Andrew Jess and John Lancaster recently became Council Members and Trustees of the Edinburgh Architectural Association, the local chapter of the RIAS and a registered charity. The EAA was founded in 1858 and is one of the oldest Architectural Associations in the UK, and continues to promote high quality architecture and the interests of the profession locally, stimulating discussion about architecture and helping to shape built environment policy both with local authorities and the Scottish Government through the RIAS.