Prospective AIA Members
If you are a legal resident of the United States, and licensed to practice architecture in California, you are eligible to be a member of The American Institute of Architects. As The American Institute of Architects is a three-tiered organization, when you join The AIA, you will automatically become a member of all three components - National, State and Chapter.
Your application will be processed first by the Chapter. Click here to download PDF application. After approval, it will be forwarded immediately to AIA's National Office in Washington, DC where final processing usually takes up to six weeks. You will receive a letter from the National President officially welcoming you to the AIA.
DUES - RENEWING MEMBERS:
| Renewing Member - 2008 (3rd yr)* |
|
| AIA National |
$ 238
|
| AIACC(State)* |
$ 247
|
| AIASCV (Chapter) |
$ 260
|
| Total |
$ 745
|
*NOTE — New and reinstating architect category prospective members pay tiered dues for state (AIACC) dues:
$93 - 1st year; $187- 2nd year; $247 - 3rd year.
Includes price of admission to Chapter meetings (excluding dinner meetings), professional development seminars and national advertising assessment.
DUES - NEW AND REINSTATING MEMBERS:
Dues are pro-rated by quarter based on date of application. If you apply during the 4th quarter, your dues cover 15 months of membership - the last 3 months of the current year plus the entire following year.
| New Member 1st Year - 2008 |
1st Quarter
|
2nd Quarter
|
3rd Quarter
|
4th Quarter**
|
| AIA (National) |
$238.00
|
$178.50
|
$119.00
|
$238.00
|
| AIACC (State) |
$ 93.00
|
$ 69.75
|
$ 46.50
|
$ 93.00
|
| AIASCV (Chapter) |
$260.00
|
$195.00
|
$130.00
|
$260.00
|
| Total |
$591.00
|
$443.25
|
$295.50
|
$591.00
|
| ** 15 months for the price of 12 — prices will be adjusted for 2009 prices when they become available. | ||||
Payment for the total amount must accompany your application. New Architect members must meet continuing education requirements starting in their second year of membership. If you are in business for yourself, a national firm nonmember surcharge based on your firm’s nonmember architects, is also obligatory in the second year of membership.
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Member Services offered by AIA Santa Clara Valley Chapter
- Monthly evening chapter meetings or tours of new buildings offering a chance to network, gain continuing education credits
- Monthly lunchtime continuing education seminars in two locations
- Monthly Tracings Newsletter
- Biennial AIASCV Design Awards Program
- AIA Contract Document discounts.
- Firm Job Postings on web site
- Program for Mentoring Associates
- Scholarship Program for Architectural Students
- Design Charrettes organized in conjunction with local cities
- Referrals
- Member Services offered by AIA California Council
- Quarterly journal and monthly newsletters
- Annual conferences: Focusing on Practice and Design in alternating years
- Annual AIACC Design Awards Program
- Services offered by AIA National:
- Active advocacy at the national level on behalf of the members
- The Annual AIA National Convention
- Annual National AIA Design Awards Program
- Subscription to Architectural Record
- Monthly Newsletter
- Knowledge Communities and Knowledge Constituencies (see www.aia.org for more information)
- 2000 AIA Firm Survey, 2005 AIA Compensation Survey (both are available from the AIA Bookstore - http://www.aia.org/books/default.asp)
- Job posting service at www.e-architect.com
- Special value and discounts from:
- MBNA credit card
- DHL and UPS
- Dell Computer
- AIA Trust
- MASTERSPEC
- Avis, Budget, Hertz
- National is working on making their headquarters resources more easily available to members. There is a single phone number you can now call 1-800-AIA-3837.
- A slide collection of more than 90,000 slides covering all types of projects, including slide shows on a number of issues. Custom sets of slides up to 100 slides. Prepackaged slide shows. Some slides available for purchase. Call 202-626-7489 to check for availability and latest prices.
- Video Tapes on various subjects including Urban Renewal, ADA, Project Administration, Way Out Architecture and Buckminster Fuller. Call 202-626-7489 to check for availability and latest prices.
- Free literature searches. Books can be borrowed for 28 days for a $5 shipping/handling fee.