Message From the President
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Covid-19 has had a massive impact on all of us. Our first concern is, of course, for those whose health is directly affected. Beyond that, the effect on the architectural profession is enormous, and the full consequences are yet to be known. The stresses that many of us are experiencing, both professionally and personally, are challenging indeed.
For the AIA International Region, there are also challenges. However, embedded within these challenges are also some significant opportunities which the Board and I are seeking to maximize.
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Membership Dues: Hardship Adjustment
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AIA members experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19, but wish to remain members can reach out to discuss options. This process is not exclusive to those assigned to international chapters, so members living or working abroad without chapter relationships are eligible for these discussions.
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Ar Ahamad Djuhara: President of the Ikatan Arsitek Indonesia 🇮🇩 (IAI ) Remembered
It is with great sadness that we announce the untimely unexpected death of our dear friend : Ar Ahamad Djuhara : President of the Ikatan Arsitek Indonesia 🇮🇩 ( IAI ) on the 27 day of March 2020 , to the dreaded COVID - 19 .
Djuhara was a dynamic personality with great built up enthusiasm . As a ball of energy his presence never goes unnoticed . Always his cheerful spirit of Leadership is always remembered with his bright smile.
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AIA IR Postponement of Annual Meeting and Notification of Election
The 2020 Annual Meeting of the members of the AIA International Region is POSTPONED. The meeting was to have been held at the A’20 convention in Los Angeles that has also been cancelled. We will advise in due course a new date for the 2020 Annual Meeting which will either be in a physical location or an online meeting.
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AIA Small Firm Exchange (SFx) Update
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AIA National’s Small Firm Exchange’s (SFx) Annual Meeting was recently held in Northwest Arkansas on 2 March through 4 March 2020. Representatives from each of the AIA’s 19 national regions, 1 international region and AIA staff met at Haizlip Studio’s Amazeum to discuss issues facing small firms and to strategize our objectives for 2020. Three quarters of all firms in the United States have fewer than 10 employees meeting the small firm definition and approximately 30% of AIA members work for small firms.
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On January 25, ten past AIA Japan presidents and 2020 president Yasushi Leo Nishimura gathered for the annual new-year lunch meeting. A number of exciting proposals for events and new programming were discussed, along with ideas for improved services to our members and sponsors.
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AIA Hong Kong has been exploring different ways for our members to connect via online events. Our
first
webinar
was successfully hosted on March 26, when WELL faculty Stephen Brown and Richard Chang shared with us ways to achieve wellness design in office environments.
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for Architects in the United States. It’s Headquarter is in Washington, D.C. and has over 90,000 worldwide members. It is represented in the Middle East through the American Institute Of Architects, Middle East Chapter which has over 500 members and covers 10 countries of the Mena Region (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon).
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AIA Middle East got off to a good start and held two events in 2020. In early March, just as planning got underway for the 8th annual Year End Conference (YEC) and Design Awards to be held in Dubai this November as a joint conference and
Awards program with the International Region, it became clear that the chapter’s third event, “Waltzing with Chaos” planned in Beirut Lebanon was going to need to be postponed. As many if not all of the countries represented by the Chapter went into partial or complete lockdowns due to the COVID-19 virus, it became clear that the AIAME-IR Conference would need to be postponed
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AIA Shanghai, an entity of the American Institute of Architects, was organized in 2012 to serve the professional interests of the growing number of AIA member architects practicing in Shanghai and other cities in the People’s Republic of China. The chapter enables the AIA to better meet the needs of its members in the region, and to uphold the professional tenets first outlined 150 years ago by the AIA’s founders in the United States.
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AIA Shanghai: 2020 Vision: A Focused Look Ahead
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AIA Shanghai began 2020 with the theme
2020 Vision: A Focused Look Ahead
with the plan to focus events on discussing the future of design and how cutting edge designers our working to improve our cities and how we live. Of course, that vision has had to change suddenly to adapt to the new constraints imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic and the hardships imposed on our community. To help recognize the contributions our members make in assisting the recovery and encourage everyone to get involved in the way that is most meaningful for them, AIA Shanghai is offering a matching discount on local dues or event registrations for verified charitable contributions.
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The current COVID-19 pandemic has inevitably had an effect on the AIA UK Chapter's regularly scheduled programming for 2020. Chapter leadership are working to enable the digitization of events where possible, and collaborating with sponsors to offer continuing education opportunities through online platforms for the next few months.
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The American Institute of Architects aims to engage policymakers committed to advance a better built environment and a prosperous architecture profession. The AIA Canada Society advocates these same ideals. It is through cooperation between government, professional organizations, thought leaders, design/construction professionals, manufacturers, and other industry partners that the profession can achieve a positive impact in creating a better, stronger, more equitable, and sustainable society.
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Greetings from AIA Canada
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As 2020 comes to a new adventure, it was another busy time for our chapter!
The AIA Canada Society is the newest chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Established in 2017, the AIA Canada Society is committed to our mission of promoting and building the chapter into a resilient organization that is capable of fulfilling its mission, to advance architecture in Canada and abroad by partnering, serving, educating, informing and engaging our members
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Virtual Professional and Continuing Education
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The AIA IR, in conjunction with AIAU, offers a variety of online virtual programs to help you fulfill your continuing education requirements. What’s more, we offer a wide range of options—from lectures, webinars and forums so you’re sure to find courses that will help you develop your expertise and serve your clients most effectively.
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Appreciation for our Sponsors
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The AIA IR sincerely appreciates the continued support of our Sustaining Founding and Platinum Sponsors listed alphabetically: AECOM, AHEC, ASI Group, Broad, Dornbracht, Dow and TNG. They, along with our International Chapters and leadership, have made it possible to initiate so many incredible events and benefits since our region’s inception.
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