Links

Links

Includes the Lexington area and Eastern Kentucky

Our state component, Janet Pike, Exec. V.P. Go here to get immediate answers to you AIA questions.

This site is offered for the benefit of our members in far western Kentucky

Click here to get your AIA Transcript.  You first must log in to your AIA account.

Offering architects quality insurance and financial benefits

(AAF) educates individuals and communities about the power of architecture to transform lives and improve the places where we live, learn, work, and play. Through our outreach programs, grants, scholarships and educational resources, AAF inspires people to become thoughtful and engaged stewards of the built environment.

The national component of AIA’s home page

The goal of Archinect is to make architecture more connected and open-minded, and bring together designers from around the world to introduce new ideas from all disciplines.

Architecture for Humanity is a nonprofit design services firm founded in 1999. They are building a more sustainable future through the power of professional design.  They provide a range of design and construction administration services to partners and clients through a global network of design, development and construction professionals with local expertise and knowledge.

The Association of Architecture Organizations (AAO) is a member-based network that supports the many organizations around the world that are dedicated to interpreting architecture and the built environment to the general public.

The webmasters who host our web site

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Choose “Building Codes” on the left and look up what codes are applicable in jurisdictions across the U.S.

The Filson Historical Society is a nationally recognized center for the study of the Ohio Valley region’s history and culture.  Its Mission is to Collect, preserve, and tell the significant stories of Kentucky and the Ohio Valley history and culture.

The American Institute of Architects is composed of some 300 component organizations (chapters) across the country and around the world to serve the needs of U.S. architects at the national, state, and local levels, including American architects working in foreign locales. Get state and local contact information for AIA components in the states listed in the chart here.

Kentuckiana Masonry Institute (KMI) is a non-profit trade association working to promote the masonry industry in Kentucky and southern Indiana. KMI provides information about the use of masonry in construction to businesses and the public. To facilitate quality masonry construction and design in the region, we supply technical information to architects, engineers and owners.

The Division of Building Codes Enforcement regulates the Kentucky Building Code as it pertains to the construction of new buildings and alterations, additions, and changes of occupancy to existing buildings.

The Kentucky Ready Mixed Concrete Association is a non-profit trade association representing the men and women of the ready mixed concrete industry in Kentucky.  Since 1960, KRMCA members and staff have worked to improve the overall quality of concrete construction as well as educate Kentuckians about new and existing ways ready mixed concrete can help them build better and smarter.

The Louisville Historical League is dedicated to promoting the appreciation and preservation of our cultural heritage and historic environment in the metro Louisville area.

The Department of Inspections, Permits and Licenses (IPL) issues permits and performs inspections for property owners, business owners, and contractors who own property, build new construction or do renovation on older buildings.

The Louisville Metro Planning & Design Services Department provides planning services that enhance and protect the economic, environmental, cultural and historical resources of the community. The department reviews and promotes appropriate patterns of growth in the community and provides planning and implementation of public improvement projects.

NCARB members are the architectural registration boards of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and three U.S. territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). Each registration board has state-appointed public and professional members as well as an administrator.

As Metro Louisville’s citywide non-profit historic preservation organization, Preservation Louisville works in partnership with local, state and national organizations to promote the preservation of our community’s historic resources through education and advocacy. Preservation Louisville also provides education, technical information and resources.

The University of Kentucky College of Design comprises the School of Architecture, the School of Interior Design, and the Department of Historic Preservation.

The University of Louisville’s Delphi Center for Continuing and Professional Education offers seminars of interest to architects

The mission of the Urban Design Studio (UDS) is to develop, document, and disseminate knowledge of urban design issues in Louisville and the Commonwealth. Founded in 2000, the UDS emerged from a series of conversations about bringing together Kentucky’s two research universities, Louisville’s metropolitan government, local practitioners, and everyday citizens to study and discuss issues in community development.