Affiliate Members

Affiliate Members

Colleges, universities, and community colleges who are not accredited or currently seeking accreditation by National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) in the US or the Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB).

2 YEAR PROGRAMS

2-year program members are institutions that do not qualify for, or are not seeking, accreditation by NAAB or CACB. Such institutions include North American programs in landscape architecture or other fields related to architecture, and community colleges.

4 YEAR PROGRAMS

4-year program members are institutions that have at least one 4-year program and that do not qualify for, or are not seeking, accreditation by NAAB or CACB. Such institutions include North American programs in landscape architecture or other fields related to architecture, and community colleges.

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

International members are 2 and 4 year programs, outside of North America, that do not qualify for, or are not seeking, accreditation by NAAB or CACB. Such institutions include international programs in landscape architecture or other fields related to architecture.

Download the AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION for pricing details.

Member Benefits

For Your School
  • Subscription to the Journal of Architectural Education (JAE) and to Technology I Architecture + Design (TAD). Each member school receives one print copy of each of the journals, addressed to the primary contact of their school. The JAE and TAD journals are published twice per year.
  • Participate in ACSA research initiatives. ACSA publishes data about architectural education. Affiliate member schools can actively participate in these research efforts and gain access to comprehensive reports tailored to their needs.
  • Eligibility to serve on committees and task forces. All faculty at member schools can serve on ACSA committees and task forces.
  • Discounted rates for job advertisements. ACSA member schools can post job openings on ACSA Careers, ensuring their positions are seen by a highly qualified pool of candidates.
  • Inclusion and access to the ACSA School Directory and Faculty Directories. Inclusion in the ACSA School and Faculty Directories
    Your program and faculty will be featured in ACSA’s widely used directories, making them discoverable to institutions and educators around the world.
  • Limited Listing on Study Architecture Website (For North American programs only). Each north American domestic affiliate program will be listed on the Study Architecture website with a link to their respective school. Prospective undergraduate and graduate architecture students browse this website to shop for architecture programs. Full-page listings are available and have an annual fee of $1,200.
For Your Faculty
  • Full-text electronic access to JAE and TAD for all member school faculty. Members must annually subscribe to access this feature. This access comes by logging in to the ACSA website.
  • Access to an online database of past ACSA conference proceedings dating back to 1995. Search and download digital versions of papers presented at our past conferences.
  • Discounts on registrations to ACSA conferences. Non-members pay a significantly higher rate to attend conferences. All faculty are eligible to use this benefit. Logging into the ACSA website when registering will unlock these discounts.
  • Eligibility to participate in ACSA-sponsored student design competitions. Only member schools are eligible to participate in ACSA-sponsored design competitions, which are offered at no additional cost.
  • Eligibility to submit conference papers for review, presentation, and publication. All faculty at member schools can submit to open paper or project calls.
  • ProPEL Digital Library Access. Free access to ACSA’s Professional Practice online Digital Library. ProPEL is a growing library of educational video resources covering foundational and emerging topics in architecture. Developed in partnership between ACSA and NCARB, the goal of ProPEL is to expand your teaching resources to help you better equip your students for the future of architectural practice.
  • ACSA Update Email. All faculty at member schools receive the ACSA Friday Update emails.
For Your Students
  • Access to National and International Design Competitions. See Competitions page for more information.
  • Eligible to submit papers for review, presentation, and publication at ACSA conferences. Students at member schools can submit to paper or project calls.
  • Opportunity to be published on IMADETHAT’s instagram page which reaches over 100,000 people per week across the globe. Please encourage your students to post on Instagram and tag #imadethat with their work to be published.
  • Access to StudyArchitecture.com to search for Graduate and Post-graduate programs.
  • Publishing opportunities on StudyArchitecture’s Blog featuring projects and community design work.

Danielle V. Dent
Director of Membership, Marketing and Publications
202-785-2324
ddent@acsa-arch.org