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November 2019
YAF: ARE Workshop Series – Project Delivery
Young Architects Forum is excited to announce the ARE Workshop Series. This is a series of workshops led by industry expects that will inform participants on various subjects that are relevant to the AREs. Read more
AHC Fall: Healthcare Design & Construction – Lessons Learned
Join the regional Architecture for Health Committee for its Fall seminar, focused on lessons learned in healthcare design and construction. Read more
CAE: Tour of Lincoln High School
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on Architecture for Education for a tour of the newly-renovated, historic Lincoln High School. Read more
2020 Travel Scholarship Info Session
Join AIA Seattle’s Fellows & Honors Committee to learn about the 2020 Travel Scholarship, and the opportunities it provides to young architects. Read more
DRT + SIAF: November 2019 Social Hour
Join AIA Seattle’s Diversity Roundtable and Seattle International Architects Forum for their bimonthly social hour at Purba Studio/Integrated Design Engineers. Read more
Closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday November 28 & 29
AIA Seattle and the Center for Architecture and Design will be closed Thursday & Friday, November 22 – 23, for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Read more
December 2019
DATE CHANGE – Commitee Meeting: Young Architects Forum
**Please note the date change for this month’s meeting.** 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.
Code Dependent: Know What You Don’t Know – ADU Redux
Join AIA Seattle and the Codes Committee for our fourth seminar, focusing on new code in the city related to ADU and DADU construction. Read more
CANCELLED – 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 at the Center for Architecture & Design, unless otherwise specified. AIA Seattle members, allied members, and sponsors are encouraged to join, as well as professionals in the design community. Read more
COTE: Year-End Happy Hour + 2020 Planning
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on the Environment for a happy hour and planning session to celebrate 2019 and look ahead at 2020. Read more
AIA + SMPS Fellows Program
Join AIA Seattle and SMPS Seattle for a unique joint Fellows Forum, a highly interactive program combining observations and ideas from a range of industry leaders. Read more
Committee Meeting + Happy Hour: Design & Wellbeing
Join Design & Wellbeing for their monthly meeting to learn about upcoming events, projects, and opportunities for involvement. Read more
Balancing Act: Urbanism & Emerging Technologies Opening Night Reception
How does technology influence our urban experience? Whether we like it or not, technology is deeply rooted in our everyday lives. As emerging technologies continue to evolve, and our cities morph and adapt, the relationship between technology and our urban environments grows more complex. Balancing Act explores the notion of balance by posing a series of questions about how we can focus emerging technologies towards the human experience and develop best urban practices to make our cities more livable, equitable,…
Urbanism & Emerging Technologies – Curator’s Talk With Sae Kim
Seattle Architecture Foundation invites you to a curator’s talk for a behind-the-scenes look at Balancing Act: Urbanism & Emerging Technologies. Read more
AIA NWW: 2019 End-of-Year Party
Join AIA’s Northwest Washington section for our end-of-year social. First drink on us! Read more
NWW: Sustainable Connections Green Building Slam
Join Sustainable Connections and AIA Northwest Washington section for the annual green building presentation slam! Read more
CANCELLED Committee Meeting: Mass Timber
This meeting has been cancelled. Please join us on January 14th for our next meeting. 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.
Task Force Meeting: Transportation
AIA Seattle members are invited to attend these policy-focused committee meetings, which occur on the second Tuesday of each month. For more information, or if you are interested in participating, please contact Kirsten Smith. On Dec. 10, we’ll hear from the Lid I-5 team about the City’s feasibility study (led by WSP) for lidding the area between Denny Way and Madison Street. Lid I-5 co-chairs Scott Bonjukian and Josh Feit will tell us what’s currently happening, discuss strategy and next steps,…
WID: 2019 Holiday Luncheon
Join AIA Seattle’s Women in Design committee for its annual holiday luncheon at Steelhead Diner. Read more
CANCELLED: MBA Health Trust Open House
Join AIA Seattle, and representatives from Capital Benefit Services and MBA Health Trust to learn about the chapter’s exclusive new association health plans. Read more
Task Force Meeting: Housing
AIA Seattle members are invited to attend these policy-focused committee meetings, which occur on the second Thursday of each month. For more information, or if you are interested in participating, please contact Kirsten Smith.
Happy Hour with Young Architects Forum + Women In Design – December 2019
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. Read more
Effective Sales Planning for Doer-Sellers
This is the final course in our 2019 Sessions for Small Firms. In professional services firms, skilled practitioners like architects, engineers, and other consultants are often responsible for finding and winning new work. These busy Doer-Sellers must balance doing the work and winning the work as they deliver on their current contractual commitments and build long-term client relationships. How can Doer-Sellers prepare for important, high-stakes conversations and meetings with prospective clients? What planning can help Doer-Sellers gain a competitive advantage…
SDOT’s Sam Zimbabwe: City Leaders Breakfast Series
members to elected officials, policymakers and thinkers who are transforming Seattle and the Puget Sound region in critical areas ranging from housing and homelessness to city design, sustainability, transportation and more. The series provides opportunities to learn about key issues impacting our communities and the built environment and to hear the viewpoints of and interact with leaders who are shaping our future. Seattle Dept. of Transportation Director Sam Zimbabwe will join us for a discussion of his first year in…
Committee Meeting: Adaptation & Resilience
The Adaptation & Resilience Committee meets the second Wednesday of every other month at noon 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 Adaptation & Resilience Committee and to sign up for their email updates.
CANCELLED: Commitee Meeting: Young Architects Forum
**This month’s YAF meeting is cancelled due to the holiday. Please join us again in January.** 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.
CANCELLED: Committee Meeting: Women In Design
**This meeting is cancelled. Please join the Women in Design committee again in January. The Women in Design Committee meets on the fourth Thursday of every month at noon at the Center for Architecture & Design, unless otherwise noted. 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. Click for more information about Women in Design and to sign up…
CANCELLED: Committee Meeting: Codes
**This month’s Code committee meeting is cancelled. Please join us again in January.** 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 Code Committee and to sign up for their email updates.
January 2020
Housing Task Force Meeting
AIA Seattle’s Housing Task Force operates under the Public Policy Board. It discusses, researches, and makes policy recommendations related to the chapter’s policy interests related to housing. All members are welcome to attend Task Force meetings. For more information, please contact Kirsten Smith at kirstens@aiaseattle.temp312.kinsta.cloud or 206-957-1926.
Committee Meeting: Design & Wellbeing
Join Design & Wellbeing for their monthly meeting to learn about upcoming events, projects, and opportunities for involvement. Read more
YAF – ARE Trivia January 2020
Join AIA Seattle’s Young Architects Forum for an ARE study-trivia night at Fado Irish Pub. Read more
Emerging Professional Travel Scholarship – Deadline
Are you a recent grad or newly-licensed architect looking to gain a truly global knowledge base? Each year, AIA Seattle facilitates a unique opportunity to expand the experience and leadership growth of young professionals through international travel and research. Through a $5,000 grant, the Emerging Professionals Travel Scholarship supports one young professional annually in pursuing cross-cultural dialogue in the field to expand their architectural practice, spreading ideas to and from the Puget Sound.
**CANCELLED** 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. **Today’s meeting is cancelled due to weather.**
**CANCELLED**Task Force Meeting: Transportation
AIA Seattle members are invited to attend these policy-focused committee meetings, which occur on the second Tuesday of each month. For more information, or if you are interested in participating, please contact Kirsten Smith. **Tonight’s meeting is cancelled due to weather. We’ll reschedule soon.**
WID: Guided Tour of citizenM Hotel
Join Women in Design for a guided tour and discussion of the fabrication process of CitizenM Hotel. Read more
UDF+COHO: Seattle 2100 – Homelessness & Informal Communities
Join AIA Seattle’s Urban Design Forum for a discussion of informal communities and their potential to change how homelessness is addressed in the U.S. Read more
