UNITED STATES IQ 



American Institute of Architects. 



Address. The Octagon, Washington, D. C. Secretary-Treasurer: Glenn 

 Brown. 



History. Founded at New York City Apr. 1857; Western Association 

 of Architects (founded 1884) merged with the Institute in 1889; head- 

 quarters located at Washington in 1898. Chapters established: 1867, 

 New York; 1869, Philadelphia, Illinois (at Chicago); 1870, Boston 

 (Boston Society of Architects"), Cincinnati, Baltimore; 1873, Albany; 

 1875, Rhode Island; 1881, San Francisco; 1887, Indianapolis, Wash- 

 ington, D. C., Michigan, Central New York; 1890, Buffalo, St. Louis, 

 Kansas City, Cleveland; 1891, Pittsburg, Central Ohio, Wisconsin; 

 1892, Worcester, Southern, Minnesota, Colorado ; 1894, Southern Cali- 

 fornia, Washington State, Brooklyn ; 1899, Dayton ; 1900, New Jersey ; 

 1902, Connecticut ; 1903, Iowa. Maintains a library at headquarters. 

 Ref.: The American institute of architects. By Glenn Brown. (In Archi- 

 tects' and builders' journal, Dec. 1901.) 



Object. Advancement of architecture. 



Meetings. Annual convention of delegates from each chapter in proportion to 

 its membership. Date and place fixed at the previous convention. 



Membership. 359 fellows (entrance fee, $10; annual dues, $10) ; 395 associates (en- 

 trance fee, $5; annual dues, $5); 52 honorary; 77 corresponding. Admission 

 since 1902 by examination or degree from a recognized architectural college. 



Publications. 



PROCEEDINGS of the ist-38th annual convention. . . 1867-1904/5. New 

 York, etc., 1867-1898; Washington, D. C., 1899-1905. 4 and 8. 

 Price: $1.25 per vol. 



QUARTERLY BULLETIN, containing an index of literature from the publi- 

 cations of architectural societies, and periodicals on architecture and 

 allied subjects, Jan. i, I9oo-Jan. i, 1906. v. I- VI. Washington, 

 D. C., Apr. igoo-Jan. 1906. 8. 



Each number has separate t.-p ; no. vol. t.-p. 



Contains also current reports from the chapters and general notes. 



Price: $i per vol. 



The architectural and other art societies of Europe. By A. J. Bloor. 

 [New York], 1869. 4. $i. 



"Founded June 20, 1867; incorporated Apr. 25, 1889. Monthly meetings Sept. 

 to May, 1st Friday, usually at the Exchange Club. Entrance fee: fellows, $25; 

 juniors and associates, $5. Annual dues: fellows, $15; juniors and associates, $10. 

 Publ: Yearbook. 8. (See also Archaeological institute of America. Papers, Class- 

 ical series II.) The ROTCH TRAVELLING SCHOLARSHIP, founded in 1883 and placed 

 under the direction of this society, is awarded annually to the successful candidate 

 in a competitive examination. The holder receives $1,000 annually for 2 years to 

 be expended in foreign travel and study. Candidates must be under 30 years of 

 age and must have worked during 2 years in the employ of an architect resident 

 in Massachusetts. 



