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March 2019
Homeless Outreach
We’ll be driving around downtown Seattle, handing out supplies and talking with people who are living unsheltered. Contact Anton Dekom for more information.
COTE: The AIA COTE Top Ten Toolkit and Bay Area Case Studies Webinar Simulcast
Join AIA CoTE for a webinar simulcast discussing design excellence and climate change through a Bay Area lens, presented by AIA San Francisco’s COTE. Read more
Happy Hour with Young Architects Forum + Women In Design – March 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 – March 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 AKJ Architects and TCA Architecture + Planning + Design 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. Be sure to bring your…
Olympia Update: Climate Legislation
Join AIA’s Committee on the Environment and AIA Washington Council’s Climate Committee for a discussion on climate initiatives currently under consideration in Olympia. Which bills are still moving? How can you impact their passage? What’s next for climate policy in Washington? Join AIA’s Kirsten Smith, manager of policy and advocacy, and Amy Wheeless, policy consultant at the Northwest Energy Coalition, as they bring news from the front lines at the state capitol. Speakers Amy Wheeless is a policy consultant at…
CoHo: Understanding Homelessness (Lecture 2)
Rex Hohlbein will join AIA Seattle’s Committee on Homelessness talk about the work that his organizations, Facing Homelessness and The BLOCK Project, have been doing to change the narrative around homelessness and provide transitional housing. Read more
AIA 2019 Contract Documents: Insights & Impacts
The newly released documents at the heart of the AIA Contract Documents program, the A201-related AIA Owner–Architect Agreements, are revised by the Documents Committee on a 10‐year cycle. The Documents Committee strives to achieve balance in the contract language and to build consensus among the industry stakeholders. Read more
YAF: Ainsworth & Dunn Building Construction Tour – SECOND TOUR ADDED
Join the Young Architects Forum for a tour of the latest adaptive reuse project from Weinstein AU, the historic Ainsworth & Dunn Building. Read more
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. 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 Optional dial in number:…
SPARC Home Tour #10: The transformation of an existing residence
Join SPARC and Proform General Contractors for an in-progress tour of a midcentury home rehab. Read more
WID + DRT: Conversations Towards An Equitable Practice – March – Compensation & Negotiation
Despite increasing diversity in students and young professionals entering the field, architecture remains a remarkably homogeneous profession. The retention statistics are alarming. We are losing potential talent and important perspectives. How can we help retain more diverse voices in our profession? As practitioners, what can we do? Using topics and resources from the just-released AIA GUIDES FOR EQUITABLE PRACTICE, this event series is a recurring monthly, small group based discussion. Each month we will gather to discuss a different topic,…
DATE & LOCATION CHANGE: Committee Meeting: COTE
**DATE & LOCATION CHANGE** SEE SIDEBAR 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 Committee on the Environment (COTE) and to sign up for their email updates.
SIAF + DRT Social Hour – March 2019
Please join us for an opportunity to engage in discussions of diverse ideas in architecture and connect with a community of architects from many different backgrounds. Refreshments and snacks will be provided The March 26 Social Hour is hosted by JW Architects. Program Questions? Contact Connor Descheemaker, Membership & Volunteer Manager at AIA Seattle JOIN US ALTERNATING FINAL TUESDAYS THROUGH NOVEMBER! Visit the full list of Social Hours HERE. Mark your calendar & click to print the 2019 SIAF + DRT Social Hour Schedule to…
PPB+UDF Policy Pub Night
Join AIA Seattle’s Public Policy Board and the Urban Design Forum for drinks and discussion at Policy Pub Night Read more
COTE: What Architects Need To Know About Trees
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on the Environment for a discussion on tree care and design considerations for architects. Read more
Because it Rains Exhibit Tour
Join us for an Exhibit Tour with 2018 Travel Scholarship Recipient, Laura Bartunek Assoc. AIA. Read more
April 2019
Committee Meeting: Design & Wellbeing
Join Design & Wellbeing for their monthly meeting to learn about upcoming events, projects, and opportunities for involvement. Read more
SPARC Home Tour #11: The Roost – Artist Live-Work Lofts
Join SPARC and Neiman Taber Architects for a tour of a multi-family/mixed-use project with 33 housing units & ground-floor commercial space. Read more
Happy Hour with Young Architects Forum + Women In Design – April 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
Code Dependent: URM What? Unreinforced Masonry Buildings In Seattle
This is the first session in the Code Dependent series. Seattle has over an estimated 1,000 unreinforced masonry structures. This class will explain the geologic hazards facing Seattle and why URMs are susceptible to this intense damage. Read more
COHO: Understanding Homelessness (Lecture 3)
Marty Hartman and Liz McDaniel will talk about the work that their organization, Mary’s Place, has been doing to change the narrative around homelessness and provide transitional housing. Read more
NWW: 2018 Washington State Code Update and Fire Protection & Life Safety 101
Join AIA’s Northwest Washington section for a daylong program addressing the 2018 Washington State Code Update, and Fire Protection & Life Safety 101 Read more
YAF: ARE Program Discussion
Join YAF for a robust discussion of the challenges and resources for completing the ARE exams, and come prepared to help shape the future of exam prep AIA Seattle and YAF can provide. Read more
CANCELED: 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
COTE’s Earth Day Sustainability Slam
It’s time again for COTE’s annual Earth Day Sustainability Slam! Each year we put out a call for submissions on interesting case studies, ideas, and presentations about sustainable design. We then assemble a series of rapid-fire presentations from all of YOU to share with the design community. We want to provide a platform for individuals and firms to share what they are doing and to create a fun social mixer. The format is meant to quickly share innovative ideas and encourage conversation. Read more
Committee Meeting: Women In Design
The Women in Design Committee meets on the fourth Thursday of every month at noon at the Center for Architecture & Design. 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 Optional dial in number:…
RESCHEDULED: UDF: Neighborhoods for All: Revisiting Single Family Zoning + HH w/ The Urbanist
Cast aside your political comfort zones and join the conversation regarding increased access to the single family areas of Seattle. Read more
Ask An Architect – April 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 DeForest Architects and Wascha Studios 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…
WID + DRT: Conversations Towards An Equitable Practice – April – Recruitment & Retention
Despite increasing diversity in students and young professionals entering the field, architecture remains a remarkably homogeneous profession. The retention statistics are alarming. We are losing potential talent and important perspectives. How can we help retain more diverse voices in our profession? As practitioners, what can we do? Using topics and resources from the just-released AIA GUIDES FOR EQUITABLE PRACTICE, this event series is a recurring monthly, small group based discussion. Each month we will gather to discuss a different topic,…
May 2019
CANCELLED: Committee Meeting: Design & Wellbeing
Join Design & Wellbeing for their monthly meeting to learn about upcoming events, projects, and opportunities for involvement. Read more
2019 Annual Member Parti
Join us for the annual member Parti, a celebration of the past year, and a showcase of the work of AIA Seattle’s committees. Read more
YAF: Nexus Tower Construction Tour
Join AIA Seattle’s Young Architects Forum for a tour of the Nexus Tower, a new mixed-use retail and condominium tower in downtown Seattle. Read more
SPARC Home Tour #12: Big Mouth House
AIA Seattle’s SPARC committee returns for its 12th home tour, featuring the much-anticipated Big House! Read more
Happy Hour with Young Architects Forum + Women In Design – May 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
CoHo: 9 Ways To Build Community With Urban Housing
Join CoHo an Affordable Housing Week event at MG2 Read more
The Pollinator Pathway Project
Founded in 2007, the Pollinator Pathway began in Seattle as an evocative civic design project that brought several elements together. By uniting land fragments, it supports the connection of biological life (based on the basic science behind ecological corridors); and by supporting density inside cities, it contributes to walkable cities that produce less sprawl, more ecology in rural areas and less climate change. The Pollinator Pathway was imagined as a public park, a design challenge, a research project and a…
