About the Information Architecture Institute

The Information Architecture Institute is a 501(c)6 professional organization, operated by a dedicated, multi-national group of people. Volunteering our own resources, we aspire to build bridges to related disciplines and organizations. We invite you to join us in advancing the state of information architecture through research, education, advocacy and community service.

We live in exciting times. As the information age rolls forward, our businesses, markets and societies are being transformed into adaptive, connected networks. The Internet of today only hints at the ubiquitous communication infrastructure of tomorrow. The construction of this brave new world requires a new kind of architecture, focused on digital structures of information and software rather than physical structures of bricks and mortar. As we spend more time working and playing in these shared information spaces, people will need and demand better search, navigation and collaboration systems.

We are working hard to build an international membership that connects people with diverse languages, cultures and perspectives. So far, we have over 2000 members from 60 countries. Our Board of Directors and Board of Advisors are comprised of individuals from six continents. Our Translations Initiative and Local Group Program serves to promote and extend our services to all corners of the world.

Read our Annual Report (2007-2008) (PDF) to find out what we accomplished in our sixth year of operation.

Read our latest Letter from the Board of Directors for up to date news on the Institute's activity.

Spotlight on our People

Andrea Resmini

Jönköping, Sweden

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Andrea is an Information architect. He has a formal background in Architecture and Industrial Design and a long-standing experience of System and Network Administration. He has been practicing information architecture since 1999 and is currently pursuing a PhD degree focused on IA and UX for large complex online juridical and historical collections.

Andrea is on the Board of Advisors of the Information Architecture Institute, chairs the Italian Information Architecture Summit, is a founding member of the European IA Network, and coordinates REG-IA, the Research and Education Group in Information Architecture.

Andrea co-founded the Journal of Information Architecture and acts now as Associate Editor in charge of 'keeping it going'.

Spotlight on our Partners

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