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July 2020
CANCELLED – Committee Meeting: Committee On Homelessness
**The July Committee on Homelessness meeting is cancelled.** Read more
Committee Meeting: Mass Timber
Join AIA Seattle’s Mass Timber committee for its monthly discussion on thought leadership and technology for this new building material. Read more
Committee Meeting: Adaptation & Resilience Committee
Join AIA Seattle’s Adaptation & Resilience Committee for its monthly meeting, focusing on disaster preparedness, safety assessments, and resilient design in the Puget Sound and beyond. Read more
Committee Meeting: Small Practice and Residential Committee
The Small Practice and Residential Committee (SPARC) meets the third Thursday of every month at noon. AIA Seattle members, allied members, and sponsors are encouraged to join, as well as professionals in the design community. Read more
SPROUT: Summer Virtual Happy Hour
Join AIA Seattle’s Sole Practitioners Roundtable (SPROUT) for their informal, virtual summer happy hour! Read more
NEW DATE: COTE: Integrated Design – Looking Back and Looking Forward
**NEW DATE** Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on the Environment for a robust panel on integrated design and its utility in producing higher-performance buildings. Read more
Committee Meeting: Women In Design
Join AIA Seattle’s Women in Design committee for their monthly meeting, taking place the fourth Thursday at noon. Read more
Cracking Code: Residential Code Rodeo – Residential Energy Code + ADU/DADUs
This is the third session in the 2020 Cracking Code series presented by AIA Seattle’s Codes Committee. This session will address common issues for residential projects: Land Use, Building Code and Energy Code. And specifically address current design issues for 2018 Seattle Building and Energy Code updates, accessory Dwelling Units (ADU)/Detached Accessory Dwelling Units (DADU), home business/office, Substantial Alterations, Existing Non-conforming Conditions and site access and environmentally critical areas (ECA). Join us online on July 23, 2020 for Cracking Code:…
ONLINE – Ask An Architect July 2020
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
Committee Meeting: Codes
Join AIA Seattle’s Codes committee for its monthly meeting, the last Tuesday of every month. Read more
Commitee Meeting: Young Architects Forum
AIA Seattle’s Young Architects Forum meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 5:00pm at the AIA Seattle office. AIA Seattle members, allied members, and sponsors are encouraged to join, as well as professionals in the design community. Click for more information about the Young Architects Forum and to sign up for their email updates.
YAF + WID: Watershed Virtual Tour
Join AIA Seattle’s Young Architects Forum and Women in Design committees, for a tour of the watershed with Weber Thompson. Read more
August 2020
2020 Honor Awards | Submissions Open
Stay connected, and start a new conversation about design. On behalf of the Honor Awards Committee, we hope you are staying well, taking care, and taking action. In the midst of a public health crisis and critical reckonings with systemic racism, we are wary to suggest in any simple terms that design solves problems. And yet, we believe in AIA Seattle’s vision of a culture of design that fosters equitable, resilient, and thriving communities. You play a vital role in showcasing the design…
Committee Meeting: Design & Wellbeing
Join Design & Wellbeing for their monthly meeting to learn about upcoming events, projects, and opportunities for involvement. Read more
CANCELLED – Committee Meeting: Adaptation & Resilience Committee
**August meeting is cancelled.** Join AIA Seattle’s Adaptation & Resilience Committee for its monthly meeting, focusing on disaster preparedness, safety assessments, and resilient design in the Puget Sound and beyond. Read more
2020 Seattle Design Festival
2020 is a big year – the Seattle Design Festival will be turning 10! Our anniversary comes at a pivotal moment in time, for our city and our world. This year’s theme, About Time, sought to ponder past, present and future at a unique moment of transition for the city, the region and the world. Instead, it presently confronts the reality of a global public health crisis and the need to address and dismantle racist systems. Priorities are shifting, and…
AIA Seattle 2020 ADU Tour – CANCELLED
We look forward to seeing you in person in 2021. Look to this space in June 2020 for a virtual showcase of ADUs built by AIA members. Inquiries Kirsten Smith kirstens@aiaseattle.temp312.kinsta.cloud 206-957-1926 If you are an AIA architect interested in adding your project to the virtual tour, click here for more information.
Committee Meeting: Mass Timber
Join AIA Seattle’s Mass Timber committee for their monthly meeting. Read more
Committee Meeting: Committee On Homelessness
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on Homelessness for its open, monthly meeting to focus on service and advocacy. Read more
Committee Meeting: Seattle International Architecture Forum
The Seattle International Architecture Forum meets the third Wednesday of every month at 5:15pm. AIA Seattle members, allied members and sponsors are encouraged to join as well as other professionals in the design community. Read more
Committee Meeting: Small Practice and Residential Committee
The Small Practice and Residential Committee (SPARC) meets the third Thursday of every month at noon. AIA Seattle members, allied members, and sponsors are encouraged to join, as well as professionals in the design community. Read more
Commitee Meeting: Young Architects Forum
Join AIA Seattle’s YAF committee for their monthly meeting. All are welcome! Read more
Demystifying the Common App: Info Session + Tutorial Webinar
For the 2020 Honor Awards, AIA Seattle is beta-testing the new Common App for Design Excellence for use in the Energy in Design Award evaluation, and we ask that all applicable submitters do their best to complete the Common App. This tool is a natural evolution and expansion of the Energy in Design Calculator from previous years (you’ll notice that section is color-coded green within the form), and an exciting opportunity for Built submissions to move toward design that supports…
CANCELLED – Committee Meeting: Women In Design
**The August Women in Design meeting is cancelled.** Read more
September 2020
ONLINE – Committee Meeting: Committee on Architecture for Education
The Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) meets the first Wednesday of the month, from 4:30-5:30pm. AIA Seattle members, allied members, and sponsors are encouraged to join, as well as professionals in the design community. Read more
Solo Practitioners Roundtable (SPRout) Meeting
Solo Practitioners Roundtable (SPRout) is an opportunity for solo practitioners to share ideas, challenges, and resources. This group meets at noon on the first Thursday of the month at DeForest Architects in Ballard. All are encouraged to join us, you do not need to be a member to attend. Read more
Committee Meeting: Adaptation & Resilience Committee
Join AIA Seattle’s Adaptation & Resilience Committee for its monthly meeting, focusing on disaster preparedness, safety assessments, and resilient design in the Puget Sound and beyond. Read more
SIAF: Mexico Meets Japan on the Canvas – Ricardo Ruiz Velasco
Join Seattle International Architecture Forum for a lecture from Japan-based Mexican artist, Ricardo Ruiz Velasco. Read more
Committee Meeting: Mass Timber
AIA Seattle members, allied members, and sponsors are encouraged to join, as well as professionals in the design community. Click for more information about the Mass Timber committee and to sign up for their email updates. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 840 5009 9612 One tap mobile +12532158782,,84050099612# US (Tacoma) +14086380968,,84050099612# US (San Jose) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 840 5009 9612 Find your local number
2020 Honor Awards | Early Bird Submission Deadline
Stay connected, and start a new conversation about design. On behalf of the Honor Awards Committee, we hope you are staying well, taking care, and taking action. In the midst of a public health crisis and critical reckonings with systemic racism, we are wary to suggest in any simple terms that design solves problems. And yet, we believe in AIA Seattle’s vision of a culture of design that fosters equitable, resilient, and thriving communities. You play a vital role in showcasing the design…
Committee Meeting: COTE
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on the Environment for their monthly meeting. All are welcome! Read more
Commitee Meeting: Young Architects Forum
Join AIA Seattle’s Young Architects Forum for their monthly gathering, online! Read more
Cracking Code: Back to the Future – 2018 IBC Updates
This is the fourth session in the 2020 Cracking Code series presented by AIA Seattle’s Codes Committee. The 2018 International Building Code comes into effect in Washington early next year. This seminar reviews important changes in code requirements that affect projects in the state permitted after the effective date of code adoption. New requirements address important topics such as rooftop occupancy, energy systems such as photovoltaic arrays and battery energy storage systems, changes in use group definitions, new occupant load…
2020 Honor Awards | Final Submission Deadline
Stay connected, and start a new conversation about design. On behalf of the Honor Awards Committee, we hope you are staying well, taking care, and taking action. In the midst of a public health crisis and critical reckonings with systemic racism, we are wary to suggest in any simple terms that design solves problems. And yet, we believe in AIA Seattle’s vision of a culture of design that fosters equitable, resilient, and thriving communities. You play a vital role in showcasing the design…
SIAF: The Case for Dubai – Architecture & Urban History
Join Seattle International Architecture Forum for a lecture from Professor John Alexander Smith, Ph.D., RIBA, FRSA, of Dubai. Read more
Ask An Architect – September 2020
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
