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May 2020
Design in Public Benefit Breakfast
Table Captains will facilitate design discussions with all participants about the real challenges Seattle is facing right now, after which our Keynote Speaker, co-founder and CEO of Minka, Ana Pinto Da Silva will join us LIVE! Help us harness the force of this great design community so we may demonstrate the indomitable spirit of design in building and sustaining human connection through times of crisis. ALL are welcome to attend the breakfast. For individuals not invited by a table captain, please…
COTE: Equity in Renewables
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on the Environment for presentation on incorporating equity into renewable development. Read more
UDF + COTE: Seattle 2100 – Sci-Fact Future – PNW
Rescheduled: Join AIA Seattle’s Urban Design Forum and Committee on the Environment for a discussion on the true future of the region, looking dystopian, utopian, or apocalyptic. Read more
ONLINE – Committee Meeting: Women In Design
**May WID meeting is call-in. See description for details.** Read more
June 2020
ONLINE – Committee Meeting: Diversity Roundtable
*The May DRT meeting is online only* – The Diversity Roundtable meets the first Tuesday of every month at 5pm at AIA Seattle. AIA Seattle members, allied members and sponsors are encouraged to join as well as other professionals in the design community. Read more
The Art of Project Management – Course 3
In response to COVID-19 public health advisory, Courses 2-4 have been pushed back a month and moved online. Please stay tuned for further program information. Making it Work (in the day-to-day) is the third course of the 4-part Project Management Series tailored to reflect the deep interdisciplinary collaboration that distinguishes design and construction practice in our region. With the contract as your guide and the secret sauce in your grasp (relationships + communication + collaboration), course 3 will explore some critical know-how…
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. All are encouraged to join us, you do not need to be a member to attend. Read more
COTE + Harvard Club of Seattle: Martha Schwartz – Rethinking Design in the Age of Climate Crisis
Dive into a discussion on with Martha Schwartz, Professor in Practice of Landscape Architecture, founding member of Harvard’s Working Group for Sustainable Cities, and internationally-renowned innovator in design and climate change mitigation. Read more
CANCELLED – Committee Meeting: Design & Wellbeing
**The June Design & Wellbeing committee meeting is cancelled.** Join Design & Wellbeing for their monthly meeting to learn about upcoming events, projects, and opportunities for involvement. Read more
Virtual Housing Design Week
Several months ago when we began planning this year’s housing design forum, finding balance was on the minds of residential architects. Across the spectrum of residential project scales and budgets, what drives high quality design? How do we balance design inspiration and construction costs? How are residential architects innovating in their practices? Today, as we adapt our homes and businesses in the midst of a pandemic, finding balance seems an extra prescient theme. And perhaps home means something different now…
Omar Gandhi Presents Defining a Process | Virtual Housing Design Week
Adhering to the original theme imbued with new meaning, AIA Seattle presents Finding Balance Across the Spectrum of Residential Design: Virtual Housing Design Week. Join us online June 8-12 for a full week of continuing education webinars, discussions, film screenings, art, and engagement focused on small scale residential design inspiration and practice issues. Design Week kicks off with keynote Omar Gandhi’s presentation Defining a Process. If you would like to purchase a design week pass for all-inclusive discounted access to the…
CANCELLED – Committee Meeting: Committee On Homelessness
**The June Committee on Homelessness meeting is cancelled.** Read more
ONLINE – Committee Meeting: Mass Timber
**The June Mass Timber meeting is online only.** Read more
ONLINE – Committee Meeting: Adaptation & Resilience Committee
**The June Adaptation & Resilience meeting is online only.** 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
Women in Design: Twelve O’Clock Talks – How can architecture promote equity, diversity and inclusion?
Twelve O’Clock Talks is a reoccurring monthly discussion group during the stay-at-home order, presented by the Women in Design committee. Read more
Black Lives Matter General Strike & Silent March
As part of AIA Seattle’s call to do better in how we stand for racial justice, we are closing our office and canceling all non-aligned meetings in solidarity with Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County’s call for a General Strike and Silent March in the state of Washington on Friday, June 12. Read more
DATE CHANGE | Brigitte Shim + Howard Sutcliffe Present housing/house/home | Virtual Housing Design Week
Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County has called for a General Strike and Silent March in the state of Washington on Friday, June 12. In response, this session has been rescheduled for Monday, June 15. Adhering to the original theme imbued with new meaning, AIA Seattle presents Finding Balance Across the Spectrum of Residential Design: Virtual Housing Design Week. Join us online June 8-12 for a full week of continuing education webinars, discussions, film screenings, art, and engagement focused on small…
Back to the Office: Return Strategies
BACK TO THE OFFICE: RETURN STRATEGIES Our Back to the Office: Return Strategies Town Halls explore what firms need to be thinking about as they look to bring employees back to the office. How are Seattle firms addressing questions of: who needs to come back, and when, and how do we do it safely? These two Town Hall events will provide a forum for medium/large and small firms to discuss critical back to the office considerations, including: What do we…
ONLINE – Committee Meeting: COTE
**The June COTE meeting is online only. Click for details.** Read more
Design In Depth: Growth for Communities, Not as Commodities
What if we could build a new Seattle neighborhood from scratch? Students at the University of Washington College of Built Environments addressed this question in their group Studio as they imagined innovative concepts for the future of the Interbay neighborhood north of the Magnolia Bridge. Come join the Seattle Architecture Foundation for a discussion with Rick Mohler, UW Associate Professor, and the students who participated in the studio to discuss their vision of what a new Seattle neighborhood might look…
ONLINE – Committee Meeting: Small Practice and Residential Committee
**The June SPARC meeting is online only.** 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
DRT: Solstice 2020 – Path to Equitable Leadership
Join Diversity Roundtable for a celebration of our members, past and present, in a virtual commemoration of the Solstice and Juneteenth. Read more
Call for Proposals DUE
This year’s festival theme, About Time, ponders our past, present, and future, and seeks opportunities to act during this unique moment in time. Going virtual opens up new opportunities for creativity, and we can’t wait to see that reflected in your submissions. Learn more about what going virtual means for the 2020 Seattle Design Festival and find the submission link in our Call for Proposals. Proposals Due June 22 by 5pm PT.
ONLINE – Commitee Meeting: Young Architects Forum
**The June Young Architects Forum meeting is online only.** Read more
YAF: ARE Virtual Happy Hour
Young Architects Forum is excited to present its latest ARE social hour! Register here to get the video link to join. Read more
CANCELLED – Member Access: Prezi 101 – Guide to Getting Started with Nicole DeNamur
**CANCELLED** Join sustainability consultant Nicole DeNamur for an engaging lunchtime webinar on creating engaging presentations using the free software Prezi. Read more
ONLINE – Urban Design Forum – Committee Meeting: Planning + Racial Injustice
What does the Black Lives Matter and racial injustice movement require of urban design and planning? Read more
ONLINE – Committee Meeting: Women In Design
**The June Women in Design meeting is online only.** Read more
ONLINE – Committee Meeting: Codes
**The June Codes committee meeting is online only.** Read more
Racial Justice Town Hall
Please join AIA Seattle, Diversity Roundtable, NOMA NW, Planning in Color, and University of Washington College of the Built Environment as we convene a series of action- and outcomes-oriented discussions about the role of architects and their peers pursuing racial justice. Read more
July 2020
The Art of Project Management – Course 4
In response to COVID-19 public health advisory, Courses 2-4 have been pushed back a month and moved online. Please stay tuned for further program information. Change Management with (relative) Ease is the final course of the 4-part Project Management Series tailored to reflect the deep interdisciplinary collaboration that distinguishes design and construction practice in our region. The final course circles back to the fundamentals with change and risk management in mind. Learn to identify, communicate and manage risk throughout a project, to…
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. All are encouraged to join us, you do not need to be a member to attend. Read more
Committee Meeting: Diversity Roundtable
The Diversity Roundtable meets the first Tuesday of every month at 5pm. AIA Seattle members, allied members and sponsors are encouraged to join as well as other professionals in the design community. Read more
NEW DATE – NWW: 2018 International Building Code Overview Webinar
**NEW DATE** Join AIA Northwest Washington section for a daylong overview of major changes to the 2018 IBC and Washington state amendments, with Stephen Thomas of Colorado Code Consulting. Read more
DATE CHANGE – Committee Meeting: Design & Wellbeing
Join Design & Wellbeing for their monthly meeting to learn about upcoming events, projects, and opportunities for involvement. Read more
