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comments from Rodrigo Godoy, Santiago Chile December 10, 2014

By Mike A. Mense FAIA Member Emeritus posted 12-17-2014 09:31 PM

  
With sadness I see and read most of this discussion - post.
As everyone can see, I'm an International Associate, which means I'm not in the USA.
But I can tell you my vision of your "new" problem, the one we suffer for years here in Chile. Here we have a lot of Architectural Schools, from each one every year graduates near 80 architects (the same you call designers), and unfortunately here our Architects Association doesn't have any interest in regulate that, so all of these newly-unexperienced recently graduates come to the market and offer cheaper, mediocre and inadequate services. By law our Association can do a thing (they doesn't have interest too) about this, by contrary AIA has something like law enforcement and counselling, even they do something like lobby or pressure over congress to get some laws or initiatives. Why don't make some pressure to regulate this issue with a law, by the congress?
We architects pay a considerable amount of taxes(we help the state to get more taxes too) & insurances, we even create a large amount of employment....why the STATE doesn't protect us (you, not me)?
Ok.....I'm boring and my English isn't the best.............I know that
An IDEA to end this post......why if AIA gives us(I'm AIA too) a stamp or seal to put on our drawings plans and technical specs?
We pay our annual fee, and we receive our magazine (I only receive two or three in the whole year, don't know why), by the way, it's a very good magazine (congrats to everyone in their editorial committee)....why the AIA doesn't complement tis with a stamp?
I would love-like to have my own seal, isn't expensive right?
Maybe this Christmas I'm going to buy a custom made AIA seal for me as a gift....besides I'm the loneliest AIA in Chile (I believe).
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Rodrigo Godoy Alcarraz
Intl. Assoc. AIA
Associate NZIA
partner - architect
EcoDiseño Sustentable
Santiago, Chile
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