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September 2019
2019 Honor Awards – Submission Deadline
Your voice is essential to exhibiting the design leadership in our region. We encourage you to share your work by submitting to AIA Seattle’s 2019 Honor Awards for Washington Architecture. It’s a new year with a new jury! If you have never submitted before or have not yet been recognized, this is your moment to start a new dialogue about design. – Susan McNabb, AIA & Kevin Snook, AIA | Co-chairs, Honor Awards Committee Finalize submission + complete payment before…
Mass Timber: Wood Framing Subcontractor Presentation
Join AIA Seattle’s Mass Timber committee for a presentation from one of the emerging subcontractors working in mass timber installation. Read more
October 2019
YAF: Construction Tour – 121 Stewart Street
Join YAF for a construction tour of the 121 Stewart Street condominium project. Read more
UDF: Waterfront Seattle – A Post-Viaduct, Public Space Megaproject Tour
Urban Design Forum welcomes Waterfront Seattle for a walking tour of its vision for a new Alaskan Way, after the viaduct is gone. Read more
AIA Northwest Washington 2019 Design Awards Live Event
Join us as we celebrate the best architectural designs available from the AIA members in Whatcom, Skagit, Island, and San Juan Counties. Read more
Design for Learning Forum: Higher Education
On October 7, AIA Seattle will present a full day continuing education forum focused on the design and delivery of higher education environments. Architects and allied professionals are active participants in the shifting landscape of higher education. As the nature of buildings change, the design and project delivery processes are also evolving. How do key drivers of change—like technologies, or the increasingly prohibitive cost of education—impact the present and future of design for learning? Related to this, what are the current conversations around policy, funding mechanisms, sustainable design strategies, and campus planning? Read more
CANCELLED: Committee Meeting: Mass Timber
This month’s Mass Timber Committee meeting is CANCELLED. Join us next month on November 19. 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: HOUSING – OCTOBER
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.
Taco-bout Justice + Tour the Justice Bus!
AIA Seattle’s Committee on Homelessness has completed a design project in partnership with the Benefits Law Center (BLC). The Justice Bus, designed by the Committee and built by Prestige Crafted, is the first mobile legal unit in Washington State. Come for happy hour, tacos, and to learn about this innovative legal services project. About the Bus BLC has developed this model of service delivery so that they may reach clients with disabilities who face barriers to accessing services through traditional…
Happy Hour with Young Architects Forum + Women In Design – October 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
2019 AIA Safety Assessment Program (SAP) Evaluator Training
Post-Disaster Safety-Assessment Program (SAP) training provides architects, engineers, and building officials and inspectors with the knowledge to provide evaluation of facilities, buildings, and infrastructures in the aftermath of a disastrous event. Read more
AHC: Fall Happy Hour – Portland
Join AIA Seattle’s Architecture for Health Committee for a Fall Happy Hour, meeting your industry colleagues. Read more
COTE: Highrise Multifamily & Energy Efficiency
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on the Environment for a discussion on highrise multifamily energy efficiency with three leading design practitioners. Read more
Seattle City Council Candidates Forum on Housing + Homelessness
Join us for a city council candidates forum focused on housing issues in advance of November’s municipal election. Read more
Firm Ownership Transition: Planning for Success
This is the second of three Sessions for Small Firms offered in 2019. FIRM OWNERSHIP TRANSITION: PLANNING FOR SUCCESS How do firms succeed in transitioning ownership and leadership? What options are available to a firm founder who is approaching retirement? How can internal transition be made attractive and affordable? How can successors truly leverage the knowledge and connections of the founder? We will explore these questions and others with case studies and interactive scenarios, including how to manage the risk…
Code Dependent: Resilience – Rebound or Rebuild
This is the third session in the Code Dependent series. This class will focus on building systems for hazard preparedness, design for hazards and community health, and environmental effects of disasters and how the AEC community can design to positively affect survival and resilience outcomes. Read more
YAF: ARE Workshop Series – Contracts
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
November 2019
2019 – Honor Awards Live Event
The AIA Seattle Honor Awards are the ideal platform to recognize the diverse perspectives, scales, and typologies of architecture in our region. Read more
YAF – November ARE Trivia!
Young Architects Forum is excited to present its first ARE trivia session! A room is reserved–come and study in good company, with good food and drinks. Read more
CAE: Tour of Magnolia Elementary School
Join Committee on Architecture for Education for a tour of the rehabilitated Magnolia Elementary School. Read more
COTE: Building Tune-Ups in Seattle
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on the Environment to discuss recent building “tune-up” legislation in the city of Seattle. Read more
TASK FORCE MEETING: HOUSING – NOVEMBER
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 – November 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
Ask An Architect – November 2019
**This program has been cancelled. 2020 Ask An Architect programming to be announced later this month, with the first seminar taking place on Saturday, January 25. Details will be posted here.** Whether your project is a small remodel or new construction — or if you are just curious about the design process — AIA architects can help. Join AIA Architects Jeff Babienko of babienko ARCHITECTS PLLC and Eric Drivdahl of Gelotte Hommas Drivdahl for an information-packed overview of the design…
SIAF: Pechakucha México
AIA Seattle International Architecture Forum invites you to hear from 11 short, visually-enticing presenters with connections to architecture and design in México. Read more
DATE & LOCATION CHANGE: Committee Meeting: Mass Timber
November meeting date and location change – GGLO Seattle offices, 11/19. 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.
DATE CHANGE: Committee Meeting: Adaptation & Resilience
Please note the date change for this month’s meeting. 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.
NEW DATE & LOCATION: Urban Design Forum Happy Hour + Committee Meeting
Come have a beer, geek out on current urban issues in our region and get involved with the Urban Design Forum. Read more
DATE CHANGE: Committee Meeting: Women In Design
**DATE CHANGE** 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 for their email updates. Join the from your computer or phone: https://www.uberconference.com/missyg…
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.
