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January 2024
AIA Seattle Parti
Come celebrate our amazing members! Each year, AIA Seattle celebrates leadership and achievement in design and the built environment through its honors program, which recognizes individual leadership and achievement in design and the built environment at the local and national levels. Read more
Committee Meeting: Urban Design Forum
Join AIA Seattle’s Urban Design Forum for its monthly meeting, taking place every fourth Wednesday at 12pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, including AIA members and non-members. Read more
CAE: UW Population Health Building and Health Sciences Education Building (HSEB) Tour
Join us for a guided tour of two outstanding educational facilities on the University of Washington Campus; the new Health Sciences Educational Building and the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health. Read more
DRT+SIAF+NOMA NW I Social Hour at Bassetti Architects on 1/24/24
Please join Seattle International Architecture Forum, Diversity Roundtable, and NOMA | nw for in-person happy hour Social at Bassetti Architects! This event will explore how firms are pursuing 2023 AIA Seattle Mission, Vision, Imperatives and Annual Priorities. Come to meet your fellow committee members and build new connections. Snacks and drinks will be provided. Read more
Committee Meeting: Women in Design
The Women in Design Committee meets on the fourth Thursday of every month at 12pm. Every other month, we will have a discussion topic. AIA Seattle members, allied members and sponsors are encouraged to join as well as other professionals in the design community. Read more
February 2024
SPARC: Affordable, Passive House, Multifamily Project Tour
Dan Whitmore will be holding tours of the Passive House Apartment Building; a 12-unit, 3-story, single-stair, multi-family project in southeast Seattle. The project is pursuing PHIUS and Energy Star certification, and using that as the path for energy code compliance. It will also use several advanced mechanical systems, including CO2-based heat pumps. Additionally, it is going beyond Seattle’s mandated number of affordable units as its investors are accepting reduced profits in order to provide more quality, stable, neighborhood housing. WHEN:…
Committee Meeting: Asian American Designers Union
Join AIA Seattle’s Asian American Designers Union for their monthly meeting, taking place every first Monday at 12pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, members and non-members alike. Read more
Committee Meeting: Adaptation & Resilience Committee
Join AIA Seattle’s Adaptation & Resilience Committee for their monthly meeting, taking place on the first Tuesday of every month at 12pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, members and non-members. Read more
Committee Meeting: Diversity Roundtable
Join AIA Seattle’s Diversity Roundtable for its monthly meeting, every first Tuesday at 5pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, members and non-members alike. Read more
Committee Meeting: Committee on Architecture for Education
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on Architecture for Education for their monthly meeting, taking place each first Wednesday at 4:30pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, members and non-members alike. Read more
Mass Timber Committee – 35 Stone – Construction Tour
Space is limited and a waitlist will be created for future tour opportunities. Please email azink@millerhull.com to be added to the waitlist. Registration for this program has been closed. Project Description: Telling a timber story of sustainability, 35 Stone celebrates Seattle’s origins with its mass timber framework and an industrial inspired form. The neighborhood-focused workplace and retail experience anchors the corner of evolution Projects Campus Seattle and will be a showcase for Seattle’s Living Building Pilot Program. The building leverages…
Committee Meeting: Committee on Homelessness
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on Homelessness for its monthly check-in every second Tuesday at 12pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, members and non-members alike. Read more
CANCELED: Committee Meeting: Mass Timber
Join AIA Seattle’s Mass Timber committee for its monthly meeting, taking place every second Tuesday at 4pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, including members and non-members. Read more
Committee Meeting: Small Practice and Residential Committee
Join AIA Seattle’s Small Practice & Residential Committee for its monthly meeting, taking place every third Thursday at 12pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, including members and non-members. Read more
Committee Meeting: Committee on the Environment
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on the Environment for its monthly meeting occurring every third Tuesday at 12pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, members and non-members alike. Read more
YAF: Construction Tour: First Light
Join the Young Architects Forum for a construction tour of the First Light, First Light is a 47 stories multi-faceted mixed-use project in downtown Seattle. Read more
Committee Meeting: Seattle International Architecture Forum
Join AIA Seattle’s Seattle International Architecture Forum for its monthly meeting, taking place every third Wednesday at 5:15pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, including AIA members and non-members. Read more
Committee Meeting: Women in Design
The Women in Design Committee meets on the fourth Thursday of every month at 12pm. Every other month, we will have a discussion topic. AIA Seattle members, allied members and sponsors are encouraged to join as well as other professionals in the design community. Read more
Committee Meeting: Young Architects Forum
Join AIA Seattle’s Young Architects Forum for its monthly meeting, taking place every fourth Tuesday at 5pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, including AIA members and non-members. Read more
Committee Meeting: Urban Design Forum
Join AIA Seattle’s Urban Design Forum for its monthly meeting, taking place every fourth Wednesday at 12pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, including AIA members and non-members. Read more
2024 Path to Fellowship
Are you a seasoned professional who is considering applying for AIA Fellowship? Or are you an emerging professional who’s curious about steps you can take now to make a future application more competitive? Join a panel of local FAIAs to learn more about the College of Fellows eligibility and submittal process, our chapter’s coaching and nomination of candidates, and tricks and tools you can employ now to tell your own professional story. Read more
March 2024
Committee Meeting: Asian American Designers Union
Join AIA Seattle’s Asian American Designers Union for their monthly meeting, taking place every first Monday at 12pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, members and non-members alike. Read more
2024 Safety Assessment Program: WAsafe Building Safety Evaluator
The AIA Seattle Adaptation & Resilience Committee is hosting an online, eight-hour training (split into two half-days) on post-disaster building safety evaluation procedures and WAsafe, Washington State’s program for post-disaster volunteer responders. This program is a must for engineers, architects & building officials committed to using their unique professional skills to assist following a catastrophic event. Read more
CANCELED: Committee Meeting: Adaptation & Resilience Committee
Join AIA Seattle’s Adaptation & Resilience Committee for their monthly meeting, taking place on the first Tuesday of every month at 12pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, members and non-members. Read more
Committee Meeting: Diversity Roundtable (Hybrid at La Union Studio)
Join AIA Seattle’s Diversity Roundtable for its monthly meeting, every first Tuesday at 5pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, members and non-members alike. Read more
Committee Meeting: Committee on Architecture for Education
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on Architecture for Education for their monthly meeting, taking place each first Wednesday at 4:30pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, members and non-members alike. Read more
Committee Meeting: Committee on Homelessness
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on Homelessness for its monthly check-in every second Tuesday at 12pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, members and non-members alike. Read more
CANCELED: Committee Meeting: Mass Timber
Join AIA Seattle’s Mass Timber committee for its monthly meeting, taking place every second Tuesday at 4pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, including members and non-members. Read more
Mass Timber Committee – 35 Stone – Construction Tour #2 (Day Two)
Join the Mass Timber Committee for a construction tour of 35 Stone. The design team will guide a tour through the active construction site to discuss the design process, outcomes and highlight key considerations for building with mass timber. Afterwards we will head to Pacific Inn Pub to continue the mass timber discussion. Read more
Committee Meeting: Committee on the Environment
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on the Environment for its monthly meeting occurring every third Tuesday at 12pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, members and non-members alike. Read more
Code Mode | Code Flexibility (Alternative Code Approaches)
Join us for an insightful seminar on the International Building Code and Fire Code, delving into innovative solutions for scenarios not explicitly covered by the codes or situations where strict compliance is challenging. Our experts will guide you through the avenues available, such as code modifications, alternative materials and methods, and the use of engineering reports or judgements. Read more
Committee Meeting: Seattle International Architecture Forum
Join AIA Seattle’s Seattle International Architecture Forum for its monthly meeting, taking place every third Wednesday at 5:15pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, including AIA members and non-members. Read more
Committee Meeting: Small Practice and Residential Committee
Join AIA Seattle’s Small Practice & Residential Committee for its monthly meeting, taking place every third Thursday at 12pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, including members and non-members. Read more
Committee Meeting: Young Architects Forum
Join AIA Seattle’s Young Architects Forum for its monthly meeting, taking place every fourth Tuesday at 5pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, including AIA members and non-members. Read more
Mass Timber Committee Mix and Mingle Portland
Committee members that are in Portland for the Annual Mass Timber Conference are invited to join us for free drinks, pizza and networking at Upright Brewing. The event is sponsored by Pliteq. Read more
Committee Meeting: Urban Design Forum
Join AIA Seattle’s Urban Design Forum for its monthly meeting, taking place every fourth Wednesday at 12pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, including AIA members and non-members. Read more