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July 2019
Mass Timber: Mass Changes In Mass Timber
Join AIA Seattle’s newly-formed Mass Timber committee to discuss the recent code changes allowing timber construction for tall, hyperurban buildings across Seattle. Read more
DATE CHANGED: Committee Meeting: Design & Wellbeing
Join Design & Wellbeing for their monthly meeting to learn about upcoming events, projects, and opportunities for involvement. Read more
Happy Hour with Young Architects Forum + Women In Design – July 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
Sessions for Small Firms: Mastering Communications with Clients and Project Teams
This is the first of three Sessions for Small Firms offered in 2019. SESSION 1 | MASTERING COMMUNICATIONS Part 1: The Client Relationship The Architect’s client is a central figure in their business, their creative enterprise, and their livelihood. Each client is a unique entity and has their own ideas about what they want out of the process. Rather than starting from a place where we know “the way clients think,” we will create structures for discovering the unique needs…
Ask An Architect – July 2019
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 from Clinkston Architects and H2D Architects for an information-packed overview of the design and construction process including budget and schedule, tips for hiring the right team, and how you and your designer can work together to make the most of any project. Coffee and light snacks provided. Cost: $25 per individual…
UDF: Suburban Renaissance Tour / Kenmore & Bothell, WA
Urban Design Forum presents a tour of Kenmore and Bothell, two Seattle suburbs working to build a more sustainable, urbanized future. Read more
Code Dependent: K-12 Code Challenges & Opportunities
This is the second session in the Code Dependent series. This class will focus on the unique code requirements for K-12 educational facilities including fire, occupancy, and 2018 IBC code changes, with case studies. Read more
Home of Distinction – Submissions Due
Submit your Home of Distinction application by July 26 to be featured in Seattle Magazine. Read more
DRT + SIAF July 2019 Social Hour
The Seattle International Architecture Forum and Diversity Roundtable committees are hosting a bimonthly social hour – stop by and say hello! Read more
August 2019
NWW: Thermal & Moisture Protection Symposium: Basic Thermal & Moisture Protection Materials & Methods
Join AIA Northwest Washington for a five-course session on thermal and moisture protection materials and methods, as well as CSI Division 7, from a variety of practitioners and producers. Read more
DISCOVER + DISRUPT Exhibit Tour
City systems operate similarly to people. Much of the day is concerned with utilitarian, functional, and obvious needs. Budgets are allocated to potholes and traffic alleviation like paying rent and filling a pantry with groceries. The blueprint for the average city is largely shaped more by cost, regiment, and efficiency than whimsy and humanity. When moments of delight do exist, art is often corralled into commercial spaces such as advertisements or limited public art initiatives, unable to infiltrate the rest…
WID: Tour – Solis Multifamily Passive House
A guided tour of the Solis Condominiums. As a first of its kind building in Seattle, SOLIS aims to use 80% less energy than a typical multifamily building for heating and cooling. The residential portion of the building is pursuing the rigorous PHIUS+ passive building energy certification standard by the Passive House Institute US. Read more
Happy Hour with Young Architects Forum + Women In Design – August 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 Seattle Design Festival Sneak Peek
Festival staff and organizers will provide an overview of this year’s festival—expanding on the key themes explored by our program partners. There will be a silkscreen station throughout the night— come get a t-shirt! Mix, mingle, and get excited for the 2019 Seattle Design Festival!
2019 Seattle Design Festival Opening Party
Featuring two DJs, food from Golas Kitchen, drinks, dancing, design and more. $20 suggested donation gets you 2 drink tickets, no one turned away for lack of funds. Sponsored by GRAY Magazine and JW Architects. Suggested donation of $20.
Seattle Design Festival Capitol Hill Design Crawl
Design professionals, residents, business owners, and community groups are all invited to activate and celebrate neighborhood identity through a series of design-related events. Capitol Hill will be August 17th, 9am-10pm, and includes a tour, a film screening, several panel discussions, a charette, a book signing and an exhibit. Our Neighborhood Hubs will engage festival visitors in the act of design via interactive activities and function as waypoints along the crawl. Schemata Workshop is our scavenger hunt touch-down and Northwest Film Forum will host The Consumer…
COTE: Pax Futura Building Tour
Join Committee on the Environment for a tour of Seattle’s first Passive House-certified multifamily development. Read more
2019 Seattle Design Festival – Microsoft Design Discussion
In this Panel, we will explore how, as a company, Microsoft has been working on envisioning and implementing new ways for human beings to achieve balance with both Nature and Technology. In this panel we will share our philosophy for our new campus where both humans and nature will be successful in exciting new ways. We will also share our thinking of achieving balance for Mixed Reality and how virtual space and physical space are being created together with the…
UDF: Curating the Street Level Experience – Graham Baba Architects in Pike/Pine
Join us as Jim Graham, principle of Graham Baba Architects, shares his vision for breathing life into urban streetscapes as elicited by the firm’s thoughtful work in one of the city’s most dynamic and culturally-exciting neighborhoods. Read more
DRT: Community Engagement & Civic Transformation
Following two years of convenings with Office of Community Planning and Development on investment in our communities of need, AIA Seattle’s Diversity Roundtable brings together three female leaders in built environment to discuss their investment in cultural convening and community spaces. Read more
2019 Laddership Annual Summer Social
Each year all the mentoring groups gather for a social to share experiences and invite new members to join. This is a casual event with refreshments, and an opportunity to observe the Design Festival Electric Coffin Exhibit in the Center for Architecture and Design. Read more
**CANCELLED** Committee Meeting: Women In Design
**AUGUST MEETING CANCELLED** 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:…
Seattle Design Festival Georgetown Design Crawl
Design professionals, residents, business owners, and community groups are all invited to activate and celebrate neighborhood identity through a series of design-related events. Join us at the Design Crawl Hubs of Equinox Studios and Ten Penny Studio where we will engage festival visitors in the act of design via interactive activities and function as waypoints along the crawl. DJ Natural Selection will be playing a set at the Equinox Studio hub, so come ready to dance! Check out his music here. TenPenny will host an event…
2019 AIA NWW / AGC Scholarship Golf Tournament
Join the Northwest Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Associated General Contractors Northern District as we host the 2019 Scholarship Golf Tournament. This tournament has been created to help students in the fields of architecture, engineering and construction reach their goals through scholarships. Read more
2019 Seattle Design Festival – Gensler Design Discussion
This discussion will explore how designers can support holistic and systemic solutions that address barriers to equity in the community. We will examine a collection of case studies from local design teams, neighborhood coalitions and city policy makers that seek to implement place-based solutions. Following the presentations we will expand the conversation through a moderated Q&A emphasizing community-based design approaches to the development of public open space. Joel Fariss (Moderator) – Design Research, Strategy & Innovation, Gensler Lara Rose –…
Seattle Design Festival Block Party
This fun outdoor event is an opportunity for the design community and the public to come together and interact through large-scale design installations, performances, and design activities all centered around the Festival’s 2019 theme, BALANCE. The installations are designed to be enjoyed by people of all ages, sizes, and abilities. Families are welcome and encouraged. Hours: Saturday, Aug. 24, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM Sunday, Aug. 25, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM Act | React PLACE Aurora Madeline Jo BALANCE…
Seattle Design Festival Block Party
This fun outdoor event is an opportunity for the design community and the public to come together and interact through large-scale design installations, performances, and design activities all centered around the Festival’s 2019 theme, BALANCE. The installations are designed to be enjoyed by people of all ages, sizes, and abilities. Families are welcome and encouraged. Hours: Saturday, Aug. 24, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM Sunday, Aug. 25, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM Act | React PLACE Aurora Madeline Jo BALANCE…
September 2019
CAE: Hard Hat Tour of Giddens & Lake WA Girls Schools
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on Architecture for Education for a tour of a unique new girls school. Read more
2019 Honor Awards Info Session + Energy in Design Calculator Demonstration
As part of the 2019 Honor Awards, all submissions in the BUILT category are required to submit energy use data in consideration of the Energy in Design Award. We provide an easy-to-use tool, the Energy in Design Calculator, to capture standard information and compare results toward the Architecture 2030 targets. 2019 EID Calculator EID Calculator Instructions Join us at the Center on Tuesday, September 10 for an informational session about submitting to the Honor Awards, with ample time dedicated to…
DATE CHANGE: Committee Meeting: Diversity Roundtable
The Diversity Roundtable meets the first Tuesday of every month at 4:30pm 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
CANCELLED: Committee Meeting: Adaptation & Resilience
**THIS MONTH’S COMMITTEE MEETING IS CANCELLED** 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.
Happy Hour with Young Architects Forum + Women In Design – September 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
AIA Northwest Washington 2019 Design Awards Call for Submissions
We invite you to submit to AIA Northwest Washington’s 2019 Design Awards. The intent of the Design Awards is to encourage excellence in architectural design and planning and to provide an avenue through which architects may gain recognition by their peers and the public. The ultimate goal is to raise the standards of architectural design excellence by both the architectural community and the public. We encourage you to join the conversation and tell your design story. Submission deadline: September 16…
CANCELLED – NWW: ShiftBuilding Symposium – A Window On the Future – Bellingham
If you are in the business, student, or professional wanting to achieve these goals in the future, join us for this month’s NW EcoBuilding Guild ShiftBuilding Symposium: A Window On The Future – High-Performance Window Systems, Read more
UDF: New Urbanism, History and Urbanism – Single Family in Seattle
Join AIA Seattle’s Urban Design Forum for a discussion on land-use constraints in the city’s single-family neighborhoods. Read more
COTE: AIA COTE Top Ten Toolkit
The COTE Top Ten Toolkit is a resource, accessible to all architects, that closes the information gap to designing high performing, equitable, beautiful buildings. Read more
