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Various Career Paths Followed by Architects
2023-04-18 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Washington Alexandria Architecture Center
At the Washington Alexandria Architecture Center (WAAC)
1001 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 (map)
Looking to the future, this panel discussion will take attendees on a variety of possible journeys for those with an architecture education to consider. From starting your own firm to working for a developer, working in a traditional architecture office to becoming a professor, or even pursing a completely alternative career, an architecture education provides and develops a unique set of skills that makes you a good fit for many different positions both inside and outside of the architecture industry. The key to landing the position you set your sights on is demonstrating to your future employer how your skills apply to their field even when it isn’t always obvious.
REGISTER NOW to attend the panel discussion.
AIA LU | Elective
Learning Objectives
– Identify the wide range of careers an architecture education opens the door to if you know where to look.
– Discuss a variety of career paths taken by successful professionals once they graduated from architecture school.
– Explore lessons learned from those who came before you, so you don’t repeat the same mistakes.
– Review how to clearly and concisely explain the unique skillset you can bring to a future employer.
The Spring Social will be directly following the panel discussion, hosted by AIA Northern Virginia and VANOMA at the Washington Alexandria Architecture Center (WAAC), 1001 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
Visit with old friends & make new ones!
Provider: AIA Northern Virginia
Provider number: A058
Course number: NOVA2023-026, session 1

Tour: Institute of Defense Analyses Headquarters
2023-04-15 11:00 - 12:00
$10 charge per person (age 12 and up) for the tour. Learn More.
REGISTER >>>
Join KGD Architecture and a representative from the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) on a tour of the exterior of the newly completed IDA headquarters building in Alexandria, Virginia.
The tour will occur on Saturday, April 15, 2023 from 11:00am-12:00pm at 730 East Glebe Road, Alexandria, VA 22305 (map).

ARE Prep®: Programming and Analysis (PA)
2023-04-15 10:00 - 16:00
5 AIA LU|HSW offered for this class.
This year’s classes will be held both virtually and in-person. Advance registration is required by 5:00pm on the Thursday directly prior to the class.
Each class offers attendees an opportunity to learn from top-notch design professionals while gaining knowledge that can be used to prepare for each section of the Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®). Topics covered include Practice Management; Project Management; Programming + Analysis; Project Planning and Design; Project Development + Documentation; and Construction and Evaluation. All sessions offer AIA LU|HSW credits.
In-person classes will be held at CannonDesign, 1560 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA, (map) with limited seating. Lunch will be provided.
Virtual class participation link will be sent the day immediately prior to each class.
Register online.
Remaining Series Schedule
Apr. 15 – Programming + Analysis (5 LU | HSW), 10:00a-3:00p
May 20 – Project Planning and Design (6 LU | HSW), 10:00-4:00p
June 17 – Project Development + Documentation (6 LU | HSW), 10:00a-4:00p
July 15 – Construction and Evaluation (5 LU | HSW), 10:00a-3:00p

2023 Lecture Series: How to Thrive in a Hybrid Work Environment
2023-03-29 18:30 - 19:45 | Virtual – Online
Certified leadership and executive coach, Jennifer Nielsen, will lead us on what is needed to nurture and fuel one’s mental, physical and emotional health while navigating the world of hybrid work in this three-part virtual lecture series.
Save the dates:
March 29, at 6:30 p.m. Navigate the World of Hybrid Work
April 26, at 6:30 p.m. Elevating Your Connections
May 24, at 6:30 p.m. Co-creating a Hybrid Work Culture
All are welcome
1.25 LUs| Electives available for each session
Register here>>

ARE Prep®: Project Management (PjM)
2023-03-11 10:00 - 16:00
6 AIA LU|HSW offered for this class.
This year’s classes will be held both virtually and in-person. Advance registration is required by 5:00pm on the Thursday directly prior to the class.
Each class offers attendees an opportunity to learn from top-notch design professionals while gaining knowledge that can be used to prepare for each section of the Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®). Topics covered include Practice Management; Project Management; Programming + Analysis; Project Planning and Design; Project Development + Documentation; and Construction and Evaluation. All sessions offer AIA LU|HSW credits.
In-person classes will be held at CannonDesign, 1560 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA, (map) with limited seating. Lunch will be provided.
Register online.
Virtual class participation link will be sent the day immediately prior to each class.
Series Schedule
Feb. 04 – Practice Management (6 LU | HSW), 10:00a-4:00p
Mar. 11 – Project Management (6 LU | HSW), 10:00a-4:00p
Apr. 15 – Programming + Analysis (5 LU | HSW), 10:00a-3:00p
May 20 – Project Planning and Design (6 LU | HSW), 10:00-4:00p
June 17 – Project Development + Documentation (6 LU | HSW), 10:00a-4:00p
July 15 – Construction and Evaluation (5 LU | HSW), 10:00a-3:00p

Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in Real Life Discussion
2023-03-08 19:00 - 20:00
In partnership with AIA Seattle, the Women in Architecture Northern Virginia J.E.D.I. committee invites you to join us for a series of informal, off-the-record discussion of how firms are tackling J.E.D.I initiatives. This open form will be hosted quarterly in 2023 for people to exchange ideas.
Register>>

CAE: Industry & Academia: Re-imagining Spaces for Hands-On Learning
2023-02-28 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual – Online
The number of students enrolling for undergraduate programs in the U.S. is undergoing a historic decline. Alternatively, students are pursuing technical careers and preparing to join the work force after graduation. Join us as we learn more about the factors influencing this trend, and how school systems, educators, and architects are working together to provide dynamic CTE facilities for our communities.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Discuss the current trend in graduating high school students joining the work force versus pursuing higher education, and what is influencing these changes.
2. Recognize alternate paths available to students and how potential employers are procuring talent.
3. Identify the role architects have in the development of educational facilities for students interested alternated paths and the different stakeholders involved.
4. Explore different CTE curriculum project case studies that successfully meet the needs of local communities.
AIA NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Provider Number: A058
Course: NOVA2022-012, Session: 1
Register online.

Online Safety-Assessment Program (SAP) Training
2023-02-24 08:30 - 15:30 | Virtual – Online
Post-disaster Safety-Assessment Program (SAP) training provides architects, engineers, and building inspectors with the knowledge to provide evaluations of facilities and buildings in the aftermath of a disaster.
At the end of this training, you will be able to:

Recognize the important role architects and associated building professionals play in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.
Accurately conduct a post-disaster rapid building assessment and complete appropriate damage assessment forms.
Demonstrate understanding of the Applied Technology Council’s ATC-20 Post-earthquake Safety Evaluation of Buildings and ATC 45 Safety Evaluation of Buildings after Windstorms and Floods damage assessment procedures.
Earn a Cal-OES registration ID card.

Date: Friday, Feb. 24, 2023
Time: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual Training via Zoom
Fee: $105 AIA members; $180 non-members
Earn 6.5 AIA LU | HSW
Register online.

Passing the Torch Series
2023-02-23 12:00 - 13:00
Passing the Torch Series
Presented by VANOMA + NCNOMA
Free Virtual Events
In honor of Black History Month, please join this two-part series presented by NCNOMA + VANOMA.
This session features Kimberly M. Mobley, Project Architect for Brownstone Construction Group in Charlotte, NC.
Learn more.

Project Pipeline Planning: Project Topic Interest Meeting
2023-02-22 17:00 - 18:00
Join Crystal Miller, VANOMA’s Project Pipeline Champion, to discuss planning for the upcoming summer camp.
VANOMA is seeking volunteers for the 2023 Project Pipeline Architecture Summer Camp! Project Pipeline is the premier K12 outreach program set forth by VANOMA for 6th – 12th grade students across the Commonwealth. This year’s camp will take place from July 17th – 21st at Brightpoint Community College in Richmond, Virginia. Join us in planning and developing this year’s program by becoming a Project Pipeline Volunteer!
Schedule of Meetings.
Volunteer sign up

VANOMA ARE Series: Practice Management Exam Prep
2023-02-21 12:00 - 13:00
Join VANOMA for our ARE study group series, led by Joel Mieses. For this session, we will be focused on the Practice Management Exam. Please register in advance ‒ registration information coming to www.vanoma.org/events

VANOMA Spotlight: Sonny Joy-Hogg
2023-02-16 19:00 - 20:00
Join VANOMA for our upcoming virtual spotlight event on February 16th at 7pm featuring Sonny Joy-Hogg ‒ Project Architect at Baskervill in Richmond, Virginia and recent recipient of the AIA Virginia 2022 Emerging Professional Award.
Learn more.

Cultivating Your Path to Fellowship (Session 4)
2023-02-15 12:00 - 13:00
Cultivating Your Path to Fellowship
Reverse Engineering the FAIA Submission Process to Develop Meaning & Purpose in Practice
Four, 1-hour sessions starting Wednesday, January 25th.
4 AIA LU | Elective
Register>>
Too often AIA members approach achieving Fellowship at the end of a significant phase of their career. The result is the demographic composition of the College of Fellows remains predominantly older, white males. These sessions seek to elevate diversity in the College’s ranks by teaching young and mid-career architects to reverse engineer their path to Fellowship using the AIA’s Sample Application, a specialized outline, storytelling techniques, and writing basics to define and amplify their voices and accomplishments. This method advances meaning and intention in attendees’ career paths and, ultimately, will bring younger and more diverse professionals to advancing the mission and leadership of the College of Fellows and its grant funding activities.
Mapping a career around AIA Fellowship provides a path to positively impact others and elevate the value, potential and reach of the many career paths architects take. Attendees will gain inspiration on finding time for introspection, planning and preparation to explore, define and elevate meaning in practice.
Learning Objectives

Gain detailed understanding of AIA Fellowship & the process of submission.
Learn about the value of AIA Fellowship for the advancement of individuals and their work.
Acquire skills to develop storylines and narratives to capture career milestones and projects.
Take-away resources on story structure and guidelines for better professional writing

Passing the Torch Series
2023-02-14 12:00 - 13:00
Passing the Torch Series
Presented by VANOMA + NCNOMA
Free Virtual Events
In honor of Black History Month, please join this two-part series presented by NCNOMA + VANOMA.
Feb. 14: Part 1 will feature Wendell T. Green, Owner of WTG Design Architects in Chesapeake, Virginia.
Feb. 23: Part 2 will feature Kimberly M. Mobley, Project Architect for Brownstone Construction Group in Charlotte, NC.
Learn more.

AIA Leadership Summit (formerly Grassroots)
2023-02-14 08:00 - 2023-02-17 17:00
After two years of virtual gatherings, AIA’s premier chapter leadership training event returns to Washington, DC, February 14–17 with a new name and an exceptional program. Join us at AIA Leadership Summit 2023 (formerly Grassroots) for four days of vital leadership training designed to help you be an effective leader in your chapter, firm, and community.
AIA Leadership Summit brings together AIA volunteer leaders, chapter executives, and chapter staff across regions, specialties, firm sizes, and career stages. This year’s theme—Architecture’s Generations at Work—focuses on building bridges to create a better world and a stronger profession, skills you can apply to every facet of your professional life.
Register online.

Erich Theophile - Nepal's Kathmandu Valley
2023-02-13 17:00 - 18:00
Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley: Architecture, Advocacy, and the 2015 Earthquake — FULL info here
Speaker: Erich Theophile
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust, and Principal, H. Theophile
This event is in-person only; it will be recorded and made available on UVA School of Architecture’s Youtube Channel.

Galentines Day Pop Up Lunch
2023-02-13 12:00 - 13:00
Join AIA Northern Virginia’s Women in Architecture for a pop up lunch this Galentines Day.
4 Locations:
Old Town – Mai Thai (map), host Deborah Buelo
Arlington – True Kitchen (map), host Susy Mikhail
Fairfax – Bartaco (map), host Becca Mezny
Georgetown – Chaia (map), host Anna Barbour
Please RSVP by completing this form.

30 Women in 30 Days: Nominations Due
2023-02-10 01:00 - 23:59
Join with the AIA Northern Virginia Women in Architecture Committee to submit a nomination for their annual 30 Women in 30 Days feature.
Throughout the month of March, WIA will recognize 30 amazing women within architecture and the allied fields on our social media platforms, highlighting the incredible work and dedication of women throughout the DMV and beyond. Tell us about a woman who inspires you!
Nominate any woman within the design, architecture, and allied professions. Nominations are not limited to women within the DMV. Following your nomination, we’ll ask you to help us work with the nominee to produce a brief bio, headshot, and project photo to include in each social media posting.
Nominate a remarkable woman that you know for nomination today!

Lunch & Learn: Stone Designs
2023-02-09 12:00 - 13:00 | AIA Virginia, 2201 W. Broad St., Ste. 207, Richmond, VA, 23220, United States
Join AIA Richmond’s February Lunch and Learn in the conference room at AIA Virginia’s offices in the Bookbindery Building. Discuss the formation of natural stone and compare it with the natural process technology of manufacturing Calcium Silicate Stone Units.
Architectural detailing for stone masonry veneers promoting moisture management principles and considerations for control of movement in masonry walls is covered. A variety of design styles incorporating stone masonry materials are highlighted.
Earn 1.0 AIA LU|HSW
This program is hosted by Shade & Wise.
Register online.

Cultivating Your Path to Fellowship (Session 3)
2023-02-08 12:00 - 13:00

Annual Committee Appreciation and Kick Off
2023-02-07 17:30 - 19:00 | Triple Crossing Fulton, 5203 Hatcher Street, Richmond, VA, 23231
Join AIA Richmond for the annual Committee Appreciation and Kick Off event and discover all the ways you can engage with the architectural community in Richmond!
Register online.

Esra Ackan - Right to Heal
2023-02-06 17:00 - 18:00
Right to Heal: Human Rights, Reparations, and the Future of Memorials — FULL info here
Speaker: Esra Ackan
Michael A. McCarthy Professor of Architectural Theory and Resident Director in the Institute for Comparative Modernities, Cornell University
What is the role of the designed environment both in the opportunistic responses to conflicts and disasters, and in the much-needed debates of accountability, reckoning with the past, and transitional justice? In this lecture, scholar and author Esra Akcan explores the concept of right to heal and architecture’s role within, by defining a healing space as one where political and ecological harms are confronted, and accountability and reparations are instituted. She raises the question of harm and healing after human rights violations in the past, and the right-to-truth.
This event is in-person only; it will be recorded and made available on UVA School of Architecture’s Youtube Channel.

ARE Prep®: Practice Management (PcM)
2023-02-04 10:00 - 16:00
Register NOW!
6 AIA LU|HSW offered for this class.
This year’s classes will be held both virtually and in-person. Advance registration is required by 5:00pm on the Thursday directly prior to the class.
Each class offers attendees an opportunity to learn from top-notch design professionals while gaining knowledge that can be used to prepare for each section of the Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®). Topics covered include Practice Management; Project Management; Programming + Analysis; Project Planning and Design; Project Development + Documentation; and Construction and Evaluation. All sessions offer AIA LU|HSW credits.
In-person classes will be held at CannonDesign, 1560 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA, (map) with limited seating. Lunch will be provided.
Virtual class participation link will be sent the day immediately prior to each class.
Series Schedule
Feb. 04 – Practice Management (6 LU | HSW), 10:00a-4:00p
Mar. 11 – Project Management (6 LU | HSW), 10:00a-4:00p
Apr. 15 – Programming + Analysis (5 LU | HSW), 10:00a-3:00p
May 20 – Project Planning and Design (6 LU | HSW), 10:00-4:00p
June 17 – Project Development + Documentation (6 LU | HSW), 10:00a-4:00p
July 15 – Construction and Evaluation (5 LU | HSW), 10:00a-3:00p
Cost:
Complete Series Package: $250 (AIA Member); $400 (Non-Member)
Individual Seminar Classes: $50 (AIA Member); $75 (Non-Member)
Register online.

ARE Prep®: Practice Management (PcM) (CE)
2023-02-04 10:00 - 16:00
Register NOW!
6 AIA LU|HSW offered for this class.
This year’s classes will be held both virtually and in-person. Advance registration is required by 5:00pm on the Thursday directly prior to the class.
Each class offers attendees an opportunity to learn from top-notch design professionals while gaining knowledge that can be used to prepare for each section of the Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®). Topics covered include Practice Management; Project Management; Programming + Analysis; Project Planning and Design; Project Development + Documentation; and Construction and Evaluation. All sessions offer AIA LU|HSW credits.
In-person classes will be held at CannonDesign, 1560 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA, (map) with limited seating. Lunch will be provided.
Virtual class participation link will be sent the day immediately prior to each class.
Series Schedule
Feb. 04 – Practice Management (6 LU | HSW), 10:00a-4:00p
Mar. 11 – Project Management (6 LU | HSW), 10:00a-4:00p
Apr. 15 – Programming + Analysis (5 LU | HSW), 10:00a-3:00p
May 20 – Project Planning and Design (6 LU | HSW), 10:00-4:00p
June 17 – Project Development + Documentation (6 LU | HSW), 10:00a-4:00p
July 15 – Construction and Evaluation (5 LU | HSW), 10:00a-3:00p
Cost:
Complete Series Package: $250 (AIA Member); $400 (Non-Member)
Individual Seminar Classes: $50 (AIA Member); $75 (Non-Member)
Individual Seminar classes are available but advance registration is required by 5:00pm on the Thursday directly prior to the seminar.
Seminar Class Bundles: Attendees choosing the series package are permitted one session cancellation, minus credit card fees and cost of in-person lunch, as applicable. Additional missed sessions will not be refunded, but will entitle attendees to receive any pre-/post-session class materials which the instructors may decide to make available.
Cancellation requests must be received by email (via aianova@aianova.org) no later than 5:00pm on the Wednesday immediately prior to the class, and the refund will be minus credit card fees and cost of in-person lunch, as applicable. Missed sessions will not be refunded but will entitle attendees to receive any pre- /post-session class materials which the instructors may decide to make available. Class materials from any refunded session will not be provided.

AIA NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Provider Number: A058
Course: NOVA2023-001
Session: 1

WIA Construction Tour: The Commodore
2023-02-03 16:30 - 18:00
$15 per person
Happy Hour at Courthhaus Social to follow. (map)
Tour Waiver Form – Please download, sign and bring with you to the tour
Participants will tour The Commodore, a 20-story, 423-unit apartment building that is primarily new construction yet also incorporates facades of two historically important buildings. The project is pursuing LEED Platinum and is situated adjacent to the Arlington Virginia’s Courthouse Complex. It will be the tallest building in the area capturing sweeping views from downtown DC to the National Monument, National Cathedral, Tysons Corner, Arlington Cemetery and the Pentagon via the occupied roof deck. This architect-led tour will do a deep-dive into how the building systems had to be designed and constructed to meet the challenges of the metro tunnels running directly underneath the development’s 3-story, below-grade parking area and ground floor retail spaces. In addition, they will experience how lower floors of residential buildings can be designed to provide over 33,000 sf of amenity space for the residents including outdoor terraces and a pool.
PPE will be required, including: Hard hat, sturdy boots, safety vests and googles.
Tour Waiver Form is required for participation.
Participation is limited, so reserve your space now!
AIA NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Provider Number: A058
Course: NOVA2023-007
Session: 1

Taliesin Colloquium 2023: The Evolution of Preservation Standards and Guidelines
2023-02-03 08:00 - 2023-02-04 17:00
Join the AIA National Historic Resources Committee for a colloquium on The Evolution of Preservation Standards and Guidelines sponsored to be held at Frank Lloyd Wright’s historic Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona on February 3-4.

This event will inform dialogue on historic district guidelines at the local level, as well as the state and national level on ways that preservation standards and guidelines can better interact with and complement energy codes and performance standards, as well as resilience guidelines, and to foster community equity.

We must ask if the current policies and standards governing historic preservation continue to be viable as the world is far different than it was when the standards were written. The current climate crisis has changed codes and regulations and goals toward sustainable building practices. Equally our understanding of the need for historic preservation to take on a more holistic view of sustainability including social, cultural and economic equity has intensified and calls for us to look closely as to whether current standards are inclusive or exclusive. Are the current policies and practices of historic preservation still valid or must they mature to meet the current challenges? How can we respond to these challenges and prepare for the future? Do policies and practices need to be open to change? Some say that current Standards provide the required flexibility and that that it is the interpretation that has become too rigid. Others believe that we need additional standards to address issues of social and economic equity. This Colloquium will take a deep dive into the global issues that preservationists face today and the Standards and Guidelines that have been the backbone of our practice.

Organized by:
AIA National Historic Resources Committee

Price

$300 for AIA members
$500 for non-members
Registration fee includes breakfast, lunch, reception, sessions, reception, and Twilight tour.

Credits

11.25 HSW|LUs

Cultivating A Path To Fellowship (Session 2)
2023-02-01 12:00 - 13:00

Hanaa Dahy - Materials as a Design Tool
2023-01-30 17:00 - 18:00 | University of Virginia
Materials as a Design Tool: A Travel Through Innovative Circular Design Philosophy & Smart Sustainable Building Practices — FULL info here
Speaker: Hanaa Dahy
Associate Professor, Sustainable Design within Innovation & Technology, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, and Director, BioMat + BioMat@Copenhagen
‘Materials as a Design Tool’ is the design philosophy of architect and engineer Hanaa Dahy, whose practice is based on giving alternative renewable resources a second chance and a vital role in the design process. Focused on locally available and sustainable materials, Hanaa Dahy and her BioMat research teams in Stuttgart and Copenhagen take an innovative and carbon-reducing approach to construction by using natural, fiber-based biocomposites and seasonal plant-based materials like straw, flax, and hemp. BioMat’s wide-ranging work includes shell constructions, bridges, furniture, building components, multi-functional integrated sandwich panels, and adaptive façade systems that integrate robotic fabrication, additive manufacturing, and automation technologies.
In this lecture, Dahy will highlight the novel work of BioMat and discuss how smart materials, diverse manufacturing technologies, and the rediscovery of local crafts are providing new ways of understanding the future of sustainable architecture.
Select works by BioMat will be on view in Campbell Hall’s Elmaleh Gallery from January 18–February 3, 2023.
This event is in-person only; it will be recorded and made available on UVA School of Architecture’s Youtube Channel.

The Windshield and Rear View Mirror: A Stock Market & Economy Recap of 2022 and What to Expect in 2023
2023-01-27 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual – Online
After his popular session in November, Samuel LaNeave from Wealth Management is back to share his economic insights.
1) Economic Summary for 2022 and 2023 Expectations
2) Stock Market Signals for 2023
3) Why Investing in Innovation Should Pay off in the Long Run
Register online.

Cultivating A Path To Fellowship
2023-01-25 12:00 - 13:00
