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Napkin Sketch Competition
Deadline this Friday, Nov. 30th
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Winning Sketch of the 1st Annual Napkin Sketch Competition,
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Enter the 2nd Annual AIA Tampa Bay Thumbnail (Napkin) Sketch Juried Competition and win a free AIA Tampa Bay membership! Capture a great monument, idea or moment on the fly? Draw a cool diagram? Write a mini-manifesto? Submit your best thumbnail sketches - on a napkin! Winner receives a 1-year free AIA Tampa Bay Membership (local dues = $60 or $150).
The Competition is open to all AIA Members, Associates, Allied members, Architects, Interns, and Students in the AIA Tampa Bay territory. Entries due to the Chapter Office on Friday, November 30th at 5:00 p.m. See full submittal requirements.
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 holiday 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.
Sustainable
Design Event
How will it help your community?
This FREE symposium will feature leading experts in
sustainable design and raise awareness about
green building as a viable and essential approach to
community improvement.
This half-day information session provides
an opportunity for officials, public works staff, and
other community leaders to learn about the benefits of
sustainable design and the possibilities for incorporating
these principles into their own improvement projects.
The symposium will take place on Thursday, December 13, 2007 at the USF Downtown Center at
1101 Channelside Drive, Tampa FL 33602. Register and see more information...
2008 Architectural Photography Calendar
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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 2007 Architectural Photography Calendar today here! If you purchase your calendar before December 7th the cost is only $12. Regular price is $15. 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
CSI Golf Tournament
December 13th at the TPC in Tampa
All members, friends and family are invited to participate in the first annual CSI Tampa Bay Golf Tournament. The proceeds of the tournament will fund a competition and scholarship fund for local University and College Students.
The tournament will take place on Thursday, December 13th at the Tournament Players Course on 5300 West Lutz Lake Fern Road. Sponsorship
opportunities and registration information here.
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!
Renew Membership Online
quickly pay dues online
AIA members may pay their dues online by simply logging in to aia.org and clicking on "Renew Membership." If you are upgrading your membership from an Associate membership to an Architect membership, or are applying for Emeritus status, please call Information Central at 800 242-3837.
SMPS Holiday Event
A Winter Carnival - this thursday
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The Tampa Chapter of The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) invites the design community to their Annual Holiday event. This year's theme, A Winter Carnival, will feature real carnival games, food, drinks and a psychic santa! All proceeds will benefit the Hillsborough County Children’s Services Emergency Shelter Care Program.
Guests attending include Randy O'Kelley from UT, Cathy Valdes from Hillsborough County Schools,
Dennis Jent from DOT, Tom Papin from Hillsborough County Children's Services and
Sandy Peppit from Hillsborough County. Join the SMPS Chapter this Thursday, November 29, 2007 at the Quorum Hotel
at 700 N. Westshore Blvd. Tampa, FL from 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. See ticket prices and register here.
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