Allied Affiliate Membership: What's in it for me?

Dear Prospective Allied Affiliate Member,

AIA is your professional organization, comprised of architects, associate members working towards licensure or for a licensed architect, and Allied Affiliate members like yourself who work as consultants, interior designers, marketing professionals, architectural photographers, illustrators, manufacturers, vendors, or in a number of allied fields.

Right now you can join and get up to 15 months for the cost of 12! When you join between now and Dec. 31, 2009, your dues cover membership at the local (Los Angeles Chapter) level, effective through December 31, 2010. You’ll be receiving up to three free months of membership. Benefits of being an AIA Los Angeles member include:


• Free admission to an assortment of monthly Committee Events on topics like the Environment, Health Care, Historic Resources, Interiors, and Urban Design—plus our New Beginnings series of panel discussions presented by the AIA/LA Emerging Professionals/Young Architects Forum

•Discounts on Professional Development Seminars, our Home Tours and the Masters of Architecture lecture series at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, featuring contemporary architects at the forefront of their field

• Special member prices on AIA contract documents in paper format sold at the Chapter Office

• Invitation-only events such as the Board Installation/Holiday Party in December

• Special offers when you use our online job listings and résumé file to post or search for a job!

Enclosed you will find your application for membership. Please fill out completely and return it to the AIA Los Angeles Chapter Office along with the following:

1. A check for $189.00,* payable to AIA (this covers your AIA dues through Dec. 31, 2010) or your MasterCard, VISA or American Express billing information for this amount

If you have any questions regarding membership, please don’t hesitate to contact me anytime at steve@aialosangeles.org or 213-639-0777.

I hope you’ll take full advantage of the opportunities an AIA/LA membership can offer.
We look forward to working with you in the months and years to come.

Steve Tanner
Membership Director, AIA Los Angeles Chapter


* First-year dues for Allied Affiliate members with a join date between October 1 & December 31, 2009. Full year Allied Affiliate dues will be $185.00 for members joining in the first quarter of 2010. To join as an Allied Affiliate member, please make sure you are not eligible to join under any other category (Architect or Associate.)

Click here to view and print application form