Who Can Join?
The WMAIA offers membership to registered architects and other interested eligible parties, including allied professionals (interior design professionals, construction professionals, vendors and suppliers of architectural elements) and students.
To find out more about becoming a member, contact the Executive Director, Lorin Starr via email, or download and fill out one of the forms at right.
To sign up for our monthly e-newsletter, which is free and available to the public, contact Lorin Starr via email.
Membership Types
AIA Memberships
Learn more about the types of memberships available via AIA National, and join the AIA!
WMAIA MEMBERSHIPS
Affiliate WMAIA
This is a community membership, available to those individuals or corporations who share an interest in architecture, or to professional colleagues without architectural degrees.
WMAIA Affiliate – pdf
WMAIA Student
A student membership is available to full time students interested in or studying architecture.
Student Membership INFO
Membership Benefits
Program Discounts
Members receive discounts on all WMAIA programs. Our chapter is committed to providing continuing education programs—necessary to maintain architectural registration in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts— locally and at a reasonable cost. These include: dinner meetings; a winter professional development series; and co-sponsorship of lectures and symposiums at the University of Massachusetts. Dates and subject matter for upcoming events are included in the events section of this website.
Subscriptions
Your WMAIA membership includes subscriptions to the following periodicals:
WMAIA eNews, our primary way to keep updated on programs and events.
WMAIA News, the quarterly newsletter of the Western Massachusetts Chapter.
BSA Currents, a bi-weekly e-newsletter sharing current events, news and initiatives targeted to building industry professionals.
Local and National Memberships
As a WMAIA member, you are a member of the local and national chapters, and may take advantage of the opportunities and programs offered through each:
AIA National
AIA Massachusetts
Also be sure to check out the programs and opportunities offered by the Boston Society for Architecture.
Financial and Insurance Programs
You are also eligible to take advantage of insurance and financial programs through the AIA Trust.
Please visit each of these websites to find out more about opportunities, programs, benefits and more.