The Romanian Order of Architects is a professional organization, whose members have the mission to convince the society that architecture is mainly a cultural and public act, with urbanistic, economic, social and ecological implications. Some of the main objectives of the OAR are: the intensification of the cultural dimension of architecture, creating architecture and urban culture centres around the headquarters of the organization and its territorial branches, adapting the architectural education to socio-economic and cultural tendencies and creating a heritage policy of the built environment from Romania – valuable architecture being a fundamental element for the quality of life.