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Download A Practical Approach to Mentoring, The AIACC Mentoring Handbook.
Why is this Program Necessary?
For decades, established professionals have complained that the younger generation does not have the proper knowledge and skills in order to carry on the torch of the architectural profession into the future. This may be due to several factors.
First, the profession is subject to cyclical fluctuations in the economy. It is hard enough completing the work, let alone having the time to nurture the next generation. Second, there has been an ongoing division between the profession and academia as to who is responsible for the continued education of our emerging professionals. Finally, our profession has seemingly lost its desire or ability to teach.
In response to the aforementioned problems, The American Institute of Architects, California Council as part of its role in leading the profession in California has developed the AIACC Mentoring Program.
What has Mentoring Learned from History?
In years past, our profession was one that took mentoring very seriously. One example of this tradition was the mentor/protégé relationship between Charles McKim and Henry Bacon. Henry Bacon worked for Charles McKim at McKim, Mead and White in the late nineteenth century. McKim took Bacon under his wing, became his mentor and helped foster a rising talent. It is widely believed that because of the mentoring of McKim, Henry Bacon received the commission to design the Lincoln Memorial.
To a large extent, the profession has misplaced this tradition that contributed so much to the profession of architecture. Both established and emerging professionals have stated that the true source of their own success can be attributed to the guidance that they received early in their careers from their own mentors. This program seeks to re-establish this culture of mentoring.
Who is Eligible to Participate in the Mentoring Program?
All members in good standing of the AIA, including students, Associates, licensed architects and Emeritus Members, are eligible to participate. Non-AIA members may participate, for a fee equal to their first year’s AIA membership dues. This fee will be applied to their actual AIA membership.What Resources will be Available to Mentor/Protégé Participants in this Program?
The AIACC Mentoring Program is designed to include:
- a clearinghouse of curricula, lesson plans, programs, events, ideas and mentoring anecdotes.
- reviews and feedback from previous participants.
- a clearinghouse of architectural case studies.
- database of available mentors and protégés.
- a bibliography of architectural and mentoring literature.
In the future it will:
- establish and maintain a database of college and university contacts and resources.
- develop & validate tools to assess a protégés level of skill and understanding.
- catalog resources based upon the California Architects Board (CAB) list of skill sets.
- list related programs, events, lectures, seminars and Roundtable discussions.
- display a calendar of Roundtable discussions and workshops etc.
- post IDP/NCARB and CAB website links for licensure information.
- post chapter links with ARE seminar information.
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