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Advocacy Update – March 2019 Thursday, March 21, 2019 in For the Profession, For the Public, Home Page, Public Policy Board, Uncategorized Comments Off

FEDERAL NEWS AIA Grassroots An AIA Seattle contingent attended AIA’s Grassroots conference in Washington, D.C. this month and participated in Hill Day, where AIA members from across the nation head to Capitol Hill to meet with their legislators. AIA Seattle Board members Alissa Rupp FAIA and Margaret Knight AIA attended along with staff members Lisa […]

International Women’s Day 2019 Friday, March 8, 2019 in Home Page Comments Off

According to data from NCARB, women and men have been graduating with architectural degrees in roughly equal numbers for the last twenty years and yet, as of 2017, only 19% of licensed architects are women. Fewer than 1% of respondents to the 2018 Equity in Architecture survey identified as non-binary. In principle and in practice, […]

Register Now for Our Upcoming Code Dependent Seminars Friday, March 1, 2019 in Allied Professionals, Architects, Associates, For the Profession, Home Page, Member Firms, Recent Graduates, Sponsors, Students Comments Off

Join us for four upcoming sessions to learn from Code experts. All sessions will be held at Seattle City Hall, Bertha Knight Landes Room | 600 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98104 Session 1 | URM What? Unreinforced Masonry Buildings In Seattle April 15, 2019 | 12:00PM – 4:30PM // Class Credit: 4 LUs|HSW Session 2 | […]

AIA Seattle Announces 2019 Fellows Thursday, February 28, 2019 in For the Profession, Home Page Comments Off

Ruth Baleiko FAIA has over 20 years of experience in creating spaces that change the way people interact. By embracing a variety of typologies within a singular project, she has expanded the way architects design learning, teaching, and working spaces. Her expertise in translating a client’s vision into iconic form and expression has enabled her […]

Advocacy Update – February 2019 Wednesday, February 20, 2019 in For the Profession, For the Public, Home Page, Public Policy Board Comments Off

FEDERAL NEWS Virtual Capitol Hill Day AIA members not attending AIA National’s Grassroots conference in DC next month are invited to participate in a Virtual Capitol Hill Day instead. On March 6, AIA members will be able to use this portal to communicate with your federal lawmakers on the priority requests identified by AIA National: […]

Celebrating Black History Month Tuesday, February 12, 2019 in Uncategorized Comments Off

February is Black History Month and this year’s theme, Black Migrations, emphasizes the movement of people of African descent to new destinations and subsequently to new social realities. This vision is especially relevant to the architectural profession, where people of color account for approximately 22% of the profession, with less than 10% identifying as Black, […]

2019 SIAF + DRT Social Hour Monday, February 11, 2019 in Allied Professionals, Architects, Associates, For the Public, Member Firms, Recent Graduates, Sponsors, Students Comments Off

The AIA Seattle Social Hour Series is a bimonthly gathering presented by the Seattle International Architecture Forum and Diversity Roundtable committees to encourage connections amongst diverse practitioners within the Seattle design community. Please join us for an opportunity to engage in discussions of diverse ideas in architecture and connect with a community of architects from many different […]

Advocacy Update – January 2019 Wednesday, January 16, 2019 in For the Profession, For the Public, Home Page Comments Off

STATE NEWS 2019 Legislative Session The 2019 state legislative session began this week in Olympia and will run through April 28. AIA Washington Council is already participating in hearings on bills related to the Governor’s clean buildings climate package and an effort to increase the B&O tax on a limited number of service providers, including […]

WID + DRT: Conversations Towards An Equitable Practice Saturday, December 22, 2018 in Allied Professionals, Architects, Associates, For the Profession, For the Public Comments Off

Despite increasing diversity in students and young professionals entering the field, architecture remains a remarkably homogeneous profession. The retention statistics are alarming. We are losing potential talent and important perspectives. How can we help retain more diverse voices in our profession? As practitioners, what can we do? Using topics and resources from the just-released AIA […]

Recipients Announced for 2019 AIA Northwest Washington Section Scholarship Fund Friday, December 21, 2018 in For the Public, Students Comments Off

The Northwest Washington Section Scholarship Fund has awarded three scholarships totally $4500 to local residents pursuing Architectural education. 2018-2019 Recipients: Truman Hood is from Langley, Washington and currently a senior at Washington State University working towards his Architecture BS degree with plans to earn his Masters of Architecture degree. Truman received a scholarship of $2000. […]

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