AIA Arizona would like to thank all of you that have renewed your membership for 2010. We understand that 2009 was a challenging year and know that 2010 continues to present challenges.

“The Ice Breaker” for our February AIA Arizona Board meeting followed the theme of “Politics in Architecture in Arizona.” So, the Ice Breaker for the meeting was, “What bills or legislation do we think would help save Arizona from its current financial morass?”

We would like to take time to thank those of you that have already paid your membership dues for 2010.

We are happy to announce that a group of AIA Arizona Associates entered the International Interior Design Association Southwest Chapter’s Couture Competition, and won the award for Best Craftsmanship!

AIA Arizona’s Committee on the Environment (COTE) is inviting you to “Walk the Walk” and join the sustainable revolution during Eco Month 2010 (March)!

One of the great benefits experienced as your President-Elect in 2009 was attending the annual AIA Grassroots Conference held in Washington, D.C.

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JAN | 27 | 2010

AIA Arizona offers many events that are open for non-members to attend. Events such as our Survival 101 workshops, A.R.E. seminars and occasional lectures could be very beneficial to interns, administrative staff, marketing professionals, etc.
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Do you have someone in your office that is not an architect? Are they currently an AIA Associate Member? If not, they need to join. AIA Associate Members are very active with monthly programs, a quarterly newsletter, A.R.E. workshops, A.R.E. study groups, and the availability of A.R.E. study materials. Please contact our Membership Coordinator, Charnissa Moore, today for additional information.

For those whom I have yet to meet, my name is Kevin T. Morrow, AIA and I am the 2010 incoming President for AIA Arizona. I am the Principal of the Phoenix and Tucson offices of Gromatzky Dupree & Associates Southwest.

Happy New Year! It is time again to consider getting involved in the AIA and there are a lot of different ways you can do so. One of them is serving on one or more of our committees that are available at the state or local levels.

2009 has been an interesting and challenging year. We have been extremely busy working on programs that we feel you need in order to get through these tough economic times.

AIA Arizona would like to thank everyone for getting involved in 2009. Your time and effort enabled us to accomplish a lot of things this year. We look forward to your involvement in 2010!

My year as President of AIA Arizona has exceeded every preconception I had about the demands and opportunities to be encountered. Due to the our dedicated staff, my time commitment was easy to manage – thank you Alex, Charnissa, Diana, Cathy, Brent and Tina for your support!

We are continuing the Survival 101 series of workshops that began in the spring. We have three more workshops on marketing coming up. December 16th will be Marketing Musts for Architects; January 12th is Creating Best in Class Proposals and January 27th will be Preparing Winning Project Interviews. Mark your calendar for these great workshops!

As we reach the end of the year and are fast approaching the holiday season, the staff of AIA Arizona wish you and your families a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!

Today AIA Arizona has launched our new website (http://www.aia-arizona.org), and I am proud to say that it far exceeds my expectations for easy access as well as content. The Membership Communications Committee under Joe Worrall’s leadership has been working closely with our Communications Director, Alex Evjen for most of 2009 to redesign this website. Thanks to Alex’s passion for technology and access to information, we have created a new tool for communications with our members.

We are happy to announce that Joseph S. Maher, Jr., Architect is the November AIA Arizona Volunteer Firm of the Month!

AIA Arizona would like to invite you to a special Government Affairs Panel Discussion on Tuesday, November 17th from 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm at the AIA Arizona office

AIA Arizona is pleased to announce that once again the Arizona firms won 9 of 12 Western Mountain Region Deign Awards! (Click here to read the press release).

Join us for a juried exhibition of fine art created by members and spouses of the Phoenix Metro Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Media includes oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, drawings, photography and sculpture. There will be a wine and cheese reception to satisfy your palette. Click to read more.

In this time of economic uncertainty and climate change, Arcosanti remains a viable alternative to automobile use and suburban sprawl. Click to read more.

Spring is in the air! The weather is warming up and so is AIA Arizona. A.R.E. classes are in full swing, we are offering our 2008 Membership Orientation and Phoenix Metro is gearing up for Architecture Week…read on to find out more details.