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2024 Honor Awards | Submittals FAQs

Visit the 2024 Honor Awards page and download the 2024 Call for Submissions + Guidelines for details about requirements, submission categories, and submitter eligibility. If you still have questions, we hope this FAQ page will help! The final submission deadline is

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2024 Honor Awards

    LIVE EVENT ON NOVEMBER 4 AT TOWN HALL SEATTLE The Honor Awards for Washington Architecture is AIA Seattle’s annual marquee program, drawing hundreds of attendees to a lecture-style event of unique rigor and breadth. This nationally-recognized program provides an

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Register Now for Our Upcoming Code Mode Seminars

Join us for four upcoming seminars to learn from Code experts.  Seminar 1 | Code Mode | Code Flexibility (Alternative Code Approaches) March 19-20, 2024 // ONLINE // 12:00PM – 2:00PM PT on both days // Class Credit: 4 LU/HSW

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Register Now for Our Upcoming Code Dependent Seminars

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

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2019 SIAF + DRT Social Hour

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

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AIA Seattle 2017 Annual Report

2017 was a year of growth for AIA Seattle, and for the city we call home. Our activities flourished as our members played an active role in conversations that are shaping our region. Advocacy was a major focus for the

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2018 Happy Hour Series

YAF WID Happy Hour series

The AIA Seattle Happy Hour Series is a monthly gathering presented by the Young Architects Forum and Women in Design committees to encourage connections within the Seattle design community. This year’s happy hours will explore the social, environmental, and cultural responsibilities of design. JOIN US EVERY

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Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on Homelessness

AIA Seattle’s public policy advocacy efforts span all aspects of a well-designed, livable city. Our concept of a livable city includes one where everyone has a home. AIA Seattle’s Public Policy Board has been exploring issues related to homelessness and

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AIA Seattle 2016 Annual Report

When the Center opened in early 2016, we hoped to create a place of engagement, learning and influence, where members and the public would come together around the idea that “Design Matters”. In its first few months, the Center has

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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Why Initiative-123 Doesn’t Add Up

AIA Seattle is Opposing Seattle Initiative 123 to Protect Seattle’s Central Waterfront Read more

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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2015 Honor Awards Winners

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 with AIA Seattle

Louisa Gaylord shares insights from the 2014-2015 Getting to Zero series. Read more

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AIA Seattle announces 2015 Travel Scholarship Recipient

Congratulations to Garrett Reynolds, AIA, the 2015 recipient of AIA Seattle’s Emerging Professionals Travel Scholarship, for his proposal, “Living Small – A Study of Innovative Concepts in High Density, Micro-Housing.” Read more

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2014 Honor Awards Winners

AIA Seattle hosted the 2014 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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