What
has the AIA done for me lately?
Times
are tough and dues seem high, but the AIA is doing more that
you may realize. Below are some programs and initiatives that
we’d like to bring to your attention.
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Lately, AIA has
been...
Providing Resources
for Navigating the Economy
The Unemployed
Architects Group, meeting biweekly at the AIA Pittsburgh office,
hosts a number of educational seminars with guests covering
topics ranging from starting your own firm to alternative
architectural practices and understanding unemployment benefits.
Any and all local architects who find themselves without a
job are encouraged to attend.
Leading Efforts
in Sustainability
Last year alone,
AIA Pittsburgh offered the possibility to gain up to 8.5 Sustainable
Design Approved HSW Learning Units, covering topics such as
“sustainable and energy efficient building envelope
design” and “sustainable architecture and the
changing economy”. The chapter continually strives to
offer architects as many opportunities as possible to gain
the knowledge needed to keep them abreast of the latest in
sustainable design. Stay tuned for more sustainable design
courses offered at Build Pittsburgh 2010.
Creating Public
Awareness
Design
Pittsburgh is an opportunity to celebrate architecture and
design and honor those who create it. It is also an opportunity
to promote to a broad audience the importance of the professional
practice of architecture, as its members help create healthy,
sustainable communities – better places to live, work
and play. And speaking of promotion, in 2009 we had a record
number of attendees – over 450 people visited the exhibit
and attended our event. With the Pittsburgh Magazine media
partnership, our print and web ads reached a total of 341,275
readers, and more than 28,000 individuals visited the Design
Pittsburgh and the People’s Choice Award voting site.
WDUQ on-air promotions of Design Pittsburgh reached average
of 179,700 listeners weekly, and 865 website visitors and
newsletter subscribers received information about Design Pittsburgh.
Through increased public relations efforts, thousands of individuals
were exposed to architecture in our region.
AIA is for architects, lead by architects
Get
Involved!
Join
a committee!
Help
make a difference!
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Click
here for a detailed description of all AIA Pittsburgh
Committees
To join a committee
email us at info@aiapgh.org
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