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2012 NIAUSI AIA Seattle FellowshipFellowship Information and Applicant Qualifications The joint NIAUSI/AIA Seattle Fellowship for 2012 offers residency in the Italian hill town of Civita di Bagnoregio for licensed architects who are members in good standing of the AIA Seattle Chapter. Applicants must have completed a minimum of seven years of work in their field. Board members of NIAUSI or the AIA and their families are not eligible. In addition to the joint NIAUSI/AIA Fellowship, NIAUSI continues to offer its own NIAUSI Fellowships, as it has since 1985. Applicants for the joint NIAUSI/AIA Fellowship may also choose to apply to one or both of the NIAUSI Fellowships on the same application form. An important purpose of these fellowships is to promote the public discussion of issues related to the built environment. To that end, the following requirements are required of the Fellow, as further described in the application: - Prior to departure, meet with the NIAUSI Board and AIA Seattle to discuss the proposed project and attend an orientation session. - Upon return, make an informal presentation to the NIAUSI Board and AIA Seattle, reporting on the experience and the project. - Participate in at least one NIAUSI sponsored public presentation in Seattle and at least one AIA Seattle-sponsored public presentation and gallery exhibit in Seattle. - Contribute digital images or other materials representative of the Fellow's work for permanent inclusion in NIAUSI and the AIA Seattle's archives. - Fellows are strongly urged to study the Italian language prior to departure. Program Location, Accommodation, and Funding The NIAUSI/AIA Seattle Fellowship provides a modest stipend, along with lodging for one month in Civita, to be taken at a mutually agreeable time during calendar year 2012. The fellowship must be completed during the calendar year. No extensions will be granted. Fellows will be responsible for their own financial support, including the cost of travel to and from Civita. Accommodations in Civita di Bagnoregio are provided in autonomous apartments made available to NIAUSI by the late Astra Zarina and her husband, Tony Costa Heywood. Each dwelling has a kitchen and bathroom and is suitable for one person, though it may be possible to accommodate spouses/partners by prior arrangement. Note that summers can be quite hot and the dwellings are not air conditioned. Professor Zarina founded, directed and taught both the University of Washington's Architecture in Rome Program from 1979 to 1999 and the Italian Hilltowns Program from 1975 to 2002. Tony Costa Heywood is an architect. Fellows will have access to a comprehensive library of materials related to Civita and other Italian hill towns, as well as general material on architecture and urbanism. Civita di Bagnoregio is located on a promontory, accessible only by a pedestrian bridge. The pedestrian bridge is at the edge of the town of Bagnoregio and may be reached by public bus or taxi from the town of Orvieto, the closest rail stop to Civita. While some limited services (restaurants, etc.) are available in Civita, grocery stores, post office, bank, public transportation, and other services are readily available in Bagnoregio. It should be noted that there are no handicap accessible facilities available in Civita. All applicants will be granted a one-year membership in NIAUSI. Application Requirements The NIAUSI/AIA Seattle Fellowship provides an opportunity for the recipient to undertake a project related to current or anticipated professional work. An applicant should: - Focus on aspects of the built environment - Show relevance to design issues in the Pacific Northwest - Submit application online or by mail - Provide contact information for three references - Provide 10 images, a link to a video, or a CD or DVD with samples of your work Evaluation of Proposals Proposals will be evaluated by a jury consisting of northwest professionals, including at least one representative of AIA Seattle The jury's selection will be submitted to both the NIAUSI Board and the AIA Seattle Board. The Boards reserve the right to make the final decision on the fellowship selection. Determinations regarding exact dates, length of stay and specific accommodations will be made by the NIAUSI Board in consultation with the AIA Seattle and the Fellow. The following criteria will be used in the selection process: - Focus of research and proposed methodology - Relationship of project to issues of design and the built environment specific to the Pacific Northwest - Proposed methods of presenting and sharing work upon return - Realistic scope and time line - Relevance of applicant's current or previous work and potential for professional development - Education and professional experience - Research/Publication experience NIAUSI’s website is at www.niausi.com. For additional information please contact us via our NIAUSI email contact address fellowships@niausi.com or telephone Herschel Parnes at (206) 728-0602. Please visit AIA Seattle's website at www.aiaseattle.org or contact them at (206) 448-4938 for further information about AIA Seattle and its programs. Application Period for the 2012 NIAUSI/AIA Fellowship The application period for the 2012 NIAUSI/AIA Seattle Fellowships will be open from July 31, 2011. Applications must be received by September 30, 2011. For an application to be considered, a check payable to NIAUSI for $45.00, postmarked no later than September 30, 2011, should be sent to NIAUSI, 1326 Fifth Ave., Suite 654, Seattle, WA 98101. A basic membership in NIAUSI for 2011 is included with payment of the application fee. Please contact us if you are not on our email list or to recommend others to be added to our list. We thank you for your interest in our programs. Note that applicants for the NIAUSI/AIA Fellowship may also apply for the (non-AIA) NIAUSI Fellowship Programs at no additional fee, using the same application form as for the joint NIAUSI/AIA Fellowship. NIAUSI will be offering one two month fellowship and several one month fellowships. Please note that the NIAUSI Fellowships, while similar to the joint NIAUSI/AIA Fellowship, have slightly different criteria and requirements, as described in the NIAUSI application instructions. Please see the NIAUSI website at northwestinstitute.com for further information. For those applicants who wish to apply by hard copy, PDF and Word versions of the application may be downloaded here. Apply Online!Begin your application for the 2012 NIAUSI Fellowships. Log in if you are already a member or register if you are new to NIAUSI. See the sidebar at the top right of this page.
Application for DownloadYou may also elect to submit your application via post by downloading the application in either Acrobat pdf or MS Word format below:
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