What do the initials after your architect's name mean?
Thursday January 8, 2009
Architects, engineers, builders, and home designers often wear a string of letters after their names. What do initials like AIA and RA really mean? Before you hire a building professional, check out this helpful list of important architecture acronyms.
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Jackie, thanks much — I am certain many architects will keep this link handy. Many people assume that if we don’t have AIA after our name that we’re not registered. Consider adding the much cheaper alternative — ALA. A colleague told me of it just yesterday.
http://www.licensedarchitect.org/
Thanks for the tip, Tim! I’ve added ALA to the list.
As an old architect I know only too well that a string of letters means that a subscription has been paid to some sort of body. No more.