Monday, February 9, 2009
· Why change our existing legislation?
· Why now?
· Why are we proposing that membership be expanded?
Monday, March 9, 2009
· Mandatory Insurance
· Specialization
· Role of the Registrar
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
· Proposed Framework for Bylaws
· Proposed Framework for Scope of Practice
4:00-6:00pm
AIBC Offices, #100 - 440 Cambie Street, Vancouver
Please join the AIBC for a series of information workshops for Interns and Architects on the proposed new Architectural Professions Act. Each of these progressive sessions will focus on specific aspects of the proposed new legislation. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions and share comments. All registrants are encouraged to attend each session in order to better understand what is being proposed and its impact on the profession as well as to provide feedback to AIBC Council as it continues to draft new legislation for government's consideration. If you are about to do the Oral Review this is an excellent opportunity to update yourself on this year's hot topic within the profession.
Please confirm your attendance for each of these workshops for planning purposes to communications@aibc.ca. We look forward to seeing you there!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Oral Review Preparation Workshop
The Intern Architect Committee will be hosting an Oral Review Preparation Workshop on Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the AIBC. All interns are welcome to attend. The Oral Review session will be held on February 18th and 19th, 2009. The application form is available to download from the AIBC website. The Oral Review is open to those Intern Architects who have: ·completed and logged at least 2800 hours (preferably completed all of the required hours); and ·completed the required AIBC courses.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
BC Building Code Courses
BCIT offers a number of architecturally related course which may be of interest and benefit to interns. Contact Roisin O'Neill, Registration Coordinator at the AIBC, to find out if the BCIT course(s) you are interested can substitute for any of the required AIBC courses at roneill@aibc.bc.ca Note that BLDG 1830 can substitute for both the AIBC's BC Building Code I and Building Code II courses.
Here is a sampling of some of the courses offered at BCIT:
BC Building Code: Multi-unit and Small Buildings
Monday nights 6:45 to 9:45, January 12 to March 30 (12 weeks), $450.
http://www.bcit.ca/study/courses/bldg1825
BLDG 1835 –Part 3 Advanced (prerequisite: BLDG 1830)
Thursday nights 6:45 to 9:45, January 22 to February 26 (6weeks), $250.
http://www.bcit.ca/study/courses/bldg1835
BLDG 1830 – BC Building Code: Part 3
Monday nights 6:45-9:45, January 12 to March 30 (12 weeks)
@ the Burnaby Campus
http://www.bcit.ca/study/courses/bldg1830
BLDG 1830 introduces participants to building code requirements related to Part 3 of the 2006 B.C. Building Code. It provides students with basic skills and a general working knowledge of the Code to analyze Part 3 buildings. Students must bring B.C. Building Code to the first class.
One can expect about 2 hours of studying outside of the seminars to complete the weekly take home assignment.
The course fee for BLDG 1830 is $450. Since the course is directly related to your internship (it can replace the two full day courses BC Building Code I & II at the AIBC) and to your training as valued member of your office team, be sure to ask your firm if they will cover this professional expense.
If your firm will not pay for your professional training you will still find BLDG 1830 is similar in cost to the two full day courses otherwise required by the AIBC.
You can find a more complete listing of upcoming architecturally related course at www.bcit.ca/
Here is a sampling of some of the courses offered at BCIT:
BC Building Code: Multi-unit and Small Buildings
Monday nights 6:45 to 9:45, January 12 to March 30 (12 weeks), $450.
http://www.bcit.ca/study/courses/bldg1825
BLDG 1835 –Part 3 Advanced (prerequisite: BLDG 1830)
Thursday nights 6:45 to 9:45, January 22 to February 26 (6weeks), $250.
http://www.bcit.ca/study/courses/bldg1835
BLDG 1830 – BC Building Code: Part 3
Monday nights 6:45-9:45, January 12 to March 30 (12 weeks)
@ the Burnaby Campus
http://www.bcit.ca/study/courses/bldg1830
BLDG 1830 introduces participants to building code requirements related to Part 3 of the 2006 B.C. Building Code. It provides students with basic skills and a general working knowledge of the Code to analyze Part 3 buildings. Students must bring B.C. Building Code to the first class.
One can expect about 2 hours of studying outside of the seminars to complete the weekly take home assignment.
The course fee for BLDG 1830 is $450. Since the course is directly related to your internship (it can replace the two full day courses BC Building Code I & II at the AIBC) and to your training as valued member of your office team, be sure to ask your firm if they will cover this professional expense.
If your firm will not pay for your professional training you will still find BLDG 1830 is similar in cost to the two full day courses otherwise required by the AIBC.
You can find a more complete listing of upcoming architecturally related course at www.bcit.ca/
2009 NCARB ARE Preparation Seminar Schedule
What: Since 2005 the Intern Committee and the AIBC have been organising free seminars to help prepare you for the NCARB exams. Cover basic material with guest presenters, have questions answered, and get tips and tricks for the exam in a seminar style format.
Where: Architectural Institute of British Columbia, 100-440 Cambie St., Vancouver, BC
When:
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 -Construction Documents and Services
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 -Building Design & Construction Systems
Tuesday, March 3, 2009 -Building Systems -Part 1: Mechanical
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 -Building Systems -Part 2: Electrical
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 -Graphic Vignettes
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 -Structural Systems -Part 1
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 -Structural Systems -Part 2
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 -Site Planning & Design
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 -Schematic Design
Each Seminar commences at 6:30pm and finishes at approximately 8:30pm.
Note: This schedule is preliminary. Please check back prior to attending for possible changes.
Where: Architectural Institute of British Columbia, 100-440 Cambie St., Vancouver, BC
When:
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 -Construction Documents and Services
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 -Building Design & Construction Systems
Tuesday, March 3, 2009 -Building Systems -Part 1: Mechanical
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 -Building Systems -Part 2: Electrical
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 -Graphic Vignettes
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 -Structural Systems -Part 1
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 -Structural Systems -Part 2
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 -Site Planning & Design
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 -Schematic Design
Each Seminar commences at 6:30pm and finishes at approximately 8:30pm.
Note: This schedule is preliminary. Please check back prior to attending for possible changes.
Will Design For Food: The Intern Survival Guide to Unemployment
“We’re going to have to let you go”
A short sentence that no intern wants to hear. Unfortunately, from Dublin to Melbourne, architectural firms are making serious cutbacks to stay afloat in the current economy.
The repercussions of the worldwide economic slowdown have started to hit Vancouver, with layoffs in firms around the city. Affected architectural interns, often the first ones on the chopping block, are left to hunt for employment in a sluggish market.
‘When things become difficult, you may be competing with those who have 20 years experience’ advises an AIBC mentor. ‘Interns will need something to catch an employer's eye’.
To proactively build up employment appeal, there are a few ideas to consider while pounding the pavement.
1. Call Your Mentor
In times of uncertainty, your mentor can be a beacon of light in the mist of the storm. A lot of AIBC mentors have survived a recession and can offer perspective from their own experience.
2. Invest in Education
Whether a LEED accreditation, a Project Management degree, self-taught 3D modeling skills or a certificate in Historic Conservation, added education can give you an edge over the rest of the competition. It can open doors to specialized firms that may be lesser affected by the economic conditions and broaden your employment options.
3. Tackle those Exams
Juggling a job, overtime and the ARE is a struggle that many interns find overwhelming. Put on optimistic glasses and look at unemployment downtime as an opportunity to tackle a few exams.
4. Give Back, Improve Karma
Learning opportunities come in all shapes and sizes, and volunteering for a program such as Habitat for Humanity can allow you to both lend a hand to a struggling community and gain hands-on experience.
5. Keep Practicing the Craft
Temporary unemployment shouldn’t stop the further development of your design skills. Competitions are a great way to generate new material for your portfolio and keep your design muscles flexing.
6. Get Off the Beaten Path
The art of architecture is in itself a hotpot of science, history, fashion, economics... Downtime can be the opportunity to take a break from the conventional path and explore new alleys. To quote Frank Lloyd Wright, “a great architect is not made by way of a brain nearly so much as he is made by way of a cultivated, enriched heart”. A kink in the road is not always a detour.
Job security certainly wasn’t listed as a selling point of our chosen career at the architecture school open house. However, it’s worth keeping in mind that economic conditions are historically cyclical; a dip now will equate in a peak later. We just have to hang on until projects pick up again, preferably sooner rather than later.
Like Frank Ghery advises, ‘you've got to bumble forward into the unknown’.
Contributed by Ariane Truong IA.AIBC
A short sentence that no intern wants to hear. Unfortunately, from Dublin to Melbourne, architectural firms are making serious cutbacks to stay afloat in the current economy.
The repercussions of the worldwide economic slowdown have started to hit Vancouver, with layoffs in firms around the city. Affected architectural interns, often the first ones on the chopping block, are left to hunt for employment in a sluggish market.
‘When things become difficult, you may be competing with those who have 20 years experience’ advises an AIBC mentor. ‘Interns will need something to catch an employer's eye’.
To proactively build up employment appeal, there are a few ideas to consider while pounding the pavement.
1. Call Your Mentor
In times of uncertainty, your mentor can be a beacon of light in the mist of the storm. A lot of AIBC mentors have survived a recession and can offer perspective from their own experience.
2. Invest in Education
Whether a LEED accreditation, a Project Management degree, self-taught 3D modeling skills or a certificate in Historic Conservation, added education can give you an edge over the rest of the competition. It can open doors to specialized firms that may be lesser affected by the economic conditions and broaden your employment options.
3. Tackle those Exams
Juggling a job, overtime and the ARE is a struggle that many interns find overwhelming. Put on optimistic glasses and look at unemployment downtime as an opportunity to tackle a few exams.
4. Give Back, Improve Karma
Learning opportunities come in all shapes and sizes, and volunteering for a program such as Habitat for Humanity can allow you to both lend a hand to a struggling community and gain hands-on experience.
5. Keep Practicing the Craft
Temporary unemployment shouldn’t stop the further development of your design skills. Competitions are a great way to generate new material for your portfolio and keep your design muscles flexing.
6. Get Off the Beaten Path
The art of architecture is in itself a hotpot of science, history, fashion, economics... Downtime can be the opportunity to take a break from the conventional path and explore new alleys. To quote Frank Lloyd Wright, “a great architect is not made by way of a brain nearly so much as he is made by way of a cultivated, enriched heart”. A kink in the road is not always a detour.
Job security certainly wasn’t listed as a selling point of our chosen career at the architecture school open house. However, it’s worth keeping in mind that economic conditions are historically cyclical; a dip now will equate in a peak later. We just have to hang on until projects pick up again, preferably sooner rather than later.
Like Frank Ghery advises, ‘you've got to bumble forward into the unknown’.
Contributed by Ariane Truong IA.AIBC
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