Professional society of architects organized on February 24, 1891 as the Washington Chapter. In 1961 the name was changed to the Seattle Chapter. Its mission is to advance the design profession and improve the commuity. The organization leads by developing expertise and building connections.
Organized into 5 accessions.
Minutes, correspondence, membership files, reports, subject files, bylaws, conferences, press releases, subject series, clippings, committee records,Seattle Historic Preservation Calendar, record book, and roll book.
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Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
The American Institute of Architects Seattle Chapter website has been
regularly captured by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine since 2014. The
snapshots can be viewed here:
The bulk of the files continue those in the previous accession. One carton documents an urban design project sponsored by the A.I.A. and other Seattle groups. The project, Seattle R/UDAT, (tentative title: A.I.A. Seattle Chapter, Regional Urban Design Assistance Team) brought in an outside design team to study the issue of downtown Seattle as a residential community. It worked with the Seattle Chapter's Steering Committee for this project and with other concerned organizations and produced a report, "Living Downtown", 1981.
Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
Board minutes, 1981-1984. Records of many committees which continue those in the previous accession.
Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.