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April 2024
Committee Meeting: Urban Design Forum
Join AIA Seattle’s Urban Design Forum for its monthly meeting, taking place every fourth Wednesday at 12pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, including AIA members and non-members. Read more
Committee Meeting: Women in Design
The Women in Design Committee meets on the fourth Thursday of every month at 12pm. 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. Read more
Earth Day Sustainability Slam
The annual Sustainability Slam is back! This Earth Week, join the Committee on the Environment (COTE) for an evening of PechaKucha presentations on all things sustainability over snacks and drinks. Submit your presentation ideas below! Read more
May 2024
Committee Meeting: Committee on Architecture for Education
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on Architecture for Education for their monthly meeting, taking place each first Wednesday at 4:30pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, members and non-members alike. Read more
COTE | People, Planet, Design: A Conversation with Author Corey Squire
People, Planet, Design, A Practical Guide to Realizing Architecture’s Potential is essential reading for architects who want to transform what the profession means. Read more
Committee Meeting: Asian American Designers Union
Join AIA Seattle’s Asian American Designers Union for their monthly meeting, taking place every first Monday at 12pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, members and non-members alike. Read more
Committee Meeting: Adaptation & Resilience Committee
Join AIA Seattle’s Adaptation & Resilience Committee for their monthly meeting, taking place on the first Tuesday of every month at 12pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, members and non-members. Read more
Committee Meeting: Diversity Roundtable @ CAST Architecture (In-person/Virtual)
Join AIA Seattle’s Diversity Roundtable for its monthly meeting, every first Tuesday at 5:30pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, members and non-members alike. Read more
AIA NWW: PV Panels Production from Start to Finish with Silfab Solar!
Join the AIA Northwest Washington section for an afternoon at Silfab Solar, Inc., a leader in the design and development of high-efficiency solar panels. Event includes an informative session and tour of their new manufacturing plant in Burlington, WA. Read more
Mass Timber + SPARC Committees – Kenmore CLT House – Construction Tour
Mass Timber Committee + Small Practice and Residential Committee (SPARC) + atelierjones Project Description: The Kenmore House is a 2-story, 3,200 square foot, 5-bedroom, multi-generational home for a family 7, including 4 children and one grandparent. Inspired by atelierjones’s first foray into mass timber, CLTHouse, this home is constructed of cross laminated timber. The exposed wood of the CLT wraps as a tactile shell around the living spaces which subsequently wrap around a warm south and west facing courtyard. Throughout…
YAF & WID Happy Hour Series – MEASURE WHAT MATTERS
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 series will explore how sustainability metrics can improve our built environment and create healthier buildings. Read more
Women in Design Coffee Hour: May
We know it can be helpful to have a sounding board of fellow women-identifying designers as we navigate our industry and world from a unique perspective and experience; this Coffee Hour is a chance to cultivate relationships and provide informal mentorship. Bring any current struggles, share a recent win, or simply come to talk about work and life. We will have a prompt selected from the below list of topics to help guide conversation: Advocating for yourself/others Navigating the job…
Committee Meeting: Committee on Homelessness
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on Homelessness for its monthly check-in every second Tuesday at 12pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, members and non-members alike. Read more
Code Mode | Understanding the Seattle Existing Building Code
Join us for a two day seminar on understanding the Seattle Existing Building Code (SEBC). Day 1 delves into the code’s philosophy and explores requirements for building reuse and substantial alterations. Day 2 features case studies to illustrate practical applications and emphasizes key compliance areas such as substantial alterations, building performance, and changes of use within existing structures. Participants will gain insight into critical code compliance areas, including Seattle’s unique substantial alteration definitions and requirements for building reuse. Read more
CANCELED: Committee Meeting: Mass Timber
Join AIA Seattle’s Mass Timber committee for its monthly meeting, taking place every second Tuesday at 4pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, including members and non-members. Read more
CANCELED: Committee Meeting: Seattle International Architecture Forum
Join AIA Seattle’s Seattle International Architecture Forum for its monthly meeting, taking place every third Wednesday at 5:15pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, including AIA members and non-members. Read more
CANCELED: Committee Meeting: Small Practice and Residential Committee
Join AIA Seattle’s Small Practice & Residential Committee for its monthly meeting, taking place every third Thursday at 12pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, including members and non-members. Read more
AHC Spring 2024: Opportunities and Challenges of Healthcare Delivery
Join the Architecture for Health Committee (AHC) for the annual AHC Spring Conference, keynoted by the team from Harborview Medical Center, a Level 1 Trauma Center for the 4-state region, highlighting their work on the Bond Capital Program. Their presentation will focus on the unique service provided by HMC, the relationship between King County and the UW Medicine System, and their upcoming Bond Program Developments. Read more
Committee Meeting: CODE
Join AIA Seattle’s Code committee on the third Friday of every month at 11am. AIA Seattle members, allied members, and sponsors are encouraged to join, as well as professionals in the design community. Read more
AADU-S x Iris Pan: The Future is Physital
Join the Asian American Designers Union and Iris Pan, a globally-recognized pioneer in the fields of User Experience Design, Emerging Technology Design, Integrative Product Design, discover the design trends made possible with the latest AI and XR technologies. Read more
SPARC: Methow Valley Architecture Tour
The Methow Valley Architecture Tour will celebrate the unique aspects of design and construction in this area of Washington, particularly regarding the climate, culture and natural beauty of the area. Learning objectives will emphasize climate resilience, human health and comfort and biophilic design. Read more
Committee Meeting: Urban Design Forum
Join AIA Seattle’s Urban Design Forum for its monthly meeting, taking place every fourth Wednesday at 12pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, including AIA members and non-members. Read more
DRT + SIAF + NOMA NW Social Hour at Environmental Works on May 22 2024
Joint social hour series by Diversity Roundtable, NOMA NW and Seattle International Architecture Forum. Hosted by Environmental Works at their Seattle office. Read more
Committee Meeting: Women in Design
The Women in Design Committee meets on the fourth Thursday of every month at 12pm. 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. Read more
Committee Meeting: Young Architects Forum
Join AIA Seattle’s Young Architects Forum for its monthly meeting, taking place every fourth Tuesday at 5pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, including AIA members and non-members. Read more
June 2024
Committee Meeting: Asian American Designers Union
Join AIA Seattle’s Asian American Designers Union for their monthly meeting, taking place every first Monday at 12pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, members and non-members alike. Read more
Committee Meeting: Adaptation & Resilience Committee
Join AIA Seattle’s Adaptation & Resilience Committee for their monthly meeting, taking place on the first Tuesday of every month at 12pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, members and non-members. Read more
Committee Meeting: Diversity Roundtable
Join AIA Seattle’s Diversity Roundtable for its monthly meeting, every first Tuesday at 5:30pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, members and non-members alike. Read more
Committee Meeting: Committee on Architecture for Education
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on Architecture for Education for their monthly meeting, taking place each first Wednesday at 4:30pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, members and non-members alike. Read more
Committee Meeting: Committee on the Environment
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on the Environment for its monthly meeting occurring every third Tuesday at 12pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, members and non-members alike. Read more
Annual Chapter Meeting
AIA Seattle’s Annual Chapter Meeting is an opportunity for members of our 10-county community to come together virtually to hear about the strategic direction of AIA Seattle and receive updates on engagement opportunities, advocacy efforts, and membership benefits. Read more
Women in Design: Coffee Hour – June
We know it can be helpful to have a sounding board of fellow women-identifying designers as we navigate our industry and world from a unique perspective and experience; this Coffee Hour is a chance to cultivate relationships and provide informal mentorship. Bring any current struggles, share a recent win, or simply come to talk about work and life. We will have a prompt selected from the below list of topics to help guide conversation: Advocating for yourself/others Navigating the job…
COTE Book Talk: The Story of Upfront Carbon
Lloyd Alter, and author / architect / developer / educator, will talk about his new book, The Story of Upfront Carbon (New Society Publishers, 2024). Read more
Committee Meeting: Committee on Homelessness
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on Homelessness for its monthly check-in every second Tuesday at 12pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, members and non-members alike. Read more
Committee Meeting: Mass Timber
Join AIA Seattle’s Mass Timber committee for its monthly meeting, taking place every second Tuesday at 4pm. Open to architects and allied professionals, including members and non-members. Read more
WiD Queer Gals & Pals Creative Writing Meet-up
WiD co-chairs will lead participants through creative writing exercises related to queer-place making. The event will be held in the upstairs meeting room and will be broken into segments to allow for breaks, but will also be casual. Please take time to peruse the bookstore. Paper and pencils provided, but feel free to bring devices if you prefer. This gathering is intended for lesbian, queer and trans female, and non-binary designers; others are welcome to attend, please respect this gathering…
