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Welcome The American Society of Architectural Illustrators (ASAI), is a non-profit international professional organization of architectural illustrators, whose goals are to foster communication among architectural illustrators, to raise the standards of architectural illustration and to acquaint the public with the importance of such drawing as integral to the practice of architecture. NEW - Online forum available A new sub-forum has been established on the Cgarchitect forum as a way to foster discussion among the various formal architectural illustration organizations around the world as well as the general public. To post or respond to messages does require registration on the Cgarchitect site but it is completely free to do so. A big thanks to Jeff Mottle for offering up the space link to forum Detail from Members Choice Award for AIP 24 Aleksander (Olek) Novak-Zemplinski The Haven - Nausori, Fiji Architecture in Perspective 25 RESULTS ANNOUNCED SOON Members' Choice Award VOTING DEADLINE, 19 March 2010. In 2006, ASAI introduced this very popular award in order to recognize ASAI’s members’ views of what a good architectural illustration represents. The internet, through our new website, now affords us an opportunity previously unavailable to involve the membership in recognizing the best of architectural illustration. Once you have sent your ballot to Tamara at ASAI HQ, she will email you the link to the webpage which features all the AIP 25 winning images. We encourage you to vote before you check out the AIP 25 jury’s selection. Should you wish to view the AIP 25 winning entries directly, please contact Tamara. Click here to view images ASAI Board Ballot - Election Results Thank you to all of the ASAI Members who cast their ballots for the incoming board members. The 2010 Vice President / 2011 President is Masaaki Yamada and Scott Baumberger is the new Board Treasurer. Welcome Masaaki and Scott to the ASAI Board of Directors! American Society of Architectural Illustrators now on Facebook & Twitter Click here to be taken to the ASAI Facebook Fan Page Click here to be taken to the ASAI on Twitter Hugh Ferriss Memorial Award winner Maarten van Dooren RDL Eindhoven AIP 24 JURY SELECTION & RESULTS The Jurors have made their selections and the Members' Choice voting is closed. Therefore, we are free to release the jury selected images for AIP 24 to the public. To view a slide show of all selected images click here AIP 24 PUBLICATION NOW AVAILABLE The AIP 24 publication, which debuted at the conference in Miami this October, is now available for orders and immediate shipping. Click here for a Publication/Merchandise order form. detail from Student Award of Excellence winning image by Choi Law Student Award of Excellence AIP24 Winner Announced This year ASAI has introduced the Student Award of Excellence.To view the winning image and Student Awards of Merit, along with the jurors' comments click here AIP25 Student Award winners to be announced shortly Chris Grubbs Sketch Tour The Sketch Tours at each ASAI annual conference are always a popular event. The sketches are offered for auction at the Cocktail Reception preceeding the Awards Dinner and are keenly bid for... view sketches Digitally Embedding Copyright Notice for Photoshop Image Files A simple method to provide added protection of all your artwork. To find out more click here To download more information click here CGarchitect Shop Discount for ASAI Members CGarchitect is offering ASAI members a 10% discount and 500 bonus reward points with each order. To take advantage of this discount the promotion code is ASAIpromo , which can be entered into the cart during the checkout process. To visit the CGarchitect shop click here New ASAI Member Benefit Announced Personal Website Development Discount for ASAI Members Looking for an easy way to get your portfolio and resume online? Flat Arc is perfect for illustrators that need online presence but don’t want to break the bank to get it. Flat Arc takes care of everything from domain registration and posting of the site to setting up analytics and submitting to search engines. The best part is you have complete control over the content and can update it whenever you like. Flat arc is offering all ASAI Members $100 off. Just visit www.flatarc.com and enter coupon code: asai100off New ASAI Member Benefit Announced Architectural Record Magazine Because of a member request, a special deal has been worked out with McGraw Hill / Architectural Record Magazine. Click here to go to the ASAI members' area for more information Software reviews of Piranesi and Sketchup are now available in the Members Area ASAI Group Health Program, sponsored by: ASAI Health Insurance Solutions ASAI members will now receive savings up to 40% on Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Long-Term Care Insurance and More! view details Office Depot ASAI strives to bring more value to your association membership everyday. That is why we have teamed with Office Depot to bring your business a better office supply solution. view details ASAI welcomes new sponsor FORREC FORREC is a planning and design firm that specializes in the creation of entertainment and leisure environments world-wide. With built projects in over 20 countries, FORREC has mastered the art of making memorable experiences by building big ideas. Click here to find out more The Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America FLORIDA CHAPTER Field Sketching: Practice, Theory and methods Field Sketching: Practice, Theory and Methods by Frank Costantino, renowned architectural illustrator, watercolorist, teacher and writer. Presented by the Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America, Florida Chapter in conjunction with Flagler College. The seminar is intended to benefit the design professional with rudimentary sketching abilities. Participants will develop techniques and methods using various media through both in class instruction and field sketching of architectural subjects on the campus of Flagler College and the environs of Historic St. Augustine Florida. click here to read more Japan Architectural Renderers Association CALL FOR ENTRIES "Draw the Museum" The Japan Architectural Renderers Association (JARA) invites entries for the 30th anniversary International Open Competition and Exhibition of Architectural Illustration with the theme "Draw the Museum" Registration Deadline: June 8, 2010 Submission Deadline: June 15, 2010 click here to read more SOFTWARE REVIEW VISUALARQ - Architectural Tools for Rhino Reviewed by Nigel Gough VisualARQ is a very useful plug-in tailored for architectural modelling in Rhino 4. It has a simple intuitive tool set that once you become accustomed can be rapidly incorporated into standard Rhino 4 modelling to significantly improve work flow. To read full review For more information on this event click here BOOK REVIEW DRAWING SHORTCUTS Developing quick drawing skills using todays technology. Reviewed by Nigel Gough Drawing Shortcuts" reinforces the notion that the hand drawn line is still relevant and exciting in the practice of architecture, that the ongoing success of yesterdays purely ”traditional” architectural artists can be seen in their ability to reinvent themselves, applying well honed skills in new ways to address a changing market, and at the same time to be innovative and integrate new technology... essential reading in any architectural educational program... and for the practicing architectural artist it is a great grab bag of fresh ideas... click here to read more Detail of the L.H.Barker Lewger Parlour, St John's Site Museum. Every item in the composition has supported historical evidence. "Painting the past vs. painting the future" Les Barker is often asked if there is a difference between creating traditional architectural illustrations (depicting what will be or what is) and creating interpretive historical illustrations (depicting what was). Answering with a definite "YES", Les describes how these illustrations are much more demanding, time consuming and harder/more picky. To start with, nearly every item shown in a piece is based on archaeological fact and research, typically years and/or decades of it... To read more on this fascinating insight into historical illustrations click here Detail from Best of Show winning image by Nathan Freise KROB Winners announced The Ken Roberts Committee and AIA Dallas would like to once again thank all of you who entered in this years KRob delineation competition. This year’s competition has continued to build on previous years’ successes, with a record 405 entries being received from over two dozen countries. The results of the competition can be found on the website www.krobarch.com CGarchitect 2009 Industry Survey Results CGarchitect has just published the latest results of its worldwide industry survey determining the current state of the field and how the current economy has impacted businesses. click here to read more SURVEY OF ECONOMIC IMPACT - Results Now Available As promised, the results of the recent member survey is now available. A special thanks to Tim Wells for volunteering to create, oversee and compile the results for us. Click here for downloadable pdf detail from image by Eric Schleef Have something to say? Members' Notice Board ASAI members are invited to submit any items of interest to other members on these pages - for instance: plein air sketch groups, exhibition announcements, comments and advice, new editions and new additions! The Members Notice Board can be found in the Members Area. American Society of Illustrators Partnership (ASAI is a founding member of the ASIP) Authors Groups Meet in Oslo 10.22.09 OSLO, NORWAY Over 60 authors organizations met here this week to discuss strategies for defending authors' rights in the digitized world. Their call to action is reminiscent of the grassroots coalition that came together in the US last year to oppose the Orphan Works bill. In addition to concerns over anti-copyright legislation, authors around the world, including visual artists, face threats from piracy, unauthorized usage, all-rights contracts and, in the US, the loss and/or dissipation of their reprographic royalties. To read more click here To download the statement of Brad Holland and Cynthia Turner on behalf of the Illustrator's Partnership of America click here To check on the status of this Bill in Congress click on the link below: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2913/show ASAI TOKYO Conference 2011 to be held in conjunction with the International Union of Architects (UIA) Conference 24th Sept - 2nd October 2011 With 10,000 people expected to attend the 2011 UIA Conference, ASAI member Masaaki Yamada has successfully negotiated for ASAI to jointly participate. A week long program will allow ASAI and UIA delegates to jointly access both programs. Included is the largest international exhibition of architectural illustration featuring AIP26 (ASAI) and exhibitions from Japan (JARA), Korea (KAPA), Australia (AAAI) and China. The retreat will be in Kyoto and the conference program with include opportunities to visit significant cultural and historical landmarks. To find out more about the UIA program click here Architectural Illustrators wanted! Check out Job Listings on this website. For more information click here The American Society of Architectural Illustrators is an AIA Institute Honor Award Recipient