Housing and Community Development

A lot of architects are discussing forming another organization of residential architects.
Have we looked at or is there anything to be gained with the SARA (Society of Registered Architects) or CORA (Congress of Residential Architects).

They have organizations already set up.  I would think that they would welcome the many ex-AIA members.


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D. Cook AIA
Tipp City OH
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Hello D. Cook,
You can consider those groups, but each seems to lack the focus of what licensed residential architects are seeking.  SARA is another General group of architects.  Is it not focused on residential.  And my understanding is that CORA does not limit their organization to licensed architects, which means there would likely also be unlicensed people there whose interests you would also be promoting.  That is probably one of the reasons CRAN was formed, because it is focused on residential architects; however, that group is under the auspices of the AIA.  Give me an e-mail: Rand@HomeArchitects.com and we can talk about this.

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Rand Soellner AIA
Architect/Owner/Principal
Rand Soellner Architect
Cashiers NC
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Why not consider joining CRAN! 
We are effecting changes within AIA and the Residential Architecture market.

At last year's CORA annual meeting at Hanely Wood's Reinvention, the national leaders of CORA, Duo Dickinson, Dennis Wedlick and Jeremiah Eck, acknowledge the accomplishments of CRAN and encouraged CORA members to join CRAN.

I know that many of you are discontent with the low representation that Residential Architects have received in the past from AIA, but CRAN is doing something about it.  That push that some of you continue to discuss has already happened.  As a result of CORA's original formation, we the members of AIA have been able to create CRAN.  Many of the local CORA groups are joining and switching over to CRAN groups.  We have, and continue to develop educational programs at AIA National Convention and at AIA CRAN Symposium.  We are advocating to allied professional organizations, Schools of Architecture, and within AIA on the behalf of Residential Architects and the profession.  With the help of AIA's media department, we have had articles in the New York Times, Wall Street Journals, Residential Architect, and other trade magazines promoting residential architecture.

CRAN is your voice in elevating the Residential Architect, through Education, Promoting and Advocating. The resources to develop yet another group to represent Residential Architects will only dilute the work we have and can be done.  I know that many of these new groups have tried but are not achieving the goals that CRAN has already completed in one year. 

Again....join CRAN, get involved and be a part of the change!  As everyone is talking...CRAN is doing! 

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Mark Demerly AIA
President
Demerly Architects
Indianapolis IN
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Hi Mark,
I just wanted to compliment you.  Your design work is excellent.  Might want to have slightly more overhang to protect gable wall ends, but all of your work is outstanding and looks great.  Hope you have clients and that you are doing well.

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Rand Soellner AIA
Architect/Owner/Principal
Rand Soellner Architect
Cashiers NC
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2012 09:01
From: Mark Demerly
Subject: ARA

Why not consider joining CRAN! 
We are effecting changes within AIA and the Residential Architecture market.

At last year's CORA annual meeting at Hanely Wood's Reinvention, the national leaders of CORA, Duo Dickinson, Dennis Wedlick and Jeremiah Eck, acknowledge the accomplishments of CRAN and encouraged CORA members to join CRAN.

I know that many of you are discontent with the low representation that Residential Architects have received in the past from AIA, but CRAN is doing something about it.  That push that some of you continue to discuss has already happened.  As a result of CORA's original formation, we the members of AIA have been able to create CRAN.  Many of the local CORA groups are joining and switching over to CRAN groups.  We have, and continue to develop educational programs at AIA National Convention and at AIA CRAN Symposium.  We are advocating to allied professional organizations, Schools of Architecture, and within AIA on the behalf of Residential Architects and the profession.  With the help of AIA's media department, we have had articles in the New York Times, Wall Street Journals, Residential Architect, and other trade magazines promoting residential architecture.

CRAN is your voice in elevating the Residential Architect, through Education, Promoting and Advocating. The resources to develop yet another group to represent Residential Architects will only dilute the work we have and can be done.  I know that many of these new groups have tried but are not achieving the goals that CRAN has already completed in one year. 

Again....join CRAN, get involved and be a part of the change!  As everyone is talking...CRAN is doing! 

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Mark Demerly AIA
President
Demerly Architects
Indianapolis IN
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