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September 2023
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
Code Reload | Beyond Single Family
Session 3 of the Code Reload series explore case studies for small scale residential development and commercial projects, looking at code implications when moving beyond single family residential. Read more
JE:DI IRL | Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion In Real Life
What: This is an open forum for people to exchange ideas hosted by AIA Seattle’s JE:DI Council and the AIA Northern Virginia Women in Architecture Committee. Our third session will focus on professional development challenges that J.E.D.I. initiatives can help improve. When: Save the date and plan to attend both of our upcoming sessions! September 20, 2023 November 8, 2023 Remote Access will be provided after registration.
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 & 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
SPARC Design Forum: Board Discussion on What Makes a Good Design
We will have a board discussion on what makes good design, four award winning architects with their own small firms will share their own design philosophy and also use their work sample to show how they apply it in their work. Hope this event as first of our design series to promote good design with small architecture firms 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
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
2023 Honor Awards | Final Submission Deadline
On behalf of the Honor Awards Committee, we look forward to convening and fostering dialogue to include diverse perspectives, undertake intersectional issues, and promote a culture of design that fosters equitable, resilient, and thriving communities. You play a vital role in showcasing the design leadership and transformative projects in our region, and we encourage you to share your work by submitting to AIA Seattle’s 2023 Honor Awards for Washington Architecture. Here are a few of this year’s highlights: We continue…
SIAF+DRT+NOMA NW | SOCIAL HOUR at The Center for Architecture and Design
Seattle International Architecture Forum, Diversity Roundtable, and NOMA | nw joined efforts to organize long time waited in-person Happy Hour Series. Our next event will be hosted by The Center for Architecture and Design located at downtown Seattle. 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
October 2023
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
Culture Change in Practice: A Leadership Cohort 2023 | Workshop 2
This four-part, peer-based learning program was designed by a team of architects and allied professionals 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 workshop of Culture Change in Practice: A Leadership Cohort 2023 is scheduled for Friday, October 6, 9:00am-12:00pm PT, online. Workshop 2: Conflict Transformations October 6, 9am-12pm PT | Online Conflict is often seen as a barrier and obstacle to progress.…
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
YAF & WID Happy Hour Series – INTEGRATION
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 the integration of cultures, technology, and unique project teams to design the buildings of the future. 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
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 & 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
SPARC: Introduction to Pretty Good House
The Pretty Good House is a recently published book intended as a guide to creating better homes. Also dubbed “the sensible building standard” this formula encourages responsible building practices customized to the individual projects & homeowners. This virtual session will provide an introduction to the Pretty Good House philosophy and ways single family residential projects can incorporate these principles affordably, efficiently and beautifully. Read more
The Great Shakeout – Seismic-themed Happy Hour
Join AIA Seattle’s Adaptation & Resilience committee for a seismic-themed happy hour the evening of October 19th! Shaken cocktails and seismic design petcha kucha will pair with the chance to connect with your resilience-minded colleagues. Read more
AHC Fall 2023 – Designing for All: Accessibility in Health and Wellness
This year’s AIA AHC Fall Event includes one day of interdisciplinary presentations, design case studies, discussions, and building tours focusing on inclusive and accessible design in the healthcare environment. The Fall event will explore how design solutions and the design process can improve accessibility and inclusion for as many users as possible within the healthcare setting. 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
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
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
Member Engagement Session at Dykeman Architects
Join the Member Engagement Session hosted at Dykeman Architects in Everett! Presented by the AIA Seattle Membership Steering Committee, this is a free and casual happy hour that allows you to connect with members and firms, engage in discussions that help you navigate your membership, provide feedback to our chapter, and gives you a fun in-person experience with folks in the northern AIA Seattle community! 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
AIA NWW 2023 Design Awards
The 2023 AIA Northwest Washington Design Awards celebrate the best architectural designs available from the AIA members in Whatcom, Skagit, Island, and San Juan Counties. This year we look forward to recognizing excellence in design for all of the exciting built projects and on-the-board designs in our area. It is an important night for us to acknowledge the many valuable colleagues, clients, and construction industry professionals who make our work possible. These projects represent the finest standards in sustainability, inclusion, innovation, building performance, and overall integration with client and surrounding community.
The 2023 AIA Northwest Washington Design Awards celebrate the best architectural designs available from the AIA members in Whatcom, Skagit, Island, and San Juan Counties. This year we look forward to recognizing excellence in design for all of the exciting built projects and on-the-board designs in our area. Read more
Culture Change in Practice: A Leadership Cohort 2023 | Workshop 3
This four-part, peer-based learning program was designed by a team of architects and allied professionals 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 third workshop of Culture Change in Practice: A Leadership Cohort 2023 is scheduled for Friday, October 27, 9:00am-12:00pm PT, online. Workshop 3: The Value Case and Business Case for Equity Work October 27, 9am-12pm PT | Online This third workshop will offer…
November 2023
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: 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
2023 Honor Awards Live Event
LIVE EVENT November 6 at Town Hall Seattle The Honor Awards for Washington Architecture is AIA Seattle’s annual marquee program, drawing hundreds of attendees to a lecture-style event of unique rigor and breadth. This nationally-recognized program provides an important opportunity for the design community to share and celebrate its achievements, both among practitioners and with the community at-large. The awarded projects will be announced for the first time on stage at the live event. Like last year, the Honor Awards…
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
