In 1899, the American Institute of Architects helped to form what was known as the Wisconsin Chapter at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This group adopted the national organization's objectives as its own: “to organize and unite in fellowship the architects of the U.S.; to combine their efforts so as to promote the aesthetic, scientific, and practical efficiency of the profession; to advance the science and art of planning and building by advancing the standards of architectural education, training and practice and to make the profession an ever increasing service to society.”
Membership in the organization was open to any competent architect (or architectural teacher) who was a citizen of the United States and who would subscribe to and follow the “Standards of Professional Practice.” In 1938, The Wisconsin Chapter at Milwaukee absorbed the Madison Chapter; but in 1949 this combined organization ceased to exist under the name of The Wisconsin Chapter. Instead, a new state organization became known as the Wisconsin Architects Association, and this also became a chapter of the American Institute of Architects. It was made up of members of the former Wisconsin Chapter and the former State Association of Wisconsin Architects, the latter having also disbanded in 1949.
