TO BECOME A MEMBER OF GDA
The Association is open to all. Applicants for any category of membership (except honorary members) must complete and submit a formal application form to the Association headquarters or its branches (such as chapters, committees, or offices) for review. Honorary membership requires nomination by existing members, approval by the Executive Committee, and a simple majority vote at the General Assembly. Honorary members are exempt from membership fees. Membership and employment status may overlap.
MEMBERS
The Association consists of the following members: (1)Honorary Members: Honorary members are individuals who have made significant contributions to fields such as architecture, urban planning, environmental art, interior design, lighting art, landscape architecture, heritage conservation, wetlands, ecological environment, horticulture, planning, urban management, or to the Association itself. Including honorary members, advisors, and fellows (academicians). (2)Institutional Membership: Institutional members are government agencies, organizations and design institutions from various countries or regions engaged in architecture, urban planning, public art, interior design, lighting art, landscape architecture, heritage conservation, wetlands, ecological environment, horticulture, planning and urban management. Including member units, donor members, board member units, and executive board member units. Each institutional member may have multiple representatives to vote in the Board of Directors, with representative qualifications nominated by the institutional member and approved by the Executive Committee. (3)Individual Membership: Individual members are professionals, students and enthusiasts from various countries or regions engaged in architecture, urban planning, environmental art, interior design, lighting art, landscape architecture, heritage conservation, wetlands, ecological environment, horticulture, planning and urban management etc industials. Including executive board members, board members, honorary members, regular members, youth members, student members, probationary members, and correspondence members. All individuals or groups eligible for membership should apply and indicate their desire to become a member, comply with the Constitution and Guidelines of the Global Association of Designers, and submit an application form for membership. Membership Fees Institutional Members Member Units: Universities, research institutions and organizations: €150/year. Enterprises: €250/year. Board Member Units: Universities, research institutions and organizations: €250/year. Enterprises:: €500/year. Fees in Latin America and Africa halved. Individual Membership Board members (individual): €40/year. Regular members (individual): €30/year. Youth members (individual): €20/year. Probationary members and student members (individual): €10/year. Fees in Latin America and Africa halved. Honorary members are those who have made significant contributions to the discipline or the Association and are exempt from fees; honorary membership requires application by members and approval by the Executive Committee. Donor members may have fees waived through sponsorships, subject to resolution by the Executive Committee based on specific circumstances. Corresponding members may have fees waived through participation in Association communications, subject to resolution by the Executive Committee based on specific circumstances. To avoid frequent amendments to the charter, fee amounts may be adjusted in internal bylaws, effective upon approval by the Executive Committee.
Documents to download to join GDA：
2026 Student Members of GDA
The Secretariat of the Global Designers Association has completed the qualification review of the recently applied student members and hereby publishes the addendum to the list of members [see the full list ]