra-ne/index.htm
• Exhibit Designers & Producers Association http://edpa.com/

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• Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation http://www.franklloydwright.org/
• Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio Foundation http://www.wrightplus.org
• Friends of Kebyar http://www.kebyar.com/
• Friends of Schinkel http://www.tc.umn.edu/nlhome/g126/peikx001
• Friends of Terra Cotta http://www.preserve.org/fotc/fotc.htm

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• Getty Research Institute http://www.getty.edu/research
• Green Building Council http://www.usgbc.org/

H

• Hardwood Council http://www.hardwoodcouncil.com/
• Historic American Buildings Survey http://www.cr.nps.gov/hdp/habs/index.htm

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• Illuminating Engineering Society of North America http://www.iesna.org
• Industrial Designers Society of America http://www.idsa.org/
• Industrial Fabrics Association International http://www.ifai.com
• Institute for Energy and Environmental Research http://www.ieer.org/
• Institute for Sustainable Design
• Institute for Urban Design
• Institute of Destination Architects and Designers http://www.idad.org/IDADH.htm
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) http://www.ieee.org
• Institute of Store Planners http://www.ispo.org/
• Institute of Urban and Regional Development http://www-iurd.ced.berkeley.edu
• Integrated CAD Research Information System (ICARIS) http://itc.fgg.uni-lj.si/ICARIS
• Intelligent Buildings Institute
• Interagency Resources Division (Part of the National Parks Service)
• Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art & Architecture http://www.aia.org/pia/ifraa/
• Interior Design Educators' Council http://www.idec.org/
• International Association for People-Environment Studies http://www.bwk.tue.nl/iaps/
• International Association of Applied Psychology, Division of Environmental Psychology http://www.psy.gu.se/iaap/envpsych.htm
• International Association of Lighting Designers http://www.iald.org
• International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials http://www.iapmo.org/
• International Building Performance Simulation Association http://www.ibpsa.org/
• International Code Council http://www.iccsafe.org/index.html
• International Confederation of Architectural Museums http://www.icam-web.org/
• International Council for Building Research Studies and Documentation (CIB) http://www.cibworld.nl/
• International Council on Monuments and Sites http://www.icomos.org
• International Facility Management Association http://www.ifma.org
• International Federation for Housing and Planning http://www.ifhp.org
• International Interior Design Association http://www.iida.org/
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) http://www.iso.ch/
• International Society of Interior Designers (ISID)

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• Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB) http://www.asla.org/nonmembers/accredited_programs.cfm
• Landscape Design Trust http://www.landscape.co.uk/
• Landscape Institute (UK) http://www.l-i.org.uk/
• Landscape Research Group
• Lawrence Berkeley Lab http://eande.lbl.gov
• Lighting Research Institute
• Lincoln Institute of Land Policy http://www.lincolninst.edu
• Los Angeles Conservancy http://www.laconservancy.org/
• Los Angeles Conservancy Modern Committee http://www.modcom.org/

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• McGill School of Architecture Affordable Homes Program http://www.mcgill.ca/homes

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• National Amusement Park Historical Association http://www.napha.org
• National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) http://www.naab.org/
• National Association of Environmental Professionals http://www.naep.org/
• National Association of Home Builders Research Center http://www.nahbrc.org
• National Association of Industrial and Office Properties http://www.naiop.org
• National Association of Financial Managers in the Design Profession
• National Association of Home Builders http://www.nahb.com
• National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials http://www.nahro.org
• National Building Museum http://www.nbm.org
• National Center for Appropriate Technology http://www.ncat.org
• National Center for Preservation Technology and Training http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/
• National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities http://www.edfacilities.org/
• National Conference of States on Building Codes & Standards http://www.ncsbcs.org
• National Council for Interior Design Qualifications http://www.ncidq.org
• National Council of Acoustical Consultants http://www.ncac.com/
• National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) http://www.ncarb.org
• National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions http://www.ncqlp.org/
• NCARB Intern-Architect Development Program (IDP) http://www.ncarb.org/idp
• National Electrical Contractors Association http://www.necanet.org/
• National Electrical Contractors Association--Southern Nevada Chapter http://www.sncneca.org/
• National Erectors Association
• National Fenestration Rating Council http://www.nfrc.org
• National Fire Protection Association Research Foundation http://www.nfpa.org/Research/Foundation/Foundation.asp
• National Housing & Town Planning Council
• National Housing Institute http://www.nhi.org/
• National Institute for Architectural Education  see  Van Alen Institute http://www.vanalen.org
• National Institute of Building Sciences http://www.nibs.org/
• National Institute of Standards & Technology http://www.nist.gov
• National League of Cities http://www.nlc.org
• National Organization of Minority Architects http://www.noma.net
• National Recreation and Park Association http://www.nrpa.org
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory http://www.nrel.gov
• National Research Council of Canada Institute for Research in Construction http://www.nrc.ca/irc
• National Technical Information Service http://www.ntis.gov
• National Town Builders Association http://www.ntba.net/
• National Trust for Historic Preservation http://www.nthp.org
• Netherlands Architecture Institute http://www.nai.nl
• Nevada Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects http://nvasla.com/
• Nevada State Board of Architecture http://nsbaidrd.state.nv.us/
• Nevada State Board of Landscape Architecture http://nsbla.state.nv.us/
  
• Nevada State Contractors Board http://www.nvcontractorsboard.com/
• New Buildings Institute http://www.newbuildings.org/index.htm
• Northwest Architectural Archives http://special.lib.umn.edu/manuscripts/architect.html

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• Organization of Black Designers http://www.core77.com/OBD

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• Partners for Livable Communities http://www.livable.com
• Partners for Sacred Places http://www.sacredplaces.org
• Planners Network http://www.plannersnetwork.org/
• Planning Advisory Service http://www.planning.org/pas/
• Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors Association http://www.phccweb.org/
• Polyurethane Foam Association http://www.pfa.org/
• Project Management Institute http://www.pmi.org

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• Rails to Trails Conservancy http://www.railtrails.org
• Rice Design Alliance http://riceinfo.rice.edu/projects/RDA/index.html
• Rocky Mountain Institute http://www.rmi.org
• Royal Architecture Institute of Canada http://www.raic.org
• Royal Australian Institute of Architects http://www.raia.com.au
• Royal Institute of British Architects http://www.architecture.com/
• Royal Town Planning Institute http://www.rtpi.org.uk/

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• Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing http://www.shimberg.ufl.edu/
• Society for Environmental Graphic Design http://www.segd.org
• Society for Marketing Professional Services http://www.smps.org/
• Society of American Registered Architects http://www.sara-national.org
• Society of Architectural Historians http://www.sah.org/
• Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain http://www.sahgb.org.uk/
• Society of Architectural Historians, Southern California http://www.sahscc.org/
• Society of Building Science Educators http://www.sbse.org/
• Society of Design Administration http://www.sdadmin.org/
• Solar Energy Industries Association Members Database http://www.seia.org/
• Southern Nevada Home Builders Association http://www.snhba.com
• Sustainable Buildings Industry Council http://www.sbicouncil.org

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• Technology Based Engineering Education Consortium
• Tiles & Architectural Ceramics Society http://www.tilesoc.org.uk/
• Tilt-Up Concrete Association http://www.tilt-up.org
• Timber Research & Development Association (TRADA) http://www.trada.co.uk
• Trust for Public Landhttp://www.tpl.org/

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• UIA International Union of Architects http://www.uia-architectes.org
• Union of Architects of Russia http://www.uar.ru
• Urban and Regional Information Systems Association http://www.urisa.org/
• Urban Land Institute http://www.uli.org

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• Van Alen Institute http://www.vanalen.org
• Vernacular Architecture Forum http://www.vernaculararchitectureforum.org/
• Victorian Preservation Association http://www.vpa.org/
• Victorian Society in America http://www.victoriansociety.org/

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• Walkable Communities Walkable Communities
• Wallcoverings Association http://www.wallcoverings.org

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