SONA (Student Organised Network for Architecture) is the national student-membership body of the Australian Institute of Architects.

[6] The New South Wales Institute of Architects[7] was established in 1871, headed by George Allen Mansfield.

[18] In the preamble of the AIA's constitution states its wider purpose as "The Royal Australian Institute of Architects, established in 1930, is a national member based organisation for the architecture profession.

The Institute supports and advances the architecture profession by advocating for high quality design and responsible sustainability for the built environment.

The National Architecture Awards are held in late October or early November each year and have been presented since 1981.

[20] The shortlisted entrants are drawn from relevant state based awards programs held earlier in the year (usually in June or July).

The AIA Gold Medal is the highest individual prize of the Australian Institute of Architects and had been presented annually since 1960.

Sources:[27][28] The Institute motto, "Artem promovemus una", literally translated, means something like "Together we advance the profession".