Become a Graduate Member
Congratulations on graduating and welcome to the profession. The Institute wants your future to be successful, purposeful and fulfilling, and is here to help you on your career journey.
As the future of a great profession, and in recognition that graduate careers and finding projects for initial registration have their challenges, we offer significantly discounted membership fees.
Why become a member?
Architecture offers a number of rewards to talented and focused graduates. If you want to become registered, we can help.
The Institute is the gateway to local and international architectural communities. By joining, you become connected to a nationwide professional network of approximately 4000 members – 900 of them architecture graduates – and gain access to forums, conferences, professional development seminars and other events.
There are more benefits:
Institute Practice Notes for study and work purposes are available online free of charge for 12 months
receive free advice from our in-house practice services manager
use the term ‘NZIA Graduate Member’ after your name
become eligible for significant discounts to the Institute’s Continuing Professional Development seminars and events
be notified about upcoming presentations, seminars, competitions, initiatives and other events
receive Te Mātārere The Bulletin, our weekly newsletter featuring local and international industry news
Graduate Member benefits [PDF]
Your local branch
As a member you can get involved in your local branch activities. The Institute has eight branches throughout the motu and each has its Regional Architecture Awards programme, hosts speakers and runs seminars and exhibitions.
The branches seek ways to engage with the public on architectural issues, and raise awareness of the importance of quality design in Aotearoa. You can also make your voice heard by contributing local and national government submissions, or contribute to the urban design of your town or city.
Who can join?
The Institute Board may admit to Architecture Graduate Membership any person who is graduated to hold a degree, diploma or certificate course recognised by Board and is approved by Board and is demonstrably on the path to becoming a Registered Architect. Graduate membership will be reviewed by Board after a 5 year period to ensure that members continue to comply with this Rule.
To access the discounted graduate rate, five years post degree you must be able to demonstrate that your registration as an architect is imminent (e.g. date set for initial registration, confirmed case study, letter from employer, etc).
Costs
Architecture Graduate Member (Yr 1-5) — January-December: $210.07 (incl. GST)
Architecture Graduate Member (Yr 6-10+) — January-December: $210.07 (incl. GST)**
Affiliated Member — January-December: $567.80 (incl. GST)
Architecture Graduate Member (Overseas) — January-December: $182.67
Architecture Graduate (Yr 1-9, Career Break) — January-December: $114.61 (incl. GST)
All membership applications must be formally approved by the Institute Board, which meets four times a year. However, once your initial membership submission has been accepted and paid, you will be able to access the full range of member benefits.
Should you not be pursuing registration as an architect, the member rate will be equal to that of an Professional member and you will be recognised as an Affiliated member.
* You must be able to demonstrate that initial registration as an architect is imminent.
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Please note: Formal resignation in writing is required to discontinue your membership. No refunds will be given on notice of resignation. The Institute does not supply industry-related magazines, these are supplied by the publishers.
Initial registration as an architect takes time and your life circumstances may change (for example, becoming a parent or taking a career break). The architectural graduate career break recognises this and can only be used once.
Please advise us if your contact details change at any time. You can do this by logging in to the Members' section of the website, emailing us or calling 09 623 6080.
