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AIA (national)
Member services; job openings and resumes; calendar of conferences and events; honors and awards announcements; links to Dodge Reports; election and business meeting information; news; continuing education information and transcripts; online learning opportunities; professional interest areas; Architect Finder database; membership information; books, CD-ROMs and videos at the Learning Source; online ideas exchange with fellow members. The American Institute of Architects will be celebrating its sesquicentennial in 2007. Read about its 150 years of service to the profession and the nation as well as events to celebrate this anniversary.

AIA Illinois
Information on the state council, including licensure, architecture firm registration (required!), events, and its six local chapters; links to related Web sites, including the Illinois Department of Public Health's Permit Review Task Force.

AIA Trust
A clearinghouse for financial and insurance services provided to AIA members, including health insurance, disability, life, retirement, business owners protection, mortgage and auto insurance; small firm professional liability program.

American Society of Interior Designers
Regreen (ASID and USGBC)

American Arbitration Association
A comprehensive site for up-to-the-minute information about mediation, arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution; information on education and training resources, events and publications.

American Architectural Foundation
Information on grants and scholarship opportunities; comprehensive overview of education programs and resources; links to the Mayor's Institute on City Design and the Octagon Museum.

American Consulting Engineers Council
Information on upcoming events, membership, business resources, legislation and educational programs; member firm database.

American National Standards Institute
The private, non-profit membership organization that facilitates voluntary consensus standards and conformity assessment systems; information on the ANSI Federation and the latest national and international standards-related activities.

American Planning Association
Access to periodicals, newsletters and research articles; career opportunities; consultants database; AICP certification exam information; news; membership directory; programs and services.

American Society of Architectural Illustrators
Directory of architectural renderers; online newsletter; membership information; annual convention dates; Architecture in Perspective.

American Society of Civil Engineers
Conferences, continuing education and other professional activities for civil engineers.

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers
Links to chapters throughout the world; news; directory of providers of services and equipment; technical resources including bookstore and industry directory; activities, meetings and information on technical committees and continuing education.

American Society of Interior Designers
Continuing education; government affairs; events; membership information; members-only services, message board and live discussion groups; designer referral service; awards.

American Society of Landscape Architects
News; annual awards call for entries; access to software and books; LARE exam review courses; ASLA CADdetails; member firms; career opportunities; continuing education information; annual meeting and expo information.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Codes and standards; catalog center; forums; e-zines and a monthly online newspaper.

American Subcontractors Association
The professional construction subcontractor's online portal to advocacy, leadership, ASA Chapters, networking and education.

Arquitectos - The Society of Hispanic Professional Architects
The Society of Hispanic Professional Architects Information on events, opportunities, related links, the history of Arquitectos.

Associated General Contractors of America
An organization that promotes the hiring of qualified general contractors and the use of the latest technology; Web site advocates building the best quality projects for public and private owners.

Association for Preservation Technology
A multidisciplinary organization dedicated to advancing the application of technology to the conservation of the built environment; site offers access to an international network, up-to-date historic preservation technology, and technical publications.

Building Owners and Managers Association International
Forum for real estate industry professionals; access to comprehensive industry research and office building performance data; events; publications, products and services, including the Standard Method of Measuring Floor Area in Office Buildings.

Chicago Committee on High Rise Buildings
a not-for-profit organization, founded to investigate problems or enhancements, support research and disseminate information for economic design, construction, operation and rehabilitation of high rise buildings.

Chicago Society of Architectural Historians
Site provides a comprehensive calendar of local events, exhibits, tours and lectures.

Chicago Women in Architecture
Forum for women in architecture and related professions; information on events, committees to join, career guidance and job listings.

Construction Management Association of America
Site offers a searchable database of construction managers; Professional Practice Corner with suggestions for how to make your project run better; online discussion forums; national conference registration; information on CM certification.

Construction Specifications Institute
Technical information and products; details on certification, individual chapters, and publications; database of certified professionals; events, exhibits, educational programs (earn LUs) and tours.

Council on Tall Buildings and the Urban Habitat
An international non-profit organization sponsored by architectural, engineering, planning, and construction professionals, established to facilitate professional exchanges among those involved in all aspects of the planning, design, construction and operation of tall buildings and the urban habitat.

Design-Build Institute of America
Course offerings and upcoming conferences nationwide; past issues of newsletter; membership directory; news; membership information and publications.

Illinois Society of Professional Engineers, Chicago Chapter
The Illinois Society of Professional Engineers is a professional association representing the interests of the Chicagoland engineers from all fields of practice. It is a state society of the National Society of Professional Engineers.

Illuminating Engineering Society
Illuminating Engineering Society and its Chicago Section (www.ieschicago.org)seek to improve the lighted environment by bringing together those with lighting knowledge and by translating that knowledge into actions that benefit the public. The IES, founded in 1906, is composed of manufacturers (lamps, sources, luminaires, accessories); lighting designers and architects; and consultants, electrical and building contractors, distributors, and wholesalers, individuals working in affiliated lighting fields, those working for utilities and energy services, and people in government and education.

International Code Council
The International Code Council was established in 1994 as a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing a single set of comprehensive and coordinated national model construction codes. ICC offers design professionals seminars that assist in maintaining licensure.

International Association of Lighting Designers
Founded in 1969 and based in Chicago, the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) is an internationally recognized organization dedicated solely to the concerns of independent, professional lighting designers. The IALD strives to set the global standard for lighting design excellence by promoting the advancement and recognition of professional lighting designers.

International Interior Design Association
Networking and educational opportunities; trade shows and events; competition entry forms and Images of work; list of conferences and educational events; legislative news; membership information; publications for review and purchase; bulletin board.

National Organization of Minority Architects
Information on events and local chapters; job listings; competitions; related links; the history of the organization.

National Society of Professional Engineers
Web site promotes engineering licensure and ethics, advocates and protects PE's legal rights and promotes the profession; database of published A/E legal questions and answers.

Preservation Directory
An online resource for historic preservation, building restoration and cultural resource management in the United States and Canada.

Society for Design Administration
Advances and promotes educational and professional standards of design firm administrative personnel; networking opportunities; continuing education; certification, career support and employment opportunities; information on national events, local chapters, papers and publications.

Society for Marketing Professional Services
Represents professional marketers who work in the A/E/C industry; job postings; national marketing conference and certification exam; Foundation's Research Project; annual Marketing Communications Awards Program winners; upcoming chapter events across the nation; online continuing education.

Society of Architectural Historians
Site serving scholars, professionals in allied fields and the general public; information on forums, publications, study tours of significant buildings and sites; membership and journal subscription information; local chapters, related organizations and activities; annual meeting information; dissertations underway.

Structural Engineers Association International
The best source of information for structural engineers; industry and profession-related announcements and press releases; email archive and chat room; links to local and worldwide chapters; job forum.

Structural Engineers Association of Illinois
Site contains features of interest to structural engineers in Chicago, including news bulletins, links and a calendar of events.

The Society of Hispanic Professional Architects
Information on events, opportunities, related links, the history of Arquitectos.

USGBC
USGBC's national members are organizations, corporations and institutions across the globe. Any organization that shares our goal of a more sustainable built environment should join the USGBC community.

USGBC - Illinois chapter
The USGBC leads the regional transformation of the built environment to become ecologically sustainable, profitable and healthy. We achieve this through education, advocacy and collaboration.

AIA Competitions
Schedules and eligibility and submission criteria for the honors and awards programs.

Chicago Metropolitan Infobase Project
A Web-based system for indexing, storing, retrieving, comparing, and analyzing Images to enhance knowledge about the built environment in the Chicago region; wide variety of Images including a Geographic Information System (GIS) interface.

Design Intelligence
The Design Futures Council's monthly "Report on the Future" and the repository of timely articles, original research, and industry news.

Electronic Blue Book of Building and Construction
Online version of the industry's leading source for regional construction information; more than 800,000 listings and 46,000 display ads; company profiles and Web links.

Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST
Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST is an initiative designed to promote compliance with the Fair Housing Act's design and construction requirements. This program and its Web site, sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, have numerous valuable resources, from FAQs and manuals to the toll-free number for the Design & Construction Resource Center.

FWDodge.com
A searchable database of over 500,000 construction projects nationwide. Bid alert services, digital blueprints, detailed projects specifications, bid tracking.

US General Services Administration
One-stop Web site for up-to-date information on the GSA, the agency that provides all other federal agencies with workspaces, products, and services.

Great Lakes ADA Center
Newly posted articles from the Great Lakes ADA news service; Distance Learning Program; links to slide presentations, chat rooms and a referral network; access to the Great Lakes Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center providing assistance and training to businesses and individuals with disabilities.

McGraw-Hill Companies' Information Group
Portal to McGraw-Hill's family of Web sites, includes interactive online cost estimating and project collaboration.

Merchandise Mart
Descriptions of and links to trade shows (including NeoCon), related properties, popular consumer events, and exhibitor information.

Profile
A national directory of architecture firms.

R.S. Means
Site of North America's leading supplier of up-to-date, accurate construction cost information, electronic cost databases and software, construction estimating and facilities management seminars, reference books and consulting services; online construction dictionary.

Stoneinfo.com
Resource of stone suppliers from around the world; technical center; companies and products.

Sweets.com
Over 16,000 searchable pages of industry and product information, specs and drawings on over 25,00 building products and built-in RFQ/RFP functions.

Technical Preservation Services for Historic Buildings
Helps homeowners, preservation professionals, organizations and government agencies preserve and protect this nation's heritage by providing guidance publications, videos and this Web site on preserving, restoring and rehabilitating historic buildings; links to related programs and national organizations; information on grants and tax credits.

USGBC Illinois Chapter
Site contains information on events, calls for papers and speakers, and other information relevant to green building in and around Chicago.

Department of Buildings
Information on building inspections; homeowners assistance and community programs; links to architects and developers practicing in Chicago.

Department of Procurement Services
Purchasing, a category of the City of Chicago Web site, provides a guide to doing business in Chicago, MBE/WBE Certification and bid/proposal information; access to a contract award listing and MBE/WBE directory.

Landmarks Division
Chicago Landmarks, a division of the City of Chicago Department of Planning Web site, is the source for "clickable" maps, a listing of specific Landmark buildings and status information, online tours of Chicago's Landmarks and facts about the architects who have contributed to Chicago's architectural history. Learn how to research a Chicago house with the booklet "Your House has A History" at http://egov.cityofchicago.org/Landmarks/pdf/Your_House_Has_A_History.pdf.

Public Building Commission
Responsible for building and renovating hundreds of schools, libraries, parks, police stations and other facilities.

Capital Development Board
For architects, engineers and contractors looking to work with the State's construction management agency; latest news; job postings; staff directory; online publications and business forms; information about the school construction program and the Art in Architecture program; CDB payment inquiries

Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Web site offers ability to file a complaint, check an architect’s license, learn about the licensing process and mandatory continuing education, and review recent disciplinary reports; news releases; professional information.

Historic Preservation Agency
Includes the Preservation Services Division that processes National Register nominations, publishes technical information briefs, and reviews projects for compliance with federal and state regulations.

Small Business Development Centers
Illinois Small Business Development Centers located throughout the state provide information, confidential business guidance, training and other resources to early stage and existing small businesses.

Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Illinois Architecture Practice Act and regulations; Illinois Architecture Licensing Board; obtaining a license; registering a design firm; verifing a license; changing the address on a license; etc.

National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
Information on Intern Development Program (IDP), Architect Registration Exam (ARE); NCARB certification and reciprocity; continuing education monographs; etc.

Architect
Current articles on design and practice.

Architectural Record
Virtual reality walkthroughs of Record Houses and interviews with the architects; IT vendor guides with software links and reviews; green products guide (updated monthly) and issue discussion; awards program call for entries; career opportunities; CES credits online (access CES articles since 1996); events, subscriptions and shopping.

ArchitectureWeek
Electronic newsletter with information and Images for architects, designers, and others who appreciate good buildings.

ArchNewsNow.com
A daily newsletter about architecture, design and construction.

Competitions
A clearinghouse for information, ideas and strategies on design competitions in architecture and landscape architecture; current (quarterly) magazine; reviews of past competitions and notices about upcoming competitions.

Design Build Magazine
Information on the industry's fastest-growing sector.

Designarchitecture.com
Electronic journal of architecture and design; job postings

Engineering News Record
Features and breaking news for construction engineers.

Environmental Building News
An online newsletter about environmentally responsible design and construction. Includes feature articles, product reviews, and e-mail discussion groups.

Harvard Design Magazine
Harvard Design Magazine provides critical explorations of key contemporary issues and practices related to the built environment. This large-format publication includes essays, portfolios, book reviews and debates.

Interiors & Sources
Profiles of industry players; in-depth trend analyses, specification guidelines and product reviews; links to design-related sites.

Preservation
Magazine of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

REjournals.com
News coverage of commercial real estate in the Midwest. A service of Illinois Real Estate Journal, Michigan Real Estate Journal and Minnesota Real Estate Journal.

Traditional Building
Traditional Building is a bimonthly magazine intended for the design and building trade. The magazine focuses on the restoration, renovation and new construction of traditionally styled commercial, institutional, governmen,t and religious architecture.

Metropolis Magazine
Special subscription offers; information on events and exhibits including the international contemporary furniture fair; access to the current issue and archives; Designmart.

Archeworks
Founded by Stanley Tigerman, FAIA and Eva Maddox, Archeworks' mission is to address social needs by developing and providing alternative design education solutions through a multi-disciplinary process

Architects Designers Planners for Social Responsibility
Organization's efforts are directed towards arms reduction, protection of the natural and built environment, and socially responsible development; Web site includes national news, an e-mail directory, the organization's history, and membership information

Architecture for Humanity
Through a global network of building professionals, Architecture for Humanity brings design, construction and development services to communities in need.

Architecture for Humanity - Chicago
A chapter of Architecture for Humanity, we are a collaborative group of volunteer design professionals and students dedicated to the pursuit of advocacy and social change through the built environment.

Art Institute of Chicago Architecture & Design Society
A support group for the Museum's Department of Architecture; site includes information on current as well as previous lectures and events; exhibitions, collections and archives; programs; museum information.

Canadian Centre for Architecture
A museum and study center devoted to international architecture; exhibitions and interpretations of the Museum's collections; programs, library and bookstore; extensive architecture on the Internet resource.

Chicago Architects Oral History Project
Affiliated with the Art Institute of Chicago, the Oral History Project documents the life experiences of architects who shaped Chicago; narratives and interviews; master index of names and buildings mentioned in the interviews.

Chicago Architecture Club
A membership organization for architects and design professionals focusing on the political and economic decisions that impact design in Chicago. Sponsors of The Burnham Prize.

Chicago Architecture Foundation
Organization dedicated to advancing public interest and education in architecture and design; extensive information on CAF exhibitions, lectures, special events, tours, visiting Chicago; related sites and online gift shop.

Chicago Committee on High Rise Buildings
The Chicago Committee on High Rise Buildings (CCHRB) is a not-for-profit organization, founded to investigate problems or enhancements, support research and disseminate information for economic design, construction, operation and rehabilitation of high rise buildings. Its members are experienced and skilled in the design, construction and operation of high rise buildings.

Chicago History Museum - Charles F. Murphy Architectural Study Center
A major source for materials -- drawings, manuscripts, photographs and building fragments and firm archives -- documenting Chicago's rich history; information on exhibitions, collections, programs and events.

Congress for New Urbanism
The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) is the leading organization promoting walkable, mixed-use neighborhood development, sustainable communities and healthier living conditions.

Construction Specifications Institute, Chicago Chapter
CSI Chicago is the local chapter of The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), a national professional association. CSI is dedicated to creating standards and formats to improve construction documents and project delivery. It is the only organization serving all the major components of the building team involved in non-residential building design and construction including architects, specifiers, engineers, material suppliers, contractors, owners, government and beyond. Through meetings, educational and social events and networking, members openly communicate with their counterparts to exchange information for successful project management.

Council on Tall Buildings and the Urban Habitat
Reports on all aspects of the planning, design and construction of tall buildings; interdisciplinary membership, topical groups and committees, publications and conferences; database of over 8,000 projects.

Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy
An organization of owners and managers of Frank Lloyd Wright properties; facilitates the preservation of structures designed by Wright; information and initiate advocacy; information on the annual conference; newsletter subscriptions.

Friends of Downtown
A membership organization that works to influence planning and development decisions through public advocacy and debate.

Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
Supports a public dialogue concerning architecture and the built environment; Grant abstracts data; past and present award winners; networking resource for like-minded authors, publishers, and scholars; schedule of lectures and exhibitions at the Graham Foundation.

Historic Chicago Bungalow Initiative
Site provides overview, news and resources related to the City of Chicago’s comprehensive program to celebrate, conserve, and update historic bungalows.

The Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America, Chicago-Midwest Chapter
The Chicago-Midwest Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America (ICA&CA) is a part of the leading national nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the practice and appreciation of the classical tradition in architecture and the allied arts. The ICA&CA fulfills its mission through four program areas: education, publication, awards, and advocacy.

Landmarks Illinois (Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois)
A statewide preservation advocacy organization; news, current programs and calendar of events; online bookstore; preservation links.

Metropolitan Planning Council
Access to Chicago regional rental market analysis and other information on housing, transportation, regional and urban development; events; membership information; employment opportunities.

National Trust for Historic Preservation, Midwest Office
The National Trust for Historic Preservation provides leadership, education, advocacy, and resources to save America's diverse historic places and revitalize our communities.

Pritzker Architecture Prize
Current information about the world's most prestigious architecture award and its Laureates, including announcements and a list of nominees; traveling exhibition.

Society of Architectural Historians
The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) is an international not-for-profit membership organization that promotes the study and preservation of the built environment worldwide. SAh is headquartered in the historic Charnley-Persky House on Chicago's Near North Side.

Urban Land Institute
Relevant, current information about land use and real estate development; advance planning practice and policy; real estate trends; member forums; extensive planning bookstore; links to more than 1000 related Web sites.

US Green Building Council, Illinois Chapter
The U.S. Green Building Council – Illinois Chapter is the local affiliate of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a national non-profit composed of leaders from every sector of the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. USGBC’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings.

Farnsworth House
Historical information on the house and its architect, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Site includes tour information as well.

Glessner House Museum
A National Historic Landmark, Glessner House was designed by noted American architect Henry Hobson Richardson and completed in 1887. It remains an internationally-known architectural treasure in Chicago. A radical departure from traditional Victorian architecture, the structure served as an inspiration to the young Frank Lloyd Wright and helped redefine domestic architecture.

Historic Pullman Foundation
Intended to bring the beauty and vision of the Historic Pullman District and its architecture to a wider audience; calendar of events, including lectures, and related news.

The Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust
Information on both the architect's home and studio and Robie House; list of public programs, news and events, tours and times; volunteer and employment opportunities; press releases.