We are hearing that things are starting to loosen up a little bit and architects are getting busy again.

Last week was the National AIA Convention in New Orleans. What a week!

The AIA State Conference lineup is set – get ready to IMPACT your world!

IN THIS ISSUE Calendar Component News Affiliates Lectures Career Opportunities Members in the News Relevant Associations CALENDAR May 5 – Affiliates Meeting May 6 – AIA Arizona Board Meeting May 12 – AIA Convention May 13 – AIA Convention May 14 – AIA Convention May 17 – Small Firm Roundtable May 18 – PMC Board [...]

Are you a photographer? There are a couple of options this month for you. The photo contest is open and the deadline is Friday, April 22nd.

On Saturday, April 3rd there were 17 members of AIA Phoenix Metro Chapter who volunteered for local community service agency Rebuilding Together to do a service project for an elderly gentleman’s home in West Phoenix (click to see a photo).

Mark your calendars for the 2011 AIA Arizona State Conference, “Impact Your World,” on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at the Sheraton Hotel at Wild Horse Pass (same as last year).

The AIA Phoenix Metro Architecture Month Home Tour Committee has elected to postpone the 2011 AIA Home Tour until Sunday, October 16th.

The temperatures say that spring is here, and there are many opportunities to get involved this season.

As you know, the AIA National Convention is in New Orleans on May 11th-14th. As we stated last week, Doug Sydnor, FAIA, will receive his Fellowship at the Investiture Ceremony on Friday afternoon. Plan to attend and support our latest Fellow.

This year for Eco Month (March), AIA-Arizona’s Committee on the Environment brings you a lecture series presented by four of the Valley’s firms who have chosen to lead the industry by accepting the AIA’s 2030 Commitment.

AIA Arizona would like to thank Chip Shay, AIA and Arlen Solochek, AIA for for once again compiling the data for the 2010 Wage & Benefit Survey.

There’s only so much you can learn from books and school.

Each month I try to attend the monthly board meetings of the Board of Technical Registration.

The AIA Arizona office will be closed Monday, January 17, 2011 in honor of Martin Luther King Day.

The AIA Arizona office will be closed Monday, January 17, 2011 in honor of Martin Luther King Day.

Greetings! I hope you had a restful holiday and are recharged for the new year. Thank you for honoring me by allowing me to serve as president of AIA Arizona in 2011.

It’s that time of year for Architects and Associates to renew your membership, and now you can do everything online!

AIA Grand Canyon, AIA Phoenix Metro and AIA Southern Arizona are ready to celebrate the holidays!

We wish all of you a safe and happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your time with your family and friends!

Did you know that the public can search for an Architect and/or Affiliate on our website?

The Gadsden Hotel in 2007, Tubac Golf Resort in 2008, Phoenix Convention Center in 2009, Tempe Transportation Center in 2010….What’s the common thread beyond the fact that all are in Arizona?

This newsletter is a digest of all that is happening within the Component on weekly basis, but you can receive daily updates from us by following us on Twitter and/or becoming a fan on Facebook.

Beginning this Friday, October 25th, the University of Oklahoma will no longer house your AIA Continuing Education credits.

Arizona walked away with 12 out of 19 WMR Design Awards this past Saturday at the AIA Western Mountain Region Conference.

AIA ARIZONA NEWS IN THIS ISSUE… Component News Affiliates Lectures Career Opportunities Members in the News Relevant Associations Just the Facts, Please… SEPT | 29 | 2010 AIA Southern Arizona Architecture Week has commenced! This year’s theme is “Cool Design for a Hot Climate,” highlighting environmentally sensitive desert architecture of today and the past several [...]

Many of you have received an email from McGraw-Hill asking you to subscribe toArchitectural Record. As you know, for many years this has been the main publication for AIA members. However, beginning in January 2011, you will begin to receive a hard copy of Architect, plus Eco Structure andResidential Architect in electronic form from Hanley Wood.

AIA Arizona’s annual State Conference was held on August 19th at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass conference center. The general consensus is that the day was a real success. Kudos to the State Conference Committee, led by our President- Elect Joe Worrall, AIA.

It is the Awards time again. We will back at the Phoenix Art Museum on Saturday, September 25th. We completed the last of our juries last week, so we are excited for the event!

You may have taken the time to watch our two videos that we produced last year, “Why Hire an AIA Architect, ” and “Why Become an AIA Member.” CGI Communications produced these marketing materials for AIA Arizona and they would like to partner with you too.

I want to take this opportunity to thank all of the sponsors for the State Conference, which was last week. We couldn’t have done it without you. I also want to thank all of you that attended.

The State Conference Committee worked really hard this year to bring you a great line-up of speakers and we are all looking forward to seeing you tomorrow at the2010 AIA Arizona State Conference.

Know someone in the midst of the licensing process or just beginning? Tell them to attend the 4th Annual AIA Arizona Associates Conference coming up next Friday, August 20th at the AIA Arizona office.

The 2010 AIA Arizona State Conference will be held at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass on August 19, 2010. It’s going to be a really big show brought to you by the cast of AIA Arizona and its Conference Committee.

As you know the State Conference is Thursday, August 19th at the Sheraton Hotel at Wild Horse Pass. We are trying to implement a mentoring program during the conference, and we need your help!

The staff of AIA Arizona want to wish Donna McQuery a great retirement. Donna has been a vital part of the Southern Arizona Chapter.

Are you a regular reader of particular newspapers or magazines? Do you follow architecture blogs, Twitter feeds and/or Facebook pages?

Congratulations again to James Abell, FAIA for receiving the Edward C. Kemper Award at the AIA Convention in Miami.

The AIA Phoenix Metro Architecture Month Home Tour was a tremendous success!

The AIA Arizona Board of Directors has had an opportunity to build a strong relationship with the Associate Members because of the hard work of our AIA Arizona Associate Director, Leslie Tom, Assoc. AIA.