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December 2017
COTE Holiday Happy Hour & 2018 Planning
Join us for some drinks and socializing as we pin up some ideas for COTE 2018 events. Have an idea for a great presentation? Know someone working on a cool sustainable project? Want to learn about something specific in 2018? We want to hear from you! Show up thirsty and and bring your best ideas to help shape our schedule for the coming year. Read more
January 2018
Ask An Architect: Navigating Your Building Project
Dreaming about a home design project and not sure where to start? Wondering how to make the most of your budget? Curious about green design or how to plan for your family’s changing needs? Read more
Tour of Maritime Building w/ YAF
Join AIA Seattle Young Architects Forum for the tour of Maritime Building! Read more
PPB Presents: Autonomous Vehicles & the Future of City Design
Self-driving cars are already being tested on Seattle’s streets. They have the potential to benefit cities by reducing crashes, improving first and last mile connections for transit users and reducing the high cost of owning a private vehicle. They also have the potential to significantly increase traffic congestion, vehicle miles travelled and climate pollution. How do we anticipate, adapt to, and leverage innovative and disruptive transportation technologies as we look to design our city for the future? Where will AIA…
Equity with Urban Design Forum
The AIA Seattle Urban Design Forum is hosting an event on the issue of equity and how it relates to Seattle’s growth. We plan to have a moderated panel to discuss the city’s experience with inequity over the past decade and to share and react to ideas for how to grow our city more equitably over the next decade. Read more
Annual Member Parti
AIA members, Corporate Allied Partners, and Allied members are invited to this exclusive event. Join us to celebrate our 2017 accomplishments, applaud our volunteers, hear AIA Seattle’s vision for 2018, and enjoy light hors d’oeuvres & drinks. Thursday, January 25, 5:30 – 7:30PM Please RSVP by Thursday, January 18, 2017. Questions? Contact Missy Garvin, Volunteer Hospitality
Seattle International Architecture Forum & Diversity Roundtable Social Hour
Seattle International Architecture Forum and Diversity Roundtable are teaming up for a series of Happy Hour events throughout 2018. Read more
February 2018
Stamped: Newly Licensed Member Celebration
Our new event this year, STAMPED, will commemorate your accomplishments as AIA Seattle members who were licensed in 2017. STAMPED will be a chance to celebrate with your fellow newly licensed members, while also hearing from the AIA Seattle Board and the Young Architects Forum about how you can get involved with the AIA Seattle community. All the newly licensed members will be presented with a token of recognition from AIA Seattle. Space is limited, RSVP by January 25.
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
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
2018 Medical Design Forum: Design Strategies for Responsive Care
This year’s Medical Design Forum will explore design strategies and built environments that focus on integrated care, community health, and resilience. Read more
Committee Meeting: Women In Design Planning Meeting
Join Women In Design for a planning meeting for the committee’s March event. Read more
Happy Hour with Young Architects Forum + Women In Design
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: Navigating Your Building Project
Dreaming about a home design project and not sure where to start? Wondering how to make the most of your budget? Curious about green design or how to plan for your family’s changing needs?
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Path to Fellowship
Are you a seasoned professional who is considering applying for AIA Fellowship? Or are you an emerging professional who’s curious about steps you can take now to make a future application more competitive? Read more
Demystifying The Licensure Process For International Architects w/ SIAF
Are you ready to become a registered architect in the United States? If yes, come join the Seattle International Architecture Forum to get your questions answered. Read more
Imagineering a Postcarbon Seattle – Part 2
As a closing activity to the exhibit Futurama Redux: Urban Mobility After Cars And Oil exhibition, AIA Seattle will host a second public symposium, Imagineering a Postcarbon Seattle – Part 2, to explore the challenges and opportunities that decision makers, creatives, and civil society face when taking on the responsibility to phase out fossil fuels. Local experts will explore urban strategies for context-sensitive postcarbon transition and invite you to share your thoughts, ideas, and concerns as we try to achieve…
Committee Meeting: Seattle International Architecture Forum
The Seattle International Architecture Forum meets the third Wednesday of every month at 5:00pm 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
Laddership Bowling Social
Please join AIA Seattle Laddership for the annual winter bowling event! Read more
Member Access: Robin Layton
Renowned photographer and photojournalist Robin Layton has produced countless notable photographs and earned a place among the world’s top photographers. She has also expanded the boundaries of traditional photography; combining her images and videos with large scale vintage found objects to create highly sought art pieces, wall coverings, and high end custom made rugs, all of which are inspired from her abstract images. Meet your fellow members and Robin at her home which is literal work of art. Read more
Urban Design Forum Happy Hour + Discourse
Join AIA Seattle Urban Design Forum at Old Stove Brewing for Happy Hour, Discourse, and Brainstorming. Read more
March 2018
In the Public Interest: Redefining the Architect’s Role and Responsibility
This exhibit is created by Garrett Nelli Assoc. AIA, the 2017 recipient of AIA Seattle’s Emerging Professionals Travel Scholarship. Public interest design is re-positioning the architectural profession to address the social, political, and environmental issues of the 21st century through community-engaged design. This shift in practice advances the notion that architecture is not only a built product, but a collective process that instills the tools, awareness, and imagination for individuals to improve their condition. As this year’s recipient of AIA…
Seattle International Architecture + Diversity Roundtable Social Hour
Join SIAF and DRT for an evening with Sharon Sutton FAIA! Read more
NCARB & You: AXP, ARE, & Certification
A representative from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) will present on a range of licensure topics relevant to students, aspiring architects, supervisors, architects, and people in the architecture profession. The presentation will review the steps necessary to achieve licensure to become an architect and other programs to get the most out of your career in architecture. Topics will include: Background of NCARB The entities involved in the licensure process How to progress successfully through the Architectural Experience…
Committee Meeting: NWRP
Northwest Residential Press will be welcoming new members and reviewing current committee process and organization. Read more
HSW: Supervising with IMPACT
A representative from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) will present on topics relevant to AXP supervisors and mentors. Ethics in daily life…you live it though you might not recognize it. It is your ethical responsibility as an architect supervising licensure candidates to guide their development and prepare them for practice. This session focuses on the knowledge, skills, and tasks that you and your teams need to know to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public…
Happy Hour with Young Architects Forum + Women In Design
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
CANCELLED: Ask An Architect: Navigating Your Building Project
Dreaming about a home design project and not sure where to start? Wondering how to make the most of your budget? Curious about green design or how to plan for your family’s changing needs? Read more
Policy Pub Night – Density
Please join us for AIA Seattle’s inaugural Policy Pub Night hosted by the Public Policy Board & the Urban Design Forum, where we ask you to help us develop AIA’s policy response on a current public affairs issue. Read more
Tour of Maritime Building w/ YAF
Join AIA Seattle Young Architects Forum for the tour of Maritime Building! Read more
Paid Leave: A Business Decision – Part 2
Tailoring Transitions: Retaining top talent and developing women leaders – This is the second of three panel discussions on paid family and medical leave, this evening will focus on how to manage transitions before and after a period of family or medical leave. The evening will start off with a panel discussion of local Architectural and Engineering leaders who will speak to the employer benefits and challenges of providing flexibility around an employee’s unique family or medical needs. Read more
Urban Design Plan: Downtown w/ Urban Design Forum
Join us for Urban Design Forum’s presentation on the Urban Design Plan: Downtown. Read more
April 2018
Data Centers: Energy Efficiency Strategies for a Growing Tech Economy w/ COTE
Whether working on a corporate data centers or a small IT closets, designers are constantly faced with managing ever-increasing server space, bandwidths, and energy demand. Three panelists will provide actionable strategies and lessons learned from careers in working on all aspects of data centers. Topics include managing power density and growth, solutions for server rooms and data closets, and common barriers to sustainable efficient energy choices. SPEAKERS: Ted Brown | Sr. Program Manager in Seattle City Light’s Customer Energy Solutions…
Beauty Amid the Robots: One Architect’s Insurgency
Architects need to be part of the social network, or they will find out that the world has left them behind. It is not enough to talk to each other; architects need to live in the unfiltered honesty of the Internet. This means interactive exposure and response – offering and listening across many platforms. The job role of Design Architect will survive the AI revolution, but the “CAD Monkey” stepping stone job may be done by the robots. Duo Dickinson…
Architectural Education in the 21st Century w/ SIAF
The AIA Seattle International Architecture Forum invites you to a lecture by Javier Gómez. Read more
