Events & Opportunities
Welcome to our monthly roundup of upcoming events and opportunities presented by AIA Seattle committees, partner organizations, AIA National, and more.
Here you’ll find educational events, involvement opportunities, and programs tailored to our Washington design community.
March 2026
To browse and register for events that are further out, see our full events calendar.
Space.City Presents Book Launch and Salon: updn: 88 Spins with Bill Pechet
Wednesday, March 11 | 5:30-7:30pm at The Shop
Join Space.City for an evening of conversation between Leslie Van Duzer and Bill Pechet, author and the subject of the new monograph: updn: 88 Spins with Bill Pechet, moderated by former CBC radio host and author, Bill Richardson. Books for sale and signing courtesy of Peter Miller Architecture Design Books and Supplies.
Call for Fellowship Nominations
Nominate by Friday, March 13
Fellowship is one of the highest national honors the AIA can bestow upon a member. AIA Seattle nominates and supports local members who are submitting for the College of Fellows through the Fellows & Honors Committee.
WAsafe Building Safety Evaluations (ATC 20/25 Plus)
Monday, March 16 | 8:30am-4:30pm in Lynnwood
This course covers the basics of building safety evaluations for a variety of hazards, based on building safety evaluation programs for earthquakes, windstorms, and floods (ATC-20 & ATC-45), using examples from real events. The class also covers response to landslides, fires, and other hazards.
0.7 ICC CEUs
YAF Licensing Workshops – Code 101 (Part 1)
Wednesday, March 18 | 5:30-6:30pm, online
This virtual workshop will be a 2 part-series dive into building code basics. If you’re wanting to brush up on codes for your licensing exams or general knowledge, these sessions are for you! Sessions will be one hour long, approximately 45 minutes of presentation with 15 minutes for questions and follow up.
2026 Spatial Justice Program
Begins Thursday, March 19
Presented by the Center for Transformative Urban Design with AIA Minnesota, the 2026 Spatial Justice Program is an expanded program of three separate cohorts in Minneapolis, Portland and Seattle. In this program, participants will learn the critical theory behind spatial justice from Edward W. Soja to contemporary design practitioners Teddy Cruz and Danna Cuff.
2026 Code Series | Accessibility Matters
March 23 | 12:30-6pm at the National Nordic Museum
Accessibility Matters explores the essential role of accessibility in shaping the built environment and how design professionals can create spaces that are inclusive, compliant, and future-ready.
4 LU|HSW
Building with Bio-Based Materials
Wednesday, March 25 | 6:30-8:30pm
Join Northwest EcoBuilding Guild to hear from bio-based building practitioners for an in-depth conversation on high-performance bio-based construction. They’ll explore time-tested materials like hemp, lime, straw, and earth—and how these systems can be thoughtfully integrated, refined, and scaled to meet modern performance standards and industrial demands.
Call for Projects: SPARC Methow Valley Tour
Submit by Tuesday, March 31
Submit projects for SPARC’s Methow Valley Tour on May 15-16! If you have projects to share with colleagues next spring, get in touch with Carrie Anderson or Tom Lawrence.
International Mass Timber Conference
March 31-April 2 | Portland, OR
Co-produced by WoodWorks and Trifecta Collective, the International Mass Timber Conference is the world’s largest gathering of mass timber professionals – bringing together leaders in design, engineering, construction, development, and manufacturing.
New Architecture and Design Competitions List from Archinect
If you’re in search of new, exciting architecture and design competitions, take a look at the latest curated picks. Featured are four briefs seeking excellence in transportation and infrastructure design, student-led proposals that reimagine Melbourne’s Victoria Harbour, exceptional design in all forms and architectural photography, and forward-thinking concepts repurposing abandoned structures.
April 2026
Mass Timber Happy Hour: International Mass Timber Conference
Wednesday, April 1 | 6-8pm in Portland
Join the AIA Seattle Mass Timber Committee for their annual happy hour at the International Mass Timber Conference in Portland! Enjoy drinks at Lil Spirit.
ATC 20/25 Training – ATC-20 Post-earthquake Safety Evaluation of Buildings
Friday, April 3 | 8am-4pm in Bremerton
The ATC-20 documents are written for use by qualified professionals who would be required to make on-the-spot evaluations and decisions regarding continued use and occupancy of damaged buildings
Mass Timber + COTE: Maritime Innovation Center at Fisherman’s Terminal Construction Tour
Tuesday, April 7 | 4-5pm
A construction tour of Fisherman’s Terminal with Miller Hull, FORMA, PND, and Greenbush. The Maritime Innovation Center is an adaptive reuse of the terminal’s oldest remaining structure. In alignment with the Port’s mission to become the greenest and most energy efficient Port in North America, the building is seeking full Living Building Challenge certification. An informal happy hour at Figurehead Brewery will follow the tour.
AIA Architecture Week 2026
April 12-18
Architecture Week celebrates the profession of architecture and invites everyone—especially K-12 students—to explore architecture and design. Join AIA National for virtual read-aloud sessions.
Living Future 2026
April 14-17
Living Future 2026 convenes architects and design leaders advancing regenerative, climate-responsive practice shaping the future of the built environment.
AIA Seattle members receive $200 off registration. Use code AIASeattle200.
LU|HSW offered, credits vary by session
YAF Licensing Workshop – April
Wednesday, April 15 | 5:30-7:30 at Olson Kundig
Join YAF to review exam content and practice questions for Programming and Analysis, Project Planning and Design, and Project Development and Documentation. This will be a hands-on session with food and drink provided, please come prepared to engage with the material and other ARE candidates!
2026 AIA Future Forward Grant
Apply by April 17
The Future Forward Grant is a project presented by the Large Firm Roundtable (LFRT) and the AIA Young Architects Forum (YAF). This grant supports students, emerging professionals, and early career architects in the testing of new ideas that disrupt the traditional conception of practice, process, and product in the field of architecture. This grant seeks to fund untested ideas and advance exploration, innovation, and disruption in the architecture profession. Attend the Interest Call on March 20 – register now.
COTE | 2026 Sustainability Slam
Tuesday, April 21 | 5-7pm
COTE’s annual Sustainability Slam is back! Join the committee at Mithun’s Seattle office for a fun evening of PechaKucha style presentations, networking, and refreshments with Seattle’s sustainable design community. If you have a sustainability focused project, topic, or idea that you’d like to present this year please fill out the Google Poll here.
Sustainability Innovations Summit
Thursday, April 23 | 10am-3pm at Pacific Tower Panoramic Room
Presented by the Housing Development Consortium (HDC), this program focuses on sustainability opportunities for Affordable Housing, featuring new construction and retrofitting opportunities, experiences and learnings, along with what market-leaders see on the horizon.
AIA Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) Spring Conference 2026
April 28-May 1 | The Alexis Royal Sonesta Hotel Seattle
Join the AIA Committee on Architecture for Education for their 2026 Conference, hosted in Seattle this year. This year’s program explores Designing Belonging: Reciprocity, Resilience, and Regeneration. Join for a curated bus tour program guided by architects, educators, clients, and community partners, highlights outstanding projects across the continuum of learning and offers direct and place-based insight into how Seattle’s design community is advancing equity, belonging, and sustainability in AIA award-winning work.
NCARB Year in Review: FY25 Annual Report
NCARB’s FY25 Annual Report is now available, highlighting new Competency Standards, an improved licensing requirement tool, and other priority updates from the year.
In the Community
LEED Green Associate Certification: 2026 Workshops
Live webinars on March 14 + April 11 | On-demand recordings available
Start your year off strong by becoming a LEED Green Associate professional and show employers your certified knowledge in sustainability before May 2026, when the LEED exam is set to become more challenging. AIA Seattle members receive a $100 discount – use promo code ‘sust’
Confluence Seattle 2026
Thursday, April 2
Hosted by AVAIL, Confluence brings together design technology leaders from top architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms and product management leadership from key AEC technology companies. AIA Seattle members receive a special $50 discount – contact Claire Needs for the code.
Vision Awards
Wednesday, April 8 | 5:30-9pm at the Seattle Convention Center
2030 Districts is proud to join the Seattle & Bellevue 2030 District for their 2026 Vision Awards. The evening is a celebration of leadership in sustainability and climate action, bringing together 400+ leaders from across the built environment to recognize excellence in sustainability and climate action. Come celebrate the projects, partnerships, and people driving progress toward a more sustainable built environment.
2026 Canopy Awards
Thursday, April 9 | 6pm at the Georgetown Stables
The Trees and People Coalition invites you to the inaugural 2026 Canopy Awards. This program celebrates the work or architects, landscape designers, developers, urban planners, community organizations, and educators within the greater Seattle metropolitan area that thoughtfully integrate buildings within their existing site context and environmental conditions.
Living the Three Pillars of De-Stressing
Tuesday, April 14 | 12-1pm
Presented by SDA Pacific Northwest, this session explores practical habits to reduce chronic stress (and its real health costs).
2026 AIA National Photography Competition
Submit by Wednesday, April 15
Entries now open for AIA St. Louis’s national photography competition, founded to capture the talents of architects, design professionals, and architectural students.
Watch “Dark and Tender”
Shot on Whidbey Island and The Big Island of Hawai’i, short films by The Chronically UnderTouched (CUT). Project available to stream or screen.
Regenerative Design Masterclass
Presented by GBES, discover how regenerative design surpasses traditional sustainability practices, enabling you to develop resilient, self-sustaining projects in harmony with the natural world. This course is perfect for architects, designers, and sustainability professionals looking to lead the way in innovative, impactful design.
15 LU|HSW + LEED CE
LEED Green Associate (GA) Training
On-Demand
A virtual training program for those seeking to become a LEED Green Associate. AIA Seattle members qualify for $100 discount, please email Claire Needs for the discount code.
Night Chapel
An installation made from CLT by Michael Bennett / Studio Kër, on-view at the Northwest African American Museum. Read more in The Seattle Times article.
