上个月末在纽约市的美国建筑师学院年度会议上，反滥用和反骚扰决议的代表通过了《 AIA道德和专业行为守则》。该决议是对“职业最高水平”的最新道德不当行为的回应，需要公平地对待设计专业人员和各种背景和身份的员工，并禁止专业社区内的虐待和骚扰。
“The urgency that is expressed in the resolution is most important,” said Frances Halsband, a partner of Kliment Halsband Architects. Halsband introduced Resolution 18-16 at the June 20 meeting, held before the June 21-23 AIA Conference on Architecture 2018 in Manhattan, which drew a record 26,000 registrants.
该决议要求对AIA守则的修订进行修订，以包括一项规定，该规定要求成员确保其工作场所是相互尊重和公平待遇的环境，没有虐待行为和骚扰。
By June 19, 520 of some 3,400 members of the AIA College of Fellows had endorsed the resolution. The number has since grown to nearly 600, says Halsband, herself a fellow.
Halsband说：“ AIA学院应该是制定标准的强大力量，因为我们已经在公众和专业面前提升了为建筑和社会做出重大贡献。”
The vote on the resolution was 4,272 for, 13 against and 136 abstentions. Halsband said the campaign was easier than expected because so much work had already been done “to raise awareness that AIA needs to take action.”
Resolution 18-16 will not become effective unless ratified by the AIA board of directors later this year. “The resolutions are expressions by the members of their concerns,” said Carl Elefante, a principal of Quinn Evans Architects and the 2018 AIA president. “The board is required to respond but does not have to act or agree.”
Halsband说，从3月13日开始，许多纽约时报，关于1997年AIA金牌得主Richard Meier的性骚扰，“将#MeToo运动带入了建筑社区”。但是，在春季讲授建筑学校之后，她才开始采取行动。
她说：“我发现许多学生渴望知道我们正在做什么以阻止各种形式的虐待。”“其他机构迅速有强行的说法，AIA没有。对我来说，那些学生是集会的哭声。”
Elefante说，AIA从事这一问题已有10年了。他补充说，工作场所公平和文化目前是AIA董事会的“战略重点”之一。
3月，这个90,000多名成员的小组发表声明说，成员们“面对那些通过骚扰和虐待使工作场所无法忍受的人”和“为那些因害怕报复而被扼杀的人发出声音。”
当前的道德规范not explicitly refer to sexual harassment, but it provides that members “shall not discriminate in their professional activities on the basis of race, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability or sexual orientation.” Elefante said that in September, the AIA board will consider “clearer” anti-harassment language recommended by its National Council of Ethics, which handles code violation complaints.
AIA在2014年通过了反对骚扰政策，该政策适用于其董事会，战略委员会和所有代表AIA行动的个人。另一项反骚扰政策适用于其220人的员工。到2019年，所有章节都必须采用反骚扰政策或失去认证的风险。在接下来的三年中，反骚扰实践指南将向公司和个人成员出去。
Halsband认为AIA速度太慢了。她说：“知道骚扰是错误的，不需要三年。”“让我们继续下去。”
