ðɪs ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃən, ˌʌndɚɹ ɪts dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ˈælbɹɛxt mˈeɪdənbˌaʊɚ, bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst wˈɜːldwˈaɪd ˈɑːfɪs pɹəfˈɛʃənəli wˈɜːkɪŋ wɪð fˌoʊɾoʊɡɹˈæmətɹi ænd ɪstˈæblɪʃɪŋ ɐn ˈɑːɹkaɪv ʌv hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl bˈɪldɪŋz bˈeɪst ˌɔn fətˈɑːɡɹəfi.
This institution, under its director Albrecht Meydenbauer, became the first world-wide office professionally working with photogrammetry and establishing an archive of historical buildings based on photography.