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June 2022
NWW: WA State Building Code Means of Egress
Join AIA Seattle’s Northwest Washington Section for a half-day deep-dive into chapter 10 of the Washington State Building Code. Read more
YAF + WID: Happy Hour Series June 2022
Join AIA Seattle’s Women in Design and Young Architects Forum committees for return of their in-person, monthly happy hour series! Read more
CANCELLED – SPARC: Small Practice Design Lab – June 2022
**CANCELLED** Join AIA Seattle’s Small Practice & Residential Committee (SPARC) and Sole Practitioner’s Roundtable (SPRouT) for a new, monthly series of open critique sessions. Read more
Precedents & Possibilities Transforming Residential Practice
Across changing circumstances, residential design and practice is ever-evolving. What are the precedents shaping design decisions today? And what practices today might present new and innovative possibilities for the future? This year’s Housing Design Forum seeks to explore the inspiring work in this region spanning the past, present, and future of residential practice and transforming the way we design. Addressing the constraints and opportunities of designing in the Pacific Northwest, sessions will explore: designing for people and place; innovative modes…
A&R: Conversations Toward Resilience – Water + Resilience
Join AIA Seattle’s Adaptation & Resilience Committee for the latest edition of their Conversations Toward Resilience Series, focused on water. Read more
DRT + SAF: Creative Convergence – Solstice 2022
Join AIA Seattle’s Diversity Roundtable, Seattle Design Festival, and Seattle Architecture Foundation for a celebration of the Diversity by Design exhibit in concert with Diversity Roundtable’s annual Solstice celebration of the power of diversity in the architecture profession. Read more
WID + CODE: Breaking Down Bias – A Case Study in Delivering Universal Toileting
Join AIA Seattle’s Women In Design and Code committees for a discussion on universal toileting strategies – how to create inclusive restroom facilities for all. Read more
SPRouT: Summer Happy Hour 2022
Join AIA Seattle’s Sole Practitioners Roundtable (SPRouT) for a social hour to celebrate the summer. Read more
YAF – Coffee Talk – June 2022
Join AIA Seattle’s Young Architects Forum for the return of its Coffee Talks in 2022. This open-forum program offers young professionals the opportunity to share struggles and successes in firm culture, ARE prep, and more. Read more
July 2022
CANCELLED – Committee Meeting: Asian American Designers Union
**JULY MEETING IS CANCELLED** Join AIA Seattle’s Asian American Designers Union for their monthly meeting, taking place every first Friday at 12pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, members and non-members alike. Read more
CANCELLED – Committee Meeting: Diversity Roundtable
**CANCELLED** 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
2022 Small Firm Series: Session 1
Join us IN-PERSON at MG2 on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 for Session 1: Stabilize Your Small Firm with Strategic Business Planning of AIA Seattle’s 2022 Small Firm Series (4 AIA LU). Managing a growing design firm offers a variety of unique challenges and opportunities. An unpredictable business environment and a quickening pace of change requires firm owners to adapt, but how can firm owners proactively prepare for growth in uncertain times? We will demystify the business planning process. Each attendee will…
**CANCELLED** Committee Meeting: Committee on Homelessness
**JULY MEETING CANCELLED** 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
CANCELLED – Committee Meeting: Mass Timber
**JULY MEETING CANCELLED** 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
WID: Fritz Hedges Waterway Park Tour
Join AIA Seattle’s Women in Design committee for a look at a new waterfront park along the Portage Bay shoreline. Read more
WID + YAF: Happy Hour Series July 2022
Join AIA Seattle’s Women in Design and Young Architects Forum committees for return of their in-person, monthly happy hour series! Read more
**CANCELLED** Committee Meeting: Code
**JULY MEETING CANCELLED** Join AIA Seattle’s Code Committee for their monthly meeting, taking place the third Friday of every month at 11am. Open to architects and allied professionals, including members and non-members alike. Read more
YAF – Coffee Talk – July 2022
Join AIA Seattle’s Young Architects Forum for the return of its Coffee Talks in 2022. This open-forum program offers young professionals the opportunity to share struggles and successes in firm culture, ARE prep, and more. Read more
CANCELLED – Committee Meeting: Small Practice & Residential Committee
**July meeting is CANCELLED and replaced by a WEBINAR same date & time** 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
Mass Timber + SPARC: Mass Timber in Residential Design – A case study and panel discussion
Join AIA Seattle’s Mass Timber and Small Practice & Residential committees for a case study and panel discussion on this trendy construction material, featuring presentations from architects, engineers, and vendor partners. Read more
CANCELLED: Ask An Architect – July 2022
**CANCELLED** Dreaming about a home design project and not sure where to start? Wondering how to make the most of your budget? Curious about green design or how to plan for your family’s changing needs? Join two AIA architects to discuss your building project, no matter the stage. Read more
August 2022
2022 Honor Awards | Submissions Open
Expand conversations into action and design. On behalf of the Honor Awards Committee, we look forward to convening with a continued sense of urgency to undertake the intersectional wide-ranging issues we are facing, including a commitment to building more equitable and just futures. Amid complex, context-driven problems, we need interventions that challenge generic practices and deconstruct unjust and environmentally-harmful systems. We believe architects play important roles in embracing processes of critical reflexivity to foster communities of care. You play a…
YAF: Belltown Adaptive Reuse Tour
Join AIA Seattle’s Young Architects Forum for an in-person tour of a new adaptive reuse project in Belltown, featuring retail and office uses. Read more
DATE CHANGE + IN-PERSON – Committee Meeting: Mass Timber
**DATE CHANGE + IN-PERSON IN AUGUST** 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
YAF + WID: Happy Hour Series August 2022
Join AIA Seattle’s Women in Design and Young Architects Forum committees for return of their in-person, monthly happy hour series! Read more
CANCELLED – YAF: Coffee Talk – August 2022
**CANCELLED** Join AIA Seattle’s Young Architects Forum for the return of its Coffee Talks in 2022. This open-forum program offers young professionals the opportunity to share struggles and successes in firm culture, ARE prep, and more. Read more
CANCELLED – Committee Meeting: Small Practice & Residential Committee
**CANCELLED** 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
Seattle Design Festival 2022
The 2022 Seattle Design Festival will be all about CONNECTION. When thinking about design, there is something very tangible and physical in how things ‘connect’ – but there is also something very emotional that ‘CONNECTION’ taps into as well. This year’s Festival, August 20-26, will kick off with the SDF Block Party at Lake Union Park and feature in-person and virtual experiences throughout the week. More information can be found on the Seattle Design Festival website.
CAE: Design Excellence in K-12 through Progressive Design Build – Panel Discussion and Tour
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on Architecture for Education for a panel discussion and tour of the new Cougar Mountain Middle School in the Issaquah School District. Read more
**CANCELLED** Committee Meeting: Women in Design
**CANCELLED** Join AIA Seattle’s Women in Design committee for its monthly meeting, taking place every fourth Thursday at 12pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, including members and non-members. Read more
Culture Change in Practice: A Leadership Cohort- Session 2
This four-part, peer-based learning program was designed by a team of architects and allied professionals to specifically provide architecture and allied firms the tools and community to meet the explicit goals and metrics laid out in NOMA NW’s Call-to-Action. It is the second edition of the Culture Change in Practice program. The second session of Culture Change in Practice: A Leadership Cohort is scheduled for Monday, August 29, 9:00am-12:00pm PT. Want to learn more? Visit Culture Change in Practice: A…
September 2022
YAF: Madison & Boylston Construction Tour
Join AIA Seattle’s Young Architects Forum for an in-person tour of the city’s first affordable highrise in over 50 years. **Hardhats and closed-toed shoes REQUIRED onsite. At this time, elevators are only connected to some floors, and uneven surfaces are common.** Read more
2022 Small Firm Series: Session 2
Join us ONLINE on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 for Session 2: Effective Strategies for Advancing Emerging Leaders and Transitioning Ownership of AIA Seattle’s 2022 Small Firm Series (4 AIA LU). How do firms succeed in transitioning ownership and leadership? When should firm leaders begin thinking about ownership transition, and what options are available to firm founders approaching retirement? How can successors truly leverage the knowledge and connections of the founder? Planning for leadership transition brings up many questions and few answers;…
2022 Honor Awards | Submissions Support Q&A Session
Want support shaping your successful submission? Need help completing the updated Common App for Design Excellence (for applicable BUILT submissions)? Join members of the Honor Awards Committee and the Integrated Design Lab online Thursday, September 8, 12:00-1:00pm PT and all your questions will be answered. Get inspired by checking out the What Makes a Good Submission? video resource pulled together by the Honor Awards Committee to demonstrate how last year’s award winners crafted their project story. Download the 2022 Call for…
YAF + WID: Happy Hour Series September 2022
Join AIA Seattle’s Women in Design and Young Architects Forum committees for return of their in-person, monthly happy hour series! Read more
AHC Happy Hour
Contact Architecture for Health Committee with further questions, or to get involved!
