The past month has been an active one for advocacy on the built environment, at every level, from city to state to federal. As always, AIA advocacy is led by our members’ interests, and enhanced by the expertise and engagement…
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Smarter Buildings: At the Intersection of Architecture, Design, and Technology
Smarter Buildings explores advancements in the field of building technology through case studies of the world’s smartest buildings. As this year’s recipient of AIA Seattle Emerging Professionals Scholarship, architect Derik Eckhardt traveled to Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Boston, Copenhagen, Dubai, London, Portland and…
AIA Seattle Announces 2017 Fellows
The 2017 Jury of Fellows from the American Institute of Architects elevated four AIA Seattle members to its prestigious College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who have made significant national contributions to the profession. Read more
Medical Design Forum: Balancing Costs & Quality in an Evolving Landscape
This two-day forum, February 9-10, explores how tightening budgets impact healthcare providers and their capital projects and includes multi-disciplined expert panel discussions, an expo with demonstrations of emerging prefabrication and modeling technologies, and a tour of an award-winning, adaptive reuse project – Seattle Children’s South Clinic in Federal Way. Read more
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HALA: What’s Happening Now
The Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) is a set of 65 recommendations issued by the 28 member HALA Advisory Committee to address Seattle’s housing affordability crisis. Read more
2019 Happy Hour Series
Attend the AIA Seattle Happy Hour Series for the chance to grab a drink, socialize with peers, and hear from designers at the host firms. Read more
Building Transparency: Straight Talk in the A/E/C Community
How do traditional barriers and myths stop project teams from delivering better projects and excelling in Seattle’s busy market? During this full-day forum, AIA Seattle hopes to pull back the curtain on the unique perspectives, internal pressures, and decision-making frameworks of building professionals, their clients and their partners. Read more
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By December 22: Please Vote on AIA Seattle Proposed By-Laws Amendment
We propose this by-laws amendment to create a new position on our Board of Directors to represent the Northwest Washington section of AIA Seattle. Please vote today! Read more
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Carbon Pricing Discussions in Olympia
As you know, AIA Seattle endorsed Initiative 732 on the November 2016 ballot, which would have established a carbon tax in the state. While that initiative failed with 41% of voters approving, it has spurred a state-wide conversation about carbon…
AIA Seattle Members Have Been Heard
Dear AIA Seattle Members, I wrote you on Friday to share our chapter’s renewed commitment to our core principles of equity, diversity and sustainability, in light of the significant political changes underway in our country. Since sending that message, I…
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YAF NOVEMBER MONTHLY MEETING – 2016 AIA WA Advocacy Summit
CHANGE OF DATE: YAF MEETING IS PUSHED TO NOV 17TH DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS! Join us for our monthly meetings set the fourth Thursday of every month at 4:30pm at the AIA Seattle office. AIA Seattle members, allied members, and…
YAF OCTOBER MONTHLY MEETING – ARE 5.0 Transition
Join us for our monthly meetings set the fourth Thursday of every month at 4:30pm at the AIA Seattle office. AIA Seattle members, allied members, and sponsors are encouraged to join, as well as professionals in the design community.…
Materials Matter
Materials Matter is a five-session series delivering comprehensive, high-level knowledge and strategies for assessing and selecting healthy, sustainable materials. Read more
Thank You to Departing Board and Committee Chairs!
It is through these folks that we have successfully engaged our community of architects and other design related professionals in meaningful conversations and elevated the value and quality of design in Seattle. A tremendous thank you for all the time…
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Advocacy Update: AIA Endorsement of I-732, Action on Transit, Living Buildings, and More
Why AIA Seattle Endorses Initiative 732 The AIA Seattle Board of Directors has voted to endorse Washington Initiative 732, a plan to tax carbon emissions at their source over the next 40 years. We encourage AIA Seattle members to vote…
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State Repositioning Results in Lower Dues and Enhanced Advocacy
AIA members in the state of Washington will soon start seeing big changes, a result of more than a year of hard work by volunteer leaders across the state. These changes will directly benefit members in Seattle, and launch a new era for AIA in Washington State. Read more
Honor Awards 2016
Your viewpoint is more important than the photograph. Show us your thinking. Show us what is behind the marketing image; reveal the relationships and ideas that inform your design. Read more
Seattle Design Festival
Seattle Design Festival connects designers, community members and civic leaders to explore the ways design improves our city and our lives – and was August 17-22, 2024 Read more
Volunteer & Committee Awards
AIA Seattle recognizes our hardworking and dedicated volunteers through a set of awards, the Volunteer Award and Committee Award, to acknowledge individuals and committees who demonstrate a high level of leadership, involvement and outstanding contribution to the organization. Read more
Why Initiative-123 Doesn’t Add Up
AIA Seattle is Opposing Seattle Initiative 123 to Protect Seattle’s Central Waterfront Read more
AIA Seattle 2015 Annual Report
Our biggest news in 2015 was the development of the new Center for Architecture & Design. Many dedicated donors, volunteers and staff created the Center to give architects and designers a new platform from which to share the value and relevance of design. The incredible growth of…
Action on Local Advocacy Issues
Supporting Design Review Reform Architects know that Seattle’s existing design review process needs to be improved in order to achieve better design outcomes for our city. In 2014, AIA Seattle advocated for an independent task force to review the current…
Living Small: Ideas for Living in the City
April 21 – June 25 // TUES-FRI 10am-6pm + SAT 1-5pm See photos here from Trevor Dykstra from our Opening Reception! Free Admission As Seattle grows, how can housing design keep pace with the evolving ways we are living in…
AIA Seattle announces 2016 Honorees
Honorees are nominated by their peers and selected by the Fellows & Honors committee each spring. AIA Seattle is delighted to recognize these recipients for their exceptional contributions to the profession and our community. Please join us in congratulating the…
2016-2017 Board of Directors
Congratulations to these nine accomplished AIA Seattle members and allied professionals who have been elected to return or fill open seats on the Board of Directors for the term beginning September 1, 2016. Read more
2016 Honors Dinner
Please join us for an evening reception on Saturday, June 4 to celebrate the 2016 AIA Seattle honorees for championing outstanding design in our city and region. Each year, AIA Seattle recognizes leadership and achievement in design and the built…
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Special thanks to our 2016 Medical Design Forum sponsors!
Our 2016 Medical Design Forum sponsors helped make this program a great success! Read more
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AIA Seattle Announces 2016 Fellows
The 2016 Jury of Fellows from the American Institute of Architects elevated four AIA Seattle members to its prestigious College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who have made significant national contributions to the profession. Read more
AIA Seattle Announces 2016 Travel Scholarship Recipient
Derik Eckhardt, AIA, is the 2016 recipient of AIA Seattle’s Emerging Professionals Travel Scholarship, for his proposal, “Smart Buildings – How Do Emerging Technologies Make our Buildings More Intelligent?” Read more
Last Call to register for the 2016 Medical Design Forum: Urban Renewal + Integration
This year’s Medical Design Forum will cover a broad array of topics in healthcare design and explore their impact on communities, especially through the urban lens. Read more
AIA Seattle opens new Center for Architecture & Design!
The Center for Architecture & Design — our new home and Seattle’s design hub — is open! Save the date for our Grand Opening celebration on March 5! Read more
2015 Honor Awards Winners
AIA Seattle hosted the 2015 Honor Awards for Washington Architecture to celebrate excellence in design. The award-winning projects, announced at a packed event at Benaroya Hall, serve as powerful demonstrations of the outstanding caliber of design that is consistently produced by Washington-based architects and designers. Read more
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Honor Awards 2015
The 2015 Honor Awards for Washington Architecture recognizes the diverse perspectives, scales and typologies that encompass architecture in Washington state. The body of work that this region contributes to a thriving local design dialogue has a far-reaching impact on the…
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Getting to Zero
The second season of Getting to Zero features four new sessions delving into the next targets of the 2030 challenge: 70% reduction and beyond. Read more
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Message from the Executive Director
Regular updates from Lisa Richmond, Executive Director of AIA Seattle + Design in Public. Read more
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