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March 2025
2025 WAsafe Building Safety Evaluator Training
The AIA Seattle Adaptation & Resilience Committee is hosting an eight-hour, in-person training 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: 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
2025 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
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
CAE + DRT: Evolving Expectations: Strategies for Success in Diversifying Education Sector Procurement
Join us for an exciting virtual Zoom event! Public institutions are increasingly focusing on diverse participation from professional design firms, and this discussion will dive into the wide range of goals they’re aiming for. We’ll explore lessons learned in procurement, highlight key trends shaping the design industry, and uncover fresh opportunities for growth. Learn innovative approaches to boost your design profession, discover ways to enhance representation on your project teams, and stay up-to-date on what public clients are prioritizing. Read more
Committee Meeting: Committee on the Environment
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on the Environment (COTE) virtual monthly meetings every third Tuesday at 12:00pm. 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
Code Download | Understanding Unreinforced Masonry (URM): Navigating Codes, Regulations, Cost and Incentives
This is the first session in the 2025 Code Download Series presented by AIA Seattle’s Code Committee. More than one thousand Unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings in Seattle are vulnerable to damage or collapse during an earthquake if not seismically retrofitted. This two-part session will delve into the evolving landscape of URM seismic retrofit requirements, with a Seattle focus, covering the recent adoption Seattle’s code for recognition of URM retrofits, the new alternate method for retrofit, and updates to the city’s…
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 Happy Hour 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
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
April 2025
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: 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: 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: 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
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
CANCELED: Committee Meeting: Committee on the Environment
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on the Environment (COTE) virtual monthly meetings every third Tuesday at 12:00pm. Read more
COTE Sustainability Slam
Our focus is on sustainability in the built environment, but we embrace a broad scope in defining what that means. We want to learn from our community how we can meet the challenge of living responsibly in the 21st century and how we are moving the industry forward. This year’s event will be held at Miller Hull’s Seattle office. Please RSVP below if you’d like to attend in-person. This will be a hybrid event. No need to register if attending…
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
DRT|SIAF|NOMAnw Social Hour at Baylis
Join us for a happy hour with your fellow committee members and allied partners at the AIA Seattle Social Hour Series! Organized quarterly by the AIA Seattle Diversity Roundtable (DRT), the Seattle International Architecture Forum (SIAF), and NOMA|NW, this event is the perfect opportunity to build new connections and enjoy great company. The April Social Hour will be hosted by Baylis Architects in Bellevue. We’ll be diving into the theme of “the state of living” and exploring its impact on…
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
2025 AIA Seattle Parti
Each year, AIA Seattle celebrates leadership and achievement in design and the built environment at the local and national level through its member awards program, PARTI. Honorees are nominated by their peers and selected by the Fellows & Honors Committee each year to acknowledge excellence and strengthen ties between architects and the many professions that partner with them to make a difference through design. 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
Montlake Elementary “Sneak Peek” Tour
Join CAE, in partnership with A4LE, for a construction tour of the new Montlake Elementary Modernization and Addition project, designed by DLR Group and built by the GCCM, Skanska. Get a sneak peek inside the ongoing construction before the school is set to open for the Seattle Public Schools 2025-2026 school year. Read more
Committee Meeting: Women in Design | Get a Game Plan – 3 Steps to Design Your Winning Week (hosted by WILD)
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
CAE: Design For Early Learning Symposium
Join us as we celebrate the culmination of the Capital Readiness Pilot Project. We’ll hear from speakers in the fields of early education, architecture and design; tour the beautiful space at Charles Wright Academy; and explore together. Read more
May 2025
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 – Wildland-Urban Interface
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: 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: 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: Committee on Homelessness (IN-PERSON at Rolluda Architects)
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
SPARC | Validating your Pre-design: A Primer for Applying AI in Architecture
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
