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Posted by ++ on April 19, 2008, 8:26 pm
Pierre Levesque wrote:
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>>Pierre Levesque wrote:
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>>>>EDS wrote:
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>>>>>>Call your local AIA. Every single AIA refers architects looking for
>>>>>>your kind of work, however large, however small. You can request
>>>>>>several names so you can get several perspectives.
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>>>>>>Galina.
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>>>>>>PS. Service magic is fine for finding a plumber, IF that plumber has
>>>>>>a lot of verifiable references that aren't his/her relatives. But for
>>>>>>a registered architect in good standing , use the AIA.
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>>>>>I disagree completely. There are many many good licensed Architects who
>>>>>are not AIA members. I get requests in the mail and on line to join the
>>>>>AIA every week (they must be hurting). I was a member for 4 years and
>>>>>went to many meetings. Lots of pontificating by the blowhards and
>>>>>little really done to help the Architect in the street. Expensive too.
>>>>>I do subscribe to their magazine as $50 is a lot cheaper than $500+ for
>>>>>Local plus AIA membership. Already the annual State required CE classes
>>>>>are $450+ and the license is around $100. I'm alone and nobody pays my
>>>>>way so they can have another AIA on the masthead.
>>>>>EDS
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>>>>I can see your points for going the RA [Registered Architect] route, but
>>>>I was talking about the difference between using Service Magic for some
>>>>guy who considers himself a "designer" and a registered architect, thus
>>>>the AIA. How about starting an at cost non profit for RAs?
>>>>In the unnecessary fees department, consider the NCARB certification.
>>>>Why not just get reciprocity when you need it?
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>>>That's another HUGE rip-off. $500.00 so that they can keep a file of
>>>your record. unreal. Their claim is that once you have the NCARB
>>>certification on record, reciprocity is an easy process between states
>>>who allow reciprocity.
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>>>But guess what, to get that cert, you need to jump through all sorts of
>>>burning hoops to complete the application. Grades going back to
>>>highschool, referral letters from employers and peers, stae registration
>>>papers proving good standing and more.
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>>>The alternative to getting certified? Obtaining reciprocity through the
>>>state where you are applying directly through their state board, via
>>>"professional credentials". The requirement? Identical to NCARB
>>>requirements -- grades going back to highschool, referral letters from
>>>employers and peers, state registration papers proving good standing.
>>>The only difference? You got it. 500 bux in your pocket.
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>>Actually, I prefer the NCARB route. It may cost more $$$, but time is $$$
>>and we've found it easy and relatively painless to use NCARB for our
>>reciprocity needs.
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>I admit that if reciprocity is needed over multiple states that NCARB would
>indeed facilitate the repeated application processes.
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Yep, fer shure, but it is sometimes better to get the job then get
reciprocity. Sometimes boards get efficient if they know there's a
pressing engagement
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