Architecture education in Australia takes place within an international context of:
Deriving from their university and wider education, architects have a major role in shaping all aspects of the built environment, including sustainability, use and maintenance of existing buildings, and the recognition and conservation of cultural values.
Architects contribute to the making of highly-valued places. They do so through their ability to synthesize complex and often competing fields of technical, social, and artistic endeavour. A high standard of architectural education is therefore an essential component in the procurement of quality built environments.
The Institute recognizes that education, with the tertiary phase at its core, will continue throughout architects professional lives, in the form of continuing professional development.