‘Facade engineering is the art of resolving aesthetic, environmental and structural issues to achieve the enclosure of habitable space.’ The boundaries between the many disciplines involved in the process of design, supply, installation, testing and operation of building facades is becoming blurred.
The Royal Town Planning Institute is the UK’s leading planning body for spatial, sustainable and inclusive planning and is the largest planning institute in Europe with over 23,000 members. In 2014 we will celebrate our Centenary.
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors can trace its history right back to 1792 when the Surveyors Club was formed. RICS – the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors – was created in 1868 in the United Kingdom. It received a royal charter in 1881.
The Royal Institute of British Architects champions better buildings, communities and the environment through architecture and our members. We provide the standards, training, support and recognition that put our members – in the UK and overseas – at the peak of their profession.
The ….RIAS was founded in 1916 as the professional body for all chartered architects in Scotland and is the foremost architectural institute in the country dealing with architecture and the built environment.
NAWIC is an international organisation of women working in the construction industry. Our members include architects, lawyers, engineers, quantity surveyors, project managers and others working both directly in the industry and providing services to the industry.