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State & National News
Atlanta welcomed over 17,000 people to the 2015 AIA National Convention May 14 - 16 at the World Congress Center. The bar was set high with great educational sessions, tours and a sold out exhibit hall. Thank you to the Host Chapter Committee and the countless volunteers who served as ambassadors to AIA Atlanta.
Learn More... The digital edition of the 2015 AIA Georgia Resource Guide is always available online for whenever you are in need of contact information for your architecture industry peers or information about AIA. This online version is the same as your print copy. Click on the image to the right to go to the directory or click any of the links below to go directly to that section.
Learn More... Elections for the Institute's 2016 first vice president/2017 president-elect, 2016-2017 treasurer, and three at-large directors were held at the AIA Convention 2015 in Atlanta.
Learn More... Recently there have been some questions as to whether the State Board accepts AIA transcripts. The Professional Licensing Board still accepts official AIA transcripts; however, if a licensee is sending the transcripts to satisfy a continuing education audit, he or she must also submit the audit reporting form. AIA Georgia and AIA Atlanta will post the form to our websites.
Learn More... Thank you to all who were able to attend the ArchiPAC and AIA Georgia PAC Donor Event on May 14. We were honored to hear from speakers Eric Johnson (FAIA), Phillip Freelon (FAIA), and Cesear Mitchell, Atlanta City Council President. Each spoke of how architects need to look up, speak up - get involved!
Learn More... The winners of the Atlanta Bridgescape Competition were announced at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Convention. The urban design challenge sought proposals for creative interventions at two existing freeway overpasses in the city's midtown and downtown districts, with a referential budget of $3 million per bridge. A panel of industry experts chose the winners from a group of five finalists.
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ARE & Continuing Education
The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) will work with U.S. licensing boards and the architect community to implement the recommendations of its task force: restrict regulatory language to post-licensure status only and remove use of "intern" terminology.
Learn More... Learn how to overcome the toughest surface and flooring-related design challenges that have plagued the industry for years, while also understanding how they affect health, safety, sustainability and accessibility. Eight HSW CE Credits (AIA # DAS0273 - IDCEC #103785) on Saturday, June 20, 2015.
Learn More... Our industry changes every day. New ideas, technology, materials, business opportunities and more are constantly emerging. AIAU makes it easy to keep up by offering learning units (LUs) on the topics you need to stay current, the tactics and trending issues that affect your practice, and the ideas you crave for inspiration.
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Events, Exhibits, Etc.
Please plan to join Southface for the next Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable on June 5 at 7:30 a.m. at the LifeCycle Building.
Learn More... This year the Architectural Design Center in partnership with AIA Georgia, AIA Atlanta and Georgia Tech Archive will host an exhibit centered around the ever-expanding palimpsest of history that is Peachtree Street. The idea of "usable history" is very much at play here as hopes of an expanded archive of significant architecture and other design documents and objects recording the culture and history of architecture and related fields in Georgia will grow.
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Chapter Highlights
Friday, June 12, 2015, 12:15-1:15 p.m. at tvsdesign, 2700 Promenade Two, 1230 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30309
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