AIA Northwest Washington’s Steering Committee invites you to share your most dynamic, new work! Join us as we celebrate the best architectural designs available from the AIA members in Whatcom, Skagit, Island, and San Juan Counties for the Northwest Washington Design Awards. These projects represent the finest standards in sustainability, innovation, building performance, and overall […]
AIA Seattle Racial Justice Commitments Thursday, July 30, 2020 in Uncategorized Comments Off on AIA Seattle Racial Justice CommitmentsAs AIA Seattle reflects on our pursuit of racial justice, we are committing to a process of transparency in what measurable actions we are taking. As a member-led organization, we are establishing this evolving list for the sake of mutual accountability — so you may see what we are doing, and tell us where we should be […]
YAF + UDF Release Design Competition Monday, July 27, 2020 in Uncategorized Comments Off on YAF + UDF Release Design CompetitionThe Young Architects Forum and Urban Design Forum recently released a design competition that is live now! This competition seeks ideas and proposals for incrementally reshaping our region’s automobile-centric areas towards walking and transit. The competition is open to anyone from anywhere and we hope to showcase the work in a publication and open a […]
It’s About Time We House Everyone Monday, July 20, 2020 in Design In Public, For the Public Comments Off on It’s About Time We House EveryoneSeattle needs more homes, of all shapes and sizes, for more of our neighbors. AIA Seattle is working to shape policies that rethink the city’s majority single-family zoned areas, which have often restricted access for communities of color, renters, low-income residents, and others these zones were created in the 1950s. We must provide more housing […]
Missing Middle Housing Reading List Monday, July 20, 2020 in Uncategorized Comments Off on Missing Middle Housing Reading ListThe Housing Imperative Nine Totally Necessary Evolutionary Changes for Seattle’s Residential Neighborhoods The Urbanist 4.16.20 Cities turn to ‘missing middle’ housing to keep older millennials from leaving Washington Post 12.9.17 Bring Back Missing Middle Housing AARP 2019 History of Seattle Zoning: This Is How You Slow-Walk into a Housing Shortage Sightline 5.23.2018 Single Detached House […]
Advocacy Update – June 2020 Thursday, June 18, 2020 in Advocacy, Public Policy Board Comments Off on Advocacy Update – June 2020BLACK LIVES MATTER AIA Seattle joins powerful community voices raised to condemn the murder of George Floyd and the broader system of racism, violence, injustice, and inequity that it represents. In the coming weeks, you will hear more about our broader actions to incorporate anti-racism into our design work, our intercultural understanding, our community leadership, […]
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Diversity By Design Friday, June 5, 2020 in Uncategorized Comments Off on CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Diversity By DesignVisit the Diversity by Design website to see projects that have already been submitted. By continuing to promote and share the impact and experiences as underrepresented designers, Diversity Roundtable hopes to encourage not only youth but currently practicing professionals to see people who look like themselves in order to dismantle existing misconceptions about architecture. […]
AIA Seattle Statement on Racial Injustice Wednesday, June 3, 2020 in Uncategorized Comments Off on AIA Seattle Statement on Racial InjusticeDear AIA Seattle Members and Community At-Large, AIA Seattle joins powerful community voices raised to condemn the murder of George Floyd and the broader system of racism, violence, injustice and inequity that it represents. We see the sustained anguish of Black people in our profession and in our broader community. Black lives matter. We know there is hard work […]
Reopening the Workplace Resources Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in Uncategorized Comments Off on Reopening the Workplace ResourcesAs this public health crisis continues to evolve, we are committed to providing as many up to date resources as possible. Since many counties are being – or have been – approved for Governor Jay Inslee’s “Phase 2,” there is a growing need for guidance regarding how to prepare your workplace for re-opening. Below, we […]
2020 Northwest Washington Section Scholarship Wednesday, May 27, 2020 in Uncategorized Comments Off on 2020 Northwest Washington Section ScholarshipAIA Northwest Washington Section is proud to offer its annual scholarship fund, designed to encourage and assist local residents pursuing a degree in architecture. The scholarship is open to students (inclusive of those with immediately family) from Whatcom, Skagit, Island, and San Juan counties currently enrolled in an accredited school of architecture, regardless of location. […]
