Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects
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| Abbreviation | SIA |
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| Founded | 1837 |
| Headquarters | Zurich |
| Membership | ~15,000 (2010) |
| Website | sia |
The Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects (SIA)[a] is a Swiss professional association for specialists in construction, engineering, industry, and the environment. Founded in 1837 in Aarau, it has grown to become a national organization with approximately 15,000 members as of 2010.
The society was founded in Aarau in 1837 under the name Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects by architects, engineers, construction and road inspectors, as well as contractors. Its original purpose was to promote continuing education among its members. Working in close collaboration with the Federal Polytechnic School in Zurich (now ETH Zurich), it rapidly evolved into a professional association and national interest group for all specialists in construction, engineering, industry, and the environment.[1]
The SIA established a permanent secretariat in 1910 and has been headquartered in the SIA House in Zurich since 1970. The society developed its first fee regulations in 1877 and adopted a code of honor in 1909, which required all persons involved in planning and construction processes to adhere to professional ethics. Between 1910 and 1937, the SIA published the thirty volumes of The Bourgeois House in Switzerland.[1]
