Swiss Association of Engineers and Architects
The Swiss Engineers and Architects (SIA) combined as a leading professional association of Switzerland recognized qualified professionals in the fields of construction, engineering, industry and environment. The SIA represents their interests and is responsible for the cultural, social and economic significance of the professions it represents.
The headquarters are in Zurich in the specially built SIA high-rise .
As a nationwide network of qualified professionals, the SIA pursues a partnership-based, cross-regional and cross-cultural pooling of diverse professional skills. With its standards, documentation and leaflets, it develops recognized principles for high-quality professional practice. Regarding the construction standards of the SIA is the leading association. The SIA demands an ethically correct attitude from all those involved in the planning and construction process as well as acceptance of the rules of fair competition.
structure
The association has a federal structure and consists of the central association SIA Switzerland, four professional groups and 18 regional sections. It is also affiliated with 21 professional associations. The sections are in dialogue with local authorities, politicians and training institutions, discuss local issues and pursue the culture-specific integration of the SIA's concerns. The four professional groups architecture, civil engineering, technology / industry and soil / water / air support the specific topics and demands of their respective profession. You consolidate and increase its recognition and get involved in vocational and training policy issues. Subject-specific questions are dealt with in the 21 specialist associations of the SIA. These serve as important platforms for the exchange of development and knowledge in various specialist areas.
history
The association was founded on January 24, 1837. A prominent founding member was the Graubünden civil engineer Richard La Nicca . Today the association has around 15,000 members. From 1877 the association issued a fee schedule that forbade members to work below a fixed tariff.
Until 2001, membership of the association was reserved exclusively for graduates of the Federal Technical Universities .
Magazines
An important club activity has always been the publication of a club journal. From 1874–1882 it was called Die Eisenbahn , followed by the Swiss construction newspaper , which is very important for Swiss architectural history . After an interlude from 1979–2000 as a Swiss engineer and architect , the magazine is now called Tec21 .
Financing the magazines was and is always a problem in small Switzerland. The association tried to solve it with a compulsory subscription, which, especially in the past, when membership was very important for a Swiss engineer, repeatedly caused displeasure.
Web links
- Official website
- History of the Swiss construction newspaper
- tec21
- Tec21 building memory Switzerland - online archive of the club magazines
- Swiss Standards Association