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March 2024
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
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
COTE: 2021 Seattle Energy Code Update
The event will feature Duane Jonlin, Energy Code and Energy Conservation Advisor, City of Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections. Read more
April 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
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
Our Future Seattle: Comprehensive Plan Charrette
Join the AIA Seattle Urban Design Forum and the Comprehensive Plan Workgroup to learn about the recently released draft of the Seattle comprehensive plan, the “One Seattle Plan!” This plan is the city’s vision for how Seattle should develop for the next 20 years. Read more
CANCELED: 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
DRT+NOMA NW+SIAF | SOCIAL HOUR at HDR
Joint social hour series by Diversity Roundtable, NOMA | NW and Seattle International Architecture Forum are on the way. Our next event will be hosted by HDR at their Seattle’s office. Read more
Women in Design Coffee Hour: April
We know it can be helpful to have a sounding board of fellow women-identifying designers as we navigate our industry and world from a unique perspective and experience; this Coffee Hour is a chance to cultivate relationships and provide informal mentorship. Bring any current struggles, share a recent win, or simply come to talk about work and life. We will have a prompt selected from the below list of topics to help guide conversation: Advocating for yourself/others Navigating the job…
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
Future Forward: Accelerating Change Together
AEC professionals play an important role in advancing climate action and addressing the impacts of the built environment. However, there is a critical need for substantial and collective progress. We must apply our learning towards actionable solutions that are simple, scalable, wholistic, and forward-looking. How do we drive change and positive outcomes in our practice and communities? How do we galvanize around a shared vision of the world we want to live in? 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
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
CANCELLED: 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
Tour: Chapel of St. Ignatius
Jerry Cobb, S.J., Ph.D. will give a tour of the Chapel of St. Ignatius on Seattle University’s campus. WHEN: Thursday, April 18, 2024 from 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM WHERE: 901 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 COST: $5 admission per person CREDIT: 1.0 CEH (non-HSW) COVID SAFETY/ACCESSIBILITY: AIA Seattle recommends masking as a demonstration of community care. Please stay home if you are experiencing cold or flu-like symptoms. The tour will take place on the ground floor, which is…
Committee Meeting: CODE
Join AIA Seattle’s Code committee on the third Friday of every month at 11am. AIA Seattle members, allied members, and sponsors are encouraged to join, as well as professionals in the design community. Read more
YAF + Mass Timber Committee: Construction Tour: 35 Stone
Join the Young Architects Forum and 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. 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
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
Earth Day Sustainability Slam
The annual Sustainability Slam is back! This Earth Week, join the Committee on the Environment (COTE) for an evening of PechaKucha presentations on all things sustainability over snacks and drinks. Submit your presentation ideas below! Read more
May 2024
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
COTE | People, Planet, Design: A Conversation with Author Corey Squire
People, Planet, Design, A Practical Guide to Realizing Architecture’s Potential is essential reading for architects who want to transform what the profession means. 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: 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 @ CAST Architecture (In-person/Virtual)
Join AIA Seattle’s Diversity Roundtable for its monthly meeting, every first Tuesday at 5:30pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, members and non-members alike. Read more
AIA NWW: PV Panels Production from Start to Finish with Silfab Solar!
Join the AIA Northwest Washington section for an afternoon at Silfab Solar, Inc., a leader in the design and development of high-efficiency solar panels. Event includes an informative session and tour of their new manufacturing plant in Burlington, WA. Read more
Mass Timber + SPARC Committees – Kenmore CLT House – Construction Tour
Mass Timber Committee + Small Practice and Residential Committee (SPARC) + atelierjones Project Description: The Kenmore House is a 2-story, 3,200 square foot, 5-bedroom, multi-generational home for a family 7, including 4 children and one grandparent. Inspired by atelierjones’s first foray into mass timber, CLTHouse, this home is constructed of cross laminated timber. The exposed wood of the CLT wraps as a tactile shell around the living spaces which subsequently wrap around a warm south and west facing courtyard. Throughout…
YAF & WID Happy Hour Series – MEASURE WHAT MATTERS
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 series will explore how sustainability metrics can improve our built environment and create healthier buildings. Read more
Women in Design Coffee Hour: May
We know it can be helpful to have a sounding board of fellow women-identifying designers as we navigate our industry and world from a unique perspective and experience; this Coffee Hour is a chance to cultivate relationships and provide informal mentorship. Bring any current struggles, share a recent win, or simply come to talk about work and life. We will have a prompt selected from the below list of topics to help guide conversation: Advocating for yourself/others Navigating the job…
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
Code Mode | Understanding the Seattle Existing Building Code
Join us for a two day seminar on understanding the Seattle Existing Building Code (SEBC). Day 1 delves into the code’s philosophy and explores requirements for building reuse and substantial alterations. Day 2 features case studies to illustrate practical applications and emphasizes key compliance areas such as substantial alterations, building performance, and changes of use within existing structures. Participants will gain insight into critical code compliance areas, including Seattle’s unique substantial alteration definitions and requirements for building reuse. Read more
