MEMBERSHIP

SAIA is one of several voluntary associations recognised by the SA Council for the Architectural Profession in terms of the legislation, and is the only one dedicated to serve the interests of professional architects and architect practices.

SAIA MEMBERSHIP FOR INDIVIDUALS:
Membership of SAIA is regionally based and co-ordinated nationally. There are 11 autonomous Regional Institutes throughout the country that focus their attention on local activities, and facilitate participation in national programmes

Membership of SAIA is available in several categories:

	•	National or 'full' members: for professional Architects
	•	Candidate: during the training period before professional registration
	•	Retired membership: for retired Architects.

The Board may confer life or honorary membership to honour respectively architects or persons who are not eligible for registration.

LIFE MEMBERS:
The honour of life membership has been conferred by the board on the following architects:

	Mr Horace Gordon Summerley
	Mr Duthie Ritchie
	Mr Harold David Margo
	Mr Max Kirchhofer
	Mr Henri Nel Joubert
	Mr Charles Chudleigh Irvine-Smith
	Mr Bernard Stanley Cooke
	Prof Amancio d'Alpoim Miranda Guedes
	Mr C Bristol
	Mr KE Gow

HONORARY MEMBERS:
The board has conferred honorary membership on the following distinguished persons who are not eligible to be registered as architects in South Africa:

	Mr Alexander Morrison
	Dr Gwendoline Elizabeth Fagan
	Mr Martin Knoetze

SAIA CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP FOR PRACTICES:
Architectural firms are recognised by the Institute, as corporate members if 75% of the eligible principals in the practice are members of the SAIA.

ENROLMENT AND SUBSCRIPTION STRUCTURE
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS:
As membership in the individual categories is managed on a regional basis, enrolment forms are available from the Regional Institute offices. Fees include the initial enrolment and annual subscriptions, which include a regional as well as a national portion. The subscription structure is designed to make membership available to all in the profession.

CORPORATE MEMBERS:
Corporate members, SAIA practices, are required to submit an annual declaration directly to SAIA to confirm the size of the practice together with the annual corporate member subscription fee.