Its activities include the organisation of a public lecture series, an annual architectural awards scheme, site visits, and exhibitions.

It also produces publications, including the Building Material journal.

[1] The AAI was founded in 1896 "to promote and afford facilities for the study of architecture and the allied sciences and arts, and to provide a medium of friendly communication between members and others interested in the progress of architecture".

[2] Membership in the AAI is open to architects, architecture students, and anyone interested in the progress of architectural culture.

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