Join the AIA When you join the AIA team, you are committing yourself to a high standard of professional ethics furthering your professional development, and advancing the value of your profession. Join today. You will be welcomed by over 80,000 of your colleagues.
Architect and Associate Member Benefits
When you join the AIA team, you are committing yourself to a high standard of professional ethics furthering your professional development, and advancing the value of your profession. Join today. You will be welcomed by 80,000 of your colleagues.
Enjoy the benefits available through the national, state, and local components.
AIA Northern Virginia provides professional resources that enable you to collaborate with colleagues, broaden your professional knowledge, and compete more effectively in the local market. The chapter offers you the opportunity to make a significant difference for yourself, your community, and the profession as a whole.
Connect with other professionals and your community. Enhance leadership skills by participating in meetings, interest groups, and committees. Expand your knowledge and satisfy your continuing education and licensure requirements through professional development offerings, such as forums, seminars, and building tours. Be more effective by staying informed of the latest events, trends, and issues within the design profession through our newsletter, e-mails, membership directory, calendar of events, and informative web site. Increase the visibility of your practice and drive new business to your firm through collaboration with fellow members, participation in our public resource center, company listing in our online referral service and in our membership directory, listing in our job board, and participating in various local public outreach programs.
Take advantage of our numerous opportunities, including:
Over 20 special interest committees
Numerous free or inexpensive continuing education seminars
Daylong educational conference
Regular free lunch seminars
Building and firm tours
Design Awards Program
Chapter Service Awards
Newsletter
Informative web site
E-mail announcements and reminders
Annual winter open house
Public outreach programs
Virginia Architecture Week
Canstruction Competition
Resource Center
Referral Service
Programs for young architects
ARE Preparatory Seminars
School volunteer opportunities
The Virginia Society AIA links local components into an expanded, supportive network and represents architects at state legislatures and regulatory agencies. They keep you informed about state concerns or decisions that affect your professional practice.offers:
Virginia Society offers:
Continuing education classes
Architecture Exchange East
Newsletter
Inform Magazine
Legislative forums
Design Awards
Honors program
The National AIA unites its members behind principles and policies aimed at creating the best possible quality of life for all Americans. For instance, the AIA's sustainability initiative works to strengthen green building practices in an effort to cut energy consumption in half by 2010. The national component also helps to shape the issues that determine how our members practice and the business climate in which they practice.
The national component represent its members before Congress and with federal agencies. It also educates the public about the value of architects and the profession's role in the building industry. At the national level, AIA membership enables you to:
Be more effective for yourself and for your clients with access to numerous AIA publications that keep you up to date with the profession's trends and issues
Collaborate with professionals who share your interests and gain new insight from different perspectives by participating in any of our 26 knowledge communities
Develop key business contacts with industry professionals through national AIA-sponsored events, such as knowledge communities' conferences and the AIA National and Design Exposition Convention
Manage the business process more effectively with member discounts on AIA Contract Documents, AIA Store, and other industry publications, such as the Handbook of Professional Practice
Enjoy AIA Advantage discounts on valuable business products and services that are beneficial to your business through partnerships with companies such as Dell Computers, UPS, Avis, and DHL
Find professional and internship opportunities throughout the nation to advance your career or your practice with AIA Career Center
Know your professional value by comparing your compensation performance regionally and nationally with the AIA Compensation Report
Allied Professional Member Benefits
When you join the AIA Northern Virginia Chapter as an Allied Professional Member, you have the opportunity to network with over 1000 local architects, interns, and allied professionals. Develop contacts, exchange information, and promote your products and services. Expand your knowledge through our continuing education seminars. Keep informed of the latest news within the local architecture community through our newsletter, web site, and e-mails. Highlight your name and your company's name in our Affiliate + Sponsor Directory (click here to view the directory).
Allied Professional Member benefits include:
Networking opportunities, enabling you to gain a high level of visibility with fellow members
Opportunities to present information on your products, services, and technical expertise
Invitations to all major chapter events, such as our Open House, Design Awards and Annual Dinner + Honors Celebration. Develop key business contacts with industry professionals through national AIA-sponsored events, such as knowledge communities' conferences and the AIA National and Design Exposition Convention
Subscription to AIA NOVA News, the AIA Northern Virginia newsletter
Discounted advertising rates in AIA Northern Virginia News
Member prices on AIA Northern Virginia events
Listing in our annual Affiliate + Sponsor Directory which is mailed to all members and posted on our chapter web site (we encourage our members to contact our Allied Professional members for services)
A copy of the Directory of Architects - Metropolitan Washington Area ($50 value), which provides the names and addresses of all member architects in the three metropolitan area AIA Chapters – your firm will also be listed in the directory as an Allied Professional member of the Northern Virginia Chapter
Continuing education seminars
Opportunities to participate on AIA Northern Virginia committees and keep in touch with the architecture community
Sponsor Benefits
When you join AIA Northern Virginia as a Chapter Sponsor you support the chapter at our highest and most visible level. You enjoy all the benefits listed above for Allied Professional Members, plus receive additional benefits available only to sponsors. There are four different levels of sponsorship, each offering a variety of opportunities to interact with chapter members.
In addition to the Allied Professional Member benefits listed above, Chapter Sponsor benefits include:
Opportunities to sponsor a chapter event
Listing as a Chapter Sponsor in all newsletters and event programs
Listing as a Chapter Sponsor in the Directory of Architects – Metropolitan Washington Area
Listing as a Chapter Sponsor on our web site
Opportunities to have your company logo highlighted on our Chapter's homepage
The opportunity to be a Featured Sponsor in BLAST
Four Levels of Sponsorship are Available:
Bronze
Additional benefits include:
One Chapter Allied Professional Membership
Sponsorship of our Open House
Silver
Additional benefits include:
Two Chapter Allied Professional Memberships
Sponsorship of our Annual Dinner and Honors Celebration
Two free tickets to attend the Annual Dinner
Listing as a Chapter Sponsor on our web site with a link to your company's website
1/4 page advertisement in one issue of AIA Northern Virginia News
Gold
Additional benefits include:
Three Chapter Allied Professional Memberships
Sponsorship of our Annual Dinner and Honors Celebration
Sponsorship of our Open House
Two free tickets to attend the Annual Dinner
Listing as a Chapter Sponsor on our web site with telephone number and a link to your company's website
1/4 page advertisement in two issues of AIA Northern Virginia News
Platinum
Additional benefits include:
Four Chapter Allied Professional Memberships
Sponsorship of our Design Awards Gala – our largest event of the year
Sponsorship of our Annual Dinner and Honors Celebration
Sponsorship of our Open House
Two free tickets to attend the Design Awards Gala + Annual Dinner
Listing as a Chapter Sponsor on our web site with company logo, telephone number, and a link to your company's website
1/4 page advertisement in three issues of AIA Northern Virginia News
