Mission
THE MISSION OF THE SOCIETY IS TO ADVANCE THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, LANDSCAPE AND URBANISM WORLDWIDE AMONG SCHOLARS, PROFESSIONALS IN ALLIED FIELDS (INCLUDING ARCHITECTURE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND PLANNING) AND THE INTERESTED GENERAL PUBLIC. THIS MISSION IS ACHIEVED BY: SPONSORING THE PURSUIT AND PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARLY RESEARCH; SPONSORING FORUMS FOR THE PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARLY RESEARCH AND EXCHANGE OF IDEAS; PROVIDING PUBLICATIONS THAT DISSEMINATE SCHOLARLY WORK, PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION RELATED TO THE FIELD AND OF INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC; ACKNOWLEDGING OUTSTANDING SCHOLARLY ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE FIELD; FOSTERING SCHOLARSHIP, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AT ALL LEVELS; ORGANIZING STUDY TOURS OF SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGS AND SITES BOTH IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD; AND SUPPORTING THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC PLACES AND CULTURAL HERITAGE.