AIA Shanghai | Beijing , an entity of the American Institute of Architects, was organized in 2012 to serve the professional interests of the growing number of AIA member architects practicing in Shanghai and Beijing as well as other cities in the People’s Republic of China. The chapter enables the AIA to better meet the needs of its members in the region, and to uphold the professional tenets first outlined 150 years ago by the AIA’s founders in the United States. AIA Shanghai | Beijing extends the services of the AIA to its members practicing in Shanghai and Beijing in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), to uphold a high standard of design, education and professional practice among its members. Equally as important, AIA Shanghai | Beijing helps foster stronger ties between AIA, regional architects and governments in the PRC. It provides a conduit for communication and support from AIA, American associates, and fellow overseas members, as well as offer a means for local recognition of credentials and professional experience. AIA Shanghai | Beijing organizes US trained architects and other interested design professionals who are active in Shanghai, Beijing , and who have professional ties to the United States. AIA Shanghai | Beijing seeks to foster an understanding of the differences in professional practices between the US and the PRC; promote US training and design approaches; facilitate international recognition of US professional architectural credentials; and foster communications between AIA and its members who work and reside in the PRC. AIA上海 | 北京, 美国建筑协会分会, 成立于2012年, 服务于上海乃至中国各地日益增多的AIA建筑师成员， 本协会使AIA可以更方便地满足当地会员的需求. 并秉承贯彻AIA创始人早在150年前在美国开创的专业原则.