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What has the AIA done for me lately?
This was the thought that popped into my mind when asked to reflect on my membership in the American Institute of Architects. In the spirit of full disclosure, I haven’t always been very involved in...
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Borrowed Bloggers
Did you ever hear of the Emerging Professionals Coalition (EPC) and wonder what is it? Or did you miss out on a great Emerging Professionals event because you didn’t know about it? Well hopefully over...
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Inspiration
Are you feeling uninspired? Have the concerns of work or school worn you down to the point where everything just feels bland and mundane, another task in a mountain of to-do’s? Are you in a rut? Well,...
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Designing all the way down…
I attended the AIA Colorado Practice and Design Conference this year. It was an excellent event; well-run, interesting speakers, inspiring designs on display, and all the vendor booths and prizes you...
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Repositioning
The American Institute of Architects is a venerable institution, the voice of our profession in fact, both a standard to sustain and a community to involve. The AIA has over 156 years of dedication...
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Are you excited to be done?
This weekend I was asked if I was excited to be done with school. I have been asked this question before and have given a variety of answers, typically depending on how well or poorly my classes are...
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ARE, take 2
It’s September, and while I am no longer a formal student with the promise of a fresh start packaged in the form of a new school year, my internal clock seems to still recognize this time of year as an...
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AEF Traveling Scholarship
For the last 53 years, the Architectural Education Foundation (AEF) has administered one of the coolest traveling grant programs this side of the Mississippi. More than 250 students, architects and...
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Emerging Professionals’ 2014 Exhibition .. Getting Your Work Out There
Just a quick post to highlight work currently on exhibit in Washington, D.C. featuring Emerging Architectural Professional’s design work. I’d recommend architects/architectural interns in the...
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The WORKSHOP8 Story
This week Joseph Vigil tells us about the creation and journey of Workshop 8… In the fall of 2009 the small firm (VaST architecture) I started with my wife (Brandy) in 2000, was hurting. Work had...
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The Year of the Advocate
If you haven’t noticed, the AIA has rolled out a new campaign titled the “Year of the Advocate”. (I can hardly blame you if you haven’t noticed). We receive multiple emails a day from National AIA,...
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The IMPACT of Storytelling
I have been lucky enough to attend the AIA Convention for three years in a row now. Every Convention has a different theme with a general goal of improving, bettering and furthering the profession....
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