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{{Short description|Japanese organization for architects}}
The '''Japan Institute of Architects''' ('''JIA'''; {{script|Hani|日本建築家協会}}, ''Nihon kenchikuka kyōkai'') is a voluntary organization for [[architect]]s in Japan, and an affiliated organization of the [[Union Internationale des Architectes]] (UIA). The institution was founded in May 1987 and includes round about 4,100 members today.

The organization was founded as the result of a merger between two different Japanese architect associations, the Japan Architects Association (JAA) and the Japan Federation of Professional Architects Association (JFPAA) in 1987. The JIA's principal aim is to define and promote the social and legal status of professional architects in Japan. The association consists of the ten regional chapters [[Hokkaidō]], [[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]], [[Kantō region|Kantō]]-[[Kōshin'etsu region|Kōshin'etsu]], [[Tōkai region|Tōkai]], [[Hokuriku region|Hokuriku]], [[Kansai region|Kinki]], [[Chūgoku region|Chūgoku]], [[Shikoku]], [[Kyūshū]] and [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]].

== Honors of the JIA ==
* JIA Award
* JIA Grand Prix
* JIA Young Architect Award
* JIA Sustainable Architecture Award
* JIA 25 Years Award (every two years)
* JIA Architect of the Year

== External links ==
* [http://www.jia.or.jp/english/index.html JIA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715180337/http://www.jia.or.jp/english/index.html |date=2020-07-15 }}

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