 General assembly |
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| The general assembly (divided into regular meetings and provisional meetings) deliberates on important matters including drafting of the charter, establishment
of regulations and their amendment, business plans, and approval of budgets and settlements. |
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| Board of directors |
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The board of directors is composed of the chairman, the vice-chairman, and the board of directors, and deliberates on matters entrusted to the general ssembly
and matters related to enforcement of duties. |
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| Committees |
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Each committee performs activities to satisfy its goals and shall operate as funded by its budget and supported by other relevant assistance.
In instances where the committee recognizes it as necessary, a separate sub-committee can be established. |
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| Committee Structure |
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Standing Committee : nineteen committees |
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Non Standing Committee : Personnel Management Committee, Scholarship Administration Committee, the Election Management Committee, Publication Committee for KIRA Office Construction White Paper |
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Committee ( ) : shady committees mark committees fixed by the articles of institute. |
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| National architects convention |
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The National Architects Convention is held every two years to provide architects with a chance to renew their friendship and strengthen their networking
opportunities. During the convention period, various events are held, including seminars and exhibitions of architecture materials, allowing participants to
exchange ideas and information and to enhance their mutual relationships.
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| Architecture Award |
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Held annually to help promote architectural culture, the exhibition aims at discovering talented and promising architects to inspire creativity of its members.
The projects are awarded in three different categories: architects, newcomers, and students. Their works are also exhibited for local viewers. |
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| Social events |
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| In order to promote friendship and strengthen relations among members, various social events, including sports events, are held annually. |
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| Seminars / Forums / Iectures |
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Various academic events, such as seminars, hearings, and lectures, are held as necessary. These events help contribute to the development of architectural
culture by addressing areas that need improvement and fostering exchange of information concerning domestic and foreign architecture. |
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| Public relations |
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In order to provide information on the activities of KIRA and other related functions devoted to promoting public interests and to establishing a desirable image
for architects, the Institute is conducting public relations activities through various media. |
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| Counseling on matter of architecture for the public |
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Every metropolitan and provincial chapter has a counseling office in an attempt to maintain a good standard of architecture in the country and to broaden
understanding of architecture among the general public. |
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| Foreign Affairs |
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KIRA participates in annual conferences hosted by international organizations, including the UIA, and ARCASIA, and maintains close relations with architects
in other countries of the world by exchanging information on architectural technologies. In addition, the Institute has hosted ARCASIA Forum in Seoul, sharing
academic information with other relevant architectural groups throughout Asia. In particular, through regular mutual visits to neighboring Asian countries such
as Japan and Mongolia, KIRA is devoting its efforts to promote mutual recognition process of registered architects system and to strengthen mutual friendship
and cooperation with the Korea·China·Japan Architects Organization Meeting. |
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| Publication of monthly Magazine |
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The KIRA Magazine ‘Architect’began its publication in July of 1966 with the objective of providing foreign and domestic architecture related information to its
members. As of March 2003, 407 editions have been published. |
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| Citizens Architecture Lectureship |
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The Citizens Architecture Lectureship established at each chapter provides the public interested in architecture, as well as students, with architecture related
information, contributing to the expansion of the basis for understanding of the profession. |
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| Scholarships |
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In order to encourage talented young students who will be the future leaders in the field, the Institute provides scholarships to those selected students from
architectural department of each university. |
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| Architeure Information Center |
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| The Architecture Information Center serves to allow its members and other architects to have easy access to information in the related fields. |
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| Government projects |
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Commissioned by the government, the Institute is responsible for conducting career management programs for architectural technicians as well as for managing
qualifications exams for architects. |
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| Internet/architectural materials information database |
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The architectural materials database provides individuals - from experts to the general public - to have access to architecture information through the Internet
(http://www.kira.or.kr). In addition, as a way of constructing an architectural environment for the digital age, KIRA is working on developing architectural
software as well as information systems and a nationwide network to enhance productive of every chapter. |
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| Research o legal issues and improvement of its systems |
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KIRA makes proposals on government related matters through research and surveys in terms of the Building Law and the Architect Law. The activities involve
research on system improvements as well. |
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