The Institute of Architecture and Urban & Spatial Planning of Serbia (IAUS) was founded in 1954 within the Faculty of Architecture. The Institute's scientific research and professional work is carried out within three organizational units as follows: Center for Architecture and Housing; Center for Spatial Development and Environment, and Center for Information Technology, Publishing Activities and Education. IAUS has 40 full-time permanent employees of various professional orientations (30 of which are holders of scientific, research or professional titles). It also gathers many visiting associates - experts in specific fields. IAUS has been established with the aim to deal with research and educational work, as well as work on comprehensive projects in the field of architecture and urban planning. In previous period, due to specific conditions of financing scientific research projects, greater results were achieved in professional work, particularly in architectural and urban designing, as well as spatial and urban planning.The Institute of Architecture and Urban and Spatial Planning of Serbia is registered for scientific, research and professional work in the field of architecture, urban and spatial planning, which includes the following sub-fields: Fields of work covered by the Institute mostly fall within the government competence and include the so-called public sector (urban planning, spatial planning, environmental planning, housing, utility industry, and alike), while to smaller extent it also covers some activities that may be directly commercialized on the market (investment projects, building materials, etc.). In most of the European countries, there are institutes that most often operate on public funding and are less often privately-owned. The Institute (IAUS) is the only institute in the Republic which is accredited for scientific work in the field of architecture, urban and spatial planning.