The American Society of Architectural Illustrators (ASAI) is a
professional organization
A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) is a group that usually seeks to advocacy, further a particular profession, the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in ...
representing the business and artistic interests of
architectural illustrator
An architectural illustrator is an artist who creates imagery for the design professional that accurately portray the details of an architectural project. These images are used to communicate design ideas to clients, owners, committees, customers, ...
s throughout North America and around the world. ASAI's principal mandate is to foster of communication and networking among its members, raise the standards of architectural drawing, and bring awareness to the general public of this type of work and the value of their drawings as a conceptual and representational tool in
architecture
Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and construction, constructi ...
.
History
The office for the ASAI moved from California to Maine in 2013.
A new website and logo debuted in 2016.
Architecture in Perspective
Architecture In Perspective (AIP) is an international architectural competition that architectural representations for publications and exhibition. Architecture In Perspective is launched each year at the ASAI's annual convention. The Society's highest award, the
Hugh Ferriss Memorial Prize is awarded each year in recognition of excellence in the graphic representation of architecture.
Affiliations and advocacy
The ASAI has worked to establish an international network of delineators throughout the US, Canada, England, Europe, Japan, Australia, Korea, and other countries. Membership with the ASAI brings official affiliations with:
* Australian Association of Architectural Illustrators
* Japan Architectural Renderers Association
* Korean Architectural Perspectivists Association
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The American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C. AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach progr ...
* The Architectural Society of China
* The New York Society of Renderers
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Society of Architectural Illustrators, United Kingdom
* Philippine Association of Architectural Renderers
* Design Communication Association, United States
In 2007, The American Society of Illustrators Partnership (ASIP) was established, with ASAI as one of the six founding organizations. The primary stated purpose of the ASIP was to educate its members and others regarding the rights of illustrators to receive
royalties
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and licensing fees for the use of their work.
Other member organizations of ASIP currently include:
* Illustrators Partnership of America
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Association of Medical Illustrators
The Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI) is an international organization based in Illinois that offers certification in the field of medical illustration. A bachelor's degree with a major in art and a minor in the biological sciences, or ...
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National Cartoonists Society
The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) is an organization of professional cartoonists in the United States. It presents the National Cartoonists Society Awards. The Society was born in 1946 when groups of cartoonists got together to entertain the ...
* Guild of Natural Science Illustrators
* San Francisco Society of Illustrators
* Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators
* American Society of Aviation Artists
* Society of Illustrators of San Diego
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Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles
The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (SILA) was founded in 1953 by a group of Southern California
Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and Cultural area, cultural List of regions of California, region that ...
* Illustrators Club of Washington DC, Maryland & Virginia
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Association of American Editorial Cartoonists
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) is a professional association concerned with promoting the interests of staff, freelance and student editorial cartoonists in the United States, Canada and Mexico. With nearly 200 members, ...
* and Illustrators-at-Large who are nonaffiliated
See also
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Society of Architectural Illustrators (United Kingdom)
References
External links
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1986 establishments in California
Architectural Illustrators, American Society of
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Arts organizations based in California
Arts organizations established in 1986
Organizations based in Maine
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Arts organizations based in Maine
Hebron, Maine