Associate Membership in the AIA

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Associate Members (Assoc. AIA)
Are you a recent college graduate? An intern? Do you work under the direct supervision of an architect? Are you a professor teaching a program in architecture? Then this membership category is right for you. Here are some of the benefits of becoming an Associate Member of the AIA.

Relationships:

  • Networking - local, regional, and national, needed when you start your own firm

  • Service- Community/Professional service opportunities at a local level

  • Leadership-development opportunities at the local, regional, and national levels

  • Mentoring- Guidebook and online matching system

  • ArchiPAC- lobbying on legislative issues important to architects

Knowledge:

  • Knowledge- resources for both mainstream and alternative career professionals with best practices models and knowledge communities

  • Support- for alternative career professionals, a forum for networking outside of traditional practice

  • Job Bank- career opportunities

  • Technical support- for Contract Documents and the Masterspec system

  • Support- in starting your own firm (how to market, developing business plans, etc.)

  • AIA Bookstore- discount on books and items of interest

Communication:

  • Forum- for expressing issues about architecture

  • Convention - the AIA's preeminent national convention and exposition

  • Access- to information about award winning design projects from around the country

  • Architectural Record- published through the AIA's alliance partnership with McGraw Hill Construction

  • AIArchitect- the weekly on-line newsletter for members

  • Newsletters- Local and regional publications delivered electronically

  • PIA newsletters (Professional Interest Areas)

  • Advertising campaign- elevating the public's awareness of architects' contributions to the built environment

Download Associate Membership Application (PDF Document)