The Japan Institute of Architects (JIA; , ''Nihon kenchikuka kyōkai'') is a voluntary organization for

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s in Japan, and an affiliated organization of the Union Internationale des Architectes (UIA). The institution was founded in May 1987 and includes round about 4,100 members today. The organization was founded as the result of a merger between two different Japanese architect associations, the Japan Architects Association (JAA) and the Japan Federation of Professional Architects Association (JFPAA) in 1987. The JIA's principal aim is to define and promote the social and legal status of professional architects in Japan. The association consists of the ten regional chapters Hokkaidō, Tōhoku, Kantō- Kōshin'etsu, Tōkai, Hokuriku, Kinki, Chūgoku,

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Kyūshū is the third-largest island of Japan's four main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands (i.e. excluding Okinawa and the other Ryukyu (''Nansei'') Islands). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regio ...

and Okinawa.

Honors of the JIA

* JIA Award * JIA Grand Prix * JIA Young Architect Award * JIA Sustainable Architecture Award * JIA 25 Years Award (every two years) * JIA Architect of the Year

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{{Authority control Organizations established in 1987 1987 establishments in Japan 1987 mergers and acquisitions Architecture in Japan Architecture-related professional associations Professional associations based in Japan