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September 2017
AIA Disaster Assistance Program Building Evaluator Training
AIA Disaster Assistance Program utilizes volunteers and mutual aid resources to provide professional engineers, architects and certified building inspectors to assist local governments by doing post-disaster building evaluations. The training program for Building Evaluators is currently managed by the California… Read more
October 2017
Women & The City: a networking event for women shaping Seattle
Join AIA Seattle Women in Design, WASLA, and the APA Women & Planning Division for an event about the women shaping our city! Read more
Reveal: High-Performance Energy Label w/ COTE
Join Vincent Martinez from Architecture 2030 and Jack Newman from the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) to learn more about how ILFI’s Reveal energy label can provide third-party verification for meeting the 2030 Challenge Targets. Read more
Code Evolutions – Altered States: How Do Seattle Codes Impact Your Alteration Projects?
This session of our Code Evolutions series will examine the codes and regulations that apply to renovation and remodeling projects. Session topics will include rules governing alterations to conditions such as egress; fire separations; structural, mechanical and lighting systems; and more. The Seattle code “substantial alterations” concept will be reviewed in depth. 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. This year’s happy hours will highlight the role of chance in the design of each host firms projects and practice. Read more
UPDATED: Urban Design Forum 2018 Brainstorm
How are the region and the city urbanizing? How should they be? Who is moving into the city? Who is being displaced? Can gentrification be inclusive and equitable? How is technology transforming mobility? How is city housing policy manipulating the private market? When will Seattle build out a decent bike network? Read more
Tour of the new Burke Museum w/ YAF
Join AIA Seattle Young Architect Forum on a tour of the new Burke Museum! 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? Read more
NWW Section CAP Collaboration Series: Achieving High Performance Building Envelopes for New and Existing Constructions
AIA Seattle’s Corporate Allied Partners (CAPs) enliven the AIA Seattle community and value involvement with AIA Members. Our sponsors also offer their knowledge and expertise in the field to help our members earn their continuing education credits through our CAP Collaboration Educational Series. Read more
UPDATED LOCATION: CAP Collaboration Series: Achieving High Performance Building Envelopes for New and Existing Constructions
AIA Seattle’s Corporate Allied Partners (CAPs) enliven the AIA Seattle community and value involvement with AIA Members. Our sponsors also offer their knowledge and expertise in the field to help our members earn their continuing education credits through our CAP Collaboration Educational Series. Join us October 26 for the Building Envelope Efficiency Themed CAP Classes. Schedule 8:30 – 9:00 am | Registration 11:00 – 11:10 | Break Lunch Break 12:10pm – 1:00pm COST Price includes lunch and 5 LU|HSW $60 for AIA Members $60 for Government…
November 2017
Engaging with Homelessness
We will review policy solutions currently underway in Seattle and talk about what we can do beyond policy to alleviate homelessness in our city. For example, as designers, we have the unique opportunity to create safe and welcoming spaces for all. Hear from the City of Seattle Human Services Department’s Deputy Director, Jason Johnson, and Facing Homelessness and BLOCK Project co-owner, architect Jennifer LaFreniere, and Dave Willard, Manager of the Downtown Seattle Associations’ Homeless Outreach team as they discuss what…
Committee Meeting: Committee on Architecture for Education
Join CAE for their planning meeting for 2018! 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. This year’s happy hours will highlight the role of chance in the design of each host firms’ project and practice. Read more
2017 Honor Awards For Washington Architecture
The AIA Seattle Honor Awards are the ideal platform to recognize the diverse perspectives, scales, and typologies of architecture in our region. Read more
Early Energy Modeling w/ COTE
This panel discussion will examine the energy modeling process through the experiences of an architect, engineer and energy modeler. Each panelist will discuss their roles throughout the design process as it relates to energy modeling and speak to what often goes wrong and what can go right. Case-study based discussion will focus on design decisions, information requirements, communication strategies, and other facets of an integrated “energy” design process. Read more
AIA 2017 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
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
CANCELLED – Committee Meeting: COTE
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) Knowledge Community and to sign up for their email updates.
CANCELLED: Committee Meeting: Young Architects Forum
AIA Seattle’s Young Architects Forum meets the fourth Thursday of every month at 4:30pm 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.
Pulse on Policy w/ WID
This is the first of three panel discussions on paid family and medical leave, this evening will focus on current federal, state and firm policies. Read more
December 2017
Code Evolutions: Get In – Get Out: Circulation Design for Graceful Access and Egress
Building circulation systems should support the overall design intent and human uses of the building. Rules for accessibility and for emergency egress can enhance the circulation design to ensure that it is graceful and intuitive for users. When considered from the outset of design, all of the technical accessibility and egress requirements can be used to support the overall circulation design. This seminar will consider the overall circulation schematic, as well as each component, from both the accessibility and egress viewpoints, to provide a safe and comfortable environment for all of the building’s users. Read more
Boom Times and Industry Evolution: Marketing and Business Development Best Practices
Seattle is in the midst of unprecedented construction, creating both business opportunities and operational challenges. At the same time, project delivery is rapidly evolving, with greater emphasis on collaborative models and team structures, growth in prefabricated systems and components, and rapidly evolving technology in our offices and on construction sites. Read more
CANCELLED: Committee Meeting: Seattle International Architects Forum
Today’s meeting has been cancelled. We look forward to seeing you in the new year!
Futurama Redux – Urban Mobility After Cars & Oil
Developed by future urban mobility think tank Smarter Than Car, the exhibit is simultaneously inspired by and a critique of the original Futurama exhibit from the 1939 World’s Fair in New York. It broadly follows a best-case thought experiment that moves the present-day to 2050, when Vienna has become a leading city in post-carbon transition. But rather than providing a prescriptive solution to complex problems, Futurama Redux proposes a multifaceted loop of consideration, experimentation, participation, and adaptation. A portion of…
2017 SPARC-iversary
SPARC is 1 this year! Join us to Learn, Connect, Share and Make a Difference! Read more
How Do You Want to Live?
In conjunction with Futurama Redux, a portion of MG2’s How Do You Want to Live? exhibit will be on display in the Community Gallery. A series of physical installations explore the question “How do you want to live?,” with the goal of empowering communities, developers and designers to create thriving urban environments. Make your voice heard by participating in a string wall exercise aimed at revealing how different generations want to live, build, commute, work, connect, shop, eat and play. How Do You Want…
CAP Collaboration Educational Series: Practice Management
AIA Seattle’s Corporate Allied Partners (CAPs) enliven the AIA Seattle community and value involvement with AIA Members. Our sponsors also offer their knowledge and expertise in the field to help our members earn their continuing education credits through our CAP Collaboration Educational Series. Join us December 8 for the Practice Management Themed CAP Classes 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
Imagineering a Postcarbon Seattle
The future might not be motorized: Over the coming decades the challenges of Postcarbon Transition and Climate Change Adaptation will demand a paradigm shift for the organisation of human settlements. This symposium questions the position of the city of Seattle in the global challenge of complete decarbonization until 2050. It will explore the opportunities and challenges that decision makers, creatives and civil society is faced with when taking up this responsibility and will explore first stepping stones to further such…
Resilience Thinking: Places, Spaces, Communities
What does resilience mean? How do we plan, design, build, and adapt spaces, places and cities while enabling community resilience? Reaching beyond discussions of disaster preparedness and relief, resilience thinking can give us the tools to address complex stressors such as climate change, urban densification, displacement and other significant social, political, and economic changes we face today. Read more
Owner-Architect Contracts for Smaller Projects
The presenters and the attendees will discuss whether/why it is important to use written agreements between client and architect for residential and smaller commercial projects. We will discuss subjects that should always be covered in written agreements. We will also discuss letter-format agreements vs. manuscript agreements vs. AIA form agreements. Read more
UPDATED – Committee Meeting / Holiday Celebration: Codes
AIA Seattle members, allied members, and sponsors are encouraged to join, as well as professionals in the design community. RSVP by Friday, December 8 Click for more information about the Code Committee and to sign up for their email updates.
CAP Collaboration Educational Series: Sustainable Design
AIA Seattle’s Corporate Allied Partners (CAPs) enliven the AIA Seattle community and value involvement with AIA Members. Our sponsors also offer their knowledge and expertise in the field to help our members earn their continuing education credits through our CAP Collaboration Educational Series. Join us December 14 for the Sustainable Design Themed CAP Classes. Read more
Women In Design Holiday Lunch Social
Please join the Women in Design to engage and network over lunch! Hosted Dessert. Read more
