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2013 AIA Indiana & AIA Indianapolis Sponsors
Platinum Level
Repro Graphix Inc.
Gold Level
Business Furniture
sensory technologies
Silver Level
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Facility Commissioning Group
Old National Insurance
Spohn Associates, Inc.
Bronze Level
Accurate Manufactured Products Group, Inc.
Brandt Construction, Inc.
Browning Construction, Inc.
Building Impressions
Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP
Edgewood Building Supply
Garmong Construction Services
Heapy Engineering
Indiana Brick Corporation
Lynch, Harrison & Brumleve, Inc.
McComb Window & Door Company, Inc./Pella Windows & Doors
Midwest Masonry Council
Somerset CPAs, P.C.
Reitano Design Group
RJ Pile, LLC
RTM Consultants, Inc.
US Signcrafters, Inc.
Walker & Associates Insurance
Allied Level
Aerotek
Allegion
Applied Engineering
Arsee Engineers, Inc.
Binford Group of Indiana, Inc./KI
The Blakley Corporation
bo-mar Industries, Inc.
CE Solutions, Inc.
Circle Design Group, Inc.
Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
dBA Acoustics inc.
DECO Associates, Inc.
Dryvit Systems, Inc.
Fink Roberts & Petrie, Inc.
Ice Miller LLP
Konica Minolta Business Solutions
Lawson Elser, Inc.
OfficeWorks
SJCA P.C. (Stephen J. Christian & Associates, P.C.)
Soundscape Engineering LLC
Taylor Bros. Construction Co., Inc.
USAutomatic fire and security
Wilhelm Construction
Government Relations Support Sponsor
Shiel Sexton Company
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 AIA Indiana Bookstore
A full-service distributor of AIA contract documents
NEW LOCATION - Visit our store at 1028 Shelby Street, Indianapolis, IN 46203
M-F - 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
317/634-3871 - P
317/638-0047 - F
Indiana Building Codes and additional books available
On-site plan room with BXIndiana
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2014 AIA Indiana Design Awards - Call for Entries - CLICK HERE to learn more!
2014 AIA Indiana Service Awards - Call for Nominees/Submissions - CLICK HERE to learn more.
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AIA Indiana Happy Hour at the AIA National Convention
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. (CDT), Friday, June 27, 2014
Rockit Bar & Grill, 22 W Hubbard St., Chicago, IL 60654
Sponsored by -
AIA Ohio Valley Region Events at the AIA National Convention
Social Media at the AIA National Convention
The official hashtag for the convention is #aiacon14. The AIA Tweet Up at convention is Friday at 3 p.m. CDT, on the Social Stage at the AIA Townhall.
CLICK HERE to learn more.
 For the online experience of hot education topics from AIA Convention 2014, check out AIA's Convention LIVE streaming media event (formerly Virtual Convention). Stream free content including notable speakers, ARCHITECT Live broadcasts, and on the spot reporting from the Expo floor throughout the entire Convention.
AIA Indiana members are eligible to receive a 10% DISCOUNT on any one of the course packages - 10% AIA Indiana component discount code - INXXCL2014.
CLICK HERE to learn more. 
The 2015 AIA National Convention is scheduled for May 14-16, 2015 in Atlanta, GA. Click on the links below for more information regarding opportunities to influence the quality of education at Convention. CLICK HERE - Call for Reviewers: Due July 22 CLICK HERE - Call for Proposals: Due August 15
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2014 AIA Indiana COMcheck Seminar
Tuesday, July 15 2014, 1:45pm - 5:00pm
AIA Indiana Office, 115 W. Washington St., Suite 955 South, Indianapolis, IN 46204
EARN 3 AIA/CES/HSW Learning Units!
Registration - CLICK HERE to register and to learn more.
Only 20 spots remain so register ASAP!
Seminar Information - The seminar will be presented by Scott Perez, AIA, CSI, and Mark Nordmeyer, PE. All aspects of the COMcheck report system will be revealed and reviewed in order to develop a thorough understanding of what is required for projects submitted to the State of Indiana. Scott Perez, AIA, CSI, former state building commissioner, and Mark Nordmeyer, PE, will review and highlight areas within COMcheck and specifically focus on elements that need to be addressed to satisfy Plan Review and other code enforcement groups. The presenters will review many of the continual questions and frustrations that are raised when projects are submitted. The presenters will help seminar attendees understand how utilizing COMcheck as a design tool can eliminate issues that plague design firms. Time will be provided at the end of the seminar for a question and answer session.
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Midwest Masonry Council Brampton Brick Plant Tour - FREE AIA Learning Units, Breakfast, Parking & Bus Transportation to Plant & Lunch ,9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Thursday, June 26, 2014
CLICK HERE to learn more and to register.
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The new 2014 Indiana Building Code was approved as a Final Rule at the June 3, 2014 hearing of the Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission. The code is scheduled to be effective on December 1, 2014, and adopts by reference the 2012 International Building Code with Indiana amendments.
The seminar will provide a broad survey of the principle fire and life safety related changes proposed in the 2014 Indiana Building Code versus similar provisions in the currently adopted 2008 Indiana Building Code, primarily as they relate to architectural building design. The changes covered will include the model International Building Code changes in the 2009 and 2012 code change cycles, as well as those occurring within the proposed Indiana amendments. The seminar will cover relevant material in Chapters 1-31 of the building, including a cursory review of changes in Chapter 11 concerning accessibility.
Presenter - Ed Rensink, Principal, RTM Consultants, Inc.
Earn 6.5 AIA/CES/HSW Learning Units!
Date/Location - August 27 - Indianapolis - CLICK HERE to register
The last two seminars sold-out so register ASAP!
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Save the Dates - October 2-4
Keynote Speakers
Bryan Bell, founder of Design Corps - Bryan Bell of Bryan Bell Architecture, Raleigh, NC. Bryan Bell founded Design Corps in 1991 with the mission is "to provide the benefits of architecture to those traditionally un-served by the profession." In 1985, he worked as Project Director with Samuel Mockbee on three houses for rural families in Mississippi. The project received a Progressive Architecture Award in 1986. He has also worked at Steven Holl's and Richard Rogers's offices. At Design Corps, Bell started an internship program with the AmeriCorps national service program for young designers interested in the social application of architecture. He holds degrees from Princeton and Yale. Bell was selected for the ID Magazine Design 50 and Metropolitan Home Design 100. In 2007 he received a National Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects. The work of Design Corps was featured in Smithsonian's Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum Exhibit "National Design Triennial: Design Culture Now" (March-August 2003) and four projects were included in the US Pavilion of the 2008 Venice Biennale. Design Corps has appeared in The New York Times, Metropolis, Metropolitan Home, Architecture, I.D. Magazine, Readymade, Dwell Magazine, and Architectural Record among others.
Complete schedule and online registration available August 1, 2014.
SWA ARCHITECTS - SWA Group, an urban planning, design and landscape architecture firm working worldwide from seven locations. The firm is leading a Downtown Riverfront Development Study for Fort Wayne, the first comprehensive look at the city's rivers to determine opportunities to enhance the riverfront. SWA has extensive expertise in riverfront development in the U.S. and around the world.
JOHNSEN SCHMALING ARCHITECTS - Brian Johnsen, AIA & Sebastian Schmaling, AIA of Johnsen Schmaling Architects, Milwaukee, WI. The firm's two founding principals have been widely recognized as distinctive emerging voices in contemporary American architecture. In 2008, Johnsen Schmaling Architects received the Emerging Voices award from the Architectural League of New York, and Architectural Record featured the office in in its prestigious Design Vanguard issue as "one of ten exceptional global architecture firms to watch."
Complete schedule and online registration available August 1, 2014.
CLICK HERE for more information and to register online to be a 2014 AIA Indiana/AIA Kentucky Convention exhibitor and/or sponsor. Convention Hotel Information Hilton Fort Wayne at the Grand Wayne Convention Center, 1020 S. Calhoun St., For Wayne, IN 46802, AIA Rate: $114/night + tax, Hotel Room Block Reservation Deadline: September 10, 2014, Phone Reservations: 1-800-445-86671-800-445-8667 - Request AIA rate with Group Code: AIA CLICK HERE to Make Reservations Online |
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Plan Review Application Process Seminar presented by the Indiana Department Fire and Building Safety
8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Thursday, April 24, 2014
Indiana State Fairgrounds - Farm Bureau Building Banquet Hall, 1202 E 38th St., Indianapolis, IN 46205
Course Description - Overview of Construction Design Release process as it's related to House Enrolled Act 1301 - 2014 for Department of Fire and Building Safety and Com Check application.
Plan Review Process
*Check list
*Complete Application
*Life Safety Compliance
*Plan Review
Com Check
*Current form's
*DFBS most common mistake on submission
Earn up to 4 AIA Learning Units!
Cost - FREE - Each attendee is required to preregister for this class. To register please email [email protected] by July 3, 2014.
CLICK HERE to learn more.
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12 p.m. - 4 p.m., July 22, 2014
Indiana Wesleyan University Indianapolis (North), 3777 Priority Way South Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46240
Health Care Innovation 2014 is an afternoon workshop and networking lunch focusing on amazing results that have been achieved both in improved patient health and lowered hospital costs through simple, practical and sustainable based efforts. Sessions include: Total Cost Modeling; Technology for a Modern Hospital; Hospital Prefabrication. Earn AIA Learning Units! AIA Indiana is a supporting sponsor of this event.
CLICK HERE to learn more.
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CLICK HERE to view the "FAQ - Tornado Refuge Areas in Existing Indiana K-12 Schools" guide document.
CLICK HERE to see a brief video regarding the 2014 AIA Component Excellence Award for the "FAQ - Tornado Refuge Areas in Existing Indiana K-12 Schools" guide document.
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On the heels of consecutive months of decreasing demand for design services, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) has returned to positive territory. The May ABI score was 52.6, up sharply from a mark of 49.6 in April. This score reflects an increase in design activity (any score above 50 indicates an increase in billings).
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Save-the-Date: 2015 Indiana Construction Industry Conference
AIA Indiana, in partnership with seven other industry associations, announces that the 2015 Indiana Construction Industry Conference is scheduled for February 13-20 at the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort Golf Club & Spa in Marco Island, Florida. We encourage you to mark your calendars now. More information will be forthcoming.
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We learned with regret the death of Hoosier architect John G. 'Jack' Pecsok, FAIA on June 16, 2014. His calling will be June 27 with a memorial service and reception on June 28. CLICK HERE for details of his life and memorial service. AIA Indiana sends sincere condolences to the Pecsock family and friends.
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NEW LOCATION - AIA Indiana Bookstore
The AIA Indiana Bookstore has a new location in the heart of Fountain Square at 1028 Shelby Street, Indianapolis, IN 46203, p - 317.634.3871, f- 317.638.0047, [email protected]. It is located with the BXIndiana plan room.
CLICK HERE for more information regarding products sold at the AIA Indiana Bookstore.
CLICK HERE for more information regarding AIA Documents-on-Demand, which allows you to access 106 AIA Contract Documents anytime, anywhere. Each document can be downloaded and printed at your computer!
FREE DOWNLOADS
Guide for Sustainable Projects
AIA Contract Documents IPD Multi-Party Agreement Commentary
Sample BIM Exhibit
Digital Documents Guide
Guide to AIA Contract Documents for Small Projects
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AIA Indiana Membership Recruitment Effort - Your help is needed!
Who do you know that should be an AIA member but currently is not? Seek out that nice person and introduce them to all that AIA has to offer. CLICK HERE to learn from current AIA Indiana members the benefits of being an AIA member.
CLICK HERE to join!
The current dues rates are listed below (April 1 2013 - June 30, 2013).
AIA Indianapolis Chapter Members
AIA - Local - $52.50, State - $187.50, National - $188.25 - Total = $428.25
Assoc. AIA - Local - $26.25, State - $11.25, National - $81 - Total = $118.50
AIA Fort Wayne, AIA Southern Indiana, and AIA Northern Indiana Chapter Members
AIA - Local $37.50, State - $187.50, National - $188.25 - Total = $413.25
Assoc. AIA - Local $26.25, State - $11.25, National - $81 - Total = $118.50
Become a member when you graduate and get your career going with the right connections! AIA (National, Indiana, and Indiana local components) offers recent graduates from an accredited school of architecture/program complimentary Associate AIA membership for up to 18 months.
CLICK HERE to learn more and to join.
Contact [email protected] if you have any questions.
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(L-R) 2014 AIA Indianapolis Vice President and AIA Indiana Board Member Blake Wagner, AIA , and Ewing H. Miller, FAIA.
"A Preservation Fund for the History of Architects and their Work in Indiana" is a foundation created by Ewing H. Miller, FAIA, and has the simple goal to assist in preserving the work of Hoosier architects and its importance to history. Anyone who wants to donate or has question can contact Carol Street, [email protected], 765-285-8441. Donations to the foundation can be sent payable to Ball State University with "Foundation #5115" in the memo line to Drawings + Documents Archive, AB 120, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306.
CLICK HERE to view a letter from Ewing H. Miller, FAIA to members of AIA Indiana that includes information regarding "A Preservation Fund for the History of Architects and their Work in Indiana."
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Online Member Profile Available
You can now update your contact preferences, education, licenses, career, and contact information online. Visit www.aia.org/MyProfile to make sure AIA has the latest information for you.
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