THANK YOU TO OUR ADVERTISING SPONSOR!
A&E Practice Management Insurance Issues Forum
COVID-19 & Post-Virus Times that John Feeney created with David Ericksen, Managing Member of Severson Werson, a well-known (California & nationally) A&E professional liability defense firm: https://ioapros.com/wp-content/uploads//2020/04/2020-IOA-Practice-Forum.mp4. This 20 minute webinar focuses on the following issues:
 
  • Communications With Staff
  • Communications With Clients
  • Communications With Consultants
  • Key Client Contract Provisions
  • Post-Virus Client Contract Issues
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Elevator Cab Design – Gone Virtual!

Today’s innovative software and technologies help architects design and visualize spaces down to the smallest details. Now architects who specify Mitsubishi Electric elevators to ensure smooth, safe travel between floors have a new way to align elevator cab designs more fully with their vision.

Introducing the Mitsubishi Electric Cab Designer. Our new collaborative design support tool gives you the ability to generate mockups of passenger, service and glass observation elevator options from Mitsubishi Electric. Choose from various components and finishes — including cab walls, ceilings, handrails and doors — to complement the surrounding building design.

Design collaboratively with your team thanks to real-time updates, or browse our design library of prepopulated renderings for inspiration. Once you’re happy with your design, we’ve made it easier than ever to share it with our representatives for a quote or consultation at just the push of a button.

Ready to get started? Visit MitsubishiCabDesigner.com today.
Thank You to the 2021 AIAOC Sponsors!
Thank you to all of the AIAOC Sponsors – we couldn’t provide all of the 2020-2021 member services without your support!

Pay Your Dues Online
Joining, rejoining, or renewing members can enroll online. If joining or rejoining, please visit Join. If renewing, visit  Renew to enroll online. 

It’s easy – simply click on the link, log on to your account, click on the “My Account” tab. Select “Profile” then click on “My Member Info” – there’s a red “Renewal” box. Click on the red box and your AIA membership invoice will appear and you can pay on-line. If you have any questions, please contact Marilee Edgar [email protected]. .

National Photography Competition
The 2021 AIA National Photography Competition © was founded to promote appreciation and awareness of the built environment as captured in images by architects. The competition is open to all AIA and AIAS members and architects registered in the United States. Entries will be accepted through May 1, 2021. 
 
The entries must have an architectural theme or must contain some element of the man-made environment. The jury will use the photographic interpretation of the subject matter as their main criteria for judging, not the architecture itself. 
 
Cash awards: First place, $500; Second place, $400; Third place, $300; Fuller Award, $200 (must be of American architecture; Al Fuller was the founder of the competition).
  
The entry fee for AIA members is $35; entry fee for Associate AIA members is $30; entry fee for AIAS members is $15; entry fee for registered architects who are non-members is $70. 
 
Entrants may submit up to five slides for each entry fee and may enter as many times as desired. Please click HERE to learn more, submit online or download entry form. Please call 314-621-3484 with questions
2021 AIA YAF Connection Q1 - Climate Action
How does the architectural industry ignite action in climate action? Emerging professionals are charged with the belief there has never been a better time to tackle climate change. Many have set out to find approachable ways to make personal and collective impacts in climate action through advocacy, research, technology, and leadership.”
 
Connection Q2 Call for Submissions
Connections editorial committee welcomes the submission of articles, editorials, project profiles, interviews/ spotlights, and other design content.

Draft deadline: zero 05/24/2021
Contact the editor in chief at [email protected]

 
Take it From the Top
Perkins Eastman’s five women Fellows in the AIA and ASID discuss the benefits and challenges of pursuing their profession’s highest honor

AIAOC supports The City of Irvine's Climate Action Efforts
Support for The City of Irvine’s Climate Action Efforts Towards Building Electrification

AIA Orange County Job Board
Career Seekers: Find your next career through AIAOC Job Board

Employers: Post your next available position and find a qualified, highly motivated candidate!

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Covid-19
Don't forget about the Covid 19 resource page created to provide you with valuable information!  
SCE Residential New Construction Program
With climate change impacting our communities, SCE is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and partnering with builders and designers whom can help the environment and its customers by constructing clean energy homes. SCE has launched its updated California Advanced Homes Programs (CAHP), which offers incentives for all electric homes, both single and multi-family. CAHP is a comprehensive residential new construction program with a cross-cutting focus on energy efficiency, sustainable design and construction, and clean energy technologies that support SCE’s Pathway 2045 to decarbonize the building sector and align with the states goals. Learn More about the program here.

2021 is Licensure Year! 
Click here for on line Accessibility courses available through AIA California.
ARE Virtual Study Groups
Pass 3 exams!

We will all support each other along the way to pass the AREs at the AIAOC study group.


This is not a teaching course. You will study on your own and we will practice what you studied together using:
  • Practice questions
  • Watching YouTube videos
  • Flash cards
  • And etc.

email [email protected] for more information
Reminder to Members
•The importance of updating their profiles to ensure renewal invoices and other AIA materials are received. 
•The completion of the membership status change form or chapter transfer form
Free Membership for up to 18 Months
New Graduates of accredited schools of architecture receive a complimentary membership with the AIA at the Associate level for up to 18 months after graduation. Non-NAAB Degree Holders or Individuals Enrolled in an IDP Program Working under an Architect’s Supervision may also be eligible for Up to 18 months complimentary membership. 

Office Space
Office newly renovated and available – 3 private, furnished offices in a small engineering firm available for sublease. Offices with interior and exterior windows available, ranging from 120 to 186 SF, starting at $720/month. Suite has a private exterior entrance, kitchen, conference area, restroom, alarm system, and dedicated HVAC. All offices are furnished, and all utilities are included. Great location, near 5 and 55 freeways! 5min walk to Lost Bean, Bronx, Christakis, and Tustin Brew Co.
Address: 14771 Plaza Drive, Suite J, Tustin, CA 92780
Contact Ryan @ 805-405-3275 or [email protected]  
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Call for work - 2021 Virtual Project Tours 
Be a part of AIA Orange County programs. 
Submit a project for inclusion in the 2021 Tour Series.

Project tours offer the following opportunities: 

  • Assist Associates in meeting much-needed AXP construction hours for their path to licensure
  • Public awareness of AIA members’ work
  • Recognition of your work among peers
  • AIA learning unit opportunities
 
Have a project? Let us know! Please email a description, photo (if available) and availability to [email protected]
Advocacy
What’s your order for the 2021 Virtual AIAOC Community Leaders Breakfast Series?

Whether you’re seeking to develop relationships or want to influence policy that affects the built
environment, the “AIAOC Community Leaders Virtual Breakfast" series is the members voice to local advocacy.

Who would you like to meet in a round table setting in 2021?

Congratulations Newly Licensed and New Members!

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