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What is the AIA?

The American Institute of Architects Chicago (AIA Chicago) is the largest chapter of licensed architects, architectural interns, and allied professionals within AIA Illinois. It is the second largest AIA chapter in the country. Of the 70,000 AIA members across the country, over 3000 are in the Chicago chapter.

AIA Chicago is your local connection to others in and affiliated with the profession. AIA Chicago is the grassroots effort that provides the best forum for sharing information, ideas, and resources. Chapter boundaries include the city of Chicago and the northern lake shore of Cook County as well as all of Lake and McHenry Counties. Through seminars, committees, a lecture series, and other Chapter programs, our members exchange professional experiences and knowledge. The Chapter magazine, Chicago Architect, and quarterly calendar of events are key publications designed to inform you of the Chapter’s activities and encourage your involvement in the AIA.

This web site is just a sampling of the benefits of your AIA membership. For a complete list of our services and information on joining, visit How to Join the AIA. Together, architects have a strength that is impossible to achieve as individuals. Your membership demonstrates your commitment to personal and professional development while giving the AIA an even stronger voice for the architectural profession.

Office Hours and Location

AIA Chicago’s new offices are in the Jewelers Building at 35 East Wacker Drive in Suite 250. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Contract Documents may be purchased in person at our office.

Mailing Address:
35 E Wacker Drive
Suite 250
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312/670-7770
Fax: 312/670-2422
E-mail: comments@aiachicago.org


Board and Staff

Board of Directors

President
Rik Master, AIA

First Vice President/President-Elect
Grant Uhlir, AIA

Vice Presidents
David Brininstool, AIA
Christopher Chwedyk, AIA
RaMona Westbrook, AIA

Treasurer
Walter D. Street III, AIA

Secretary
Patricia VanderBeke, AIA

Past President
Laura Fisher, FAIA

Directors
James Arends, AIA
Mark Hirons, AIA
Percy "Rebel" Roberts III, AIA
Donna Robertson, FAIA
Brett Taylor, AIA
Dawn Schuette, AIA
Amy Yurko-Nelson, AIA

Associate Directors
Jeff Missad, Assoc. AIA
Mark Schwamel, Assoc. AIA

Professional Affiliate Directors
Eric Berg
Jeffrey Loyall

AIA Regional Directors
Thomas Braham, AIA
Walter Hainsfurther, AIA

AIA Illinois Delegates
David Bradley, AIA
Mary Brush, AIA
Susan King, AIA
Eben Smith, AIA
Dina Griffin, AIA
Laura Fisher, FAIA (Alternate)
Kevin Pierce, AIA (Alternate)

Chapter Staff

Executive Vice President
Zurich Esposito

Financial Manager
Crystal Gagler

Program Director
Joan Pomaranc

Communications Manager
Lara Brown

Membership Manager
Steve Riforgiato

Program Manager
Megan Bell

Public Information Receptionist
Linda Freeman


Knowledge Communities

Design

Co-chair
Julianne Scherer Johnson, Assoc. AIA

Co-Chair
Scott Cryer, Assoc. AIA

Environment

Chair
Rob Vagnieres, Jr., AIA

Co-Chair
Steve Kismohr, AIA

Co-Chair
Vuk Vujovic, AIA

Health

Chair
Darin Couturiaux, AIA

Co-Chair
Mark Nichols, AIA

Historic Resources

Chair
Clark Christensen, Assoc. AIA

Co-Chair
Charles Sejud, AIA

Housing

Chair
Steve Montgomery, AIA

IFRAA

Co-Chair
Dawn Schuette, AIA

Co-Chair
Suzanne Morgan, AIA

Regional & Urban Design

Chair
Federico Vidargas, AIA

Co-Chair
Diane Gormely-Barnes, AIA, AICP

Co-Chair
Jeffrey Jeno, AIA

Practice Management

Chair
Michael Webber, Professional Affiliate

Co-Chair
David Moehring, AIA

Co-Chair
David Kasprak, AIA

Technical Issues

Chair
Lynette Stuhlmacher, Assoc. AIA

Co-Chair
Ron Reed, AIA

Co-Chair
Caeser Vitale, AIA

Young Architects

Chair
Matt Dumich, AIA

Co-Chair
Jessica Lybeck

Co-Chair
Darya Minosyants

Working With An Architect

Chair
Chris Turley, AIA

Co-Chair
Rob Sierzega, AIA


State and National Leaders

Treasurer
Hill C. Burgess, AIA
AIA Illinois

National Codes and Standards Committee
Government Affairs Advisory Committee
Public Policy Task Force
Holly Gerberding, AIA

Secretary
Donald J. Hackl, FAIA
AIA College of Fellows

Associate Director/Student Director, AIA Illinois
Meggan Lux, Assoc. AIA

AIA Knowledge Community Advisory Groups with AIA Chicago Members

Technology in Architecture Practice
Kristine Fallon, FAIA

Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture
Paul Harding, FAIA

Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture
Dawn Schuette, AIA

Advisory Group, Corporate Architects
Peter Shannon, AIA

Emerging Professionals: Regional Liaisons Advisor, Young Architects Forum
Brett Taylor, AIA

Practice Management, Immediate Past Chair
Amy Yurko, AIA

Advisory Group, Architecture for Education
Kerry Leonard, AIA

Advisor Emeritus, Building Science
Rik Master, AIA

AIA Committees

Documents
James Jankowski, AIA


Steve Weiss, FAIA


Chicago Members of the AIA College of Fellows


Roula Alakiotou, FAIA
Stanley Allan, FAIA
James Baird, FAIA
August Battaglia, FAIA
Thomas Beeby, FAIA
Anthony Belluschi, FAIA
Laurence Booth, FAIA
John Buenz, FAIA
Joseph Burns, FAIA
Jerome Butler, FAIA
Wendell Campbell, FAIA
John "Jack" Catlin, FAIA
Daniel Cinelli, FAIA
Robert Clough, FAIA
Daniel Coffey, FAIA
Stuart Cohen, FAIA
Jeffrey Conroy, FAIA
Richard Cook, FAIA
Eugene Cook, FAIA
Kenneth Crocco, FAIA
George Danforth, FAIA
Natalie de Blois, FAIA
Edward Deam, FAIA
Dirk Denison, FAIA
Tod Desmarais, FAIA
James DeStefano, FAIA
M. David Dubin, FAIA
John Eifler, FAIA
Robin Ellerthorpe, FAIA
Peter Ellis, FAIA
Philip Enquist, FAIA
Peter Exley, FAIA
Thomas Eyerman, FAIA
Kristine Fallon, FAIA
Laura Fisher, FAIA
Joseph Fitzgerald, FAIA
Paul Florian, FAIA
James Follett, FAIA
Neil Frankel, FAIA
Thomas Fridstein, RIBA
Hans Friedman, FAIA
Daniel Friedman, FAIA
Lonn Frye, FAIA
Doug Garofalo, FAIA
Holly Gerberding, FAIA
James Gimpel, FAIA
James Goettsch, FAIA
Ezra Gordon, FAIA
Aubrye Greenberg, FAIA
Susan Greenwald, FAIA
Ernest Grunsfeld III, FAIA
Donald Hackl, FAIA
Gaines Hall, FAIA
Philip Hamp, FAIA
David Hansen, FAIA
Paul Harding, FAIA
Morton Hartman, FAIA
John Hartray Jr., FAIA
William Hasbrouck, FAIA
Robert Hausner, FAIA
Thomas Hoepf, FAIA
John Holabird Jr., FAIA
Gerald Horn, FAIA
David Hovey, FAIA
Harry Hunderman, FAIA


Michael Jackson, FAIA
Helmut Jahn, FAIA
James Jankowski, FAIA
Phillip Johnson, FAIA
Walker Johnson, FAIA
Ralph Johnson, FAIA
Thomas Kerwin, FAIA
Helen Kessler, FAIA
Ronald Krueck, FAIA
Gregory Landahl, FAIA
Peter Landon, FAIA
William Larson, FAIA
Brian Lee, FAIA
Angie Lee, FAIA
F. Christopher Lee, FAIA
Diane Legge Kemp, FAIA
Gertrude Lempp Kerbis, FAIA
Susan Lin, FAIA
Dirk Lohan, FAIA
Avram Lothan, FAIA
John Macsai, FAIA
Carter Manny Jr., FAIA
Edward Matthei, FAIA
Grant McCullagh, FAIA
Margaret McCurry, FAIA
Andrew Metter, FAIA
Frederic Moyer, FAIA
Charles Murphy Jr., FAIA
James Nagle, FAIA
John Nelson, FAIA
Walter Netsch Jr., FAIA
Hans Neumann, FAIA
Lawrence O'Donnell, FAIA
Harold Olin, FAIA
Raymond Ovresat, FAIA
George Pappageorge, FAIA
Leonard Peterson, FAIA
Frederick Phillips, FAIA
Robert Piper, FAIA
Jerry Quebe, FAIA
Jerry Reich, FAIA
Donna Robertson, FAIA
Carol Ross Barney, FAIA
Thomas Rossiter, FAIA
Dennis Rupert, FAIA
Werner Sabo, FAIA
Thomas Samuels, FAIA
Sam Scaccia, FAIA
John Schlossman, FAIA
Douglas Schroeder, FAIA
Kenneth Schroeder, FAIA
Linda Searl, FAIA
Mark Sexton, FAIA
Adrian Smith, FAIA
Walter Sobel, FAIA
Richard Solomon, FAIA
Jong Soung Kimm, FAIA
James Stevenson, FAIA
H. Thurber Stowell, FAIA
Gene Summers, FAIA
John Syvertsen, FAIA
Stanley Tigerman, FAIA
Calvin Tobin, FAIA
John Tomassi, FAIA
Richard Tomlinson, FAIA
Jack Train, FAIA
Edward Uhlir, FAIA
Joseph Valerio, FAIA
Wilmont Vickrey, FAIA
John Vinci, FAIA
Benjamin Weese, FAIA
Cynthia Weese, FAIA
Steven Weiss, FAIA
Daniel Wheeler, FAIA
Martin Wolf, FAIA
David Woodhouse, FAIA
Rodney Wright, FAIA
James Zahn, FAIA
John Zils, FAIA