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Membership -
Membership of the Institute comprises of 2 main categories by individual or by architectural practice.

Category By Individual
1. Honorary Fellows (By Invitation Only)
Honorary Fellows shall be such persons of eminence as the Institute may wish to honour and whose
membership would further the objects of the Institute

 
Honorary Fellow
Mr. Cesar PELLI (2006)
Mr. YE Ru Tang 葉如棠 (1993)
Mr. Denis G. LEVETT (1999)
Sir David AKERS-JONES 鍾逸傑爵士 (2006)
Ir. Dr. CHENG Hon Kwan 鄭漢鈞博士 (2006)
Prof. Tunney F. LEE 李燦輝教授 (2006)
Mr. KERR Keith Graham (2007)
Mr. SONG Chun Hua 宋春華 (2007)
Mr. HE Jing Tang 何鏡堂 (2009)
Mr. ZHANG Qinnan 張欽楠 (2010)
Mrs Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor 林鄭月娥 (2012)
Prof. SHEN Yue 沈粤 (2014)
Mr. Nicholas BROOKE 蒲祿祺 (2015)
Mr. CUI Kai 崔愷 (2015)
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Mr. Bing THOM 譚秉榮 (2016)

Prof. Alexander TZONIS (2018)

 
2. Members
Members shall be qualified architects, duly nominated and elected by the Council of the Institute, who

a. are members of any other architects’ association, institution or register recognized by the Council for the
purpose of admission, or

b. hold a degree or a diploma in architecture recognized by the Council, have two years post - graduate
architectural experience or its equivalent as defined by the Council from time to time and who have passed
the HKIA/ARB Professional Assessment or its approved equivalent.

 
3. Fellows
Members who have had a minimum of 15 years standing in the Institute and in practice for 15 years
(relevant experience in the academic or the public sectors being recognized) or have made a significant
contribution to the work of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects or to the field of architecture shall be
elected as Fellows subject to the approval of the Council.

 
4. Associates
Associates shall be persons who have completed a course of study in architecture and

a. a professional diploma / degree in Architecture obtained on completion of a five-year or equivalent, full-

time course of study, which is recognized by a national accrediting body in the country in which the degree
is conferred.

 
AND
b.1. being a current full member of an established architectural institution which has a status equivalent to
that of HKIA in its country of origin at the time of application.

b.2. possessing professional experience in architecture or in a related field for a minimum of 5 years full
time obtained after the acquisition of a professional diploma degree in Architecture as required in (a)
above.

 
OR
b.3. are working as a full-time teaching staff of the course(s) of study in architecture in a University or
School recognized by the Council with certification of the Head of the Department at the time of application.

Associates may use the statement ‘Associate of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects’ or the title
‘Associate H.K.I.A.’ after their names.

 
5. Affiliates
Affiliates shall be persons or categories of persons considered by the Council to have a connection with the
architectural profession and who are suitable to be admitted as Affiliates of the Institute.

Affiliates may use the statement ‘Affiliate of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects’ or ‘Affiliate HKIA’ after
their names.

 
6. Graduate Members
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Graduate Members shall be persons who

a. possess a degree or diploma in the field of architectural studies from a University or School recognised
by the Council, or

b. have passed any professional examination in architecture recognised by the Council.

 
7. Student Members
Student Members shall be persons who are enrolled in courses of study in architecture in a University or
School recognized by the Council.

 
8. Retired Members
Retired Members shall be any Member, Associate or Graduate Member who has retired from practice and
ceased to draw remuneration from architectural work, subject always to the approval of the Council.

 
9. Non-Resident Members
Any Member, Associate or Graduate Member who is not ordinarily resident in Hong Kong may apply for a
change of membership status to Non-Resident Member, subject always to the approval of the Council.

Category By Architectural Practice

1. Corporate Members
Corporate Members shall be corporations carrying on an architectural practice in Hong Kong that has –

1. at least one of the directors of the corporation being a Foundation Member, a Member, or a Fellow of the
Institute;

 
AND
2.a. at least 30% of the directors of the corporation being Foundation Members, Members, and/or Fellows
of the Institute;

 
OR
2.b. at least 30% of the directors of the corporation being Foundation Members, Members, and/or Fellows
of the Institute;

Rights and Benefits

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