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Holiday Party / Exhibition
Competition deadline Today Holiday Party this friday, 12/7
 There is still time to submit your Napkin Sketch and have the chance to win a 1-year free AIA Tampa Bay Membership (local dues = $60 or $150)! We will be accepting entries at the Chapter Office until 5:00 p.m. today, December 5th.
See full submittal requirements.
This Friday, December 7th, all Napkin Competition entries will be displayed at the AIA Tampa Bay 2007 Holiday Open House and the winning sketches will be revealed that evening.
Enjoy complimentary food and cheer while wishing fellow members and friends a happy holiday. Join us on Friday, December 7th from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Gallery AIA, 200 N. Tampa Street. All are welcome.
2008 Architectural Photography Calendar
 Great Holiday gift for clients
Looking for a quick architecture themed holiday gift for a colleague, friend, client or family member? Purchase a limited edition 2008 Architectural Photography Calendar and give a unique gift while supporting the Chapter's Associates!!
Earlier this year, the AIA Tampa Bay Associate’s Committee sponsored their first amateur Architectural Photography Competition. The top 15 entries are featured in the AIA Tampa Bay 2008 Architectural Calendar. The intent of the design calendar is to boost appreciation of architecture within our community as well as to raise funds to support the important work of the Associate’s committee. See images from the calendar.
Reserve your copy of the 2008 Architectural Photography Calendar today here! If you purchase your calendar before December 7th the cost is only $12. Regular price is $15. Buy five or more for $10 each. The calendars will be ready to pick up and purchase at the AIA Tampa Bay Holiday Party at Gallery AIA on Friday, December 7th, 2007. Limited quantities available.
Thank you to our generous Calendar Sponsors!
Ai Collaborative * BECK * Christiano Construction * Collman & Karsky Architects, Inc.* Florida Forest Products *
Harvey Goldstein, AIA * Gresham Smith and Partners * hayes cumming architects * Hoffman Architects * LDC International *
Paulette and Randy Stribling, AIA * Suncoast Architectural Group
Local Online Firm Finder
Your firm featured where clients can find you
AIA TB is offering a new marketing opportunity for your firm! All members are invited to have their firm listed in AIA TB's new Referral website finder.
As the resource for everything architecture, AIA Tampa Bay often receives calls or emails from clients seeking to hire a qualified architect or firm to work on their project. Because the internet is such a widely used resource and the AIA is the association for architecture – what better way to market your firm than through a listing on our website?
The AIA Tampa Bay website is easily found when searching for Tampa Bay Architects, and we plan to highlight the new webtool on our front page with a very obvious sidebar ad that links to the Find An Architect main page. This page will not only link to the lists of qualified architects, sorted by project type, it will also have resources for clients, such as You and Your Architect, How Design Works for You and more. Each firm that is listed will have their own dedicated webpage with all of their contact information, project images and a link back to their own website. Learn how to participate here!
Canstruction '08
Get creative, help stop hunger
 Participate in Canstruction 2008! Teams will design and build structures made
entirely from canned foods. Over 6 million pounds of food
are distributed FREE of charge by The Volunteer Way to low income and
homeless families, children, seniors, food pantries, soup and kitchen and
other organizations that can’t afford to pay for the food.
Canstruction’s 1st annual New Port Richey Design/Build Competition
puts a visual spotlight on hunger while showcasing the Hillsborough, Pinellas
and Pasco design community’s best and brightest.
Think you have what it takes to design and build a structure made
of nothing more than canned food, ingenuity, and luck? Enter today.
The Volunteer Way is in need of teams of Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco,
Architects, Engineers, Contractors,
Designers and Students attending
Schools of Architecture, Engineering
and Design. Canstruction will take place in March of 2008 in New Port Richy. All proceeds will benefit the Volunteer Way Food Bank. Entry fee is $100. More information and entry form here. Questions? Please contact Martha at 727.815. 0433.
Call to Artists
 Dragon Boat Race poster
The 5th Annual Tampa Bay International Dragon Boat Race organizers have issued a Call to Artists for a Poster Design Contest. The chosen design will be used for the The 5th Annual Tampa Bay International Dragon Boat Race marketing materials including posters, t-shirts and website. Find out entry and design guidelines here.
For Your Admin Staff!
Society for Design
Administration Meeting
On Tuesday, December 11th, the Society for Design Administration will have their monthly meeting at the offices of Havard Jolly in St. Petersburg. The Year End and Review meeting will begin at 11:45 a.m. and end at 3:15 p.m.
The newly formed Tampa Bay Chapter strives to enhance the professional development and personal growth of members, and consequently the
development and growth of their respective companies. Read the Tampa Bay Chapter's December newsletter which includes information regarding upcoming meetings and events. Please forward this newsletter to colleagues, consultants and vendors you feel would benefit from SDA.
Please RSVP via e-mail to Debbie Fox, SDA Tampa Bay VP if you would like to attend the December meeting at the Harvard Jolly Office.
GATI 07 Recap
Thank you for Sharing the Profession
 Thank you to all professionals who participated in the 2007 Great American Teach-In!
The AIA Community helped celebrate National Education Week in the Bay area by sharing information on what it is like to be an architect with children. We would especially like to thank the Women in Architecture group and Chair, Kris Young, AIA for sharing tips and material to prepare GATI participants to be excellent ambassadors for architects.
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