Mission
TO BE THE VOICE OF THE ARCHITECTURAL PROFESSION AND A RESOURCE FOR ITS MEMBERS IN SERVICE TO SOCIETY. TO ADVANCE THIS MISSION, AIA PORTLAND IS COMMITTED TO COMMUNICATING THE MESSAGE OF ARCHITECTURE TO THOSE WHO BENEFIT FROM THE WORK OF ARCHITECTS, ADVOCACY FOR ARCHITECTS TO POSITIONS OF SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL INFLUENCE, CELEBRATION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL FIELD AND DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHITECT ROLES BOTH NEW AND TRADITION.