March 2015
Accessibility Webinar: Stepping Thru Existing Buildings
Join AIA Long Beach | South Bay for an AIA seminar that satisfies the required coursework on Disability Access Requirements. Read more
June 2015
Accessibility Webinar: Stepping Through Accessible Restrooms
An in-depth look at the technical Access requirements and how it impacts restroom design, whether single-accommodation or multi-accommodation including requirements for individual components. Read more
September 2015
Accessibility Webinar: Stepping Through Interior Elements
Once you step thru the door into the interior of a building you encounter a countless number of different elements, each with its own parameters, and all are connected by an accessible route. There are requirements not only for the item itself but also how it relates to the facility as a whole. Whether we are talking about furniture or cabinetry, drinking fountains or sinks, machines or telephones, restaurant or assembly seating, they are all overlaid with their own requirements…
November 2015
Accessibility Webinar: Stepping Through Accessible Routes
Accessible Routes or Path of Travel in new and existing projects are essential aspects of Accessible design. If you can not even get to an area, no matter how accessible that portion is, it will still not be accessible… at least until we invent teleportation. Not only is the route or path required to be accessible but there are many elements that are included within the definition which also are required to be accessible. We will look at a broad…
May 2019
SDF 2019 Call For Proposals
We invite you to collaborate with SDF 2019: Balance: Ready to apply? Submit here. KEY DATES April 20 – Design Jam May 8 – Design Jam May 16 – Design Jam May 22, 5pm PT – Deadline to submit program proposals June 7 – Notification of Festival acceptance July 1 – Final program/installation info due August 16–25 – Seattle Design Festival! Questions? Contact Debra Webb, Director, Design in Public.
April 2020
AIA Climate Comprehensive: State, Local + National View – MOVED ONLINE
**This event will still take place but is being moved to a Zoom online meeting. If you’d like to participate, please RSVP and you’ll receive info on how to log on the week prior to the event.** This session will recap AIA’s work on climate issues across many policy levels. We’ll review what happened in Olympia this year as well as state and local climate policies currently in the works. We’ll also take a look at AIA National’s Big Move…
JOIN US FOR A SERIES OF TOWN HALLS
In response to COVID-19, AIA Seattle has been adapting to the changing needs of our partners and members. One of our priorities includes finding new ways for our community to co-create, share knowledge, and support one another. We know that your professional and personal lives are being deeply affected by this situation. To help unite our community around this crisis, we are putting on a series of Town Halls immediately. Our goal is to provide a platform for discussion and…
Action Now: Accelerating Pathways to Decarbonization
For many years, our focus as a professional association has been on reducing or eliminating operating carbon from new buildings. But the significant scale and urgent timeframe of our climate crisis demand interventions that are broad and immediate, and that recognize decarbonization is directly correlated to health, safety, and equity in our communities. Considering: 1) Reducing embodied carbon in new construction, including the construction process; 2) Electrification of buildings; and 3) Retrofitting existing buildings, this year’s thought leadership summit will explore high-impact actions in…
ONLINE – Committee Meeting: Women In Design
**April meeting is online-only.** Call-in information in event description. Read more
Cracking Code: Commercial Energy Code Update
This is the second session in the 2020 Cracking Code series presented by AIA Seattle’s Codes Committee. The Washington State and Seattle commercial energy codes going into effect this year contain significant changes geared towards meeting ambitious carbon reduction targets. In addition, state laws regarding existing building performance standards and the global warming potential of refrigerants and insulation are coming into force. This seminar reviews the most significant changes and their impacts on projects under the Washington state and Seattle…
May 2020
The Art of Project Management – Course 2
In response to COVID-19 public health advisory, Courses 2-4 have been pushed back a month and moved online. Please stay tuned for further program information. Can’t Work Without ‘Em… (people!) is the second course of the 4-part Project Management Series tailored to reflect the deep interdisciplinary collaboration that distinguishes design and construction practice in our region. Relationships are foundational to every aspect of project management. Now that you know what your job is, course 2 prepares you to set up your projects…
Design in Public Benefit Breakfast
Table Captains will facilitate design discussions with all participants about the real challenges Seattle is facing right now, after which our Keynote Speaker, co-founder and CEO of Minka, Ana Pinto Da Silva will join us LIVE! Help us harness the force of this great design community so we may demonstrate the indomitable spirit of design in building and sustaining human connection through times of crisis. ALL are welcome to attend the breakfast. For individuals not invited by a table captain, please…
June 2020
The Art of Project Management – Course 3
In response to COVID-19 public health advisory, Courses 2-4 have been pushed back a month and moved online. Please stay tuned for further program information. Making it Work (in the day-to-day) is the third course of the 4-part Project Management Series tailored to reflect the deep interdisciplinary collaboration that distinguishes design and construction practice in our region. With the contract as your guide and the secret sauce in your grasp (relationships + communication + collaboration), course 3 will explore some critical know-how…
Virtual Housing Design Week
Several months ago when we began planning this year’s housing design forum, finding balance was on the minds of residential architects. Across the spectrum of residential project scales and budgets, what drives high quality design? How do we balance design inspiration and construction costs? How are residential architects innovating in their practices? Today, as we adapt our homes and businesses in the midst of a pandemic, finding balance seems an extra prescient theme. And perhaps home means something different now…
Back to the Office: Return Strategies
BACK TO THE OFFICE: RETURN STRATEGIES Our Back to the Office: Return Strategies Town Halls explore what firms need to be thinking about as they look to bring employees back to the office. How are Seattle firms addressing questions of: who needs to come back, and when, and how do we do it safely? These two Town Hall events will provide a forum for medium/large and small firms to discuss critical back to the office considerations, including: What do we…
July 2020
The Art of Project Management – Course 4
In response to COVID-19 public health advisory, Courses 2-4 have been pushed back a month and moved online. Please stay tuned for further program information. Change Management with (relative) Ease is the final course of the 4-part Project Management Series tailored to reflect the deep interdisciplinary collaboration that distinguishes design and construction practice in our region. The final course circles back to the fundamentals with change and risk management in mind. Learn to identify, communicate and manage risk throughout a project, to…
October 2020
Establishing Meaningful Relationships with Communities You Serve
Why should architects and design professionals care about community engagement? How can our design and planning processes help create great places while repairing harm and building community? Establishing Meaningful Relationships with Communities You Serve will help you build the knowledge, resources, and skill-sets to form more authentic relationships and coalitions with community, and create not only beautiful, functional and successful buildings and spaces, but also transform our profession from one that works for community to one that works with. “Community…
November 2020
Cracking Code: Code 101 – Beginner’s Guide to Using the Code
Join AIA Seattle’s Codes committee for our fifth and final Cracking Code seminar of 2020, focusing on familiarizing folks with the basics of the Seattle code! Read more
NWW: 2018 IEBC Overview Webinar
Join AIA Northwest Washington Section for this live 7-hour webinar with Steve Thomas. He will address the relationship of the 2018 International Existing Building Code to existing buildings. Read more
December 2020
CANCELLED – Committee Meeting: Mass Timber
**The December Mass Timber committee meeting is CANCELLED.** Read more
COTE: Virtual Happy Hour + 2021 Planning
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on the Environment for their annual year-end happy hour and planning meeting. Read more
Committee Meeting: Small Practice and Residential Committee
The Small Practice and Residential Committee (SPARC) meets the third Thursday of every month at noon. AIA Seattle members, allied members, and sponsors are encouraged to join, as well as professionals in the design community. Read more
January 2021
Committee Meeting: Adaptation & Resilience Committee
Join AIA Seattle’s Adaptation & Resilience Committee for its monthly meeting, focusing on disaster preparedness, safety assessments, and resilient design in the Puget Sound and beyond. Read more
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
Committee Meeting: Committee on Homelessness
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on Homelessness for a monthly check-in on how best to advocate for our most vulnerable populations, within the architecture profession. Read more
Committee Meeting: Mass Timber
Join AIA Seattle’s Mass Timber committee for its monthly meeting every second Tuesday at 4pm. Open to AIA Seattle members and allied professionals. Read more
AEC Trivia Night!
Kick of 2021 with a fun AEC related Trivia Night with our friends at the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC). Have fun networking with others in the Seattle AEC community via a Zoom/Kahoot! platform. Show off your smarts in this online trivia showdown to win many great prizes like gift cards, manuals, Yeti tumblers, golf ball sets, etc. Email David Fennel, MBA to reserve your spot! Registration is free, but space is limited.
Committee Meeting: Committee on the Environment
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on the Environment for its monthly meeting, taking place every third Tuesday. Open to AIA Seattle members and allied professions. Read more
CAE: The State of Higher Education – A Look at Today & Tomorrow
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on Architecture for Education for a discussion on the current realities and what’s next for higher education as institutions and industry experts navigate the evolution of campus together. Read more
Committee Meeting: Seattle International Architecture Forum
Join AIA Seattle’s Seattle International Architecture Forum for its monthly meeting, welcoming architects and allied professionals. Read more
Committee Meeting: Code
Join AIA Seattle for its monthly Code committee meeting, every fourth Tuesday at 12pm. AIA Seattle members, allied members, and sponsors are encouraged to join, as well as professionals in the design community. Read more
Committee Meeting: Young Architects Forum
Join AIA Seattle’s Young Architects Forum for its monthly meeting, every fourth Tuesday at 5pm. Open to architects and allied professionals. Read more
Committee Meeting: Small Practice & Residential Committee
**NOTE adjusted date for January meeting.** Join AIA Seattle’s Small Practice and Residential Committee for their monthly meeting, open to all. Read more
Committee Meeting: Women in Design
Join AIA Seattle’s Women In Design committee for their monthly social and planning meeting. Read more
February 2021
Committee Meeting: Diversity Roundtable
The Diversity Roundtable meets the first Tuesday of every month at 5:00pm. AIA Seattle members, allied members and sponsors are encouraged to join as well as other professionals in the design community. Read more
When Seattle Shakes – Exhibit Opens
Seattle’s historic structures, among them many unreinforced masonry buildings, are at risk not only from the numerous seismic faults in the Pacific Northwest, but also from economic factors. Many at-risk buildings continue to have vibrant life in Seattle communities, but have found it challenging to retrofit for earthquake safety. Read more
Northwest Residential Press Committee Meeting
Join the NWRP Committee to review the recent round of Home of Distinction submissions. AIA Seattle members, allied members, and sponsors are encouraged to join, as well as professionals in the design community. Read more
Why Seattle Shakes with David B. Williams
Unlike many regions in the country, the Seattle area is constantly reminded of its geologic past, present, and future. Whether it is our landslides, our glacier-carved topography, or our three major earthquake zones, this area’s geologic history is young, dynamic, and accessible. In this virtual talk, naturalist David B. Williams will provide an introduction to the city’s geology and how it affects the built environment. This program is inspired by an exhibit, When Seattle Shakes, co-produced by AIA Seattle and…
When Seattle Shakes Curator Talk
Join us for an evening talk with our exhibition researcher and curator, Mary Waelder. In this exhibit, Mary explores how to align the goals of historic preservation and resilient design by understanding the most effective ways of protecting a city’s historic building stock against earthquakes. The talk will be focused on her research and attendees will have time for a brief Q&A. Special Thanks to our When Seattle Shakes Exhibit Sponsors: Coughlin Porter Lundeen | Degenkolb | Holmes Group Initial…
CANCELLED – Committee Meeting: Small Practice & Residential Committee
**February meeting CANCELLED** Join AIA Seattle’s Small Practice and Residential Committee for their monthly meeting, open to all. Read more
2021 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? Join a panel of local FAIAs to learn more about the College of Fellows eligibility and submittal process, our chapter’s coaching and nomination of candidates, and tricks and tools you can employ now to tell your own professional story. Read more
Decoded | Tall Wood: A New Path Forward – Code Provisions and Design Steps
This is the first session in the 2021 Decoded series presented by AIA Seattle’s Code Committee. We are at an exciting confluence in timber construction. The need for sustainable, urban construction has never been higher. Concurrently, mass timber products such as cross-laminated timber have opened the door to many new opportunities for construction, one of which is tall wood. In January 2019, the International Code Council (ICC) approved a set of proposals to allow tall wood buildings of up to…
YAF: Virtual Building Tour – Federal Reserve Building
Join AIA Seattle’s Young Architect Forum over your lunch for a “virtual construction tour” of the Federal Reserve Bank Building Read more
Committee Meeting: Urban Design Forum
Join AIA Seattle’s Urban Design Forum for its monthly planning meeting, every fourth Wednesday. Open to architects and allied professionals. Read more
March 2021
SIAF: Outsider Architects – Immigrants in the Context of JEDI Initiatives
Join the Seattle International Architects Forum for this panel discussion on the experience and opportunities of immigrant architects in our local community, in particular their roles within larger conversations of racial equity. Read more
A&R: Conversations Toward Resilience – Assessment
AIA Seattle Adaptation and Resilience Committee is hosting a series of four panel discussions during 2021 to highlight current regional resiliency efforts in architecture & planning through four lenses – Assessment, Analysis, Implementation and Engagement. Read more
Committee Meeting: Committee on Homelessness
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on Homelessness for a monthly check-in on how best to advocate for our most vulnerable populations, within the architecture profession. Read more
COTE: Pathways to Decarbonization: Seattle Public Schools
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on the Environment for its next program focused on success stories in the path to decarbonization, focused on work being done with Seattle Public Schools. Read more
When Seattle Shakes Curator Talk
Join us for an evening talk with our exhibition researcher and curator, Mary Waelder. In this exhibit, Mary explores how to align the goals of historic preservation and resilient design by understanding the most effective ways of protecting a city’s historic building stock against earthquakes. The talk will be focused on her research and attendees will have time for a brief Q&A. Special Thanks to our When Seattle Shakes Exhibit Sponsors: Coughlin Porter Lundeen | Degenkolb | Holmes Group Initial…
Committee Meeting: Small Practice & Residential Committee
Join AIA Seattle’s Small Practice and Residential Committee for their monthly meeting, open to all. Read more
UDF: Post-COVID Urbanism
Join AIA Seattle’s Urban Design Forum for an investigation of which changes to our urban form might remain after the COVID-19 crisis recedes. Read more
WID: Navigating Your Career Through a Recession
Join AIA Seattle’s Women in Design committee for the first session of the 2021 Business of Architecture series. Read more
2021 AIA Disaster Assistance Program: Building Evaluator Training
Join AIA Seattle, in association with Cal OES, AIA National, and the Adaptation & Resilience Committee, for a the certification course for the Safety Assessment Program (SAP), training architects, engineers, and building inspectors. Read more
April 2021
CAE: Immersive Experience Through Integrated Design – The Louisiana Children’s Museum
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on Architecture for Education for a special program featuring the Louisiana Children’s Museum, and its unique role in post-Katrina New Orleans. Read more
NWW: 2018 WA State Energy Code – Commercial Highlights Webinar
Join AIA Seattle’s Northwest Washington Section and Lisa Rosenow, Director – Energy Code Services, Evergreen Technology Consulting. This training will provide an overview of various substantive multi-discipline updates in the commercial 2018 WSEC. Read more
SDF 2021 Design Jam
Join the Seattle Design Festival planning committee and Surya Vanka, Founder & Chief Designer at AUTHENTIC DESIGN and longtime friend of the Festival, for the Design Jam, a Thinkercyze Live event, THIS SATURDAY April 10 at 10 am PT. Explore your creative process and brainstorm this year’s festival theme EMERGE with other members of your community. Perfect for designers of all ages!
YAF: Coffee Talk – April 2021
Join AIA Seattle’s Young Architects Forum for their first “coffee talk” of 2021, focusing on building camaraderie and relationships across firm young professionals, amidst WFH. Read more
COTE: Building Electrification and 2030 Districts
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on the Environment for a showcase of current electrified new buildings, as indicators of where the city of Seattle is headed in pursuit of its 2030 efficiency goals. Read more
COTE: 2021 Earth Day Sustainability Slam
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee for its annual Earth Day sustainability slam, this year as a live webinar! Read more
AHC Spring 2021: Resiliency Through Emotional Well-Being and Mental Health
Join AIA Seattle’s Architecture for Health Committee for its annual Spring conference, this year focused on mental health and emotional wellbeing in healthcare design. Read more
Committee Meeting: Women in Design
Join AIA Seattle’s Women In Design committee for their monthly social and planning meeting. Read more
Decoded | 2018 IBC Update Redux
This is the second session in the 2021 Decoded series presented by AIA Seattle’s Code Committee. The 2018 International Building Code came into effect in Washington February 1st, 2021. This seminar reviews important changes in code requirements that affect projects in the state permitted after the effective date of code adoption. New requirements address important topics such as rooftop occupancy, energy systems such as photovoltaic arrays and battery energy storage systems, changes in use group definitions, new occupant load factor…
Unreinforced Masonry: Connecting | Preparing | Preserving
How does living in an earthquake zone impact you? Are you prepared for the next big one? Learn what local preservationists, architects, and engineers are doing to protect our city’s heritage and communities. Connect the past to the present, prepare for the future, preserve our heritage. Moderator: Mary Waelder | Architect at SHKS Architects and When Seattle Shakes Curator Panelists: Lisa Nitze | Co-Founder of ASAP!, V.P. Marketing, Investments, Community Partnerships at Nitze-Stagen Kate Weiland | Associate Principal at BuildingWork,…
May 2021
A&R: Conversations Toward Resilience – Analysis
Join AIA Seattle’s Adaptation & Resilience Committee for its second panel in the 2021 “Conversations Toward Resilience” series, focusing on Analysis. Read more
Sole Practitioners Roundtable (SPRouT) Meeting
Solo Practitioners Roundtable (SPRout) is an opportunity for solo practitioners to share ideas, challenges, and resources. This group meets at noon on the first Thursday of the month. All are encouraged to join us, you do not need to be a member to attend. Read more
Seattle Design Festival Call for Proposals Due
Emerging is a process of adaptation, of transforming the way we interact, collaborate, and create. How can community-driven design strategies carry us forward? How will we emerge better? This year’s festival will happen exclusively outside through our Block Party, a two-day street fair, August 21-22. Pending permitting, the 2021 Seattle Design Festival (SDF) will be hosted at Lake Union Park and will feature Built Installations and Pop-Up experiences from our community partners. New Festival Element: Pop-Up Programming This new festival…
COTE: University of Washington’s Pathway to Decarbonization: Planning, Policy and Practice
Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on the Environment for its next “Pathway to Decarbonization” program, focusing on University of Washington’s efforts. Read more
Just Transition: Upstream and Downstream Impacts of Decarbonization
AEC professionals are working on design and policy changes to rapidly eliminate carbon emissions from our built environment. What are the upstream and downstream impacts of these changes on jobs, housing affordability, health and communities? What additional considerations and voices should be brought into our decision-making processes? How can we push aggressively towards our climate goals while simultaneously supporting the call for justice and human rights that 2020 has reminded us to answer? Considering the transitions toward 1) the electrification…
Driving Equity Now | Just Transition: Upstream and Downstream Impacts of Decarbonization
AIA Seattle presents Just Transition: Upstream and Downstream Impacts of Decarbonization. Join us online, May 17-19, 2021 for AIA Seattle’s 2021 (Virtual) Climate Leadership Summit exploring the equity and social justice impacts of a transition to clean energy sources, materials, and processes. The Summit will conclude with keynote Carlton Eley’s presentation Driving Equity Now. Researchers and advocates; stewards of the built environment; and proponents for sustainability are coming to realize that finding creative ways to encourage equitable development does not…
Ask An Architect – May 2021
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? Join two AIA architects to discuss your building project, no matter the stage. Read more
Culture Change in Practice: A Leadership Cohort – Session 1
This four-part, peer-based learning program was designed by a team of architects and allied professionals over the past nine months to specifically provide architecture and allied firms the tools and community to meet the explicit goals and metrics laid out in NOMA NW’s Call-to-Action. The first session of Culture Change in Practice: A Leadership Cohort is scheduled for Monday, May 24, 9:00am-12:00pm PT. Want to learn more? Visit Culture Change in Practice: A Leadership Cohort for additional program information, including…
Design in Public Benefit Breakfast
The Seattle Design Festival is a community-driven program made possible by small individual donations from our community. The Seattle Design Festival provides such a meaningful opportunity to leverage design. I am donating to help individuals and organizations to test ideas, challenge assumptions and raise awareness for our community. – Rob Deane AIA, NCARB Senior Associate at Encore Architects I donated because the Seattle Design Festival provides the unique opportunity to explore our most pressing challenges and current events creatively. This annual event welcomes…
June 2021
Housing Innovation in the 15-Minute City
How can we help transition housing policy and urban design to be 1) more equitable for all residents by incorporating people-centered development that responds to community needs and desires; and 2) focused on holistic sustainability by designing compact, complete neighborhoods that deemphasize car use and enhance environmental sustainability, resident health, and economic vibrancy? From missing middle to infill housing, new housing designs and careful planning around existing communities can provide the density to support amenities such as restaurants, services, work…
15-Minute Cities for People | Housing Innovation in the 15-Minute City
AIA Seattle presents Housing Innovation in the 15-Minute City, the kick-off event of AIA Seattle’s new series, 15-Minute Seattle: Creating Livable Places for All. Join us online, June 7-8, 2021 to examine the concept of complete neighborhoods as an urban design framework, and explore how Seattle can support full-service neighborhoods by providing a mix of housing options for homeowners, renters, and people of different ages and walks of life. The program will open with Kristian Skovbakke Villadsen’s keynote presentation, 15-Minute Cities for…
NWW: WA State Residential Energy Code Compliance in 2021
Join AIA Seattle’s Northwest Washington Section for a deep dive on the Washington State Residential Energy Code, with WSU Senior Building Science Specialist, Michael Lubliner Read more
HAPPY HOUR WITH YOUNG ARCHITECTS FORUM + WOMEN IN DESIGN – JUNE 2021
Join AIA Seattle’s Women in Design and Young Architects Forum for the return of their popular happy hours! Read more
When It Takes You Two Hours And Three Buses To Get To The Grocery Store
It’s a privilege to be able to walk quickly or hop on a bike or a shared scooter. What may be an easy jaunt to an able-bodied, 20-something single dude can feel very different if you have a mobility disability, or if you’re blind, or if you have a kid or a grocery cart. It’s easy for privileged folks to support this vision of urbanism without addressing the profound disparities of race and wealth and disability that make a 15-minute…
15-Minute Seattle: Design for Dignity
Throughout the spring of 2019, Elizabeth traveled from Seattle to Dallas, Helsinki, Vienna, and Zurich to learn more about successful programs transitioning people from homelessness into permanent housing. Specifically, her work explores how design choices impact the housing retention rates of formerly homeless individuals and families and supports the restoration of their dignity. For the second half of the session, Elizabeth will lead the audience in small group discussions to explore how we might rewrite Seattle’s narrative on housing and…
DRT: Sustaining Momentum: Advancing West Coast JEDI Efforts in Architecture
AIA Seattle Diversity Roundtable’s 2021 Solstice Event in collaboration with AIA Los Angeles J.E.D.I. and AIA Oregon CoEDI Read more
Culture Change in Practice: A Leadership Cohort – Session 2
This four-part, peer-based learning program was designed by a team of architects and allied professionals over the past nine months to specifically provide architecture and allied firms the tools and community to meet the explicit goals and metrics laid out in NOMA NW’s Call-to-Action. The second session of Culture Change in Practice: A Leadership Cohort is scheduled for Monday, June 21, 9:00am-12:00pm PT. Want to learn more? Visit Culture Change in Practice: A Leadership Cohort for additional program information, including…
People Centered Design in Smaller Cities: Rediscovering the Small-Town Roots of the 15-Minute City
Throughout most of American history, cities and towns were built incrementally, with a fine-grained diversity of adaptive places and built at the scale of people – much like the neighborhoods envisioned today in “15-minute cities.” But recent decades have been different, encouraging large, homogeneous developments built all at once to a finished static state, optimized for the scale of the personal motor vehicle. Looking back on this “suburban experiment,” we have witnessed its detrimental effects on our health, our social…
CANCELLED – Committee Meeting: Urban Design Forum
Join AIA Seattle’s Urban Design Forum for its monthly planning meeting, every fourth Wednesday. Open to architects and allied professionals. Read more
Equity Considerations in the 15-Minute City
In line with its comprehensive plan, Seattle has focused most of its job and housing growth into roughly 30 “Urban Villages” and “Urban Centers” over the past 25 years. While the Urban Village growth strategy has increased density and walkability in these areas and organized an increasingly connected transit network, it has also contributed to displacement in these areas of focused growth while contributing to skyrocketing housing costs and inadequately addressing the large swaths of Seattle that remain auto dependent.…
WID + SPARC: Architecture Finance 101
This is the second session in the 2021 Business of Architecture series presented by AIA Seattle’s Women in Design Committee in collaboration with the Small Practice and Residential Committee (SPARC). Read more
July 2021
Committee Meeting: Asian American Designers Union
Join AIA Seattle’s Asian American Designers Union for their monthly meeting, taking place the first Friday of every month at 12pm. Read more
CANCELLED – Committee Meeting: Committee on Architecture for Education
**JULY MEETING IS CANCELLED** 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
Committee Meeting: Mass Timber
Join AIA Seattle’s Mass Timber committee for its monthly meeting every second Tuesday at 4pm. Open to AIA Seattle members and allied professionals. Read more
NEW DATE – Committee Meeting: Diversity Roundtable
The Diversity Roundtable meets the first Tuesday of every month at 5:00pm. AIA Seattle members, allied members and sponsors are encouraged to join as well as other professionals in the design community. Read more
UDF: Development That Serves People
Join AIA Seattle’s Urban Design Forum for a virtual panel discussion with TraeAnna Holiday of Africatown and Ceara O’Leary of Detroit Collaborative Design Center, exploring developments that prioritize communities over profit in two cities with similar problems and different pressures. Read more
Decoded | Practical Guide to the Residential Energy Code
This is the third session in the 2021 Decoded series presented by AIA Seattle’s Code Committee. The 2018 Washington State Energy Code went into effect in earlier this year, and includes several substantial changes for single-family and townhouse construction. Chief among these is an increase in the required number of additional efficiency credits, modified by fuel normalization credits. This webinar will examine those changes in detail, in addition to envelope performance requirements and mechanical system details. Join us online July…
August 2021
2021 Honor Awards | Submissions Open
Reconnect and broaden conversations about resilience in design. On behalf of the Honor Awards Committee, we look forward to celebrating you in person with a renewed sense of urgency to undertake the grand social, environmental, and economic challenges we are facing. While this has been a difficult year, it has also been a time for reflection. Our evolving public health crises, continued critical reckonings with systemic racism, and rapidly changing environments are intrinsically linked. Yet we remain optimistic in the…
YAF: Coffee Talk – August 2021
Join AIA Seattle’s Young Architects Forum (YAF) for their latest program series, focused on adaptations to working-from-home for young professionals. Read more
DATE CHANGE – Committee Meeting: Committee on the Environment
**AUGUST DATE CHANGE** Join AIA Seattle’s Committee on the Environment for its monthly meeting, taking place every third Tuesday. Open to AIA Seattle members and allied professions. Read more
CANCELLED – Committee Meeting: Young Architects Forum
**AUGUST MEETING CANCELLED** Join AIA Seattle’s Young Architects Forum for its monthly meeting, every fourth Tuesday at 5pm. Open to architects and allied professionals. Read more
CANCELLED – Committee Meeting: Women in Design
****AUGUST MEETING CANCELLED**** Join AIA Seattle’s Women In Design committee for their monthly social and planning meeting. Read more
Shaping Successful Submissions: Interactive Q&A Webinar
We encourage submitters to consider how the jury will interpret one or more considerations in connection to the project’s design story and explore: what makes this an award-winning project? From revealing discussion to the practicalities of completing the updated Common App for Design Excellence (for BUILT submissions), this Interactive Q&A Webinar will provide the insights you’ve been looking for. Join members of the Honor Awards Committee and the Integrated Design Lab online Thursday, August 26, 12:00-1:00pm PT and get support…
September 2021
2021 Honor Awards | Early Bird Submission Deadline
Reconnect and broaden conversations about resilience in design. On behalf of the Honor Awards Committee, we look forward to celebrating you in person with a renewed sense of urgency to undertake the grand social, environmental, and economic challenges we are facing. While this has been a difficult year, it has also been a time for reflection. Our evolving public health crises, continued critical reckonings with systemic racism, and rapidly changing environments are intrinsically linked. Yet we remain optimistic in the…
Decoded | Multifamily Accessibility
This is the fourth session in the 2021 Decoded series presented by AIA Seattle’s Code Committee. Multifamily residential accessibility compliance is far more complicated than it first appears. With the overlapping of federal laws and building code, it can become confusing very quickly. This session will inform and educate multifamily residential architects, builders, and developers on the key differences in federal laws and building code as well as the how, why, where, and when to applying them. This course will…
2021 Honor Awards | Final Submission Deadline
Reconnect and broaden conversations about resilience in design. On behalf of the Honor Awards Committee, we look forward to celebrating you in person with a renewed sense of urgency to undertake the grand social, environmental, and economic challenges we are facing. While this has been a difficult year, it has also been a time for reflection. Our evolving public health crises, continued critical reckonings with systemic racism, and rapidly changing environments are intrinsically linked. Yet we remain optimistic in the…
AADU: Career Ladder
Join AIA Seattle’s Asian American Designers Union for their first program, focused on career insights for Asian-Americans in the design professions. Read more
