National Allied Individual Membership in the AIA

National Allied Individual Membership Application

Are you a designer, artist, engineer, or contractor? Are you working in a field that is related to architecture? National individual allied membership is designed for those individuals who do not qualify as AIA or Assoc. AIA members but are employed outside the architecture practice and are involved in positions allied to the field of architecture.

National allied membership does not include membership at the state and local levels.  For information about local allied membership, please contact your local component.  Find your local component now.   

National allied members share in all Institute resources, programs, services, and activities, establishing relationships with architects that go beyond sales and specifications. These are some of the benefits offered to allied individual members:

• AIA.org Members Section
  Exclusive area of the www.aia.org Web site dedicated to the AIA member community.
• The Octagon
  National allied members of the AIA also become Friends Society members of the Octagon. Purchased by the American Architectural Foundation, the Octagon is the oldest museum in the United States that is devoted to architecture and design.  As a Friends Society member, you support the stewardship of the building, the exhibition program, the collections, and public programming.
• Knowledge Communities
  Otherwise known as the primary interest areas, national allied members may join any one of the many knowledge communities (KCs). KCs provide access to in-depth information, services, knowledge, and career needs for your particular areas of architecture practice. Online eNewletters feature new briefs, competition and event updates, and insights on emerging trends in the design profession.
• Educational programs
  Fulfill mandatory continuing education requirements and attend AIA's conventions and workshops—without leaving your office!  Are you not sure how many credits you have accumulated? Members can check their CES transcripts at any time.
• AIA Contract Documents
  Members receive a discount of approximately 30 percent when purchasing AIA Contract Documents software. AIA Contract Documents are recognized as the industry standard.
• Publications and Resources
  Membership includes a subscription to Architectural Record, a McGraw-Hill Construction publication, the magazine of the AIA. Members also receive the electronic publication  AIArchitect, the weekly newsletter of the AIA which includes the Institute's upcoming events.