Professional Affiliate Membership Application

This special professional membership program is designed specifically for contractors, engineers, and every professional with an interest in the built environment. If you own or work for a building industry company that may be interested in special firm benefits (advertising discounts, firm listings, opportunities to submit firm news to the AIA Houston electronic mailing, AIA Friday, then the AIA Houston’s Professional Affiliate membership is the right choice for your firm.

Why Become a Professional Affiliate Member?

Are you a building industry professional? Do you work with architects? Would you like to expand your professional network? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you are already a member of the Houston Chapter of the American Institute of Architects in spirit...it’s time to become one in fact!

The chief benefit for all Affiliate Firms is the consumer friendly, searchable industry directory on our Website. Go to www.aiahouston.org and click on “Find a Firm” to see how it works. Lots of people do—hundreds per day. This directory is a source for developing business alliances as well as a means for prospective clients to find you. Affiliate Firms are also listed in a special section of the annual printed AIA Houston Directory with additional information about each firm.

Professional Affiliate Members are in a unique position to enjoy, contribute to, and benefit from the resources of AIA Houston.

Professional Affiliate Membership $500

• List your company on the AIA Houston website www.aiahouston.org under the “Find a Firm” section.
• Give Continuing Education programs to members and non-members.
• Enjoy discounts on the purchase of contract documents and other publications.
• Join other AIA Houston members for networking opportunities and industry events.
• Join one or more of the 20+ working committees of AIA Houston.
• Receive AIA Friday (our informative weekly email).
• Participate in annual events including Sandcastle and Gingerbread Build Off.
• Use the title “Professional Affiliate of AIA Houston.”
• Live link to your company’s website on the AIA Houston website under “Affiliates.”
• Sponsorship opportunities for social events.
• Invitation to Annual Meeting.
• Invitation to annual Celebrate Architecture Gala.
• Invitation to annual Holiday Party.
• Discounted rental rates for your events at ArCH (Architecture Center Houston).
• 1 FREE Walking Tour admission.

Professional DIAMOND Affiliate Membership $1,000

• All benefits of Affiliate Membership AND...
• Add a second Designated Member to further represent your firm and deepen your engagement.
• 2 FREE Walking Tour admissions.
• AIA Houston is the one of the largest chapters of the American Institute of Architects in Texas with over 1,700 architects and a growing population of publicly and professionally affiliated members.

The American Institute of Architects is an individual membership organization, therefore AIA Houston’s Board of Directors has created a local relationship with our friends and partners in the design and construction industry to accommodate firms in landscape architecture, planning, engineering, specification, construction, photography, building materials and supplies; law, insurance, and other specialties serving architecture firms and their clients. Affiliate Firm membership is renewable on an annual basis by anniversary date.