Architect
AIA membership is for architects who want to share the knowledge, resources, and strength of the AIA community. Together we help create better places to work and live through education, advocacy, and professional development.
AIA is a three-tiered member organization for architects with benefits and dues at the national, state and local levels.
Why Join
Education
AIA Seattle and it’s committees annually offers over 50 AIA classes that meet Washington State’s new requirements for continuing education. There is no better place for architects to earn their 24 professional development hours.
Community
With more than 2,800 local members, AIA Seattle is a community of your design, construction and architecture colleagues tailored to inspire, educate and help advance your career.
Competitive Advantage
Being part of AIA Seattle is more than just these three letters after your name. Membership is about community, passion, education and a commitment to elevating design as a platform for making our city and our region better.
Member benefits include:
More support
- Online continuing-education (CE) transcript
- CE support and license protection
- Use of AIA credentials
- Access to more than 20 AIA Seattle committees
- Signify that as an AIA architect you adhere to a professional code of ethics
- Advocacy work on behalf of the industry
More knowledge
- AIA Seattle annually hosts over 50 continuing education offerings
- Discounted attendance at AIA Seattle events, classes and forums
More resources
- 30% off AIA Contract Documents
- Exclusive resume postings
- AIA Trust protection through professional liability, term life and other insurance coverage
- AIA Advantage discounts on products and services such as shipping, credit cards, technology and more
- Submittal discount for AIA Seattle’s Honor Awards for Washington Architecture
- Submittal discounts for other recognition programs
Explore AIA National’s Member Benefits including the Career Center for access to your transcripts and national educational and job opportunities.
READY FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF YOUR CAREER?
EMERITUS MEMBERSHIP
Any Architect/Associate member may apply for Emeritus status who has been in good standing in the Institute for fifteen successive years immediately prior to his or her application, and either (i) has attained the age of 70, and is retired from the profession of architecture, or (ii) is so incapacitated as to be unable to work in the profession. Exceptions are available upon application.
To learn more about and apply for Emeritus status, contact camillan@aiaseattle.org.
AIA SEATTLE MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR EXLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP DISCOUNTS AT:
