Dorf Nights at the AIBC

Building upon the success of ARE Preparation seminars offered in the past, the AIBC's Intern Architect Committee is excited to bring a new and visual ARE preparation resource to British Columbia. Insight - Demystifying the Graphic Vignettes of the ARE is Professor Norman Dorf's legendary seven-hour lecture covering every graphic vignette of the ARE. Broken down over several evenings, this video lecture series focuses on the vignette portion of the ARE examinations. (For a quick preview, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyQ9kWkAY7k).

Each evening will begin with a 40 minute video that introduces the exam tool, followed by specified vignettes. The schedule is as follows:

Introductory Seminar - Wednesday October 12, 2011
This seminar will provide an overview of the process and study techniques for the NCARB ARE exams. Information about AIBC and external study resources will also be shared. Learn how to prepare for, book and take your ARE exams. Much of the information that will be covered can be found on the AIBC under Intern Architect Exam Process and Resources. This seminar is free of charge. However, registration is required. Contact Registration and Licensing Administration Assistant Emily Tyler by e-mail (etyler@aibc.ca) or phone (604.683.8588, ext. 324).

PPP (Site Zoning) + CDS (Building Section) - Wednesday Oct 19, 2011
6:00 p.m. - Introductory Video
6:40 p.m. - Site Zoning
7:00 p.m. - Building Section
Cost: $20

SS (Structural Layout) + BS (Mechanical & Electrical) - Wednesday, Nov 2, 2011
6:00 p.m. - Introductory Video
6:40 p.m. - Structural Layout
7:00 p.m. - Mechanical & Electrical
Cost $20

SPD (Site Grading; Site Design) - Wednesday, Nov 16, 2011
6:00 p.m. - Introductory Video
6:40 p.m. - Site Grading
7:00 p.m. - Site Design
Cost: $20

BDCS (Accessibility/Ramp; Stair Design; Roof Vignette) - Wednesday, Nov 30, 2011
6:00 p.m. - Introductory Video
6:40 p.m. - Accessibility/Ramp
7:05 p.m. - Stair Design
7:35 p.m. - Roof Vignette
Cost: $30

SD PT 1 (Interior Layout) - Wednesday, Dec 7, 2011
6:00 p.m. - Introductory Video
6:40 p.m. - Interior Layout
Cost: $10

SD PT 2 (Building Layout) - Wednesday, Dec 14, 2011
6:00 p.m. - Introductory Video
6:40 p.m. - Building Layout
Cost $10

Pre-Registration is required. To register for a specific evening or the entire series, visit http://www.nalsa.com/aiaoffice/dorfday/vancouver.html. The per evening cost reflects a base price of $10 per vignette. However, you can pre-register for all of the vignettes at a reduced rate of $75. Note: The introductory seminar is a free resource. All presentations will take place at the AIBC Architecture Centre, 100-440 Cambie Street, Vancouver (corner of Cambie and Pender).

If you have any questions, please contact Registration and Licensing Administration Assistant Emily Tyler by e-mail (etyler@aibc.ca) or phone (604-683-8588. ext. 324).

REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED: ARE Preparation Seminar: Building Systems (two-day seminar)

The Registration Deadline for this event has been extended.

Professor Gustavo Mibelli will be coming to Vancouver to present his two-day intensive Building Systems seminar. The Building Systems exam has one of the highest failing number of candidates, and it cover a very large subject matter.
The course will be held September 10 & 11, 2011 at the AIBC offices in Vancouver. This seminar was offered in Vancouver for the first time last year with great success.

New, Extended Registration Deadline: Wednesday, September 7, 2011. Click here to register now!

UPDATE - ARE Preparation Seminar: Structural Systems with Professor David Thaddeus (3 day seminar)

Professor David Thaddeus is coming to Vancouver to present his three-day intensive Structural Systems seminar on August 12-14, 2011 at the AIBC offices

Please note that this seminar has been confirmed and will be moving forward on the dates above. Registration space is still available and registration will remain open until the date of the course, to encourage more participation.

This seminar has run for four years in Vancouver with great success. Below is a quote from an intern who has attended in the past:

'Thaddeus' structures course is the absolute best way to tacke studying for the Structure ARE. In three days, I learned more about structures than during my entire master's degree. Tips, tricks, supplementary study resources, etc. Thaddeus is entertaining too. Dare I say that he makes structural engineering fun?' - David Zeibin, IA (took the Thaddeus course in 2009)

The Structural Systems seminar offers three full days of workshops, mock examinations, and questions & answers that will focus on preparing Intern Architects for the Structural Systems division of ARE 4.0. these workshops present techniques, strategies and skills that are invaluable to any IA preparing for this exam. Professor Thaddeus is Associate Professor of Structures and Architectural Design at the College of Architecture University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He teaches his ARE review course across North America, and has brought his seminar to Vancouver for the past four years. Each has proved to be invaluable to those who attended. Click here to register now!

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.