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July 2016
Urban Design Forum Planning Session 2016
How is the region urbanizing? How should it be? How will necessary connections between dense hubs be made? What is the relationship between center city growth and regional growth? What policies will be established in Seattle over the next 20 years to guide the city as it accommodates 120,000 new citizens? We’ll be discussing and planning the next round of forums during the standard Urban Design Forum time slot this month. We will be at Still Liquor in Melrose Market on Capitol Hill. Anyone with thoughts…
Committee Meeting: Women In Design
This month’s committee meeting will be a planning meeting. Please bring your ideas and join us to help plan our events. Every other month the AIA Women in Design committee will host informal discussions around specific topics with invited guests. AIA Seattle members, allied members, and sponsors are encouraged to join, as well as professionals in the design community. Women in Design meets the last Friday of every month at the AIA Seattle office. Click for more information about the Women In Design and…
August 2016
CANCELED: Committee Meeting: Diversity Roundtable
The AIA Seattle Diversity Roundtable meets every first Tuesday. Read more
2016 Honor Awards Call for Entries Open
This work embodies a balance between discerning beauty, ingenious solution and social transformation. We invite you to add your voice and your values to the conversation, as you join us in celebrating the best of our collective work by offering recognition for the inspirational, the intelligent and the evocative. Your viewpoint is more important than the photograph. Show us your thinking. Show us what is behind the marketing image; reveal the relationships and ideas that inform your design. DEBUTING THE…
Happy Hour With Young Architects Forum + Women In Design
The AIA Seattle Happy Hour Series is a monthly gathering presented by the Young Architects Forumand Women in Design committees to encourage connections within the Seattle design community. This year’s happy hours will highlight design partnerships that have led to successful projects. The August 11th Happy Hour will be co-hosted by SHKS Architects & Site Workshop. JOIN US EVERY SECOND THURSDAY THROUGH NOVEMBER! Visit the full list of Happy Hours HERE. Mark your calendar & click to print the 2016 AIA Seattle Happy Hour Schedule to post at your firm! The YAF +…
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Resident’s Podium for Seattle Legacy Spaces
Seattle residents, artists, and community organizers will testify about the places they want preserved. Meanwhile city officials, landlords, real estate developers, policy makers and other community members are invited to come together to listen and learn from these voices across our city. Through better collective understanding of the historic businesses and gathering spaces that knit together our current urban fabric, we can determine how to design the most collaborative, inclusive and considered version of Seattle, conceived by the many. This…
Energy in Design Calculator Demonstration
Energy in Design Calculator Demonstration As part of the 2016 Honor Awards, AIA Seattle is excited to debut the new Energy in Design Award to celebrate projects which balance exceptional design and forward thinking energy performance. This award is not just about one exemplary project; it is about our community’s commitment to innovative, sustainable architecture and leadership among our design peers. We ask all entrants in the BUILT category to submit energy use data in consideration of this award, and we…
The Melting Pot Happy Hour w/SIAF
Join Seattle International Architects Forum for happy hour and discuss your Architectural Language. Read more
Our Changing SLU: An Urban Walk & Talk (+ Happy Hour) w/UDF
Join the Urban Design Forum as Mark Hinshaw takes us on a walk through the ever-changing Denny Triangle and South Lake Union. Read more
Committee Meeting: Women In Design
Every other month the AIA Women in Design committee will host informal discussions around specific topics with invited guests. Alternating months will be a planning meeting. Please bring your ideas and join us to help plan our events. Look for more information for this month’s meeting to come. AIA Seattle members, allied members, and sponsors are encouraged to join, as well as professionals in the design community. Women in Design meets the last Friday of every month at the AIA Seattle office.…
September 2016
Scale + Constructability of Passive House w/ COTE
What? Passive House projects are becoming more common around the Puget Sound but it is hard to find contractors with much experience with passive house construction. AIA COTE is pleased to announce that two contractors with both small and large passive house projects will present on their experiences constructing these buildings. Presenters: Dan Whitmore- Hammer & Hand Marty Houston – Walsh Construction When? Wednesday, September 7th – 5-6:30pm Where? Center for Architecture & Design, 1010 Western Ave, Seattle, WA, 98104…
DATE CHANGE: Committee Meeting: Seattle International Architects Forum
The Seattle International Architects Forum (SIAF) broadens cross-cultural horizons, provides mentoring and educational opportunities, and inspires awareness of international architectural practice. The September meeting will happen on September 8 from noon to 1:00PM at the Center for Architecture & Design. AIA Seattle members, allied members, and sponsors are encouraged to join, as well as professionals in the design community.
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 design partnerships that have led to successful projects. The September 8th Happy Hour will be co-hosted by AIA Seattle & Seattle Architecture Foundation. And thanks to our sponsors for this Happy Hour – Big Ass Fans – join us to participate in the raffle to win one of their fans! JOIN US EVERY SECOND THURSDAY…
Seattle Design Festival 2016: Block Party
The SDF Block Party will present design demonstrations, activities, workshops, exhibits, tours and more! This year the Block Party will feature installations from the SDF Rumble, designed and built by teams of local designers, community groups and contractors. Read more
Map the Square w/ YAF
Create an Experiential Map of Pioneer Square With AIA Seattle Young Architects Forum at the Block Party as part of the Seattle Design Festival! Read more
This Is What An Architect Looks Like w/ WID and DRT
Join Women in Design and Diversity Roundtable at the Seattle Design Fesitval Block Party! Read more
Committee Meeting: Diversity Roundtable
The AIA Seattle Diversity Roundtable meets every first Tuesday. Read more
Why Seattle Needs a Downtown Urban Design Plan
A policy framework is insufficient to achieve the urban outcomes we all desire; we also need specific, physical recommendations for urban form and shape, to guide investment. How can we visualize, through plans and illustrations, how growth and development can contribute to a greater whole? Could Seattle benefit from an Urban Design Plan, like so many other large cities have developed? Join moderator Dennis Haskell and panelists Lee Copeland, Barbara Gray, Don Stastny and Heidi Bullinga to explore the value…
Seattle Design Festival: PARK(ing) Day
PARK(ing) Day Plus+ happens once a year on the third Friday in September, and this year it falls right in the middle of the 2016 Seattle Design Festival (September 10-23)! This international event raises awareness about the importance of a walkable, livable, healthy city and helps people re-think how our streets can be used. Last year’s PARK(ing) Day was Seattle’s biggest yet, with 50 pop-up parks across the city. Visitors played life-size Jenga in Pioneer Square, made their own smoothies in West Seattle, and…
Energy in Design Calculator Demonstration at the 2030 Roundtable
As part of the 2016 Honor Awards, AIA Seattle is excited to debut the new Energy in Design Award to celebrate projects which balance exceptional design and forward thinking energy performance. This award is not just about one exemplary project; it is about our community’s commitment to innovative, sustainable architecture and leadership among our design peers. We ask all entrants in the BUILT category to submit energy use data in consideration of this award, and we provide an easy-to-use tool, the Energy in…
Seattle Design Festival 2016 Conference
The conference includes workshops, panels, films, lectures, and installations presented by community organizations. Participants engage professional and community experts on a variety of topics, designed to be of interest to experts and professionals, while also accessible to people at a full range of ages, abilities, and languages. Participants can look forward to powerful presentations and energizing conversations that lead to new ways of thinking. The conference is free and open to the public. Presented by Design in Public, a strategic initiative of AIA Seattle, a chapter…
Growing A City – Density, Displacement and Policy in an Urbanizing Seattle w/ UDF
Seattle is growing. Denser, more efficient urban environment replaces existing structure. Businesses come and go. Infrastructure expands. Neighborhoods are redesigned around pedestrians and cyclists. Rents increase. Displacement occurs. But does urban growth lead to inequitable neighborhoods? How do we, as a city, design neighborhoods that serve the greatest share of the population? How do we encourage thriving businesses that serve their community? We will host a panel discussion revolving around the drivers of change on a neighborhood scale and on…
2016 Honor Awards Registration Deadline
Join us in celebrating the best of our collective work by offering recognition for the inspirational, the intelligent and the evocative! The 2016 Honor Awards program seeks submissions in the BUILT and CONCEPTUAL categories- two categories that aim to encompass and celebrate the wide range of design work architects are doing today. The BUILT category recognizes a diversity of scales, from smaller human-scaled work like installations or furniture, through more traditional building-scaled work like homes or institutions, to larger civic-scaled…
Laddership Summer Kickoff at the Seattle Design Festival
Are you an emerging professional who would like to connect with an experienced architect? Or an experience architect looking to be a mentor? Consider joining AIA Seattle’s Laddership Program. Groups are forming now! For our Annual Summer Kick-Off Social Event we will meet at 5:30 on Wednesday, September 21st at Pike Place Hill Climb (top of steps). After a brief orientation and introductions, the plan is to join the Seattle Design Festival’s “Room for Change mural by Carolina Silva” event. For information about registering, visit the event…
Seattle Design Festival 2016 After Party
The After Party is a celebration to recognize the many people and organizations who make the Seattle Design Festival possible. Featuring live DJ, performances, food, cash bar, dancing, raffle, design, and more. Event tickets will go on sale in early September. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Presented by Design in Public, a strategic initiative of AIA Seattle, a chapter of the American Institute of Architects. More info will be at: designinpublic.org
ARE TRANSITION 4.0 TO 5.0: STRATEGIC TESTING AND PLANNING YOUR PATH TO LICENSURE
The transition to ARE 5.0 is right around the corner! This session will explain the transition from 4.0 to 5.0, discuss test components and structure, and answer your questions about how to test strategically. If you have begun ARE 4.0 or plan to become eligible before November 1st, we will discuss your strategies to complete the ARE in as few as five divisions. This session will kick off our upcoming ARE Study Sessions which will focus on the divisions that…
2016 Honor Awards Submittal Deadline
The 2016 Honor Awards program seeks submissions in the categories of BUILT and CONCEPTUAL—two categories that aim to encompass and celebrate the wide range of design work architects are doing today. Registration is closed as of 5:00 p.m. PST, September 28, 2016. Explore the Submission Guidelines. Live Event The 2016 Honor Awards for Washington Architecture Live Event will take place on Monday, November 7. Learn more. Special thanks to our 2016 Honor Awards Sponsors:
Committee Meeting: Women In Design
Every other month the AIA Women in Design committee will host informal discussions around specific topics with invited guests. Alternating months will be a planning meeting. Please bring your ideas and join us to help plan our events. Look for more information for this month’s meeting to come. AIA Seattle members, allied members, and sponsors are encouraged to join, as well as professionals in the design community. Women in Design meets the last Friday of every month at the AIA Seattle office.…
October 2016
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 Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) with cooperation from professional organizations. CalOES will issue Disaster Service Worker (DSW) ID cards to all professionally licensed volunteers who have completed the training. Those who are not yet licensed will receive a certificate…
Call for Submissions for Sustainability Slam w/ COTE
The Seattle chapter of the AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) invites you to submit case studies or ideas for the upcoming Sustainability Slam on October 20th. Read more
Connect – Pathways to Volunteer Engagement
Join AIA Seattle’s dedicated volunteers and learn about ways to connect with members and shape our chapter. Volunteers are a critical part of our organization and you can make your voice heard! Read more
Code Transition: Changes to the 2015 Seattle Building Code
In this seminar, City of Seattle staff from the Department of Construction & Inspections will present an overview of significant changes and key differences between the 2012 Seattle Building Code (SBC) and the 2015 Seattle Building Code (SBC) – all based on the 2015 IBC with local amendments. This course will explain what has changed, why it changed and how to apply the code correctly to future projects as well as explain the significance or intent of the change. There…
CAP Collaboration Series: Design, Performance and the Aluminum Window with Glo European Windows
Join our Corporate Allied Partner Glo European Windows for an hour long Continuing Education class on aluminum windows. Course Description An in depth review of the traditional aluminum window’s challenges, including condensation, convection and low thermal performance. We’ll also discuss technological advances of the modern thermally broken aluminum window that increase performance levels while still providing slim lines to architectural design. This course also provides an overview of different methods of installation including the many ways to ensure windows integrate seamlessly into…
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 design partnerships that have led to successful projects. The October 13th Happy Hour will be co-hosted by Schemata Workshop & Seattle Urban Farm Company. JOIN US EVERY SECOND THURSDAY THROUGH NOVEMBER! Visit the full list of Happy Hours HERE. Mark your calendar & click to print the 2016 AIA Seattle Happy Hour Schedule to post at your…
Materials Matter – Healthy Planet: Materials + the Environment
Materials Matter is a five-session series delivering comprehensive, high-level knowledge and strategies for assessing and selecting healthy, sustainable materials. Sessions will delve into the impact of materials on the environment and human health, the tools and data available for assessing and prioritizing materials, and strategies for integrating informed decision-making into projects and practice. Speakers will reveal the perspectives of project team members and other partners connected with materials and share the learnings and approaches of successful projects. This series offers…
CAP Collaboration Series: New Details from Hammer & Hand’s 2016 Best Practices Manual
Join our Corporate Allied Partner Hammer & Hand for an hour long Continuing Education class on managing heat, air, and moisture in walls and roof assemblies in the Pacific Northwest. Course Description See Hammer & Hand’s field-tested details for managing heat, air, and moisture in walls and roof assemblies in the Pacific Northwest. H&H’s first edition of its Best Practices Manual focused on proper moisture management in buildings, with particular emphasis on fluid-applied flashing for window and door installation, construction of…
