PIA evolved from a group of like-minded people with shared values and a desire to:
• strengthen the quality of product design in the built environment
• promote integration between architectural design and manufacture
• expand understanding of manufacturing process by architects and design process by manufacturers
• support architects working in industry
• transfer benefit from innovative architectural design into the manufacturing process.
PIA is for you if you are
• an architect, working within an architectural practice or industry
• a designer or professional working within the construction industry
• a manufacturer committed to innovative development
• an innovator addressing architectural products
• interested in how architects, designers and manufacturers can collaborate to support innovation and
improve the quality of materials and design
and
• if you want to influence the exponential growth of the building industry.
