aia southwest michigan chapter

Name

aia southwest michigan chapter

Legal name

AIA Southwest Michigan Chapter

Website

https://aiaswm.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1923

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Revenue generated through AIA membership dues, which provide members access to resources, professional development, networking opportunities, and chapter programs including continuing education and design awards.
2. Continuing Education Programs: The chapter hosts an annual Marathon Day continuing education event with eight 1-hour sessions providing AIA CES credits. The chapter may also serve as a continuing education facilitator for local presenters with expertise on architecturally related topics.
3. Scholarship Golf Outing: Joint scholarship fund raising golf outing with NAWIC and CFMA chapters since 1994, with revenues supporting each organization's scholarship program.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

AIA Southwest Michigan Chapter is a nonprofit professional membership organization that serves licensed architects, emerging professionals, and allied partners in 10 southwest Michigan counties. It provides membership services, continuing education (CES) credits, an annual Design Awards program, networking meetings, advocacy, and the AIA Explore SWM mobile app documenting local architecture.

Product overview

AIA Southwest Michigan Chapter is a professional membership organization serving architects in southwest Michigan. Rather than a unified software platform, it offers a portfolio of member services including the AIA Explore SWM mobile application for discovering local architecture, an annual Design Awards Program recognizing architectural excellence, Continuing Education Marathon Day providing AIA CES credits, Monthly Membership Meetings with networking and building tours, an Annual Scholarship Golf Outing, The Engaged Column newsletter, and a Job Board connecting firms with talent.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AIA Explore SWM: A mobile application for exploring local architecture, learning about architectural history, and taking tours of buildings in southwest Michigan.

Products and services

• AIA Explore SWM Mobile Application
• Design Awards Program
• Continuing Education Marathon Day
• Monthly Membership Meetings
• Annual Scholarship Golf Outing
• The Engaged Column Newsletter
• Job Board

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered palladium level, platinum level, gold level, silver level, core and minor.

• TowerPinksterpalladium levelOthersPalladium level sponsor of AIA Southwest Michigan Chapter. Architecture firm headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan providing architectural and engineering services.
• Intersect Studiopalladium levelOthersPalladium level sponsor. Architecture firm providing architectural design services.
• Commtechpalladium levelOthersPalladium level sponsor providing technology services to the chapter.
• Byce & Associatesplatinum levelOthersPlatinum sponsor. Architecture and engineering firm in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
• Bodwe - Seven Generations AEplatinum levelOthersPlatinum sponsor. Architecture and engineering firm.
• Eckert Wordellplatinum levelOthersPlatinum sponsor. Architecture and design firm in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
• Driesenga & Associatesplatinum levelOthersPlatinum sponsor. Engineering firm.
• AVBplatinum levelOthersPlatinum sponsor. Construction or building services firm.
• AGMplatinum levelOthersPlatinum sponsor.
• Abonmarcheplatinum levelOthersPlatinum sponsor. Architecture and engineering firm.
• AR Engineeringgold levelOthersGold level sponsor. Engineering services.
• Vriesman Korhorngold levelOthersGold level sponsor. Civil engineering firm.
• Custer Inc.gold levelOthersGold level sponsor. Showrooms and design center.
• Belden Brick & Supplygold levelOthersGold level sponsor. Building materials supplier.
• O.A.K. Designsilver levelOthersSilver level sponsor. Design services.
• L Foley & Associatessilver levelOthersSilver level sponsor.
• Driven Design Studiosilver levelOthersSilver level sponsor. Design studio.
• Design Hospitalitysilver levelOthersSilver level sponsor. Design services for hospitality industry.
• Miller Davissilver levelOthersSilver level sponsor. Construction services.
• Wightmansilver levelOthersSilver level sponsor. Architecture and engineering firm.
• NAWIC (National Association of Women in Construction)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerJoint scholarship fund raising golf outing since 1994 with AIA Southwest Michigan and CFMA. Revenues raised support each organization's scholarship program.
• CFMA (Construction Financial Management Association)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerJoint scholarship fund raising golf outing since 1994 with AIA Southwest Michigan and NAWIC. Revenues raised support each organization's scholarship program.
• American Institute of Architects (AIA) NationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization representing over 77,000 licensed architects, emerging professionals, and allied partners. AIA Southwest Michigan is a local chapter providing regional services.
• AIA MichigancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level AIA organization supporting Michigan chapters including AIA Southwest Michigan.
• Andrews UniversityminorOthersScholarship recipient institution. The chapter awards a scholarship to a deserving architectural student at Andrews University, which is located within the chapter's geographic membership boundaries.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• AIA Grand Valley Chapter: Adjacent Michigan AIA chapter chartered in 1963 when the original Western Michigan Chapter territory was split. Operates the same member-services model (continuing education, design awards, networking) for Grand Rapids area architects, making it the closest behavioral peer.
• AIA Detroit Chapter: Michigan AIA chapter serving the Detroit metropolitan area with comparable membership, advocacy, design awards, and continuing education programming for architects in southeast Michigan. Same brand and chapter structure under AIA National.
• AIA Chicago: Midwestern AIA chapter offering parallel programming including design awards, continuing education, and member events for architects in the Chicago region. A larger but structurally identical peer organization under the AIA umbrella.
• AIA Indiana: Indiana state-level AIA chapter providing comparable member services (continuing education, advocacy, networking, design recognition) to architects across Indiana. Same AIA chapter structure and revenue model.
• AIA San Francisco: Large California AIA chapter offering design awards, continuing education, advocacy, and member programming. Operates the same chapter-based member services model as AIA Southwest Michigan but at substantially larger scale.
• AIA New York: Major AIA chapter serving the New York metro area with member services, design awards, public programs, and continuing education. Same chapter structure under AIA National but at significantly larger scale and budget.
• Boston Society for Architecture (BSA): Regional professional architecture organization serving greater Boston with comparable member programming including continuing education, design awards, public events, and advocacy for the built environment. Operates similarly to an AIA chapter without the AIA brand.

Broad incumbents

• AIA Michigan: State-level AIA organization that AIA Southwest Michigan is a chapter of. Manages statewide programming, advocacy, and member enrollment that flows back to local chapters, providing infrastructure that the chapter relies on but does not itself own.
• American Institute of Architects (AIA) National: National parent organization founded in 1857 representing over 77,000 licensed architects and allied partners. AIA Southwest Michigan operates as a local chapter under this umbrella, drawing on national brand, continuing education, and member infrastructure.

Regional players

• Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA): UK national professional body for architects, offering membership, continuing education, awards, and advocacy. Functionally analogous to AIA National plus its chapters, providing an international reference point for member-driven architecture association models.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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