The Association furthers the advancement of architecture and its practice in a number of ways:

• It has drawn up its own, highly regarded form of Building Contract with ancillary documents, also in 2000 published the first construction industry Project Partnering Contract PPC2000;
• It publishes a Directory - on this website - categorising member practice architects' specialist skills;
• It organises conferences, seminars and exhibitions for members and non members;
• It maintains close ties with other Trade Associations engaged in the Construction Industry and is a corporate member of CIC (Construction Industry Council), thus ensuring that the voice of the architectural profession is heard in the industry forum and is also a member of the National Planning Forum;
• It comments on consultative papers from Government, and discusses issues of importance to its members with Government and national bodies;
• It lobbies the Industry, Parliament and other professional bodies