The China Architectural Society, in Chinese 中国建筑学会, also known as China Institute of Architecture*,* is an organization created in 1953 that integrates various services in the field of architecture and urban planning in the People's Republic of China, affiliated with the Chinese Association for Science and Technology and the Ministry of Housing and Urban and Rural Development.[1]​.

The China Architectural Society was formally established in October 1953. In 1955, it became a member of the International Union of Architects, and in 1989, it became a member of the Asian Association of Architects.[1][2][3]​.

Currently, the society is organized into departments of architecture, building construction, rural architecture for small towns, earthquake disaster prevention department, comprehensive fire protection technology area in buildings, architectural history department, engineering management research department, earthen construction department, construction economics, interior design, engineering study, building structures, construction materials, foundations, electricity in buildings, HVAC, building physics, thermal energy in buildings, buildings sports, water supply and drainage research department, industrial construction, up to a total of 22 departments directly coordinated by the Society or China Institute of Architecture.[4]​.

In addition to the specific areas of work in the subjects assigned to each department, the China Institute of Architecture periodically publishes monographs and magazines in the area of ​​publications.[5]​.