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.

Join NWW for an End-of-Year Party followed by Sustainable Connections Green Building Slam | December 6

And congratulations to all the 2019 NWW Design Awards winners! 

Also join these committees for their upcoming events:

and YAF + WiD’s Happy Hour | December 12

AIA Seattle is proud to announce that we have partnered with the Master Builders Association Health Trust to provide our Firm Network Partners, Corporate Allied Partners and Small Business Allied Members an affordable group health insurance option. Questions about if the  is right for your firm and employees? Join us on for happy hour on December 11 to meet with an administrator from Capitol Benefit Services and learn more about the program. Registration and details about the event are here.

Seattle Dept. of Transportation Director Sam Zimbabwe will join us for a discussion of his first year in Seattle, a look at his priorities for 2020, and his thoughts on AIA Seattle priorities including reducing SOV trips through the city, improving bike and pedestrian access, and equitably increasing transit options. Bring your questions! More info and RSVP here.

Big Mouth House & National Nordic Museum (pictured) took the top Awards of Honors. Check out the full list of winners.  Thanks to all that submitted your built, conceptual and research & innovation projects – and for continuing the conversation of design in our community!

Whether we like it or not, technology is deeply rooted in our everyday lives. As emerging technologies continue to evolve, and our cities morph and adapt, the relationship between technology and our urban environments grows more complex. Balancing Act: Urbanism & Emerging Technologies explores the notion of balance by posing a series of questions about how we can focus emerging technologies towards the human experience and develop best urban practices to make our cities more livable, equitable, and sustainable.

This month in state and local advocacy: AIA works on the state’s implementation process for the new energy performance standard for commercial buildings; the Seattle City Council closes out the budget and other last minute items prior to the new council taking office in January; AIA Washington Council’s state legislative agenda is set in advance of the 2020 session’s January kick-off; and more! Read the full November Advocacy Update here.

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 and stewardship, 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 the fosters equitable, resilient, thriving communities. Read about the planning process, member feedback and our mission, vision, values in our new strategic plan.