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architectural association
An organization to promote common causes among various enrolled architecture firms.
Professional associations whose members are architects or architectural firms.
The association is organized around membership in the architectural profession. Its members can be architects or architectural practices, and its shared professional interests distinguish it from a practice commissioned to design one building.
An architect or design architect has a design role. An architectural association has a membership role. A school, licensing authority, or awards body does not become a professional association solely by teaching, regulating, or recognizing architects.
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