Who We are:
We are a diverse group of architecture students, recent graduates, and architects who have been licensed for less than 10 years. We work together to provide support for the next steps in our colleagues’ careers, whether that’s taking your first ARE, networking with hiring firms, or learning more about the field from both peers and mentors.
Purpose:
Assist recent graduates with ARE preparation, provide networking and mentorship opportunities for students, recent graduates, and newly licensed architects, and provide a place for knowledge sharing amongst design professionals who are new to the field
Goals:
- Increase the success rate of members who take the ARE’s and CSE
- Host Events where Emerging Professionals can come together
- Host an annual design event where Emerging Professionals can collaborate and work together on current issues
Chair: Jesiy Richards
ARE Study Group
AIASB’s ARE Study Group continues to meet on a bi-weekly basis.
Email info@aiasb.com if you are interested in learning more about the study group or if you would like to be added to our email list.
Upcoming AIASB Emerging Professionals Events & Materials
2025 Emerging Professionals Firm Open Houses – Call for Hosts
EP Firm Open Houses aim to expand emerging professionals’ networks through a series of office tours and lectures at architecture firms throughout Santa Barbara. If you are interested in hosting a mixer, please contact info@aiasb.com.
Design Crawl Highlights
How to Develop Your Career Through Community Service with Detlev Peikert, AIA
Other Events & Materials
AIA CA Free ARE/CSE Study Sessions
The ARE/CSE California Study program launched in the fall of 2023 with the goal of supporting those on the path to licensure. We understand that the ARE/CSE tests are difficult, expensive and time consuming. AIA CA wants to create a cleaner pathway for emerging professionals to study and succeed in their goals for licensure by introducing a hub which will consist of study sessions and a portal into other programs and resources within the state. This is not meant to replace other study materials, private programs, or resources you may have at your disposal, rather it is meant to supplement them, allow for collaboration between EPs and chapters across California and create a network for further success after examination.
This program is held virtually twice a month at 6PM and is FREE for everyone. Individuals do not need to be an AIA member to join the Study Hub.