2024-11-21T19:59:59-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/135865243/giving-props-aia-launches-media-engagement-series-to-ensure-architects-get-credit Donna Sink 2015-09-04T11:59:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4m/4mmg9lu9f6jptmw2.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>If you come across an article that wrongfully excludes the name of an architect, send a link to <a href="mailto:props@aia.org" target="_blank">props@aia.org</a>.</p></em><br /><br /><p>I fear this poor author, Matt Tinder, is going to be inundated with emails. We've all seen the article in the local newspaper announcing a new development along with a gleaming rendering of the building with the credit tag "Artists rendering". This makes steam come out of my ears!</p><p>Matt's article tries to approach this all-too-common situation in a calm, logical way: <a href="http://www.aia.org/practicing/AIAB107095?utm_source=Lyris&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_campaign=Credit+Where+Credit+Is+Due&amp;utm_term=aiarchitect&amp;utm_content=1338195&amp;mid=Credit+Where+Credit+Is+Due&amp;rid=16841082&amp;sid=LyrisListManager&amp;lid=aiarchitect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Playing the Long Game</a>.&nbsp; Hopefully the tips in the series will help our profession begin to strategize how we can move media outlets towards more frequently including the fact that someone designed that object that is the focus of the article.</p><p>As this is the beginning of a series, it will also likely cover the concern that by bringing to a reporter's attention the omission of an architect's name we reinforce the perception of architects as raging egomaniac artistes. (&lt;sigh&gt; It often feels like we're damned if we do, damned if we don't).&nbsp; By "taking the long view" we can potentially design a way to make sure that credit for ...</p>