ARE Preparation Seminars Announced - Prof. David Thaddeus and Prof. Gustavo Mibelli to Come to Vancouver

The Intern Architect Committee is pleased to once again bring two exam specific preparation seminars to Vancouver.

Structural Systems Seminar with Professor David Thaddeus (3-day seminar)

Professor David Thaddeus is coming to Vancouver to present his three-day intensive Structural Systems Seminar. The course will be held August 12-14, 2011 at the AIBC offices. This seminar offers three full days of workshops, mock exams and questions & answers that will focus on preparing Intern Architects for the Structural Systems division of the ARE 4.0. These workshops present techniques, strategies and skills that are invaluable to any IA preparing for this exam. Prof. Thaddeus has brought his seminar to Vancouver for the past four years and each one proved to be invaluable to the interns who attended. Registration is now open and available online.

David Thaddeus is Associate Professor of Structures and Architectural Design at the College of Architecture, in the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Before that, he was at the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture, University of Houston. While teaching at the University of Houston, he developed a review course for General Structures and Lateral Forces Divisions of the Architect Registration Exam (ARE) and first offered the course to interns in 1989. Prof. Thaddeus continues to teach this ARE Review course across North America.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: August 8, 2011



Building Systems Seminar with Professor Gustavo Mibelli (2-day seminar)

Professor Gustavo Mibelli will be coming to Vancouver to present his two-day intensive Building Systems seminar. The course will be held on September 10 and 11, 2011 at the AIBC offices. This seminar was offered for the first time last year with great success and so we would like to give other interns the opportunity to attend this year. Registration is now open and available online.

Gustavo E. Mibelli, AIA has taught architecture for more than 25 years. As an architectural professor, he often guided an integrated design studio that incorporated systems, materials and structures. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and currently works as a Senior Project Manager in Charlotte, NC. He has degrees from North Carolina State University, Universidad Central de Venezuela, and Universidad Simon Bolivar. He has taught his ARE Mechanical and Electrical / Building System seminar in Jacksonville FL, Raleigh NC, San Juan PR, San Francisco, CA, Charlotte NC, Anchorage AK, New Orleans LA, Atlanta GA, Houston TX and Dallas TX.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: September 2, 2011


For more information about registration, contact Emily Tyler, AIBC Registration & Licensing Administration Assistant via e-mail - etyler@aibc.ca, or telephone - 604.683.8588 x. 324

CIDA International Youth Internship Program (IYIP) in The Gambia

Dalhousie University's Faculty of Architecture & Planning invites applicants for the Canadian International Development Agency International Youth Internship Program. This is an employment program for Canadian citizens or permanent residents (ages 19-30 inclusive). Dalhousie University has been awarded 10 internship placements (two per academic term/four per academic year) for the period of August 2010 to January 2012. These placements will offer graduates of Canadian professional programs in architecture, planning, and environmental engineering the opportunity to gain valuable international development work experience within the new Bachelor of Community Building & Design program at the Gambia Technical Training Institute, Banjul, The Gambia, West Africa. The BCBD is an undergraduate degree program in which most of the teaching/learning is project based, and in which The Gambia and its people are boradly speaking the subjects of study (for more, see http://architectureandplanning.dal.ca/architecture/visitors/gambia.shtml). Interns are required to serve as sessional lecturers for the coming terms. Applicants will be selected on the basis of academic achievement, intelligence, empathy, endurance, ingenuity, creativity, ability to work in teams, and the quality and reach of the professional and field experience they will have gained in their undergraduate and graduate programs. Evidence of character will be demonstrated through written expressions of interest and letters of reference. Applicants are required to submit an application form, daytime contact information, brief expression of interest, curriculum vitae including three references, and a professional portfolio (small format). Click on the following website for an outline of the International Youth Internship Program (IYIP): http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/acdi-cida/psij-iyip.nsf/Eng/MEL-39144628-R7L. Inquiries can be made by phone (902-494-3210) or e-mail (Marth.Barnstead@Dal.Ca). The deadline for applications is Thursday, May 12, 2011.

Schematic Design (SD) ARE Seminar

The IAC committee continues to offer free study sessions in 2011 for Intern Architects who are preparing for the ARE Exams. This year, the emphasis will be placed on approaches for working through the vignette portions of each exam, focusing on problem-solving and time management strategies.

The next seminar is on Schematic Design and will run from 6:00PM to 7:30PM at the AIBC Architecture Centre on May 18th. Take the time to familiarize yourself with the graphic vignettes covered in this session.

To reserve a spot contact Emily Tyler, Registration & Licensing Administration Assistant, at 604 683 8588 ext. 324 or etyler@aibc.ca.

May 18, 2011 – Vignette Seminar

Schematic Design (SD)

This exam has two graphic vignettes – Interior Layout, Building Layout

ARE E-news for April 2011

NCARB has released their quarterly publication on resources. Read April's edition for any changes that will concern your examination process.

Building Design and Construction Systems ARE Vignette Seminar

The next ARE Seminar will cover BDCS run from 6:00PM to 7:30PM on April 14th at the AIBC Architecture Centre. The seminar will provide strategies and other tips for each exam, and are not intended to cover specific exam content. It would be helpful to have some familiarity with the exam materials and some experience with the graphic practice program prior to attending the respective seminars.

Introductory material and resources can be located at Intern Architect Exam Process and Resources,

To reserve a spot for this seminar, or if you have any questions, you can contact Emily Tyler, Registration & Licensing Administration Assistant, at 604 683 8588 ext. 324 or etyler@aibc.ca.

April 14, 2011 – Vignette Seminar

Building Design + Construction Systems (BDCS)

This exam has three graphic vignettes – Accessibility/Ramp, Stair Design and Roof Plan