The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) is a nationwide organization for college-level students of architecture. It is modeled roughly on the professional association called the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The association publishes a journal called CRiT (short for critique) and hosts a national convention for students and professionals called FORUM. The organization also fulfils an advocacy role by representing its members to the American Institute of Architects, the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), and the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). The organization was founded in 1956; it was originally called the National Architectural Student Association (NASA).
