英国皇家建筑师学会（简称RIBA）成立于1834年，旨在“推动建筑的普遍进步，促进获取与之相关的各种艺术和科学知识”。学会没有得到任何政府资助，依靠40000名成员、赞助商和我们的慈善交易业务开展工作。20世纪60年代， RIBA发展成为一个区域性组织。

RIBA一直将领导和支持最高的专业和道德标准，吸引培养最优秀、最多元化的人才，提供获得教育、知识和技能的机会，帮助会员应对不断变化的世界的挑战和机遇，建立知识体系，促进实践中的协作、研究和创新为愿景和目标。学会拥有一支多元化，充满激情和才华横溢的员工队伍，致力于提供高专业标准。学会的价值观、关于自己以及需要做什么的核心是我们构建未来的基础，对于实现愿景目标至关重要。

RIBA在英格兰及威尔士共设12个地区学会，并与苏格兰皇家建筑师协会(RIAS)、阿尔斯特皇家建筑师学会(RSUA)及威尔士建筑师学会(SAW)联合。地区学会下设有分会，全国共70个。最高决策机构是全国理事会，由60人组成，分别由全国或地方选举产生，并有学生代表2人。理事会任期3年，连任期不超过2届。

      The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) was founded in 1834 to "advance architecture in general and promote access to the various arts and sciences associated with it". The Society receives no government funding and relies on its 40,000 members, sponsors and our charitable trading business to work. In the 1960s, RIBA developed into a regional organization.

       RIBA has always led and supported the highest professional and ethical standards, attracted and nurtured the best and most diverse talents, provided access to education, knowledge and skills, helped members meet the challenges and opportunities of a changing world, built a body of knowledge, and promoted collaboration, research and innovation in practice as its vision and goals. The Society has a diverse, passionate and talented workforce dedicated to providing high professional standards. The core of the values we learn, about ourselves, and what we need to do is the foundation on which we build our future and are critical to achieving our vision goals.

       RIBA has 12 regional societies in England and Wales, in association with the Royal Institute of Scottish Architects (RIAS), the Royal Institute of Architects Ulster (RSUA) and the Institute of Architects of Wales (SAW). There are 70 branches under the regional society, and there are 70 in the country. The supreme decision-making body is the National Council, which consists of 60 people, elected nationally or locally, and has 2 student representatives. The term of office of the Council shall be 3 years, and the consecutive term shall not exceed 2 consecutive terms.