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Project of the Month & Living Lavishly Magazine

The AIA CCC is currently taking applications for the Project of the Month Awards Program, which was started almost two years ago as a way to continually honor projects from the Central Coast that have recently been finished.  Each project must be submitted by a registered architect and must be a built project. The entry must have been constructed within three years of being submitted. ANY project may be submitted no matter if it...

2017 AIACCC Scholarship Awarded to Jessica “Jake” Rideout, Cayucos School STEAM and Media TOSA

Congratulations to our most recent Scholarship winner, Jessica “Jake” Rideout, Cayucos School STEAM and Media TOSA. See the kind and heartwarming Thank You note from the teacher and her students above!

A Blog Post on Urban Planning

click on the link below to read: http://archplanbaltimore.blogspot.com/2016/09/does-sprawl-make-housing-affordable.html?m=1   Steve Hicks Your legislative chair

ARE 5.0 is here!

Click here to learn all about the new ARE version 5.0, that went into effect on November 1st. The website describes the new 6-division structure, the transition plan, and study resources. AIACCC’s Intern Architect Library will have updated study materials for the use of our members. Please see this link for details.

Response to AIA’s CEO’s Statement on President-elect Trump

In the wake of an historic week, I feel it is necessary to call our members to be united, vigilant, and ever so supportive of our profession and the world of design and construction. The past few days have been contentious due to a statement issued on November 9, 2016 from the AIA National CEO, Robert Ivy, FAIA. In this statement, our CEO commented that “the AIA and its...

Video: Highlighted Changes – 2016 California Codes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijauVezks6w Check out this informative and well-done video summarizing significant changes to the upcoming 2016 California Build Code.

A Great Online Resource for Understanding California Building Codes

BUILDING in CALIFORNIA is a rich electronic resource that provides unparalleled added-value to the three key (and elusive) elements of the development permitting process which regulates building construction throughout California: consensus interpretations among subscribing jurisdictions of the state model building codes step-by-step summaries (“road maps”) for subscribing jurisdictions of local development permitting processes strategic contributions of the development perspective into the state’s triennial process for adopting new editions of the...

Winners of the 2016 AIACCC Design Awards Presented by CRS

Congratulations to the following award winners from the 2016 Design Awards Presented by CRS: Merit – House for a Photographer – Tom di Santo, AIA with M:oME for the Goyette Residence Merit – Modern Loft – George Garcia, AIA with ga+d for Borrero Residence Merit – Digital Startup Company – George Garcia, AIA with ga+d for Rosetta Merit – Mixed-Use Project Higuera Jim Duffy, Tenover Studio for Mixed Use...