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Mission Statement
Provide input and discussion about activities and issues relevant to the younger members of our profession and to facilitate in the planning of initiatives that seek to provide educational, creative, or service opportunities for emerging professionals in Iowa.
In 2006, the AIA Iowa Board of Directors set up an Emerging Architects Task Force to determine the needs of young architects and recommend how AIA Iowa could best support those needs as an associate member. The task force turned into a committee that is now the Emerging Professionals Committee which is replacing the existing Young Architects Committee. The change in designation was inspired by (1) our Emerging Architect Task Force and (2) the well known national “Emerging Professionals” title. We believe by changing the name of the committee, it will help to identify the group on a local, regional, and national level. We want to stay consistent with the name of the committee with regional and national organizations which are similar.
The committee itself consists of any Associate AIA member that is interested in participating. The Emerging Professionals will still be considered to be those non-licensed members or members licensed 10 years or less. The committee will host the events and activities throughout the year for young professionals. If you are interested in joining the committee, contact Jesse Bulman.
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Internship Guidelines for Best Practices
A survey was sent out in 2007 to firm members to determine what they were providing for interns statewide and how to better focus the efforts of the Emerging Professionals Committee. View the survey.
One of the results from our survey indicated there is a need for more comprehensive education on IDP training and mentoring within individual firms. View the complete results from the survey. As a result, the EP Committee sent out Internship Guidelines for Firms. This is a way for firms to understand more about IDP and what interns need to succeed in the program. Our goal is for the guidelines to create awareness of your internship throughout your firm and arm interns and firm leaders with the information needed to provide a nurturing experience for all interns throughout the state. View the Guidelines.
Please take time to review them, and we encourage you to discuss these with your firm leaders and mentors. Feel free to post these in a visible location within your firm, so everyone can view them. Also, forward this to any students you know that will be graduating soon, so they can know what to expect with their internship experience. As we state in our guidelines one of our objectives is to “Empower students and interns to make informed decisions about the firms they select for their internships”.
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Architects for Humanity
Join the AIA Iowa Emerging Professionals Committee in supporting local Habitat for Humanity chapters across Iowa and demonstrating architects' commitment to their communities each September. All licensed architects, intern architects, Allieds, architectural students, families and friends are encouraged to provide labor at their local chapter. The following communities will have workdays: Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Ames, Waterloo, Davenport, Council Bluffs, Dubuque and Sioux City.
View Architecture for Humanity Photos
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2009 Emerging Professionals Sketch Lounge
The Emerging Professionals Committee (EPC) showcased a new competition this year with a napkin sketch competition themed "The Future Architect". More than 40 unique interpretations were entered over the course of the Convention. Eryn Dietzenbach with RDG Planning and Design was the winner of the competition. She won a prize worth over $600 of ARE 4.0 study materials. View the winning entries on the AIA Iowa EPC Facebook site. A special thanks to Koch Brothers and Piggott, Inc. for their support of the EPC by providing the furnishings for the EP lounge.
2008 Emerging Professionals Exhibition, Challenge, Inspire, Learn at Convention
The annual Emerging Professionals's Exhibit was on display at the AIA Iowa Annual Convention on September 25th and 26th. Emerging professionals (intern architects and architects who have been licensed for less than 10 years) were invited to submit their work highlighting design exploration for inclusion in the exhibit. EPC is welcoming work from various aspects of design, within and beyond the traditional career of any emerging professional in the Iowa Architectural Community. Winners of the competition and a $100 prize are:
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Nate Klinge of ASK Studio
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Jeff Wagner, AIA of HLKB Architecture
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Emerging Professionals Exhibition & Competition at Convention
 The Emerging Professionals Committee sought works from young Iowa architects across the state for their 2007 Competition "innovate, design, share". Emerging professionals submitted work that explored various aspects of design, within and beyond the traditional career of any young architect or aspiring individual in the architectural community. The works were displayed at the 2007 Convention. The winners are:
Best of Show: $100
Brett Hoffman, Associate AIA of Shiffler & Associates
Honorable Mention: $50
Samuel Stagg, AIA of Wells + Associates
Honorable Mention: $50
Tony Holub, AIA, LEED AP of RDG Planning & Design
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| Directory of Associate Members |
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View a list of all Associate Members of AIA Iowa.
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Central States Region Emerging Professionals Survey and Results
In 2006, the AIA Central States Region voted to use surplus budget funding to support the needs of the Emerging Professionals in the Midwest region and recommend how the regional AIA component could best support those needs. From the discussion, a budget and timeline were to be determined. The logical first step for the task force was to discuss options for support and survey the members. A survey was sent out in April 2007 to over 900 Associate AIA members in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. The following is an assessment of the results in order to better determine a focus for the Emerging Professional Task Force. View the Results.
2009 December Newsletter
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The American Institute of Architects, Iowa Chapter