The UIA General Assembly meet in Turin (3-6 July 2008) and ratified the admission -or readmission- of thirteen Member Sections and five Temporary Members.

UIA Member Sections
Angola: Ordem dos Arquitectos de Angola
Austria: Bundeskammer der Architekten und Ingenieurkonsulenten
Brazil: Instituto de Arquitetos do Brasil
Cape Verde: Ordem dos Arquitectos Cabo-verdianos
Colombia: Sociedad Colombiana de Arquitectos
Congo, Republic of the...: Ordre des architectes du Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Societé des architectes du Congo
Ghana: Ghana Institute of Architects
Indonesia: The Institute of Architects Indonesia
Israel *: Israeli Association of Architects
Kuwait: Kuwait Architects League
Saudi Arabia: Saudi Umran Society
Zambia: Zambia Institute of Architects

UIA Temporary Members
Belize: Association of Professional Architects of Belize
Central African Republic: Ordre centrafricain des architectes
Malawi: Malawi Institute of Architects
Rwanda: Association of Architects of Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe: Sao Tome and Principe Order of Architects

From the 27 delegations present at the founding assembly in Lausanne in 1948, the UIA has grown to encompass the key professional organisations of architects in 123 countries and territories, and now represents, through these organisations, more than 1,300,000 architects worldwide.


*Member Section readmitted by UIA Council on July 6.