Hi Gregory I feel your dismay but I wanted you to know this decision for the submission fee was made by the AIA and not the Knowledge Committee.
The reasoning is that you pay a "primary fee ($450)" and then can apply for multiple award categories and rather than paying the fee for those particular award categories e.g., Housing, COTE, etc. you only have to pay an additional $100 for any other award category you would like to submit.
I hope this explains it.
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Andrew Thompson AIA
Passaic County
Paterson NJ
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-06-2025 11:17 PM
From: Gregory L. Howe AIA
Subject: AIA Small Project Design Knowledge Committee Chair 2025
$450 per submission...is that a typo? That price is outrageous for an awards program geared towards anything with the adjective "small" applied to it.
Gregory L. Howe, AIA
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