AIA International and AIA Hong Kong proudly present our International Conference 2024, hosted in Hong Kong on October 24-26, 2024 (with optional extension activities October 23 and October 27).
We invite you to join us in October and explore ways to create a better built environment that responds to the unique challenges of our times.
We are seeking nominations for the position of AIA International First Vice President, to serve on the board for a term from January 2025 through December 2025 (as First Vice President); from January 2026 through December 2027 (as President); from January 2028 through December 2028 (as Immediate Past President).
AIA International invites you to join the Global Architecture Mentorship Program. A cross-continental, 9-month long program full of networking opportunities…
We held our AIA International Conference from September 29th to October 3rd, hosted in London by AIA UK and in collaboration with AIA Continental Europe. Each day centred on explorations of different areas of London.
On May 12, we had a walking tour of Shanghai’s Old City led by Patrick Cranley, President of Historic Shanghai. This walk explored the format of Shanghai-style lane neighborhoods, their evolution over time, and the mechanisms and forms of social organization that affected the health and safety of their residents. Hundreds of these neighborhoods were built between 1860 and 1950, and they remain a significant portion of Shanghai's housing stock even today.
The AIA has now launched its new Global Architecture Billings Index (GABI). The GABI is similar in nature to the longstanding ABI, and is also led by AIA’s Chief Economist, Kermit Baker and the AIA economic research team. The GABI is currently seeking global “panelists”—firms which will submit responses to brief, quarterly surveys on design and construction related economic activity; the data will be analyzed allowing trends to be identified.
On Saturday 14 July, the AIA United Kingdom chapter held a one day conference hosted by Dr. Mark Breeze at St. John's College, Cambridge University. The Super Saturday concept involves hosting a single day conference that maximizes the continuing education opportunities on a single day, taking in a variety of content including lectures and tours. Many of the attendees this year travelled that morning on the train from London and other cities in the Southeast of England in time for the first session at 9am, although we were thrilled to have an AIA CE chapter member from Ireland travel to attend the event. Several university students that participated in the chapter's student charrette in the autumn also attended.
The AIA UK Chapter's Excellence in Design Awards Gala 2019 was held on 30 April, at The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) in Regent’s Park, itself a Grade-I listed building designed by Sir Denys Lasdun. Over 100 architects, their clients and guests, joined chapter members to honour practices receiving awards this year.
Dear IR Members,
I hope that those of you in the northern hemisphere are enjoying your summers and that those in the southern hemisphere are taking advantage of the wonderful activities that winter offers. The AIA IR just held its annual members meeting during A’19 in Las Vegas to update members on our accomplishments over the last 12 months and our planned initiatives for the next 12 months. The PowerPoint presentation is available on the IR website for your review. We also held our elections for 2020-2021 Vice President/President Elect and for 2020-2021 Treasurer. You will note from the recent announcement that Scott Gold, AIA from the AIA Japan Chapter was elected as Vice President and that our former Unassigned Director Yew Kee Cheong, AIA based in Singapore was elected as our next Treasurer. Both these men
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
The 2019 Annual Meeting of the members of the AIA International Region will take place Thursday, June 6, 2019, commencing at 2:00 p.m. (U.S. Pacific Daylight Time), in Room N209, Las Vegas Convention Center, 3150 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89109. The meeting will be conducted for the purpose of nominating and electing the First Vice President and the Treasurer whose terms expire at the end of 2019; for receiving the annual reports of the Board and the Treasurer; and for the transaction of such other business as may be appropriate.
The AIA International Region developed and hosted a very successful facade conference at the WinExpo trade show in Guangzhou, China from March 4-5, 2019. The theme of the conference was ‘Facade Design and the Impact of Technology”. The IR were brought in by Informa who were the organisers of the trade show. The facade conference drew nearly 300 attendees.
The AIA – in coordination with partner organizations around the world – is looking to expand theArchitecture Billings Index (ABI) into the international realm. To help the architecture profession better understand business conditions, opportunities and risks around the world, the new Global Architecture Billings Index (GABI) initiative will help monitor design markets across the globe to assess the construction outlook in key countries and regions.
We are currently signing up firms to join the GABI survey panel. As a GABI panelist, you will be asked to complete a brief survey on the firm billings (to indicate if billings have increased, decreased, or stayed the same – we will not request proprietary data!) and business conditions on a quarterly basis. You will receive early access to the survey results before they are published, and may have access to the survey data in the future.
If you would like to join the GABI survey panel, we ask that you complete a brief background information form. This information will be kept confidential and will not be shared with others or linked back to your firm; it will only be used for analytical purposes and your responses will only be reported in aggregate with others. If you are not the correct person at your firm to provide this type of information and participate in the survey, please share this invitation with the appropriate colleague.
Thank you for your interest, and please contact economics@aia.org if you have any questions.
Sign up for the GABI survey panel: Background Information Form
The AIA International Region is delighted to announce that it has signed an agreement with the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) to support them with their Substantial Equivalency program for overseas universities. Through this initiative, the NAAB hopes to benefit from the broad range of expertise and experience represented by AIA IR’s US registered architects.
The NAAB Board of Directors established the Substantial Equivalency (SE) program in 2003 in order to extend the organization’s expertise and quality assurance services to international stakeholders. “Substantial equivalency” identifies an architecture program as comparable in educational outcomes in all significant aspects to a U.S.-based program and indicates that it provides an educational experience meeting acceptable standards, even though such program may differ in format or method of delivery. While Substantial Equivalency is not accreditation, SE recognition by the NAAB represents that a program of architecture has achieved the highest standard of quality assurance in professional architecture education.
The process for achieving the SE designation involves three visits to a program: the teams for visits one and two are composed of two people (one practitioner and one educator); the team for visit three is composed of four people (practitioner, educator, regulatory board representative, and recent graduate). The first and second visits are conducted over two days, and the third visit over three and a half days. Each visit focuses on a range of quality assurance measures of the program and an examination of student work against a set of performance criteria. The visiting team records its findings and recommendations in a Visiting Team Report submitted to the International Committee after the visit and later for consideration by the Board of Directors. Completion of the SE process usually requires a minimum of three years. To date twelve architecture programs have achieved the SE designation.
Please contact us if you would like to participate in this program.
Thierry Paret, FAIA, LEED AP
2018-2019 President
AIA International Region
The 2019 Jury of Fellows has named 115 American Institute of Architects members and nine international architects to its prestigious College of Fellows for achieving a standard of excellence in the profession. Among them, AIA International Region is thrilled to congratulate the following 3 members for their elevation to Fellowship. Advancement is granted for significant achievement in design, preservation, education, literature, and service.
Greg Yager, FAIA – AIA International Chapters and US Territories
Raya Ani, FAIA – AIA New York State and AIA International Chapters and US Territories
Murat Soygenis, FAIA - AIA International Chapters and US Territories
The AIA International Region congratulates the following 9 members for being elevated to Honorary Fellowship for their exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society on an international level:
Emre Arolat, Hon FAIA – Istanbul, Turkey
Sandra Barclay, Hon FAIA – Lima, Peru
Alberto Campo Baeza, Hon FAIA – Madrid, Spain
Nathalie de Vries, Hon FAIA – Rotterdam, Netherlands
Jane Duncan, Hon FAIA – Little Chalfont, United Kingdom
Amanda Levete, Hon FAIA – London, United Kingdom
Esa Mohamed, Hon FAIA – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Pei Ing Tan, Hon FAIA - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Jacob van Rijs - Hon FAIA – Rotterdam, Netherlands
Please congratulate our new fellows on their wonderful achievement.
Learn more about fellowship here.
Today, Government has issued guidance on the recognition system for architects holding European Economic Area (EEA) qualifications. The guidance does not change current law. It is intended to provide advice for business and other stakeholders on the system planned in the event of a ‘no deal’ scenario.
The 4th edition of the Annual Conference of the AIA International Region (AIA IR) was held in Singapore from Nov 2nd - Nov 4th, 2018. In Singapore for the first time, this AIA IR 2018 Conference began as an endorsement to a lone voice bid in Prague exactly a year ago for the honor to be city-host. According to Director Yew K Cheong AIA (Chair, AIA IR Conference Planning Committee) the bid was an opportunity to incubate and increase the voice of AIA to its member diaspora in SE Asia. Subsequently, it became a catalyse to entrench change
Dear AIA IR Members,
I would like to start by wish all of you Happy Holidays and a very Happy New Year. As I complete the first year of my two-year term as your President, I will take this opportunity to summarize our accomplishments in 2018 and will look ahead at our goals for 2019.
Over the past 12 months, we have accomplished the following:
· Launched a new IR Website.
· Launched the IR Facebook.
· Officially Registered the new AIA Canada Chapter as a legal entity.
· Held the IR Annual Business Meeting in New York during A18.
The International Region Design Awards Program continued in 2018 with the most architectural submissions since the 2014 inauguration. Submissions were received from members in all three zones of the International Region with representation from International Chapters and unassigned members throughout the Region.
The AIA IR Design Awards Program maintained highest adjudication standards with a sustainable, on-line submission process; outstanding, in-person adjudication;
The UK Chapter’s event cycle follows a seasonal pattern, with each season having its own flavour, each month having multiple, individual events.
Spring brings our Design Awards, supplemented by movie nights, emerging professional events and technical lectures. Summer encourages outdoor events, with frequent building tours, one big bike tour plus a Super Saturday of lectures. Autumn sees the return of movie nights, etc., but – most importantly – is dominated by three core events in rapid succession.
In 2018, AIA Europe hosted two terrific conferences in Pristina, Kosovo, and Budapest Hungary, organized by chapter members Bard Rama, Int'l Assoc. AIA and Nora Demeter, Int'l Assoc. AIA, respectively.
We also lost one of our founding members, Alan Schwartzman, FAIA who left us in March. His memory will live on in the AIA Europe Scholarship and we are glad to carry on his legacy in this way.
The Board created a new committee for Emerging Professionals and elected
With 2019 just starting, we send best wishes for Happy Holidays with a healthy, peaceful 2019 and a prosperous New Year of the Pig! We’d like to take a moment to reflect on the exciting year we've shared and to invite you to join us for events ahead.
We had many successful events this year (providing 42 continuing education credits) and were able to do so thanks to great participation and engagement. Our building tours – one or two of which will be offered again due to popular demand – capture the work and interests of our members and the work they do. Our sketch sessions continue to be successful thanks to enthusiastic member participation. Our Honors
