Past news headlines - The American Society of Architectural Illustrators (ASAI)

Welcome 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. August 2011 President Masaaki Yamada reassures conference attendees that life in Tokyo is quite safe and it is business as usual. "No radiation data has been observed in Tokyo that may affect the human body." July 2011 "UIA 111 days before the Exhibition" A massive display promoting the UIA conference and VAD exhibition is seen daily by thousands of commuters... June 2011 TOKYO CONFERENCE Everything you need to know! Recent changes to ASAI Board May 2011 TOKYO Update Masaaki Yamada describes Tokyo post earthquake, recovery and future hopes. April 2011 Call For Entries CGarchitect Architectural 3D Awards 2011 March 2011 JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE Message from ASAI President and Tokyo resident, Masaaki Yamada. ASAI Headquarters New Address & Phone Number Please note new info for ASAI Headquarters: 1022 Tait Street Oceanside, CA 92054 760-453-2544 January 2011 ASAI Welcomes New Board Members Please welcome Maarten van Dooren as Vice President 2011 and Dale Watson as Member at Large Madison Sketch Tours View the sketch imagery from the 2010 Madison Convention and previously unpublished images from Miami December 2010 Architecture in Perspective Several of the more recent AIP Exhibitions are now available for online viewing. Krob results announced Congratulations to ASAI members Sam Ringman, John Wang, Neil Sheiter & Alexander Daxbock ASAI members in "Home" Exhibition David Csont, Steve Stannard, Stewart White, and Bill Hook exhibit at Antique Underground November 2010 Overseas members' dues reduced to $170 August 2010 CGarchitect is offering ASAI members a 10% discount and 500 bonus reward points with each order. To take advantage of this discount go to the Member Benefits and Discounts Page in the Members area NEW OVERSEAS MEMBER PRICING FOR 2011 The Overseas individual pricing has been lowered from $205 per year to $170 per year, the same rate as the North American membership dues. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact ASAI Headquarters by calling 760-814-8444 or by email at HQ@asai.org NEW CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ASAI HEADQUARTERS Executive Director, Tamara Horch-Prezioso and the ASAI Office have moved from Avondale, Arizona to Carlsbad, California. The new contact info is: 1925 Cassia Road, #100 Carlsbad, CA 92011 Ph: 760-814-8444 Fax: 760-814-8448 The email address will remain HQ@asai.org Thank you for your patience during this transition. 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 Cesar Pelli's Madison Museum of Contemporary Art ASAI Madison Conference and AIP 25 Exhibition Many thanks to Mark Nelson for a very successful conference in Madison this year. The AIP 25 exhibition opened in Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center. Photos and highlights available soon. Click here to purchase the AIP25 Publication. Members Choice Award: Dennis Allain Architecture in Perspective 25 RESULTS ANNOUNCED DENNIS ALLAIN wins Members' Choice Award Dennis Allain was announced as the Members' Choice winner at the 2010 conference in Madison, Wisconsin this October. Click here to view the AIP25 Jury Selected images AIP25 Student Award of Excellence image by Neill Scheiter, Drury University, Springfield, Missouri Student Award of Excellence AIP26 Call for AIP26 Entries to be announced shortly Alexander Daxbock and Neill Scheiter won AIP25 Student Awards of Excellence. There can be little doubt that architectural illustration is a global endeavor in every respect... To view the AIP25 winning images and Student Awards of Merit, along with the jurors' comments click here 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 Software reviews of Piranesi and Sketchup are now available in the Members Area ASAI members in "Home" Exhibition Four members of ASAI have been brought together by Artique Underground in Frederick Virginia for their December show, “Home”. The prestigious gallery will be displaying the fine art work of David Csont, Steve Stannard, Stewart White, and Bill Hook through the month. For more info, see their site at artiqueunderground.com Pumpkin carving at ASAI opening reception. Detail fro photo by Jason Shirriff See what ASAI members got up to at the recent ASAI conference in Madison... 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. Detail, Best in Category - Student Digital/Mixed Kyung Jae Yu, 2009 KROB Results announced shortly THE 36th ANNUAL KEN ROBERTS MEMORIAL DELINEATION COMPETITION The Ken Roberts Committee invited ASAI members to enter this year's KRob delineation competition. Results will be announced here soon. To find out more KRob click here www.krobarch.com CGarchitect 2009 Industry Survey Results CGarchitect has 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 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 Architectural Illustrators wanted! 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