Join us November 4 at Town Hall Seattle, or virtually, as this year’s awarded projects are announced by the jury live on stage at the event! The Honor Awards for Washington Architecture is AIA Seattle’s annual marquee program, drawing hundreds of attendees to a lecture-style event of unique rigor and breadth. This nationally-recognized program provides an important opportunity for the design community to share and celebrate its achievements with the community at-large. We look forward to celebrating 75 years of awards!

What opportunities, challenges, and factors are at play when planning and designing healthcare delivery facilities in the rural environment today?

Join the Architecture for Health Committee (AHC) for the annual AHC Fall Conference in person in Portland, Oregon, exploring a myriad of design hurdles and considerations to make when planning significant new facilities in rural areas. 8:30am – 3:30pm, 6 LU/HSWs. Full details here.

SIAF’s Designing Across Cultures | Oct 15

JE:DI In Real Life Session 4 | October 24

Mass Timber + DRT + CAE Milgard Hall Tour | November 1

YAF + WiD’s Happy Hour | November 14

Look to our events calendar for committee meetings and other upcoming events.

Interested in supporting the future of AIA Seattle’s Member Committees? 

The Member Engagement Steering Committee is looking for a few new members to join. This steering committee provides support for our chapter’s member committees, developing tools and structures that foster engagement, professional growth, and connection among members. More info here and nominate yourself or others here.

AIA Seattle is seeking a part-time Advocacy Manager to support the professional practice of architecture and the built environment.

We are looking for an independent, motivated, and passionate leader who will work with senior staff and members to identify and develop consensus on specific policy issues of importance to AIA and organize direct action and communication about those issues. Sound like you or someone you know? Full details found here.

This Month in Advocacy: Advocacy happy hour; hiring an advocacy manager; updates on HB 1337, I-2117, and Lid I-5.

AIA Seattle’s Public Policy Board (PPB) is seeking members to serve who will bring their experience, expertise, and 10-county membership perspective to the steering committee. Nominate yourself or others here.

AIA Seattle offers on-demand learning opportunities to expand the impact and accessibility of our programs. We encourage our members to take advantage of quality on-demand learning through our partnership with aecKnowledge, AIAU, and other chapters’ programming such as this year’s Housing Forum, Housing: A Stage For Life. Learn more about this and other on-demand opportunities here. And check out all of the major in-person, virtual continuing education programs and events we have on the schedule this year.

AIA Northwest Washington (NWW) serves our members in North Puget Sound, supporting and promoting the design profession through educational programs and other activities. Check here for their latest updates.

AIA Seattle believes our world needs the visionary and integrative thinking of architects and designers, and that design solutions can positively impact our communities. Guided by our values of excellence, advocacy, integrity, equity, stewardship, and collaboration, we prepare our profession to lead, and deploy design to make a difference, so that we are all able to do our best work in a culture of design that fosters equitable, resilient, thriving communities. Read about the planning process, member feedback and our mission, vision, values in our strategic plan.