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Greetings fellow AIA Members.
It’s that time of the year when summer is winding down and for some of us it’s the back-to-school routine that brings on cooler weather, shorter amounts of daylight and a more routine schedule. For some of us it’s also time for our valued summer interns to return to classes to continue their educational pursuits. As I reflect on this time when I was going back to classes in late August, it reminds me the importance of finishing the pursuit and if your goal is to become licensed, to finish the education requirements with the goal of becoming an architect. I recall a few classmates, often joking, why would I need to get licensed, why bother, I don’t want to sign and seal documents, etc… Looking back I am glad I didn’t fall into that advice and pursued licensure with the thought of why not become a licensed architect? As we give advice to the future architects, interns, dreamers, lets encourage them if they want to be an architect to pursue licensure. As a reminder from my previous article that one of the main goals of Michigan Architectural Foundation (MAF) is to fund architectural students in their educational pursuits. The scholarships are well funded by our members and available each year to needy students. We look forward to seeing many of the students applying for these scholarships.
On the heels of our Mid Summer Conference, for all those who attended, it was indeed a Grand event filled with great speakers, project examples, thoughtful advice, great weather and most importantly camaraderie with our fellow architects, contractors, suppliers and affiliates. Another big thank you to all of our sponsors. Read more.
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