Union of Architects of Serbia is a voluntary, non-governmental, non-profit, professional, scientific interest, professional, non-political organization of scientist and experts in the fields of architecture, founded upon the freedom of association, open for cooperation with other professional, scientific, commercial and other organizations on grounds of mutual respect, recognition and independency of work, established for the purpose of achieving joint and common interests.
Throughout the years, prominent practicing architects and university professors were in charge of promoting and improving the work by actively participating in its activities, which earned its status in the architectural and engineering community, first in the Former Republic of Yugoslavia, and today in Republic of Serbia. As today Serbia is leaning towards its membership in EU, UAS is supporting this goal with numerous initiatives of international cooperation with European architecture associations and many European architectural offices.

The Union of Architects of Serbia which is a union of local and regional associations and organizations of architects operating on the territory of the Republic of Serbia. The Union of Architects of Serbia is a member of International Union of Architects (UIA), Architects' Council of Europe (ACE) and member of Balkan Architecture Forum (BAF).

Union of Architects of Serbia is constantly working on promotion of young architectural teams and individuals in order to renew and strengthen architectural community of Serbia for the future decades. These activities are recognized and supported by the City of Belgrade, University of Belgrade, various governmental institutions and embassies along with their cultural centers.

The Salon of Architecture is the most important national annual festival in the field of contemporary architecture, which has been continuously organized by the Museum of Applied Arts since 1974. The salon provides a comprehensive cross-section of architectural production at the national level with the guest participation of authors from the international scene and from the region. Within the competitive part of the program, awards, recognitions and commendations within the envisaged categories are awarded, as well as the main prize of the Salon - Grand Prix.

Under this year's slogan ZAOKRET, the 44th Salon of Architecture is dedicated to cooperation and active attitude towards modern trends in architectural design and action in the context of current social, economic and climatic challenges.