The Western Association of Architects (WAA) was an American professional body founded in Chicago in 1884 separately from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) by John Wellborn Root, Daniel Burnham, Dankmar Adler, and Louis Sullivan, because they felt slighted by East Coast architects of the AIA.New York Times "The Western Architects" November 14, 1884 "Members consisted of architects from the Midwest and the South with chapters forming in many states. The WAA was the first architectural organization to petition for licensure of architects. Many architects were members of both WAA and AIA...."Papers of the Western Association of Architects: 1884-1889 The WAA merged with the AIA in 1889.
Presidents Charles E. Illsley of St. Louis, 1885"Western Association of Architects" in Sanitary Engineer 10, no. 25 (November 20, 1884): 577-580. Dankmar Adler of Chicago, 1886"The Convention" in Inland Architect and Builder 6, no. 5 (November, 1885): 66-87. John W. Root of Chicago, 1887Inland Architect and Builder 8, no. 8 (December, 1886): 59. Sidney Smith of Omaha, Nebraska, 1888"Fourth Annual Convention of the Western Association of Architects" in Building 7, no. 22 (November 26, 1887): 176-181. W. W. Carlin of Buffalo, New York, 1889"Fifth Annual Convention, Western Association of Architects" in Engineering and Building Record 19, no. 1 (December 1, 1888): 3-8
Other notable members Louise Blanchard Bethune Daniel Burnham William J. Dodd Gustave W. Drach Mason Maury Louis Sullivan Bernard Vonnegut Sr. Oscar C. Wehle
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